Hey what's up guys? My question/comment today is has/will Coach Cal have a negative impact on Kentucky's basketball tradition? Now I don't mean getting us in trouble with the NCAA, but I am talking about the type of players he recruits. I am only 21 years old, but I bleed blue through and through. When I was old enough to understand basketball, I mostly grew up with Tubby as our coach and got really attached to the players that have came and gone while he was our coach. Players like Tayshaun Prince, Patrick Sparks, Chuck Hayes, Keith Bogans, Gerald Fitch, Lukasz Obrzut to name a few.
Now what is so special about these guys you ask? These guys to me are what Kentucky basketball is all about. These guys gave us all they had for four years and the way they embraced UK, the memorable moments they gave us, and their character were all things that just screamed, Kentucky!.
Will Coach Cal ever give us these type of players? Don't get me wrong, I loved the past year we had, Wall and company were amazing to watch play. I just can't help not thinking that they were only here because they HAD to be. I enjoy Cal recruiting all of these great players, but they just don't "feel" like Kentucky type players. As long as Cal is our coach, we will mostly see "One and dones" that use UK and Cal as a stepping stone to the NBA. Maybe it's just me but that doesn't sound like Kentucky Basketball.
Now I will support them with all of my heart cause I love my Wildcats, it will just be hard to get attached to these guys cause once you get used to them, "POOF!" they're gone. Am I one of many that feel like this? Or am I just a homer of my childhood Wildcats? I just don't want the "Kentucky" name to be ruined. This place is the pinnacle of college basketball and select few are lucky enough to wear the blue and white. I just hope that Cal's players understand what it means to have "Kentucky" written across their chests.
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