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He made the decision that was best for him. Now the big question is does this mean he cared more about the NBA, than the name Kentucky across the chest? If he wasn’t from Kentucky he would been another guy people complained about in regards about caring more about the NBA. Which can’t blame Cal for this, since he was no longer head to “push him out” as people use to like to say.

True. It sucks you were right about Reed returning though. That would have been huge to have him back.

This! The man has won everywhere he has coached, including Umass which no coach really ever wins at. Which he was winning there long before he had rosters full of McDonalds all Americans. Somewhere along the way though people forgot that he was successful even before UK and having rosters full of top guys. Which even at UK he was winning and doing great up until Covid. Now after Covid, college basketball got a lot older in a hurry. Which even then he produced two very good teams, but simply got upset. Which all coaches have had stretches like that where they have lost to double digit seeds in the first round, and not make it past the first weekend for a few years. While I think it was probably best for both parties to move on. I do think he is going to do very well at Arkansas and is going to be a race between him and Pitino to see who will be the first to take a fourth team to a final four. Which I believe both Cal and Pitino will eventually take Arkansas and St. John’s to a final four. Just depends who gets there first.

I fixed it and went back to the first one lol.

I don't understand why they do the format this way for the play in games. I believe it should be the 7 seed vs the 10 seed, and 8 vs. the 9 seed. All the 7 and 8 seed have to do is win one game, while the 9 and 10 seed would have to be them twice. Take the Pelican's for example, they were the 7 seed and finished 2 games above the Lakers. The regular season should mean more than having to do a one game playoff against the 8 seed to see who gets to actually be the 7 seed, when they were two games above them. To me if a team earns the 7 seed, they should have to lose two games to the 10 seed to lose their spot. Then same for the 8 seed, should have to lose two games to the 9 seed to lose their spot as the 8 seed.

You said he didn’t mention the NBA one time, which was false and hence the replies you got. The over exaggeration you all have sometimes is what gets the replies. Yet even with that he did mention still getting some guys who will be one and done to the NBA. So he talked about that too.

I definitely think he would have fit better on Pope’s offense compared to Cal’s. However, Cal fighting for him last year and that relationship they formed definitely was the deciding factor.

Big Z just announced he is going to Arkansas.

Big Z announced he is going to Arkansas.

When he first enrolled at UK he was not even suppose to be eligible for the NBA draft that year. So there wasn’t nothing to find out. Then his handlers were able to find a loop hole in regards to the draft as long as his graduation date was changed to a certain date. Which remember it was contested about if he really graduated when he did. So UK and just every school going for him, no one thought he was eligible for that years draft. So it’s not like other schools opted out, other schools went for him as well. Him and his handlers found a loop hole, and then continued to lie saying it didn’t matter, he was going to be at UK still that next year. At the end of the day it didn’t take someone’s spot, didn’t use some other players resources. It was a player and his handlers just completely going against what they had told everyone.

I mean that was expected in regards to many of the current players and recruits Cal had coming in. Like it or not, unless it is a kid that grows up in Ky. Most players are committing to the coach not the program for basically all schools. The name Kentucky gets people to answer their phones and open their doors. It is the coach in most cases though that players are committing to and going to that school for. When that coach leaves, most players will follow. Especially in todays world where there is no year of having to sit out when you transfer.

I guess we didn’t listen to the same press conference if you didn’t hear him talk about the NBA. He even had a whole section of him talking about NBA players and what they talked about. Then even mentioned how we will will get a mix of some burger boys who are one and done, to go along with players who will be here and stay and develop. Completely agree on the jersey thing though.

Exactly! I guarantee Cal was just upset and probably even more than us fans about the whole situation and how he basically got lied to and played by Sharpe’s handlers.

Once again even during all that time Sharpe was promising to still be back for the next season. The whole reason why he enrolled in January was suppose to be only to get ready for the next college season, not to play that season. That is the whole reason why he was even allowed to enroll early and join the team. Sharpe and his people were promising he would be around for the next year. If Cal knew he wouldn’t stay, I guarantee he would have never been allowed to join the team. Cal is not going to come out in the public and put down the player and his people for lying to him. However, zero chance Cal allows him to join the team if he thought Sharpe wouldn’t be around the next year.

Remember his camp also kept telling Cal that he was not going to the NBA and only enrolled early in January so he could get use to college, and would be getting ready for the next season to help the Cats. I guarantee you that Cal wouldn’t have ever brought him in, if he knew Sharpe and his camp was basically going to use him and UK like that.