May 6, 200917 yr UK getting John Wall at this point seems almost unfair. If they do, well even if they don't, there will be former starters that are now the 6th or 7th man off the bench. That is just unreal.:ylsuper:
May 6, 200917 yr Looking at this class (and the potential of having Wall), it provoked some memories. I remember the Spring of 1979. That was the last UK class I thought of in these terms. That spring UK landed local guys Dirk Minnifield and Charles Hurt. They added McD All-american Derrick Hord. Then Sam Bowie came on board. Finally, I waited for a while believing the last piece was coming. Ralph Sampson. It was perfect. Just over a year removed from a National title and the "Twin Towers", here were the greatest "Twin Towers" of them all. Sampson at Center and Bowie at a Forward. Dirk Minnifield was going to be a great guard and Hord a great SF. Macy was back and Dwight Anderson who both had great years in spite of having no depth the year before and ending in the NIT. Then Sampson succombed to local VA pressure. He stayed home. Dwight Anderson was kicked off the team about 11 games in after finding the going a little harder with a team filled with athletes and stars. It was a good year and even better were to surely follow. But Minnifield struggled some the next season as PG alone without Macy. Bowie was magnificent but it never quite clicked. Then Bowie was out for two whole years. Hord was great as a Junior but the wheels came off in the NCAA (MTSU) and he never recovered. Hurt was consistent but not flashy or a scorer. I hope, as great as this class is and can be, it's not the same ending this time. Anything can happen. Both good and bad. Anything. Ummm, hello Debbie Downer!:irked::lol::lol::lol:
May 6, 200917 yr I was just taking the others to play your lineup at the blue white game, I understood what you were doing.:thumb: Gotcha! :thumb:
May 6, 200917 yr Ummm, hello Debbie Downer!:irked::lol::lol::lol: Couldn't resist. It reminded me of Pitino's comment in '96. When asked if he was worried whether or not it would hurt his team because they were winning by such large margins he said something like: "That's like you're choosing between Ashley Judd and (insert hot lady here). Only UK fans would fret like that!" :lol:
May 6, 200917 yr This is one of the best recruiting classes EVER in UK history but definitly the Best class since Tubby brought in Rondo, Crawford, Bradley, Morris and Sparks.
May 6, 200917 yr This is one of the best recruiting classes EVER in UK history but definitly the Best class since Tubby brought in Rondo, Crawford, Bradley, Morris and Sparks. Sparks?:lol::lol:
May 6, 200917 yr Sparks?:lol::lol: May not have been a 5-star recruit but turned out to be a very big player.
May 6, 200917 yr May not have been a 5-star recruit but turned out to be a very big player. Can't disagree there!:thumb:
May 6, 200917 yr This is one of the best recruiting classes EVER in UK history but definitly the Best class since Tubby brought in Rondo, Crawford, Bradley, Morris and Sparks. That was a great class coming in, but disappointed with their performance as a team. All of them were very good individually, but they never won.
May 6, 200917 yr That was a great class coming in, but disappointed with their performance as a team. All of them were very good individually, but they never won. It takes 5 not just 1 or 2.
May 6, 200917 yr After it's all said and done here is UK's lineup next year. I just have a feeling the ball is starting to roll in our favor as UK fans... Wall FR Meeks SR Miller SO Patterson JR Cousins FR Bench Bledsoe FR Orton FR Dodson SO Harris SR Stevenson SR Pilgrim JR Hood FR Liggins SO Galloway SR :thumb: Championship #8 is soon to come! :thumb:
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