May 20, 200917 yr Amid the joy associated with John Wall’s commitment to Kentucky came the first discordant note. Eric Bledsoe’s high school coach wondered if his player might get pushed aside. http://ukbasketball.bloginky.com/2009/05/20/bledsoes-coach-concerned-about-playing-time-at-uk/
May 20, 200917 yr Eric will get to play alot. He may not start but playing time will be there for him!
May 20, 200917 yr Author Eric will get to play alot. He may not start but playing time will be there for him! I agree, and I would be surprised to see Wall stay more than one year.
May 20, 200917 yr I figured it was only a matter of time. This is a great problem to have for UK especially at the PG position! Wall will only be there for one year. Bledsoe should look at it that he will have a chance to practice every day against the best in the nation which should help prepare him for the NBA better. Cup is half full if that is how you choose to look at it.
May 20, 200917 yr Eric will get to play alot. He may not start but playing time will be there for him! Cal's backup PG hasn't played much at all behind Rose and Evans...
May 20, 200917 yr Author Cal's backup PG hasn't played much at all behind Rose and Evans... Just curious GT, has Memphis St. had 5 star back up PG's?
May 20, 200917 yr Just curious GT, has Memphis St. had 5 star back up PG's? 4 star top 50 kid Willie Kemp...
May 21, 200917 yr Coach could have good reason, but that is just a bad possibility for Eric and a good situation to be in for Calipari and Kentucky. If Jodie doesn't come back though I would almost expect Bledsoe to start along side Wall and if not him Hood, with Bledsoe still seeing lots of minutes. But say Meeks does come back, still yet that doesn't quite put Bledsoe out of the fold. He will still be at worst the 8th man on the team, thus third off the bench, no matter what team you are on that promotes playing time. Besides, if his coach was that concerned about it, why not push Eric to wait until Wall decided or go to a school not in the mix for Wall. Fact of the matter is Eric really wants to play for Calipari and at Kentucky and now he will have that chance, and unlike Willie Kemp IMO, Bledsoe will get at least a fair shot at some pt.
May 21, 200917 yr Cal's backup PG hasn't played much at all behind Rose and Evans... I think alot has to do with Jodie and what he does. I don't think Cal has had a player of Bledsoe's calibur as a backup. I think Cal will get him minutes. I'm sure Cal spoke to him about that during his recruitment, he had to know that Wall coming was a very good possibility.
May 21, 200917 yr Bledsoe is not a combo guard, and neither is Wall. With that said Wall is getting 30+ minutes a game from day 1. Add Meeks and his 30+ minutes. Any way you slice it, there isn't a lot of time available for Bledsoe...
May 21, 200917 yr Seriously, they had to know going in if Wall committed, PT would be scarce in year 1.
May 21, 200917 yr Seriously, they had to know going in if Wall committed, PT would be scarce in year 1. Ford did know, and was wanting him to go elsewhere. Bledsoe wanted to play for Cal. This is an old story just being rehashed...
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