I am Tired of KY Basketball being a Mockery of NCAABB

[jmoliver]

Oh I long for the good old days when Billy got a reprimand for knocking on Mike Miller's door at 12:01. Now a poor kid form the Florida panhandle can move his entire family to another state own three expensive cars in three years and his mother raise his two illigetimate kids in a new house and the NCAA just collects checks. Now that is progress.

[regurgigator]

Originally Posted by jmoliver

Oh I long for the good old days when Billy got a reprimand for knocking on Mike Miller's door at 12:01. Now a poor kid form the Florida panhandle can move his entire family to another state own three expensive cars in three years and his mother raise his two illigetimate kids in a new house and the NCAA just collects checks. Now that is progress.

Did Billy really get reprimanded for that? I would think he shouldn't have. I don't even see why people call it pushing the limit of the rules (or whatever). To me, there was not even any gray there. Billy met the requirements of the rule, period.

[regurgigator]

Originally Posted by Gatuar

put it this way....it feels like to the rest of College Baskbetall that's not Duke, UNC or Kansas and it may very well be that way for them soon that it's not a level playing field.

For a sport that decides their champion in one of the most celebrated tournaments in sports with the Final 4 I feel it's a shame this is where we are headed

First time as a basketball fan I've ever felt this way....and I've been following for about 25 years. Why not just make college basketbal a developmental league? For UK it's no longer a college sport

Although I pulled against them, I didn't think UCLA's dynasty under Wooden was bad for basketball. And, I don't think UK will come close to that kind of domination.

Aside from the domination/fairness issue, I agree that if this strategy works for Cal, then it won't be great for college basketball: seeing UK have annual national championship contending/winning teams every year, and every year seeing a new cast of "characters" come through.



I still think Cal's methods may have some built-in problems that could show when it gets into a "steady-state" situation. Like Gatuar's question about 3 studs not being ready to move on to the NBA. If those guys were ranked first or second in the nation at their positions coming out of high school and as returning sophs they get replaced in the starting lineup by lottery-level freshmen, it could lead to some ego problems and maybe some unexpected transfers, etc.

[malscott]

I understand your frustration; eventually, we'll be the mockery, hopefully, someday one hopes. They just win, I know, it sucks.

[born2beagator]

Why so so many Kitten fans feel like they have to defend their team on a rival's board?

You don't like what we are posting, ignore it.

Oh, screw Kentucky.

[llm85]

This is what Mark Emmert said the day he announced sanctions against Penn State:


"The corrective and punitive measures the Executive Committee and the Division I Board of Directors have authorized should serve as a stark wake up call to everyone involved in college sports that our first responsibility, as outlined in our Constitution, is to adhere to the fundamental values of respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility..."

If he really meant that, UK would be without a basketball program.

[dailydoublecat]

Originally Posted by regurgigator

Although I pulled against them, I didn't think UCLA's dynasty under Wooden was bad for basketball. And, I don't think UK will come close to that kind of domination.

Aside from the domination/fairness issue, I agree that if this strategy works for Cal, then it won't be great for college basketball: seeing UK have annual national championship contending/winning teams every year, and every year seeing a new cast of "characters" come through.



I still think Cal's methods may have some built-in problems that could show when it gets into a "steady-state" situation. Like Gatuar's question about 3 studs not being ready to move on to the NBA. If those guys were ranked first or second in the nation at their positions coming out of high school and as returning sophs they get replaced in the starting lineup by lottery-level freshmen, it could lead to some ego problems and maybe some unexpected transfers, etc.

If the players that we have don't work their tails off then they deserve to be passed by the new players coming in. If they don't like playing with other talented players then I don't want them on Kentucky anyway.

Jeff