I have heard every possible take on the one and done philosophy at UK, so, as JR recommended, it may be interesting/fun to bat it around. Plenty of clips and interviews touch on this with Cal, but there are not many that really put it all together into a philosophy. Based on my many, many times of hearing Cal, his basic philsophy is below:

1. From Day One at UK, he has been clear that he hates the one and done rule. Of course, it is an NBA rule, not an NCAA rule, so there is nothing he can do about it. He has recommended looking at a baseball type model (commit to three years or do not enroll), but in the meantime, do the best you can for the player in the limited time you have them.

2. He got quite a bit of backlash when he came in for saying UK will be a "Players First Program" because fans generally did not understand what it meant. Remember the heat he took for saying at the 2010 draft that getting all those players drafted in the first round was "The Greatest Day in UK Basketball History"? Well, after seeing what kinds of players he brings and how well they are prepared for the pros, the fans have bought in. School should be to prepare men/women to maximize their gifts into a career, and that is exactly the approach he is taking for basketball players. In that light, winning a championship is a result of the players taking the school where they want to go, not the other way around. That is why you don't hear too much screaming from fans about the results last year. He genuinely tried his best to make a player out of Ryan Harrow. Did he stick with him too long? Probably, but it is better to err on the side of the athlete than the side of the school's interests.

3. Despite what everyone else may think, Cal's players love him to the man. He has basically adopted Cousins and Kidd-Gilchrist. Patrick Patterson is there today, actually, for off season workouts. They all come back to Lexington during the summers for workout and pick-up ball, including Rondo. This is part of his recruitment strategy, too. These one and done guys get to play with high quality pros all summer. You name an active UK pro, he will be on campus at some point this summer. A one and done UK player truly has as much experience as possible packed into 10 months. Only one player, Daniel Orton, did not finish his spring semester coursework after declaring for the pro's. Everybody else finished their coursework, and most have promised to come back and finish their degree. Most of those active NBA players that come back actually take summer classes to work toward their degree. The team finished with a 3.4 GPA this semester. They are getting it done in every respect.

The UK guy had his say... what do you all think? Is the perception different from the outside looking in? Is it a strategy you would like to see at your school? Is it good/bad for the SEC to have UK's philosophy in the league?