(01-18-2012 03:08 PM)Marcus Wrote:  

(01-18-2012 03:04 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  I heard Cal on his weekly radio show........maybe a couple of weeks ago. He is so over the top with
with the crap he spews around it is laughable. He isn't even convincing in anything he says. His name
recruits, and he has UK on his lapel pin and a blue tie.

For the APR grad rate gurus............how can UK continue to have a roster of players that leaves for the NBA
every other year? Won't you get a bunch of Schollys revoked?

+1. UK isn't even a college basketball team anymore. It is an NBA minor league franchise that the NCAA sadly allows to compete. Cal never talks about UK or its traditions when I hear him speak. It's always about himself and his one and done guys. I definitely prefer the way Cronin does business. It is much more gratifying as a fan.

Also, isn't Anthony Davis the kid they paid $50,000 for according to that Chicago Tribune story last year? We need to remember the NCAA will absolutely turn a blind eye to this guy and his cheating as long as he's at UK. Too much of a money-maker for them compared to Memphis and UMASS.

Marcus, I believe when last we heard, the bidding on Anthony Davis' services for his one year in college was at $200,000, not $50,000, and I have no doubt that UK met or exceeded that price. He is probably the highest-priced player on their team at this point, but I imagine Jones got a raise for staying this year, and I believe Teague's salary was funneled through his brother in the NBA via a Nike shoe deal. Beyond that, who knows, other than the standard practices in use down there, which probably enable the "average" player to make, what?, about what a professor makes?

As for Cal not talking about UK's vast tradition, I doubt there is a program that is more corrupt in more ways (and that only speaks to the ways and examples we know about) than Kentucky -- all part of what makes up "the greatest tradition in college basketball." But you're right - Cal doesn't even try to hide that he's all about getting his players to the NBA as fast as possible/necessary, and of course the very best players in high school are all about that so they think Cal walks on water. Talk about an upside-down system.

As for UC, I don't even like the idea of having to ever play professionals and/or slimeballs, which makes tonight's game vs. Calhoun bothersome also.