Do Kentucky alumni represent the best player in the NBA at three positions?

[Son_Of_Saul]

SGA or Fox at point guard (Luka has a case).
Booker at shooting guard (Mitchell also has a case).
Davis at power forward (Durant also has a case).

At the very least, we have top 2 guys at three NBA positions. This is historic and an incredible feat. I'm not sure any college program in the history of the game has ever produced so much positional talent at one time in the NBA.

 

[drew_ukfan]

1 title

 

[BigKari]

KAT is leading Minnesota who is currently the 1 seed in the West

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

1 title

It's inexcusable. That needs to change this year.

 

[GoCats-GoHerd88]

1 title

Difference is, we had the 18 year old versions, not 25 year olds in their prime.

 

[king of cali]

Davis is played exclusively at center, so that would be a no there.

 

[drew_ukfan]

Difference is, we had the 18 year old versions, not 25 year olds in their prime.

I hope that’s not meant as an excuse for Cal

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Difference is, we had the 18 year old versions, not 25 year olds in t

That's a weak deflection because it's an argument that people use to shield Calipari, and it totally ignores how good our 18 and 19 year olds actually were while in college. It was a good effort on your part, and might have worked for anyone who didn't know what reality actually looks like:


All SEC and 1st team All-American John Wall?
All SEC and 2nd Team All-American DeMarcus Cousins?
All SEC 1st Team Patrick Patterson? ** junior
ALL SEC 1st team Brandon Knight?
All SEC 1st team Terrence Jones?
All SEC 1st team Anthony Davis?
All SEC 1st team Michael Gilchrist?
NPOY Anthony Davis?
1st team All-American Anthony Davis?
2nd team All-American Michael Gilchrist?
1st team All-SEC and defensive player of the year Nerlens Noel?
1st team All-SEC Julius Randle?
2nd team All-SEC James Young?
3rd team All-American Julius Randle?
1st Team All-SEC Karl Towns?
1st Team All-American Willie Cauley-Stein? ** junior
3rd team All-American Karl Towns?
2nd team All-SEC Devin Booker?
1st team All-SEC Jamal Murray?
1st team All-American Tyler Ulis? ** sophomore
3rd team All-American Jamal Murray?
1st team All-SEC Malik Monk?
2nd team All-American Malik Monk?
1st team All-SEC De'Aaron Fox?
2nd team All-SEC Bam Adebayo?
1st team All-SEC Kevin Knox?
2nd team All-SEC Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
1st team All-SEC PJ Washington? ** sophomore
3rd team All-American PJ Washington?
2nd team All-SEC Tyler Herro?
2nd team All-SEC Keldon Johnson?
1st team All-SEC Immanuel Quickley? ** sophomore
2nd team All-SEC Tyrese Maxey?
2nd team All-SEC Ty Ty Washington?
1st team All-American Oscar Tshiebwe? ** junior and senior

 

[GoCats-GoHerd88]

I hope that’s not meant as an excuse for Cal

Not an excuse, just the right answer and the truth. It’s amazing that people have different opinions, huh?

 

[GoCats-GoHerd88]

That's a weak deflection because it's an argument that people use to shield Calipari, and it totally ignores how good our 18 and 19 year olds actually were while in college. It was a good effort on your part, and might have worked for anyone who didn't know what reality actually looks like:


All SEC and 1st team All-American John Wall?
All SEC and 2nd Team All-American DeMarcus Cousins?
All SEC 1st Team Patrick Patterson? ** junior
ALL SEC 1st team Brandon Knight?
All SEC 1st team Terrence Jones?
All SEC 1st team Anthony Davis?
All SEC 1st team Michael Gilchrist?
NPOY Anthony Davis?
1st team All-American Anthony Davis?
2nd team All-American Michael Gilchrist?
1st team All-SEC and defensive player of the year Nerlens Noel?
1st team All-SEC Julius Randle?
2nd team All-SEC James Young?
3rd team All-American Julius Randle?
1st Team All-SEC Karl Towns?
1st Team All-American Willie Cauley-Stein? ** junior
3rd team All-American Karl Towns?
2nd team All-SEC Devin Booker?
1st team All-SEC Jamal Murray?
1st team All-American Tyler Ulis? ** sophomore
3rd team All-American Jamal Murray?
1st team All-SEC Malik Monk?
2nd team All-American Malik Monk?
1st team All-SEC De'Aaron Fox?
2nd team All-SEC Bam Adebayo?
1st team All-SEC Kevin Knox?
2nd team All-SEC Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
1st team All-SEC PJ Washington? ** sophomore
3rd team All-American PJ Washington?
2nd team All-SEC Tyler Herro?
2nd team All-SEC Keldon Johnson?
1st team All-SEC Immanuel Quickley? ** sophomore
2nd team All-SEC Tyrese Maxey?
2nd team All-SEC Ty Ty Washington?
1st team All-American Oscar Tshiebwe? ** junior and senior

I get paid to coach and you do not. I believe I know a bit more than you. 😉 Sit down little fella.

 

[drew_ukfan]

Not an excuse, just the right answer and the truth. It’s amazing that people have different opinions, huh?

were other teams playing with a team of 25 year olds?

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

I get paid to coach and you do not. I believe I know a bit more than you. 😉 Sit down little fella.

That's all well and good, but you still need to acknowledge that most of Cal's freshmen have been absolute All-conference level studs.

Most of them don't play like freshman. There's a reason Cal keep recruiting players of this quality.

 

[Blueisbest]

With all the talent that Cal has had here, he should have more than just 1 title. I know the best team seldom wins the whole thing, but we should have 2 or 3 titles since Calipari was hired.

 

[know1]

Maybe we can hang a banner for that.

There should be a separate forum for the NBA. It used to be a bit interesting to keep up with the ex cats in the NBA, but there are so many now that it's not the same. And our college team's results haven't noticeably changed despite all those pros, so it's pretty bittersweet.

 

[BlueBomb]

I don’t care if Cal recruits stud frosh or stocks up on talented transfers in the portal or a combination of both. All I do know is that he’s underachieved. Anyone who thinks differently has blue tinted glasses bolted onto their head.

 

[Ripcord65]

1 title

THIS ! ! ! You got the key point, Drew !
And "this", not to mention Tyrese Maxey (26.1 ppg); Julius Randle (24.0); Bam (22.0); KAT (21.4); Jamal Murray (19.7); IQ (15.0); and Monk (14.5, off the bench).

 

[DreadLox]

were other teams playing with a team of 25 year olds?

20-22 year olds.

 

[UKBB4Ever]

I don’t care if Cal recruits stud frosh or stocks up on talented transfers in the portal or a combination of both. All I do know is that he’s underachieved. Anyone who thinks differently has blue tinted glasses bolted onto their head.

Or maybe you are just wrong?

 

[BlueBomb]

Or maybe you are just wrong?

So, you don’t think he’s under-achieved?

 

[AGEE11]

He has underachieved, but he was also robbed of title in 2015 and 2017