“KyKy Tandy”
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Kentucky isn't for everyone. We've heard it over and over again, but it actually has many connotations. Sometimes it refers to talent level; sometimes it refers to a player's ability to handle the pressure. But probably more than anything else, Cal is talking about a player's ability to grasp the idea of shared sacrifice.
He might -- and I emphasize MIGHT -- let a player like Anthony Davis and his camp mouth off about playing time and roster configuration BEFORE he ever steps foot on campus. He sure as heck isn't going to let a player the caliber of KyKy do that. Kentucky isn't for everyone, and Cal has rightly decided KyKy fits in that category.
He might -- and I emphasize MIGHT -- let a player like Anthony Davis and his camp mouth off about playing time and roster configuration BEFORE he ever steps foot on campus. He sure as heck isn't going to let a player the caliber of KyKy do that. Kentucky isn't for everyone, and Cal has rightly decided KyKy fits in that category.
Wrong south Caroline was begging for dom he would have been the starter their for 4 years, but his love for UK kept him here those are the only Kentucky kids we need. Kentucky high school basketball is one of the worst in the country we don’t produce talent like Texas, New York and Florida
Pops means well, thinks he knows what is best, but his comments were dumb and unfortunate. We all miscalculate at times. This was one of those times for him. Why get uppity? Just let it play. If he got an offer, KyKy could turn it down, but his dad shut the door. Any school recruiting the kid should have concerns and should make sure dad is not going to cause problems. Iowa St is telling the kid he can play his game. That evidently looks like how OU let Young play last year. That does not work at UK. And if KyKy doesn’t think he can compete for playing time, he best go to Iowa State.
So, his dad probably didn’t change much, but that should have been KyKy’s call, IMO.
So, his dad probably didn’t change much, but that should have been KyKy’s call, IMO.
I don't believe he is a Hawkins type. Hawkins was a leader, who didn't complain about playing time, but, was ready to come in and contribute when he was needed. He played great defense and didn't have to have his shots. I am nowhere convinced that he is that type of player. He, and UK, are better off with him playing elsewhere.
I really wanted a homegrown UK kid. However, his dad ruined it. Cal (and the team and fans) don't need another Lavar Ball. There would be a lot of bald heads in the stands from people pulling their hair out over that idiot. I am disappointed but I would rather win. Go Cal and and Go Cats!!!!!
6/23 from 3 in 7 Under Armour AAU games that they kept stats on.
80% FT shooter, and 2nd leading scorer on what is a pretty well-known team (behind #66 rated Jaykwon Martin), so that at least bodes well.
Tandy is 139 in the 247 rankings (the most frequently updated of all the services). He'll need to outperform that to make a big impact in a power conference. That's high 3 star, which generally means kids good enough to get scholarships in power conferences, but not guaranteed starters anytime soon, and rarely All-Conference types.
If you would rather win, then why do you care where a kid comes from?
Because I am from Kentucky and I am sentimental. I would like to have both but it doesn't seem possible.
I'm from Kentucky as well and I would prefer to have more than 3 days of spring, but I can't have what isn't out there. There is more to "KyKy" than his father being "outspoken". I'm GLAD UK stopped recruiting him. One day you might too.
I, too am glad they stopped recruiting him. I must not have made myself clear. I agree with you.
Hope he does not go to one of those schools we play and he comes back and scores 20 against us..
Happy Father's Day!!! I actually wanted him here until all the crap happened. Now I am glad this comes out.
That's just it. Ole OTS never darkened his door from what I remember... (I made the excuse for Tubby.)
Hate the dad got too involved . I wanted the kid . Afraid this one is going to bite us in the ass down the road .
He can be Lofton and this time Cal and UK will be a lot better equipped than OTS and UK were then. No doubt about it.
Also, Dontaie Allen is seemingly the instate kid that everyone clamors about. More of Hawkins in attitude work hard,, expect to work out hard and earn his time.
Also, Dontaie Allen is seemingly the instate kid that everyone clamors about. More of Hawkins in attitude work hard,, expect to work out hard and earn his time.
Same thing with McDonald's All-American Scotty Hopson. Tubby never set foot on Hopson's high school campus to recruit him, despite the fact that one recruiting service had Hopson as a top-10 national recruit. As the old saying goes. If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail. It's easy to see why Tubby has gone from UK to where he is now.
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Don't count WKU out because his new high school coach played at Western. I have no idea how good the kid is, but I believe he will be better than Dom if he stays in college four years! And I loved Dom!
Talk a few weeks back was Iowa St was the leader. Hopefully he goes out of confence so the butthurt brigade will have less to complain about.
He and his dad were stupid. This would have been a kid that would have developed attending a program like Kentucky. He would not have been a starter his Freshman season nor possibly as a sophmore. But, he likely would have been a fan favorite, and if his father is right about him, could have become a star by his Junior and Senior year with the complete amount of media attention a player at Kentucky will receive (and unlike just about every other program). They blew it pure and simple. No going back, too bad.
Of course what his dad said isn't too crazy. He was right. But that isn't the real issue here. The problem with his dad is that he went public with it and it effectively ended his UK recruitment. Cal will not play these games with parents. But if he really wanted his kid to be the man somewhere, he could have privately told Cal "no thanks" and let his kid get recruited by someone else. I'm starting to feel like they strung it along long enough to generate interest from other big schools.
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