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I know right. I'm amazed at how many people in this world hate seeing successful people so much that they'll make stuff up to justify their hate.

I listen to KSR every day, Matt is extremely fair, I've not heard him say anything that is even close to player bashing. If a guy isn't good enough, it's okay to respectfully state that. It's the truth, but Matt doesn’t even do that.
 
Fans that don't want to hear criticism of the program pile on Matt.

Its funny to me, they blame him for the bad state of UK basketball (whatever that is) and think that UK does well in spite of his constant attempts to bring the program down.

Its almost Jerry Tipton levels. I am not a Jones Fan boy by any stretch but the guy has been the most fair in his criticism, both pro and con than he has ever been. His knock under Tubby was he'd NEVER criticize and would bag on the fans that did - ostensibly because he was trying to build a brand, business and relationship with UK.

Seems like once KSR sold, he was free to see both sides of the coin without UK administration approval ahead of time.
 
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It's been one of my biggest issues with this board - bashing of players. It's pervasive and has been for a long time. It's one of the main reasons I lose my cool and start criticizing other posters. I would love to see this cleaned up.
 
I don't know why anyone would bash the current guys. To me they are doing the best they can with the talent they have and the fact they have been together as a team for 4 months.
Spot on. Most UK fans are appreciative of them moving to LEX for a short time but every fan base has that 1% that can’t even take care if themselves so naturally they act like idiots.
 
I didn't see many fans bashing the players. Most were bashing the lack of adjustments against Arkansas, the reluctance to fall back to a zone, and the lack of feeding Amari Williams when he had a clear matchup advantage.
 
Please delete any post criticizing any individual Kentucky player. It's bad enough that Matt Jones belittles players.
These guys are pros now that they are getting paid. You want to be paid like a big boy? Then you get everything that goes along with it, especially criticism. Having said that, I don’t particularly have anything to complain about with the current group of players.
 
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These guys are pros now that they are getting paid. You want to be paid like a big boy? Then you get everything that goes along with it, especially criticism. Having said that, I don’t particularly have anything to complain about with the current group of players.

Weird take on fandom. You get paid so I get to insult you? Is that your attitude at work. You’re so happy to get a paycheck that random strangers shitting on you has no effect on you? You deserve whatever treatment someone decides to level at you because you are being paid? Does that make any sense at all?
 
Weird take on fandom. You get paid so I get to insult you? Is that your attitude at work. You’re so happy to get a paycheck that random strangers shitting on you has no effect on you? You deserve whatever treatment someone decides to level at you because you are being paid? Does that make any sense at all?
Am I being paid as a public athlete, where my pay comes from my ability to play basketball well? No. And you bet your ass, my boss gets on me if im not performing well.
 
These guys are pros now that they are getting paid. You want to be paid like a big boy? Then you get everything that goes along with it, especially criticism. Having said that, I don’t particularly have anything to complain about with the current group of players.
fair point
 
Ah, the annual don't criticize muh players thread is a bit late. Guess the honeymoon is officially over.
 
I don't know why anyone would bash the current guys. To me they are doing the best they can with the talent they have and the fact they have been together as a team for 4 months.
While I agree the what your saying, that sounds a bit condescending. This team has a ton of talent. They beat Duke and a bunch of other top 15 teams didn’t they and 2nd best efficiency(?). Every team has shortcomings.
 
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