Free article. Very nice Ben Roberts breakdown of the top 2023 targets UK staff will be watching this weekend as camps open

[Smashcat]

John Calipari and Kentucky assistant coaches Orlando Antigua, Chin Coleman and Jai Lucas are expected to hit multiple stops through the weekend. Most of UK’s top immediate targets will be on the Nike circuit this spring, and that league tips off Friday evening in Orlando, Fla. The Adidas and Under Armour circuits will both begin their seasons in the Indianapolis area Friday. There will be another evaluation period for college coaches later in April, and the next major opportunity to watch players with their shoe company teams after that won’t come until July. Here’s a look at the latest on 10 Kentucky basketball targets to watch in the coming months. Many of these players are among the few that have UK scholarship offers, and the others will be recruits of interest for Calipari and his coaching staff as AAU basketball heats up this month.

Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/sports/col...ecruiting/article260127190.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Smashcat]

Btw Roberts' tweet regarding the 23 class "top 10 guys" under the article.

 

[Cawood86]

Cal is not the King of recruiting anymore....just another thing thats fading

 

[ukBBrulez]

I think Triple C’s archaic offense is killing recruiting as well.
It’s going to get veryyyyy ugly if he doesn’t get Out of dodge.

 

[jace2012]

Calipari fatigue. I’m sure there are coaches out there other telling recruits to just visit UK’s social media page and to think long and hard if you want to play for a coach that does not have the majority of fans support.

 

[RunninRichie]

Calipari fatigue. I’m sure there are coaches out there other telling recruits to just visit UK’s social media page and to think long and hard if you want to play for a coach that does not have the majority of fans support.

that's totally whats happening.............

 

[cornbreadnmilk]

Calipari fatigue. I’m sure there are coaches out there other telling recruits to just visit UK’s social media page and to think long and hard if you want to play for a coach that does not have the majority of fans support.

LMAO.Yes it's the fans fault Cal has been missing on his top targets for years now.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Calipari fatigue. I’m sure there are coaches out there other telling recruits to just visit UK’s social media page and to think long and hard if you want to play for a coach that does not have the majority of fans support.

It's the fans fault we can't beat Duke for recruits.

Good take.

 

[YouKay]

I don’t get this pessimism. Like five of the top 20 players of the 2023 class have committed, and one of those is Reed Sheppard.

 

[Cawood86]

Calipari fatigue. I’m sure there are coaches out there other telling recruits to just visit UK’s social media page and to think long and hard if you want to play for a coach that does not have the majority of fans support.

Pretty sure these recruits all have Tvs and see for themselves how things are

 

[jace2012]

Damn lol lot of people on here getting defensive. I’m not saying that’s the only reason we are missing on recruits but another to add to the list. Hunter Sallis was one of the recruits supposedly turned off by the fans so he can’t be the only one.

 

[bookerfan66]

Damn lol lot of people on here getting defensive. I’m not saying that’s the only reason we are missing on recruits but another to add to the list. Hunter Sallis was one of the recruits supposedly turned off by the fans so he can’t be the only one.

You do realize Justus fed that to Tucker to take the blame off him sucking at his job?

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Damn lol lot of people on here getting defensive. I’m not saying that’s the only reason we are missing on recruits but another to add to the list. Hunter Sallis was one of the recruits supposedly turned off by the fans so he can’t be the only one.

If Sallis was turned off by Kentucky fans, he would have been turned off by UNC, Kansas, and Duke fans as well.

Evidently, he needed a program without expectations where a good half of the pot-smoking fan base supports the Green New Deal and nonbinary pronouns.

 

[jace2012]

You do realize Justus fed that to Tucker to take the blame off him sucking at his job?

Nope I don’t speak to Justus and wonder how something like that would get out. Did Tucker fill you in on that info?

 

[true blue1]

I hope I’m wrong but we need to get used to transfers under Cal, big time recruits are turned off from him now.

 

[swflakat]

I hope I’m wrong but we need to get used to transfers under Cal, big time recruits are turned off from him now.

Ummm... Cason Wallace and Chris Livingston would like to disagree...

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Here's the mathematical equation:

1.Take your prime recruits.
2.Subtract the guys Auburn, LSU, and Oregon pay to get.
3. Subtract the guys Duke outpitches you on.
4. Subtract the guys the G-League wants.

That leaves you with guys like Khalil Whitney, Keion Brooks, and a once-a-class under the radar kid like Ty Ty.

 

[kydmb99]

Kentucky is not the “hot” program it was in Cal’s early years. Now it’s a stale, underperforming program with an archaic offensive philosophy. Cal’s tenure at UK is effectively over we just haven’t completely imploded yet

 

[Titpwhami2014]

Here's the mathematical equation:

1.Take your prime recruits.
2.Subtract the guys Auburn, LSU, and Oregon pay to get.
3. Subtract the guys Duke outpitches you on.
4. Subtract the guys the G-League wants.

That leaves you with guys like Khalil Whitney, Keion Brooks, and a once-a-class under the radar kid like Ty Ty.

Spot on. And why we need a new coach. Cal is as stale as a 4-month old bag of Ruffles.

 

[Tubbyfan78]

Which ones are Duke and Memphis recruiting so o can go ahead and cross them off?

 

[true blue1]

Ummm... Cason Wallace and Chris Livingston would like to disagree...

Big time player’s, like he used to get.

 

[Sejonesy]

Calipari fatigue. I’m sure there are coaches out there other telling recruits to just visit UK’s social media page and to think long and hard if you want to play for a coach that does not have the majority of fans support.

“Does not have the majority of fan support for.the sky is falling crowd on a message biased called Rupp Rafters” is what you meant. In other words, a relatively small percentage of the overall sane fan base

 

[true blue1]

Which ones are Duke and Memphis recruiting so o can go ahead and cross them off?

That’s the way it seems.

 

[bnewt]

LMAO.Yes it's the fans fault Cal has been missing on his top targets for years now.

And has no offense

 

[bnewt]

I don’t get this pessimism. Like five of the top 20 players of the 2023 class have committed, and one of those is Reed Sheppard.

Of the remaining 15, how many does UK lead

 

[uk78]

With K retiring, it should have been Cal taking over. But, that seems the opposite now.

 

[Ocornett]

John Calipari and Kentucky assistant coaches Orlando Antigua, Chin Coleman and Jai Lucas are expected to hit multiple stops through the weekend. Most of UK’s top immediate targets will be on the Nike circuit this spring, and that league tips off Friday evening in Orlando, Fla. The Adidas and Under Armour circuits will both begin their seasons in the Indianapolis area Friday. There will be another evaluation period for college coaches later in April, and the next major opportunity to watch players with their shoe company teams after that won’t come until July. Here’s a look at the latest on 10 Kentucky basketball targets to watch in the coming months. Many of these players are among the few that have UK scholarship offers, and the others will be recruits of interest for Calipari and his coaching staff as AAU basketball heats up this month.

Read more at: https://www.kentucky.com/sports/col...ecruiting/article260127190.html#storylink=cpy

Wasn’t Free.

 

[lj bulldog]

I don’t get this pessimism. Like five of the top 20 players of the 2023 class have committed, and one of those is Reed Sheppard.

Many of those posting on here now are Cal haters. Sad to say.

 

[Smashcat]

 

[Wildcats1st]

Btw Roberts' tweet regarding the 23 class "top 10 guys" under the article.

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Pretty much the story every year now. It’s always “next year is the year” til it’s not. It’s all bs