Cal for president, he could re-start the draft and get every 18 year old drafted and live out his dream
I’m not getting a good vibe on AB per Ben Roberts latest …hope I’m wrong
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It’s not Cal’s fault that you are miserable.
It’s your fault. Take some responsibility.
Edwards is being touted as the possible #1 pick next draft. So will he play? Of course. Sharpe has poisoned some of you.
You might want to take the season off. If you are that far down in June I worry about your health come Jan 2024.
I hope he plays. I expect him too.
BUT
Can you blame folks for being gun shy and not trusting Cal?
I can't.
BUT
Can you blame folks for being gun shy and not trusting Cal?
I can't.
"If I don't play you can revoke my scholarship " said no player ever in the history of basketball. A idiot suggestion he come out and make that idiotic statement just goes to show how stupid some of our fanbase is. WHY should he say that ? To appease the idiotic masses of our fanbase ? Those type of fans are the ones players are LEAST likely to try and impress. Because no matter what they do or say, at the end of the day, the idiots are still going to say dumb shit like that. 0, ZERO need to waste a second on that type of fan.
I truly wish Bradshaw could have a list of posters name from on here to keep for future reference. When one of you walked up to him and ask him for a autograph, or ride his jock and tell him how great he is in person not hiding behind a keyboard, he could know the hateful things you said and spit in your face and tell you to Get away from him. I know not possible, but damn what if it was ?
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I stick by my prediction that he never plays a game here, hope like heck I'm wrong
Vanderbilt is a valid comparison. Vanderbilt was legitimately injured and just didn't heal up the way he and we'd hoped until he had surgery after our season then missed many months of his rookie year in the NBA. Foot injuries, especially in big men, are something it's 100% reasonable to be very concerned about. We hope Bradshaw is back 100% for the season start. It is unreasonable to pretend there's nothing to be concerned about.
And for good reason. It proved to us that calipari is willing to lie to the fans and accommodate players who have no intention to play here. Some of you seem to have missed that point.
Yes. I. Do.
First as you said it’s an opinion. Second we have multiple precedents here. Vanderbilt being the most similar of situations. Then we have a player who just had surgery where the goalposts have already been moved to when he begins playing. This has nothing to do with an 18 year old kid. It has to do with patterns that occur under cal and how he talks so much that he really says nothing. Bradshaw will do what’s best for him. Agree or not? Bradshaw is injured? Agree or not? No real time frame for his return some have said December. Agree or not?
Now look man I just laid enough facts out there for you that this seems similar to JV. I mean JV tried to play. I never said he’s a bad guy or attacked him so what are you talking about? I have a feeling this season will be insufferable because the “18 year old kid” crap didn’t work the last few years with the players from the portal. Now cal has recreated the narrative. This year it will be “kids this, kids that”. That’s no longer an excuse in college basketball. But right here you are already starting up the spin machine.
The Vanderbilt comparison may not be a good one, but your usage of the 18 year old kid excuse as a deflection is glaringly weak. If they're old enough to go die for their country, buy cigarettes, get married, and get paid millions of dollars to play a game, then they're old enough to warrant criticism.
You might want to opt out of using that line as a defense in the future, because it really doesn't help your cause.
The Sharpe stuff was only a year ago.
And few are taking issue with Bradshaw. It's Klutch's involvement and Cal's immanent round of annual lies that most of us are worried about.
I was one of the very first to say Sharpe would never play (yes, I’m currently patting myself on the back).
I’d consider myself the top authority on this type of thing.
Having said all that, Im not ready to say Bradshaw never plays a minute for UK. But, I’m close.
I’d consider myself the top authority on this type of thing.
Having said all that, Im not ready to say Bradshaw never plays a minute for UK. But, I’m close.
If AB doesn't play and Cal defends him, that would be enough for BBN to go into "fore sale signs on Cal's lawn" mode. We're tired of the smokescreens and the condescension. I can't stand him.
where does it say surgery took couple days?
“that once Bradshaw decided to go through with the foot surgery, the procedure was done within a couple of days.”
Yeah that's it get back at the fan base by losing games and damaging yourself, that makes perfect sense.
Please tell me, @Son_Of_Saul, what has this kid done personally to warrant criticism?
You're really going to criticize an 18 year old kid (yeah, I said it) for getting a slight fracture in his foot and wanting to get it fixed now before the season starts?
There were rumors before he committed that him and Wagner had beef- he refuted it, was true to his word and committed to the same school.
The 4-6 month timeline came from Klutch and Shams, the kid refuted it.
The USC rumors came from Klutch, the kid refuted it and made good on his word.
So what has the kid actually done to this point to warrant criticism? All I can see is an 18 year old who has been true to his word so far every step of the way.
I am genuinely curious.
I don't know what Bradshaw plans on doing so I'm not going to throw shade for something he hasn't done yet .
But here is the issue.
Calipari and Barnhart allowed the precedent to be set that if you want to pull a Sharpe, Kentucky will allow you to get away with it. So understand this. It will absolutely happen again. May not be Bradshaw, but rest assured someone(s) is going to do it. It should surprise no one that Kentucky fans are rightly very sceptical about players intentions now.
But here is the issue.
Calipari and Barnhart allowed the precedent to be set that if you want to pull a Sharpe, Kentucky will allow you to get away with it. So understand this. It will absolutely happen again. May not be Bradshaw, but rest assured someone(s) is going to do it. It should surprise no one that Kentucky fans are rightly very sceptical about players intentions now.
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“There has also been persistent talk in recruiting circles that even if Bradshaw did ultimately make it to UK’s campus, he and his circle of advisers might decide to sit out the 2023-24 season completely to protect his draft stock as a possible lottery pick.”
This is quote from Ben Roberts …he’s about as professional as you can get …does not throw words around haphazardly …if he’s printing this publicly that means he thinks it’s a possibility himself …article also references the AB return to play for UK timeline multiple times …why I said I’m not getting a good vibe but I hope my vibe is wrong
This is quote from Ben Roberts …he’s about as professional as you can get …does not throw words around haphazardly …if he’s printing this publicly that means he thinks it’s a possibility himself …article also references the AB return to play for UK timeline multiple times …why I said I’m not getting a good vibe but I hope my vibe is wrong
It’s not a pattern unless Bradshaw never plays. Until then, griping about it is pointless.
Man there’s still people acting like reeves is gone and won’t believe anything bradshaw says.
Are you serious? It says it took two days to schedule and then perform the surgery after he opted, for the surgery. You really believe the procedure lasted for 2 days. This has to be a joke...
What if it was possible for you to not be creepy?
Everyone take a deep breath and calm down. He said he will play and I fully trust him that come draft night he will have played in some workouts. 😂😂😂
I hope he gets better as quickly as possible. While it’s easy to get gun shy and think SS 2.0, he does deserve the benefit of the doubt.
I hope he gets better as quickly as possible. While it’s easy to get gun shy and think SS 2.0, he does deserve the benefit of the doubt.
This right here is it in a nutshell, TampaCat. I agree with you that Bradshaw has been a standup kid so far amid all the media speculation during his recruitment and now this injury. But you simply cannot blame UK fans for being skeptical now that the Sharpe precedent has been set. Literally no other school has ever allowed that to happen. Cat’s out of the bag now.
I agree with the point that he most likely won’t play up to top 5-10 pick potential this season. Like you, I think he’s 3/4 years away from tapping into his said potential. I think we will see glimpses of his talent, but he wont be anywhere near dominant in college. He’s wayyyyy too skinny and weak right now for big time college basketball IMHO. Hope I’m wrong.
That's called a 'cover your ass' post. You're not saying he won't play, but beither would you be surprised if he doesn't. You win either way. If the kid isn't a fraud, and I have no reason to believe he is, he'll be practicing with the team by September and that gives him plenty of time to adjust before the season starts in November.
All this "Klutch" talk doesnt matter when it pertains to Bradshaw. They can not want him to play all they want, but it doesnt matter, its up to the player himself, and all indications that have been given is that AB wants to play and will ASAP.
How would it not be up to AB? Klutch might try to nudge him one way, it definitely will still be in his hands, just as it was with Livinston continuing to play here last season when it was said "Klutch" wanted him to shut it down.
And you don't think I was speaking tongue in cheek? Jokes on you. Here wear a mask, you'll look pretty. You completely missed the point, you'd have better luck stepping in front of a bull's eye. Seriously, I like you but you need to hold Cal and his act a bit more accountable. Many of us see what's going on here. Yes, the injury was real. That's not the issue.
