Shaedon Sharpe eligible for the 2022 NBA draft

[mebeblue2]

There is NO chance he'll play and Cal knew it and lied about it.

It's amazing the pretzels you Cal nut huggers will twist yourselves into in order to excuse his failures.

that was a mature post
i am guessing you have some facts that you have based your opinion on
if not then you are getting bent out of shape over nothing but your opinion
words pf advice, let a situation play out before you start name calling and getting bent out of shape

answer what we have lost by taking a chance

 

[Blueaz]

I’ll be honest here
I really don’t give a shit about a player who has not played for us. This doesn’t affect my life in any way, except maybe enjoyment of watching him play (assuming his game translates to the college level) UK can afford to let this kid ride the bench and do whatever…doesn’t hurt any of us financially and at this point I think it would be a detriment to to team If he came in and started taking minutes from someone who earned them
If Cal knew he knew. I’m not naive enough to think he is totally innocent. My thought is Cal got him here more to keep him from going elsewhere, where he might be convinced to stay
next year
Basketball is an entertainment business. Nothing more or less
It is what it is

BOOM

mic drop…. Good night everyone

 

[Cawood86]

what have they lost?

it is a gamble well worth taking considering all you are wagering is a 1 semester scholarship and the rewards could be huge

look at the resources spent on players that never commit to UK every year
at least with SS we have a chance of him playing maybe this year, maybe this year and next year, maybe just next year

in life, nothing ventured, nothing gained

You think Sharpe plays knowing he is eligible for he draft? So, if he doesn't play, how exactly is UK gaining anything.

 

[Nightwish84]

God bless, most of you would make fine additions to Lord of the Flies.

Enjoy the continued fake dramatic anger. I'm going to continue enjoying my team and if Sharpe plays, even better. If he doesn't, that kinda sucks but I'm also not going to lose sleep over it either.

Ever heard the phrase, "the natives are restless"? Here, the natives are permanently restless.

 

[kydmb99]

No, it's called the truth and if you were an actual fan, you would know that thousands of UK fans will spend their last dollar just to watch UK play.

The fanbase is what makes UK the program it has always been. The sooner you understand that, the sooner you will understand what's actually happening here.

Only lunatics believe we should fire Cal over the Sharpe situation. The vast majority of UK’s fans don’t believe that.
Stop being a drama queen.

 

[mebeblue2]

You think Sharpe plays knowing he is eligible for he draft? So, if he doesn't play, how exactly is UK gaining anything.

again what have we lost taking a chance on SS

we may gain a lot, we may not gain anything
but we 100% have lost nothing if he does not play

 

[LowCountryCat]

that was a mature post
i am guessing you have some facts that you have based your opinion on
if not then you are getting bent out of shape over nothing but your opinion
words pf advice, let a situation play out before you start name calling and getting bent out of shape

answer what we have lost by taking a chance

The situation IS playing out.

Cal lied. Sharpe won't play. He HASN'T played.

Get a clue.

 

[LowCountryCat]

again what have we lost taking a chance on SS

we may gain a lot, we may not gain anything
but we 100% have lost nothing if he does not play

They didn't 'take a chance' on him. They KNEW he wouldn't play and they lied to the public.

 

[BlueManToo]

minus 1 semester of an unused scholarship what does UK/Cal have to lose taking a chance on him

I mentioned this earlier, but it bears repeating....UK actually loses quite a bit IF Cal had a reasonable inkling that Sharpe would not play this year or next. Putting aside the embarrassment to the program, few stop to consider that the time, money, coaching, and practice reps devoted to developing Sharpe was/is time, money, coaching, and practice reps that could have been devoted to developing players who might actually contribute to winning basketball games this season (ie: Collins, Hopkins, Allen, etc).

In addition, we know that Sharpe apparently got a pretty significant NIL deal upon arrival at UK. IF (and I emphasize "if") Cal knew that Sharpe would likely not play, then it's reasonable to assume that another player who is busting his ass in practices every day to win games this season may have missed out on a similar NIL deal when Sharpe signed w/ UK. Admittedly, the NIL aspect is conjecture, but still worth noting when the "Kentucky loses nothing if Sharpe doesn't play" argument is made.

My blue tinted glasses self is holding onto a thin sliver of hope that Sharpe plays for UK this year and/or next year, but after today's news about his 2022 draft eligibility, my realist self is pretty much resigned to the likelihood that he never plays in college.

 

[mebeblue2]

The situation IS playing out.

Cal lied. Sharpe won't play. He HASN'T played.

Get a clue.

really next year is already here?

i do not need a clue
i am smart enough to let things play out before i get all bent out of shape

 

[mebeblue2]

They didn't 'take a chance' on him. They KNEW he wouldn't play and they lied to the public.

proof?
or is that just another one of your opinions

 

[Rockfly78]

No, it's called the truth and if you were an actual fan, you would know that thousands of UK fans will spend their last dollar just to watch UK play.

The fanbase is what makes UK the program it has always been. The sooner you understand that, the sooner you will understand what's actually happening here.

I don’t know a single person who would give their last dollar to watch uk or any team play. We care a lot, but damn.

 

[Blueworld_3.0]

All of this is assuming Sharpe doesnt come back like he is currently saying he will.
If he doesnt come back and reneges on his word later, how exactly is that on Cal?

Because Calipari and staff allowed him to reclassify, enroll and then move on to the NBA all while knowing that was his intent.
Kyle Tucker has already reported that Calipari and the staff KNEW SS would be eligible for the draft.
And yeah, I have heard that he said he would play next season at UK. But, if he's a lottery pick that would be the dumbest decision he could make. Big gamble at the very least. Literally no one thinks that is going to happen.

 

[ck-2]

Based on what a lot of y’all are saying I don’t know why any projected lottery pick should finish the season. They should shut it down before they get hurt. And their fanbase should be fine with it because what if it was their son? And I’d hate to see him take mins from someone who’s making $100k plus to play this year.
Why did our football players that are projected NFL draftees play in the bowl game? Most fans when asked will say they are against opt outs and think they owe it to the fans and team to play.
But now that this is happening no one cares?
We should just shut this basketball program down because it’s an awful lot of money we are spending on just leisure enjoyment that could be spent on education.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

See what? See a Kentucky player being drafted in the top 5 picks and a kid that they all want to aspire to be, the #1 ranked player. Hahahahaha I mean if they come mid year then Yes, NIL deals are wonderful, do you have one? Stay in the lodge, practice with one of the best teams in college and use their facilities, do you use them? Have a front row seat to every game and learn from a Hall of Fame coach, do you do any of that? It helps UK because it DRAWS in other studs, those studs will play, Sharpe's situation is unique. YEP, I can see you clearly don't have any common sense.

I'm sorry but that is absurd.

 

[LowCountryCat]

proof?
or is that just another one of your opinions

Kyle Tucker reported it. Suck on that.

 

[Gromcat]

The truth is that if anyone on this board or their son was a lottery pick they would have to take the money and run rather than risk injury . Disappointment for UK fans but when Sharpe came no one thought he could go pro in 2022.
Now he can and no one in their right mind can Fault the kid for making the Only reasonable business decision one in his position can make .

So you think no one, not Sharpe, not cal, no one knew he was going to be eligible? This was just a woopsies? He ended up reclassifying, playing for Calipari instead of Duke, was going to play and then boom wait a second! You’re eligible for the draft! Well we can’t play him now!

If he doesn’t play he needs to be kicked off the team. If we don’t kick him off, and he bolts, the discussion needs to center around potentially removing John Calipari from the bench for cause especially if he tries this again. This is not okay and it doesn’t need to be allowed.

And Sharpe isn’t my son, he’s not your son, you’ll never meet him and he doesn’t care whether you’re in good health or not. As a fan his position should have no bearing on your opinion. Leave that up to him and his people, you look out for UK.

 

[Gromcat]

I'm sorry but that is absurd.

That guy is two cents short a pack of skittles. Damn. It’ll help us land other “studs”. Clearly his education was summer sausage and fillet knives.

 

[mebeblue2]

I mentioned this earlier, but it bears repeating....UK actually loses quite a bit IF Cal had a reasonable inkling that Sharpe would not play this year or next. Putting aside the embarrassment to the program, few stop to consider that the time, money, coaching, and practice reps devoted to developing Sharpe was/is time, money, coaching, and practice reps that could have been devoted to developing players who might actually contribute to winning basketball games this season (ie: Collins, Hopkins, Allen, etc). My blue tinted glasses self is holding onto a thin sliver of hope that Sharpe plays for UK this year and/or next year, but after today's news about his 2022 draft eligibility, my realist self is pretty much resigned to the likelihood that he never plays in college.

i agree and disagree
there is no embarrassment
they still run practices with or without SS, so there is no money or resources wasted on that
Hopkins and Allen are the only two players him practicing will affect as far as any very small development they may miss
Allen is a junior, he may already be what he is

on the flip side it will help our guards having to go against him every day in practice
just like it helped Jorts going against Kanter

i am like you i hope he plays but if he does not we are still UK
financially all we are out is 1 semester of an unused scholarship

 

[CB3UK]

Im going to wait until we see what he does before I get up in arms.

 

[mebeblue2]

Kyle Tucker reported it. Suck on that.

did he say he was turning pro after this year?
i read the tweet

 

[kartmd]

I’ve not seen Sharpe play even in a high school game. But apparently he will be a top draft pick no matter what. However, Sharpe knew when he came to UK he was draft eligible. And has still stated he planned on returning to UK next year. Now I have NO idea whether he leaves after this year or not. But not one damn person on this board knows either.

I’m not upset at sharpe and I don’t think any fan should be. We would all do the same or want our son to do the same if we were in his shoes. We can’t blame him one bit. Of course he’s going to say he’s going to stay until next year. That’s the only way to take advantage of the facilities, coaching, etc. for this semester instead of wasting time in high school not improving your game. The NIL money is just icing on the cake.

However, if Cal in fact knew this all along, he deserves extreme scrutiny if not outright rage. As I stated in a different thread, the problem is that in this situation, what’s best for sharpe is not what’s best for UK. Therefore, if Cal knew this from day one, he put a single player’s personal interest above the team, the fans, and the university and got nothing in return.

Of course, none of this hurts me personally or any other fan in any way. However, if a kid is not going to play at all but have all these lavish perks of being at UK, we might as well just give a scholarship to a good Kentucky kid regardless of if he is worthy of playing basketball at UK. What’s the difference? Might as well let the son of Kentucky taxpayers enjoy these perks instead of someone using UK as a doormat to the NBA while not playing a single minute in return.

 

[LowCountryCat]

i agree and disagree
there is no embarrassment
they still run practices with or without SS, so there is no money or resources wasted on that
Hopkins and Allen are the only two players him practicing will affect as far as any very small development they may miss
Allen is a junior, he may already be what he is

on the flip side it will help our guards having to go against him every day in practice
just like it helped Jorts going against Kanter

i am like you i hope he plays but if he does not we are still UK
financially all we are out is 1 semester of an unused scholarship

There's plenty of embarrassment. Cal lied to the public and the fans, and pretended that Sharpe was going to play while knowing he was eligible for the draft next year. Cal should be made to answer for that and this kind of thing should NEVER happen again. If Cal is playing games with UK's reputation and sliding recruits in here while basking in the prestige of 'landing a top recruit' while knowing they have no intention of playing, then he needs to go somewhere else.

 

[LowCountryCat]

did he say he was turning pro after this year?
i read the tweet

How scintillatingly stupid are you? You really think a top 5 draft pick is going to play a year here?

When is the last time Cal allowed that to happen?

Never.

 

[Gromcat]

i agree and disagree
there is no embarrassment
they still run practices with or without SS, so there is no money or resources wasted on that
Hopkins and Allen are the only two players him practicing will affect as far as any very small development they may miss
Allen is a junior, he may already be what he is

on the flip side it will help our guards having to go against him every day in practice
just like it helped Jorts going against Kanter

i am like you i hope he plays but if he does not we are still UK
financially all we are out is 1 semester of an unused scholarship

You’re forgetting something. This is a slippery slope moment. We now have the NIL, there’s a lot of money to go around and a big reason for others to follow in his footsteps. Go to Kentucky where Calipari will allow you to sit it out, he will lie for you, and you can collect millions before ever getting to the NBA + not risk injury to yourself.

I said two years ago this will now get to a point where the best players are going to want to sit it out but train, and guys like Calipari better be stopped from allowing it or we’ll lose the ability to play our roster just like he’s gutted our home and homes intentionally. It reaches a point where you have to tell a guy like Calipari no. That time is now.

 

[LowCountryCat]

I’m not upset at sharpe and I don’t think any fan should be. We would all do the same or want our son to do the same if we were in his shoes. We can’t blame him one bit. Of course he’s going to say he’s going to stay until next year. That’s the only way to take advantage of the facilities, coaching, etc. for this semester instead of wasting time in high school not improving your game. The NIL money is just icing on the cake.

However, if Cal in fact knew this all along, he deserves extreme scrutiny if not outright rage. As I stated in a different thread, the problem is that in this situation, what’s best for sharpe is not what’s best for UK. Therefore, if Cal knew this from day one, he put a single player’s personal interest above the team, the fans, and the university and got nothing in return.

Of course, none of this hurts me personally or any other fan in any way. However, if a kid is not going to play at all but have all these lavish perks of being at UK, we might as well just give a scholarship to a good Kentucky kid regardless of if he is worthy of playing basketball at UK. What’s the difference? Might as well let the son of Kentucky taxpayers enjoy these perks instead of someone using UK as a doormat to the NBA while not playing a single minute in return.

Awesome point. But Cal doesn't give a hot sht about Kentucky high school players. You've seen it with Dontae Allen. Sheppard wouldn't be coming here except for public pressure Cal received and the fact that Sheppard is now a top 50 recruit.

 

[LowCountryCat]

You’re forgetting something. This is a slippery slope moment. We now have the NIL, there’s a lot of money to go around and a big reason for others to follow in his footsteps. Go to Kentucky where Calipari will allow you to sit it out, he will lie for you, and you can collect millions before ever getting to the NBA + not risk injury to yourself.

I said two years ago this will now get to a point where the best players are going to want to sit it out but train, and guys like Calipari better be stopped from allowing it or we’ll lose the ability to play our roster just like he’s gutted our home and homes intentionally. It reaches a point where you have to tell a guy like Calipari no. That time is now.

Much as I hate Tipton, I'd love to see him ask Cal what he knew and when he knew it. Make him ANSWER.

 

[Gromcat]

did he say he was turning pro after this year?
i read the tweet

Can you tell me the last top 5 draft pick that came back to Kentucky, or one Calipari openly endorsed to return?

Calipari is going to say he didn’t know he would be eligible but he understands why he’s leaving and “we would too”. It’s bogus lies because Calipari has had his “best recruiter ever” and NBA gatekeeper tag taken by coach K and he wanted his name attached to this guy.

 

[Rockfly78]

Awesome point. But Cal doesn't give a hot sht about Kentucky high school players. You've seen it with Dontae Allen. Sheppard wouldn't be coming here except for public pressure Cal received and the fact that Sheppard is now a top 50 recruit.

It just appears that he doesn’t give a shit about ky high school players because ky high school players aren’t worth a shit. What I’ve seen with Allen is he isn’t good enough to contribute here. Reed is much better a is deserving of a spot on the roster. That’s why he’s coming. Leave your emotions out of it and look at what’s in front of you

 

[mebeblue2]

You’re forgetting something. This is a slippery slope moment. We now have the NIL, there’s a lot of money to go around and a big reason for others to follow in his footsteps. Go to Kentucky where Calipari will allow you to sit it out, he will lie for you, and you can collect millions before ever getting to the NBA + not risk injury to yourself.

I said two years ago this will now get to a point where the best players are going to want to sit it out but train, and guys like Calipari better be stopped from allowing it or we’ll lose the ability to play our roster just like he’s gutted our home and homes intentionally. It reaches a point where you have to tell a guy like Calipari no. That time is now.

totally disagree
these companies are going to start putting some things in these contracts

look at the QB that went to Ohio State
what he did is going to change the way these contracts are written up
this is the first year of the NIL, anyone with any smarts knew there would be a learning curve

 

[LowCountryCat]

It just appears that he doesn’t give a shit about ky high school players because ky high school players aren’t worth a shit. What I’ve seen with Allen is he isn’t good enough to contribute here. Reed is much better a is deserving of a spot on the roster. That’s why he’s coming. Leave your emotions out of it and look at what’s in front of you

He burned a scholly on a guy who never intended to play, that he could have been generous with and given to a Kentucky high school player who would have been honored to ride the bench and get the college experience. Either way Cal despised the scholarship so why not give it to someone who would appreciate it.

 

[mebeblue2]

Can you tell me the last top 5 draft pick that came back to Kentucky, or one Calipari openly endorsed to return?

Calipari is going to say he didn’t know he would be eligible but he understands why he’s leaving and “we would too”. It’s bogus lies because Calipari has had his “best recruiter ever” and NBA gatekeeper tag taken by coach K and he wanted his name attached to this guy.

has Cal said that he was not eligible for the draft?
all i have read is that Cal said the plan was for him to sit this year and play next year
Tuckers tweet said as of now that is the plan

as i stated, let it play out
if some fans start calling him out and trashing him on social media then i would bet he says "i am out of here" and who could blame him

 

[LowCountryCat]

has Cal said that he was not eligible for the draft?
all i have read is that Cal said the plan was for him to sit this year and play next year
Tuckers tweet said as of now that is the plan

as i stated, let it play out
if some fans start calling him out and trashing him on social media then i would bet he says "i am out of here" and who could blame him

Cal knew he was eligible and kept that information quiet. That's lying by omission.

If he leaves...Good riddance.

Wait, are you talking about Cal or Sharpe?

Either way, good riddance.

 

[gharding07]

Based on what a lot of y’all are saying I don’t know why any projected lottery pick should finish the season. They should shut it down before they get hurt. And their fanbase should be fine with it because what if it was their son? And I’d hate to see him take mins from someone who’s making $100k plus to play this year.
Why did our football players that are projected NFL draftees play in the bowl game? Most fans when asked will say they are against opt outs and think they owe it to the fans and team to play.
But now that this is happening no one cares?
We should just shut this basketball program down because it’s an awful lot of money we are spending on just leisure enjoyment that could be spent on education.

That's actually very accurate lol. I guess Tyty should just shut it down because he's a top 10 pick now.

 

[mebeblue2]

Cal knew he was eligible and kept that information quiet. That's lying by omission.

If he leaves...Good riddance.

Wait, are you talking about Cal or Sharpe?

Either way, good riddance.

now your true feeling of Cal come out
that explains the faux outrage

have a good night

 

[Gromcat]

totally disagree
these companies are going to start putting some things in these contracts

look at the QB that went to Ohio State
what he did is going to change the way these contracts are written up
this is the first year of the NIL, anyone with any smarts knew there would be a learning curve

So you’re saying there will be instructions built into NIL’s that the players have to actually play?

 

[Gromcat]

has Cal said that he was not eligible for the draft?
all i have read is that Cal said the plan was for him to sit this year and play next year
Tuckers tweet said as of now that is the plan

as i stated, let it play out
if some fans start calling him out and trashing him on social media then i would bet he says "i am out of here" and who could blame him

Who can blame him for leaving after getting rich if fans on social media are mad that they’ve been lied to and he’s not going to contribute at UK in all likelihood? I’m just making sure I have your opinions right. You realize these are paid professionals now right?

This is ridiculous man. Come on think about what you’re saying.

 

[LowCountryCat]

now your true feeling of Cal come out
that explains the faux outrage

have a good night

Try learning English. You might get your point across better next time.

 

[yes_takeaside]

My opinion

He will play at UK

 

[Gromcat]

That's actually very accurate lol. I guess Tyty should just shut it down because he's a top 10 pick now.

That’s the logic. There’s no reason for any kid to play college basketball if they’re good to go on being a top pick.

This is what many were saying when this NIL nonsense started. No one is forcing them to play college basketball. Now we’ve opened the grievance can of worms and it cannot be closed. To this day the answer was if players want to be paid then wait 10 months, sit it out and train, go to the G league, or go overseas. I cannot believe people fell for the “let them collect money on their likeness and sign a few autographs for cash” ploy. It’s amazing where we are in America.