UNC has won one title since Cal has been at UK. They haven’t done better. You can’t argue UL because in fact they did cheat to get where they were at and it was vacated. UConn and Nova have not done better than UK unless your only criteria is titles. And if that is your argument, UK basketball has been a huge failure for 115 years.
Pin this to the top of the board. In fact, make it a requirement that the post has to be read before you start a new thread.
The point was, if Cal is so great, we can have a solid veteran foundation as well as a few Freshmen studs every year? I mean, that's not asking for the moon.
Points well taken,I get strike while the iron is hot but maybe not all the current players are at that point at the same time.
I love Cal. I've been consistent in that. But one banner. Again, my original point was, I miss guys sticking around, and am growing tired of guys leaving just because and starting over every year. Don't tell me you're not getting tired if it too
These are actually the type of threads I enjoy. Not the UL posers shoveling troll posts. These are actual UK fans discussing the nature of college basketball as it stands today.
Thx for your service! But that's apples and oranges. I big part of the fanbase believes we need a foundation and not just a one shot deal every year.
I don’t think we are starting over next year. In fact, I’m more excited about next year than I have been in a while. I can’t control who stays or leaves. I can’t control who is on the roster. But I do know teams like Virginia, Michigan State and UNC fail just as much or more with their veteran rosters who stay multiple years. And before you mention Nova, Wright would have been fired at UK after his 13-19 season and never made it to 2016.
Nope, no more jump balls after each basket. No more getting the ladder out and getting the ball out of the peach basket. No more 1 hand set shots, ah, the good ole days
My argument, is why can't we have foundation AND super Freshmen talent? And why can't we keep a guy more than a year or two? I'm just echoing the frustration of a lot of BBN.
Just pointing out ridiculous expectations from people who think we need to win every year.
Nope. Not at all. And Cal has done that. He brings in the best talent he can to get that accomplished. Kids today don’t think like players back in the 1990s or even 15 years ago. If you want to get top talent, it’s not about Kentucky. Its not about Duke. It’s not about Michigan State. It’s about them. Now obviously playing at Kentucky with its rabid fanbase, national exposure and ability to win a title is certainly attractive. But that is only one part of the equation.
I simply don't agree with the 8 in 115 years argument. The talent level here is unprecedented over a decade span since the end of UCLA''s run. One could reasonably expect more than 1 title over a decade with that talent. I mean, Cal is building these teams the way he wants.
Most of us don't have ridiculous expectations such as NCAA titles every year.In the case of this year many said getting to the second week-end would be a good year,then all of a sudden we were on the yellow brick road to the Final Four and the wicked witch was already dead but we couldn't stay on the road.As things played out was that an unreasonable expectation? This group wasn't able to take advantage of what was gift wrapped for them yet 80% of them bolt for the NBA or parts unknown.Who is more realistic the fans or the players?
"Unprecedented" = one banner, and starting over every year.
Respect your thoughts, but I'll take this over BCG and Tubby any day.
