That was a statement made by poster "SomeBeach1" on InsideCarolina. Since any kind of rebuttal cannot be posted there...nor can the request for clarification be made, I will do it here. Just what in the hell does he mean? Does UK have a slew of players that are in trouble with the law? Does UK have a team full of guys who are not good kids and not stand out citizens? No? Oh, well I suppose he is referring to the fact that the 2010 Kentucky Wildcat team helped raise over one million dollars for Haiti disaster relief or that UK's current APR is 974, well above the 900 standard and on par with UNC as well as TOPS in the SEC.
What I am sure he is focusing on is not the fact that UK players have given back to the community or performed extremely well in classrom, but on the fact that UK has had seven players leave for the NBA over the past two years before their eligibility expired. Let's discuss this for a moment. First off, UNC fans, don't be salty. You've had your recent "one and dones" (Marvin Williams, Brandan Wright and Are UNC fans upset with the fact that UK is simply recruiting really good players and allowing them to flourish? Perhaps. Carolina's recent crop of blue chippers have underperformed for the most part.
If you are a freshman in college and someone offers you a multimillion dollar contract to work at their firm, do you take it? I sure hope you would. You would be dumb not to. The whole point of college is to get a career. If you can get one before graduating, more power to you. Folks are not criticized for jumping at that opportunity. Why is basketball any different? At the conclusion of every basketball season, John Calipari tells his players if they can go and get drafted high, they need to go. It's in their best interest...AND HE IS RIGHT. If you are a lottery pick, you better go. You stand little to gain from coming back. Time to leave college and provide for your family. I will never understand why anyone can be critical of that. Post your thoughts, comments, rebuttals, "F you's" below. |
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