Looks like all 4 of Kentucky's freshmen are leaving

[MartinBlank]

As well as Patterson.

Kentucky fans----this is what you get when you have Calipari as your head coach.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news;_ylt=Aka9TbaLPlIaocPcPADBTCU5nYcB?slug=jn-wall040110

[pico]

haha

[2daBank]

no biggie he will just buy some more NBA ready players for next year

[ZetaPsi808]

i respect john wall a lot for this statement

“I’m finishing out the semester,” he said. “No matter if I leave or stay, I’m going to finish it out. I don’t want to make it harder for me to come back and get my degree. I promised my dad before he died that I was going to go to college and get a degree. So if I leave I’m going to make sure to come back and get it.”

[Stealinhome]

This sounds about right

[Brock Landers]

none will have immediate NBA impact

[EaglesPhan36]

Wherever these jamokes went to school for their year, they'd be leaving now anyway. It's not a Calipari exclusive that players leave early. He's just one of the few who seems to just say f*ck it and go for the gusto with the one year he gets from them. It's not like they aren't going to have a good team again. Just new fish swimming into place. In all honesty, these fuggas leaving early only helps Calipari recruit more arrogant players .... the pitch going, "I had four guys last year who came in here just like you and they're now in the NBA."

[whatsgood5]

Not surprising of course, I'll be very interested so see how KY bounces back from this though.

[krk1030]

They should either make them stay 2-3 years or get rid of the rule. I'd prefer they get rid of the rule entirely.

[whatsgood5]

They should either make them stay 2-3 years or get rid of the rule. I'd prefer they get rid of the rule entirely.

Agreed, no sense of having them be obvious one and done's IMO. Just screws up the game...

[AnotherLoan]

That'd be great if Wall were to stay in college but I know it's about a 1% chance. I just think it'd be nice to see these guaranteed NBA players stick around for another year to try and win a championship like the kids from North Carolina did last year.

[Jericholic]

At least they got a National Champio......A Final Fou.......An SEC Championship out of these guys.

[AnotherLoan]

I think Cousins should stay. People are hyping this guy up but every time I've watched him he's looked average. He doesn't look like a guy to me that would make a significant impact in the NBA.

[MartinBlank]

Wherever these jamokes went to school for their year, they'd be leaving now anyway. It's not a Calipari exclusive that players leave early. He's just one of the few who seems to just say f*ck it and go for the gusto with the one year he gets from them. It's not like they aren't going to have a good team again. Just new fish swimming into place. In all honesty, these fuggas leaving early only helps Calipari recruit more arrogant players .... the pitch going, "I had four guys last year who came in here just like you and they're now in the NBA."

Agree----Calipari's problem has never...never been recruiting.

It has been having a team experienced enough to win it all.

His teams never develop into teams--with senior leadership. This is Calipari's staple....recruit better than everyone else----lose to less talented teams in the tournament.

[ericthegangster]

good. i ****ing hate kentucky.

[PRC]

they'll reload no problem

[podunk]

fvck kentucky...good for the kids...i would take the money and run...fvck the rest of the semester...cash money nba

[Bankroll$10]

john wall hasent made his decision yet but he probably will go to the nba

[Yi]

Coach Cal will reload epecially with the top 4 from Class of 2011 still undecided. I can see him getting Marquis Teague and Michael Gilchrist.

[gmcarroll33]

Agree----Calipari's problem has never...never been recruiting.

It has been having a team experienced enough to win it all.

His teams never develop into teams--with senior leadership. This is Calipari's staple....recruit better than everyone else----lose to less talented teams in the tournament.

Jfc what a piss poor excuse for Calipari never winning. He's not an elite coach. He's a great recruiter that got by in a pussy conference and dominated, and made one major run with Memphis+ another in as down year of college bball as I can remember all thanks to WWW. Bill Self, who deserves his fair share of coaching criticism, tried to hand him the national championship, but his year round recurring dog shit coaching themes of "the hell with ft's and etc" showed up after being up big late, and he couldn't coach them to victory.

Calipari's staple to this point has been coach and out recruit in a dog shit conference be it the A10, CUSA, or SEC and roll his way to 30 victories. No disputing his recruiting success with WWW, but his actual coaching and in game isn't close to elite

[GiveMeaBJ]

none will have immediate NBA impact

John Wall absolutley will if he goes to the Nets. Maybe not an All-Star type impact but I think with guys like CDR, Lopez, Williams, and whoever they add around him he can put up some very strong numbers.

[GiveMeaBJ]

How is UK's recruitng class looking this year?

[ttwarrior1]

wall will have an impact on day one

[dollarbill]

An education can be had at any time one so wishes but to become a Millionaire is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

What would you do?

[ttwarrior1]

nothing on that link says anything about anyone leaving

[MartinBlank]

nothing on that link says anything about anyone leaving

"Wall is one of five Kentucky players expected to leave school early for the NBA draft. Freshman Daniel Orton has already announced his plans to turn pro. Classmates Eric Bledsoe and DeMarcus Cousins are expected to follow suit along with junior Patrick Patterson."

[THEGREAT30]

Just made the draft a little deeper because it looks weak as water IMO. Hopefully, the Hawks can get there hands on Varnado or Orton

[hoopster42]

At least they got a National Champio......A Final Fou.......An SEC Championship out of these guys.

best post i've read in a long time. extremely clever!

[bluegg]

what team is john wall getting draft to?

[Art Vandeleigh]

If John Calipari was able to get UMass to the final 4, he will land on his feet wherever he goes, whatever the situation. You have no idea how improbable it was to get a school like UMass to the final 4.

[Chi_archie]

should be fun to do it again next year, and fade the freshmen come a BIG game on the road

[patswin]

not a surprise, they will just reload

[MartinBlank]

If John Calipari was able to get UMass to the final 4, he will land on his feet wherever he goes, whatever the situation. You have no idea how improbable it was to get a school like UMass to the final 4.

Huh?

Do you realize the talent Calipari recruited at UMass? Marcus Camby was the #2 overall player selected in the NBA draft. Lou Roe was also drafted from that 1996 team, and Edgar Padilla is one of the best point guards to ever have played in the A10.

I think that UMass team is the same kind of team Calipari has now. NBA talent but they fold down the stretch.

Same at Memphis.

Same at Kentucky.

[redrum]

lol

[Art Vandeleigh]

Huh?

Do you realize the talent Calipari recruited at UMass? Marcus Camby was the #2 overall player selected in the NBA draft. Lou Roe was also drafted from that 1996 team, and Edgar Padilla is one of the best point guards to ever have played in the A10.

I think that UMass team is the same kind of team Calipari has now. NBA talent but they fold down the stretch.

Same at Memphis.

Same at Kentucky.

Ah Martin. You did not attend UMass like I did. We had years when we were 2-24 the worst of all NCAA div 1 teams. Never thought I'd see the day where they would be invited to the NCAA tourny, never mind make it to the Final 4. Calipari did the impossible, getting guys like Camby and Roe to come to Amherst, Ma. and get their talented butts to play there. HE is a college coaching god, a true miracle maker. Do not use his name in vain.