John Wall to Kentucky

[zack54attack]

http://slamonline.com/online/college-hs/college/2009/05/breaking-news-john-wall-to-kentucky/

Sources tell SLAM that John Wall, the nation’s top high school point guard, committed to the University of Kentucky tonight. Wall picked Kentucky over Duke, Miami and Florida, among other schools. The 6-4 senior from Word of God in Raleigh, N.C., is viewed as the missing piece for new Wildcats coach John Calipari.

With forward Patrick Patterson recently deciding to return to school (and high-scoring guard Jodie Meeks rumored to also be considering pulling out of the NBA Draft) and recruits like Alabama big man DeMarcus Cousins, as well as a talented core group of returnees, Kentucky is likely to be one of the favorites to win a national championship in 2010. While Alabama point guard Eric Bledsoe signed up to play in Lexington recently, in Calipari’s dribble-drive motion offense, multiple ballhandlers can play together in the up-tempo style. In addition, the recent SLAM co-cover boy is viewed as a one-and-done prospect.

Aside from Patterson, Meeks, Cousins and Bledsoe, other future teammates who will benefit from Wall’s playmaking ability include sharpshooting juco recruit Darnell Dodson, incoming freshman big man Daniel Orton and athletic sophomore wings DeAndre Liggins and Darius Miller. Long story short, don’t be surprised if you catch a case of deja vu when you watch Big Blue play next season–Wall will remind you a lot of Derrick Rose and with him on the team, Calipari could have another team back in the chip.

 

[LC AAU]

This should be interesting as they have Patterson coming back too.

 

[ralaw]

Wow, there's going to be a lot of talent on UK. I can't wait to see it mesh, because Calipari's offense is suited for accommodating a lot of talent. Its good to see UK coming back to prominence. Somewhere JTW and Herm are giggling like a little girls.

 

[FirstTimer]

Wall, Meeks, Patterson. Damn Solid team right there.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Dude...it ain't just Wall, Meeks (potentially), and Patterson, its also the #2 player in the country (Demarcus Cousins), the #3 PG in the country (Eric Bledsoe), the #4 C in the country (Daniel Orton), the #1 ugliest motherfucker in the country (Jon Hood), and a baller JUCO kid in Darnell Dodson (went with Coach Cal to Kentucky after committed to Memphis, from Miami-Dade CC...he's the goods.

Just give Kentucky the title now.

 

[dell71]

Most anti-climactic announcement ever. UK will probably have a great season, but no we can't "give them" the title now.

 

[Mogriffjr]

fuck Wall.

Tucky...I'm glad UK jizzed on Calipari to get him to come to UK...bah

Duke is screwed...i figured it was highly unlikely for them to get Wall because of Hendo leaving but it was all said he would stay close to home...meh.

 

[Hasselbeck]

Most anti-climactic announcement ever. UK will probably have a great season, but no we can't "give them" the title now.

Agreed.. Kansas will also be very good next season.

All this talent is great.. but there's a lot of youth as well, they aren't loaded like Carolina was with talent and experience.

UK will likely be a Final 4 squad though.. but I wouldn't anoint them as the champs just yet.

 

[Hasselbeck]

fuck Wall.

Tucky...I'm glad UK jizzed on Calipari to get him to come to UK...bah

Duke is screwed...i figured it was highly unlikely for them to get Wall because of Hendo leaving but it was all said he would stay close to home...meh.

Duke had no chance with or without Wall

 

[Woy]

Duke had no chance with or without Wall

Especially with Gerald Henderson signing with an agent today.

 

[Leftwich]

I think they're going to go undefeated in SEC games but i don't know about the tournament.

 

[zack54attack]

You cant say give them the Title now. Everyone said UNC would go undefeated and easily win the title, but they lost 4 games. No doubt they will be a favorite.

Heres my pre-season top 3 (All 3 of these teams are real close)
1. Kansas
2. UNC
3. Kentucky

 

[Blick]

Yeah, Kansas is stacked as well after landing Xavier Henry. Kansas vs. Kentucky in the national championship game looks like a possibility, but Kentucky is in no way a lock to win that.

 

[Herm]

Wow, there's going to be a lot of talent on UK. I can't wait to see it mesh, because Calipari's offense is suited for accommodating a lot of talent. Its good to see UK coming back to prominence. Somewhere JTW and Herm are giggling like a little girls.

I heard this while at work today, i was driving to a job and rolled down the windows and gave everyone around me the Bubb Rubb for about a minute.


WOOOOOO WOOOOOoo

 

[SuperNova854]

Kentucky for the ship. Nuff said /thread

 

[Herm]

I would like to add for all the bad rep many Kentucky fans get there hasnt been one of us in this thread to say they will win the National Championship next year, that has been everyone else.

 

[dell71]

hehe!

lmao!!!

 

[Esjay]

I would like to add for all the bad rep many Kentucky fans get there hasnt been one of us in this thread to say they will win the National Championship next year, that has been everyone else.

Even as an IU fan I never minded Kentucky fans. You guys aren't nearly as bad as Duke lovers.

UK is going to be legit next season. Calipari can recruit, that's for sure.

 

[Herm]

Even as an IU fan I never minded Kentucky fans. You guys aren't nearly as bad as Duke lovers.

UK is going to be legit next season. Calipari can recruit, that's for sure.

Thats all i ever hear on the internet and in the media is how crazy Kentucky fans are and how we expect too much but our glory days are over, blah blah blah. Every fan base has their crazies and unrealistic expectation guys but Kentucky just happens to have a National fanbase so it seems exaggerated IMO.

I dont expect a National Championship but i do know that there will be more talent on the 09 team than UK has had since the 96 championship team. I think this seasons team will have better players than the 98 Championship team.



How quickly things change from all of you so down on UK in March...

. Kentucky should of been grateful that they were still in the headlines as a NIT team.

LMAO

No wonder why that program has fallen into the depths of mediocrity.


It's no wonder that next year's recruits are parting like the red sea.

(on potential coaching candidates)...Don't deserve any of these guys IMO

Considering virtually every recruit wants no part of Kentucky, the new coach should have no problem using the handfuls of scholarships he will have in the upcoming seasons, and that's after the mass exodus that will happen in Kentucky with some of the players already on the roster that will likely leave.

Only a short matter of time now until both UNC and Kansas pass Kentucky in all time wins. It will probably happen next season.

Kentucky fans expect way too much.

They also have their priorities out of order. Why does it matter if a coach does all of that extracurricular stuff when they aren't even serious title contenders? Purdue has a better program than Kentucky at the moment and thats pretty embarrassing. I wish nothing but the worst for their fanbase they need to be humbled.

There's a plethora of programs that are better that Kentucky right now. How much longer are they going to keep living in the past before they realize they aren't some special exception to everything else? It's 2009.

 

[Herm]

I try to think about how I overreacted to Kentucky in march, but then I give catspause.com a read.
There's a reason i dont go on catspause, it seems to be the more fanatical of the Cat sites. I read Kentucky Sports Report on Scout.com

The best are the idiots trying to argue how Calipari will actually continue to keep Kentucky at the top of college basketball programs, like they somehow haven't suffered some sort of drop off in the last few years they haven't even made the tournament.
They got lucky and hired one of the better college coaches out there, probably the only one that could have saved face for Kentucky at the moment. I don't think anyone's going to argue the kind of quality coach Cal is, but Kentucky as a basketball program over the last 10 years on the other hand....


One time in the last 15 years Kentucky hasnt made the tournament and that was this past year. 2 years of the past 10 they have had the number 1 recruiting class in the country, 2 times in the past 10 years they have been the number one OVERALL seed in the NCAA tournament. 5 of the past 10 years they have had the SEC Coach of the year. 2 of the last 10 years they have had the SEC player of the year. So yeah i'd like to argue the past 10 years of Kentucky basketball. Your turn to state your case.