That is true or so it appears. The linked article is from Rolling Stone Magazine. It's worth reading.
This is entertaining, an article from a music magazine that also thought it was a good idea to glorify a terrorist with a cover photo. This holds about as much credibility as if you asked Joe Lunardi what effect Kanye and Kim's marriage has on the music world.
Credible or not, it is still an article written outside the city limits of Lexington, and while I'm not in 100% agreement with what was written, it WAS written with some objectivity as the author of the article explained his point of view. Some of it I agree with, and some of it I do not. Regardless, it does point out that there are a lot of people out there who have little respect for Kentucky with what they're doing right now today and how they're doing it.
I can completely understand people outside of Lexington not liking what Kentucky is doing. I'm sure there were more than a few people pretty mad when UCLA was rolling over everyone in the 60s and 70s or when Duke was doing the same thing in the early 00s. From his article, I gather two main points: 1) Kentucky isn't fun to watch because they're too good, and 2) Kentucky is killing college basketball by being honest.
Oh no, I'm sorry that came out like that. I am in no way implying that kind of domination. I'm just saying that success breeds contempt. Kentucky's run this year has brought one-and-done even more into the spotlight, if that's possible. If the OADs were spread more evenly, this wouldn't be nearly as big a deal.
Originally posted by earsky:
Atwood,you are giving a pretty good argument,except for the comparison with UCLA.You guys have not dominated like that.Not sure what this has to do with the topic, but you mean UCLA and Duke didn't have an NIT trip mixed in there somewhere?
"Elite program", my a$$...
Thank you Zipp, for taking a a good discussion about the future of college basketball and turning it into mud slinging. That being said, in the 1965-1966 season, UCLA finished 18-8 and didn't get to play in the NCAA tournament at all. They won titles the year before and the year after. Also, Duke, in the 1994-1995 season, just a year after playing in the National Championship and three years removed from back to back titles finished the season with a 13-18 record and missed both the NCAAs and the NIT. So yeah, to answer your question, those teams had hiccups worse than a trip to the NIT, even though they were completely dominant programs.Originally posted by zipp:
Originally posted by earsky:
Atwood,you are giving a pretty good argument,except for the comparison with UCLA.You guys have not dominated like that.Not sure what this has to do with the topic, but you mean UCLA and Duke didn't have an NIT trip mixed in there somewhere?
"Elite program", my a$$...
Of course they won't let that happen, everyone needs a trophy. Please don't take my entire argument and dismiss it because I compare the feelings of the rest of the college basketball world to that of what I expect were the feelings when UCLA was dominating. I am in no way implying that this UK program is as successful as UCLA in the 60s and 70s.
ALL those kids going to UK weren't going there before Calipari and his network of flesh peddlers. Sure 1 here and there would just like 1 here and there do now for programs like UofL. I enjoy the fact you ignore the 5 star talents that have went to UofL and played for Pitino. That's perfect. Also, you are a damn fool if you think Calipari is recruiting above board and getting all those kids on the up and up without paying for them. He is buying those players and eventually it'll come crashing down and when it does, it won't be Calipari that suffers the consequences. He'll just leave before the fire storm like he has twice before. It will be the UK program, and the UK fans which will suffer. Fans like you, and frankly, you deserve it.
Sure, the SEC is weaker this year than it has been in the past, but does it matter? Kentucky has played and beaten more Top 50 teams than anyone else in the nation, including Duke and Virginia playing in the colossus that is the mighty ACC. Would Kentucky have lost a few games if they played in a "real" basketball conference? Maybe, we'll never know. All any team can do is keep playing the games on its schedule and keep trying to win.
Let me show you what you just did there ULCard17.Originally posted by ULCard17:
4 minutes to respond. Hum. Why exactly are you, well I guess I will emoticon it.
