Correct. He affected so much of what offenses did. He completely screwed up the Ole Miss offense with his 12 blocks. As soon as he went out of the game, their guards would penetrate and either score or dish for a basket. He comes back in and that's over.
That is really going to hurt...
I'm sure the percentages would prove me wrong but it always seemed that he was a better 3 point shooter with someone in his face than without. Great shooter.
Read an article where before today TCU was the only school in the preseason top 25 in 2011 with no players with criminal records on their roster. This one's gotta sting.
Of course now that I think about it since those players are kicked off that still holds true.
There's a good thread on the Vandy rivals basketball board (not sure if allowed to link) called MIKE RAPP - QUESTION. Kentucky fans should read it........ but many still won't get it.
Took a bit of a break from message boards. I still come around and read every now and then but don't post much these days. I'm sure I won't be able to hold out much longer though.
Here's a recent article about the talent level on this year's team:
Dominant Kentucky Showing the Potential to be John Calipari's Most Disappointing NCAA Tournament Team Yet - SportsPickle News
I'm not directing this at you Hardwood Fanatic, it's more for Judge Smails and the rest of the Rupps Rafters crowd.
I have never seen a fanbase refuse to accept a loss like a large portion of the Kentucky fan base. There's so much deflection it's mind boggling.
First, there's the refs...
It's really pretty simple in my opinion.
Pearl was great for Tennessee. Tennessee was great to Pearl. He took a program that hadn't seen much success in awhile and won a lot of games and won some really big games. He got a fan base excited to watch basketball again and pumped some serious...
They're throwing people in jail for making players sit in the pooper for 20 minutes now? Damn, tough laws in Kentucky.
How about this article:
And he still gives much of the credit to Gillispie. I still talk to him, he said of Gillispie. Every coach is different he helped make me to...
SOME of what's being written has legs.
Personally, I'm going into tournament mode and am just going to enjoy basketball for awhile and not worry about the other garbage. See you in N Carolina, Go Vols.
Points for creativity but unnecessary.
I'm not saying any number of scenarios might end up happening. However, the school's position has remained the same throughout. Whether or not that changes in the future remains to be seen.
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