I hate that he's landed three top-30 recruits for next year in the past three weeks (with probably more to come...), as well as the number one overall player for 2011.
He's what I hate most about college basketball. No kid goes there for a degree, the tradition, or even to win a National Championship. They go to Kentucky because it's the best school to get their draft stock up, because after a year they're going pro.
I get the whole one and done thing, but I don't like how a coach can use it as a recruiting angle. I know he's not doing anything wrong...but it just feels...bleah. Just bleah.
~Mikey D
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Oh you know how much I hate Kenfuckme. I am ok with him getting one and done talent - until it helps him win a national championship. Izzo and MSU has never been about the "Top 10" recruits - it is about finding the right players who are committed to improving. I like the one year requirement because it lets us know about guys like John Wall, Greg Oden, etc. Plus, there are some guys that find they weren't ready to go right into the NBA after all (like Greg Monroe). But I would be ok with them adjusting it. One rule I heard proposed is that you can go straight into the NBA from high school. But if you go to college, it is for at least 2 years.
Hmmm interesting...don't you think that would deter more of the "borderline" kids from going? They might take their chances with the NBA because two years in college would seem too long.
But I'm with you. I like the one year rule for the fact that I get to learn players' names and see them play before they make their living in the NBA.
But other than that, I'm not sure I see much point in the one year rule. Perhaps it saves a couple kids from making a mistake and going pro (and we're talking about very few), but it's not like these one-and-done players are sticking around because they've fallen in love with the college atmosphere and want a degree. They come into college with one mission: NBA. Why stop them?
Perhaps I'd just like to see John Callipari coach a team that doesn't consist of five first round picks.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=5125695
Marquis Teague, the nation's No. 4 junior, became the latest wunderkind turned Wildcat when he announced his commitment on Thursday.
"I just think highly of coach Calipari [and] the things he's done for guards in the past few years," Teague said. "I'm hoping he can do those things for me."
Yep, I know. I pounded my fist on my desk at work when I found out.
I was hoping he'd choose Louisville, just so he wouldn't say Kentucky.
And we all know what Teague means by "things he's done". So that's the #1 and #4 player for next year.
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