Quote Originally Posted by mhall View Post
I wanna be clear about one thing. I'm not a UK fan but don't hate them.

I do however HATE CALIPARI with the burning passion of ten thousand suns, i always have and I always will. I also won't waiver from that ever or appologize for it. Sorry it's in my DNA.....And I hated his filthy guts waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before he ever got the UK job to, so I'm at least consistant...
I guess I'm surprised at the folks who hate his way of playing by the rules(innocent until proven guilty) set forth by the NBA and NCAA. If people hate him I have no problem with that. I didn't care for him either before he came here but as I hear and see what he brings to the table I can't help but like him now. He isn't my favorite person but he gets a pass from me as a person.

I was really speaking of how he does business. One and done players are legal and if he can get them and they play within the rules then more power to him. I'm understanding of folks who want four years of the same players and all that but thats the old way. The new way is the way of Calipari. Let him win another championship or two or run final four teams each year and I'm betting other top schools like UL and IU will be looking for a few of those players as well. Its just a guess on my part but I have seen it in business every time and College sports is a business.

Take the situation we are in now in this country. We had manufacturing of so many products here in the USA until they figured out it was cheaper to send that stuff over seas/mexico to continue to stay in business or to make more money. Noone likes it but thats the rules set forth by our wonderful Gubment. Companies fought it but many caved in to stay competative and I see this situation as similiar. The present rules allow Calipari to get recruits with promises and the proven record of getting them first round NBA status and or a title. So these kids wanna win and get that mega money contract so they will come. Other schools will either play the system like this or suffer or the NBA and NCAA will have to change the rules.

Personally, I would like to see the kids stay at least two years. I also maintain that UL and IU would have loved players like Davis, Teague, Knight, Wall and others on their team and if after one year they were as dominant as they were here well....NBA bound!