Re: Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Fans

Posted by John H. Rifkin on 12/10/05

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On 10/29/05, Dale wrote:
> Personally, the Kentucky Wildcats have been my favorite
> basketball team since I started listening to them play at
> the age of ten years old!!
> Question: How many of the Fabulous Five Wildcat players
> could you list? I'll promise to list all five by Wednesday!

I also have been a Wildcat fan, and have seen many, many
games. Being from Kentucky I have a sick feeling inside
about Tubby's ability to direct a basketball program as
successful as Ky. Other coaches train their players to play
their position in a few weeks. Tubby has had two seven
footers for three years now, and he says they aren't ready
yet. Frankly there is two ways to look at this. He either
can't teach basketball to a youngster, or he cannot recruit.
He has continually made statements that his team is not
ready. Whose responsibility is that anyway. Tubby almost
refuses to play freshmen. Look at Carter's progress. Isn't
Smith expected to teach basketball. When I see other
freshmen in the country playing major minutes, but we can't
trust a freshmen. Maybe I was blind and deft when North
Carolina played as many as four freshmen at the same time.
Could you expect a top freshman to come to Kentucky, and be
treated like Crawford, Bradley, and Carter from the coach and
ride the bench while players with lesser talent and ability
get the playing time (ie Moss, Stockton, Sparks). Sparks is
the weakest defensive player to play so much at Ky.

I realize that Morris and Rondo started last season, but
quickly, how many freshmen can you name that has started for
Tubby at Ky.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Fans, 10/29/05, by Dale.
• Re: Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Fans, 12/10/05, by John H. Rifkin.
• Re: Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Fans, 1/14/06, by Jim Nalley.
• Re: Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Fans, 4/28/06, by James Little.