alt.sports.college.sec.kentucky

On Oct 22, 1:09 pm, King Ghidora wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:18:26 -0000, p.clar...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> :I think Tayshaun Prince should get on the list, or at least some kind
> :of mention. Everybody is seeing what Prince is capable of in his
> :current NBA career. He was an underachiever at UK that showed flashed
> :of Jordan-like brilliance.
>
> I think Prince should have been on the list if he hadn't
> been restricted by such a bad coach. For any other UK coach
> he would have been the star he is now. But not for that
> other coach. Read the comments about Azubuike. Sorta has a
> familar ring to it doesn't it. Smith is such a pathetic
> coach he ruined the careers of a lot of talented players.
> Prince got his chance to shine under good coaching. But not
> at UK. I think we should look at what players did at UK to
> determine if they should be on that list. And Prince didn't
> do that well in college and I blame it ALL on the coach. No
> doubt Prince could have made that list and if we looked at
> the most talented players to have every played at UK he
> might well be on that list but I thought the list was about
> the best players that played at UK. I think Chapman would
> have to be considered if we looked at the sheer talent. And
> Antoine not being there is still a huye mystery to me
> because he was a key player in a title year. Go figure.
> It's SI. We can't expect much from them.

yeah. Chapman was top-flight. He definitely deserves a mention.

Prince showed flashes of sheer brilliance and domination that a good
coach could and should have developed into his everyday style. Why
didn't tubby push harder to develop him? I think the physical "bad
boy" image of the Pistons will help him learn to take control of games
the way he could have done in college if "its my way or the highway"
style of flubby wouldn't have held him back.

it's true that you can't expect much from SI regarding coverage of UK
basketball. usually every mention of a positive attribute of the team
is mixed with a reminder of the sanctions and cheating that happened
20 years ago (started by your hero Joe B by the way). I said screw
'em and canceled my subscription years ago. It's curious that they've
come forward with this issue. Its great to see the depth and success
of the Kentucky program be acknowledged to readers across the country.