Is Kentucky Basketball the only major powerhouse without an NBA Legend?
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MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14
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Think about it every other major college basketball program has produced legends in the NBA. But what Kentucky players were true superstars who won a title or broke records in the league?
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Rajon and Tayshaun come to mind but they aren't true superstars
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Pat Riley, but that's more on the coaching side.
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Pat Riley, but that's more on the coaching side.
Yeah i am talking actual players on the court. -
outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
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Elzo69Renaissance wrote: »outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
That's still one player. And on top of that Kyrie is growing into something big on his own. Maybe not superstar but his NBA finals performance was better than any Kentucky player in the NBA finals. -
Anthony Davis will probably be the first
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Anthony Davis will probably be the first
Star yes but as far as if he will be a superstar that is still yet to be seen. -
MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Elzo69Renaissance wrote: »outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
That's still one player. And on top of that Kyrie is growing into something big on his own. Maybe not superstar but his NBA finals performance was better than any Kentucky player in the NBA finals.
Kyrie win-loss record pre-LBJ and when LBJ don't play is atrocious -
"Baksetball"
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I hate UK somehow became the "cool school" for these youngstas the last several years under Cal.
I've always disliked UK.
Without Cal there's no real NBA pedigree for UK. There will most likely be in the future with players like Anthony Davis, Towns, Wall etc but before that they had Mashburn, Walker, Chapman and Tony Delk.
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I hate UK somehow became the "cool school" for these youngstas the last several years under Cal.
I've always disliked UK.
Without Cal there's no real NBA pedigree for UK. There will most likely be in the future with players like Anthony Davis and some of the others but before that they had Mashburn and Tony Delk.
The one thing i give Cal credit for is he does not get bitter when players leave his team for the NBA. Them ole ass bobby knight mindset ass coaching ? got so ? and quickly found their teams go to ? or get fired.
The issue with cats who go to Kentucky in this current era is they tend to want the fast track to the money/fame instead of figuring out who to be a better basketball player. They do their year get their ass beat by a veteran team and then go to the NBA immature and needing 3 years or so to potentially mature if they are even in the league that long.
The players that are becoming the superstars are not flocking to Kentucky. They are going to other schools to either learn skills or a year or 2 or going to a school where they are the #1 guy and learning to deal with that pressure. Many NBA teams have a coach K era Kentucky player but they are most likely a role player or coming off the bench. -
Shizlansky wrote: »MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Elzo69Renaissance wrote: »outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
That's still one player. And on top of that Kyrie is growing into something big on his own. Maybe not superstar but his NBA finals performance was better than any Kentucky player in the NBA finals.
Kyrie win-loss record pre-LBJ and when LBJ don't play is atrocious
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No love for Walter McCarty?
(Snoop Dogg voice) Muthafuckin Legend
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Real talk it was supppse to be Sam Bowie.
One of my faves from that school was Rex Chapman. That pilgram could play when he was focused. -
Shizlansky wrote: »MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Elzo69Renaissance wrote: »outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
That's still one player. And on top of that Kyrie is growing into something big on his own. Maybe not superstar but his NBA finals performance was better than any Kentucky player in the NBA finals.
Kyrie win-loss record pre-LBJ and when LBJ don't play is atrocious
Why is this relevant?
Superstar win games -
Shizlansky wrote: »Shizlansky wrote: »MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Elzo69Renaissance wrote: »outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
That's still one player. And on top of that Kyrie is growing into something big on his own. Maybe not superstar but his NBA finals performance was better than any Kentucky player in the NBA finals.
Kyrie win-loss record pre-LBJ and when LBJ don't play is atrocious
Why is this relevant?
Superstar good teams win games
I agree
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not a superstar if he was those post jordan era celtics teams would have won a title. Good but not a star. -
MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »
not a superstar if he was those post jordan era celtics teams would have won a title. Good but not a star.
That post wasn't serious -
Davis aside, Jamal Murray may be the first.
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Shizlansky wrote: »Shizlansky wrote: »MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Elzo69Renaissance wrote: »outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
That's still one player. And on top of that Kyrie is growing into something big on his own. Maybe not superstar but his NBA finals performance was better than any Kentucky player in the NBA finals.
Kyrie win-loss record pre-LBJ and when LBJ don't play is atrocious
Why is this relevant?
Superstar good teams win games
I agree
Without LBJ the cavs are not a playoff team.
Which brings me back to my point. Superstars wins games. -
LOL even my Seminoles have a better all-time NBA player than Kentucky.
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As said on the Cowherd show, Duke doesn't either. Hill would have been if not for injuries.
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MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »
not a superstar if he was those post jordan era celtics teams would have won a title. Good but not a star.
That post wasn't serious
In a forum of both trollers and emotional delusional die hard fans it is hard to distinguish sarcasm from serious comments lol. -
Shizlansky wrote: »MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 wrote: »Elzo69Renaissance wrote: »outside of Grant Hill, you can throw Duke in there too
That's still one player. And on top of that Kyrie is growing into something big on his own. Maybe not superstar but his NBA finals performance was better than any Kentucky player in the NBA finals.
Kyrie win-loss record pre-LBJ and when LBJ don't play is atrocious
I remember a cat on FB arguing me down about this.
Kyrie would be just another run of the mill guy putting up good numbers on a bad team if LeBron had not come back to town.
Nice little player and a damn good second option but he ain't carrying no team on his back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0w1kylcPFo
