I wish the kid well but don’t really care about his situation. Here’s my current stance on all things Kentucky Basketball right now…
Get back to consistently making Final Fours and everything else will take care of itself. You knock on that door enough eventually you’ll knock it down and hang another banner. I’m in total wait and see mode with the entire program. Apathy has really set in with me for the first time since Tubby’s last few years.
I don’t want to hear about practice facilities, assistant coaching hires, the new strength coach, a new dormitory, Oscar shooting more outside shots, or frankly, anything else right now related to the basketball program . It’s all ancillary ******** until this program is back where it needs to be on a consistent basis.
Sure, I’ll watch every game next season but I’m not getting emotionally attached relative to how I used to be until we see the results . Cal starts getting this program back to playing in that final weekend and all of this other ancillary crap we’ve been bickering about goes away and works itself out. Recruiting, facilities, etc, etc. Final Four is the bar. Always has been at Kentucky. Maybe not every year but the program better achieve that at least once every 4 years to stay on top.
Tubby went 9 years without a Final Four appearance. Cal is currently at 7 going into what could be year 8. This up coming season will be fascinating from that perspective and deep down he knows it.