It will be interesting to see how it shakes out. Proof will be in the pudding. My guess is the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I highly doubt that it is as bad as Jones said.
JMHO...I think Cal tried going the way of the old guard and it just doesn't work with his style of play which requires a dynamic PG and guys who can play off dribble. We just have not had a roster of those guys in years. I think transfers aren't coming here because they know they won't start and can get money elsewhere. Dickinson....to me that whole thing seemed unlikely from Day #1.
If anything I think it may be worse than Jones is letting on. Why? Because there has to have been some sort of catalyst to create the divide between Calipari and the boosters. Maybe it was the whole Sharpe fiasco or the Wheeler situation, who knows? But, something has happened and listening to that podcast I got the definite feeling that Jones knows what caused the rift but, refuses to call out anyone by name.
It's pretty obvious there is a problem with NIL at UK on the bball side. No organized collective and only a handful of big money boosters/donors compared to football. The money for basketball recruits seems very limited compared to other programs. And that has NEVER been a problem for UK before. So, obviously something has changed.