Once great program imploding

Realistic

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All the following comments are conjecture, I have no proof because I'm
not an insider but from all appearances what I'm going to say makes the
most sense.



The Kentucky WIldcats, one of basketeball's most famous programs,
appears to be coming apart at the seams. Huge losses to Kansas
and Indiana and a home loss to Vanderbilt have Kentucky fans wondering
what is going on. The team shows no heart or hustle, they are
unwilling to pass each other the ball, they are openly barking at one
another on the floor. I think the explanation is simple, your are
seeing a team with a host of internal conflicts. They could be
personal conflicts only but I suspect there is a racial angle.
Two of the starters are white and many people argue that there are
better black athletes sititng on the bench. I would guess if the
truth was known there are factions on the team that think their buddies
should be playing ahead of the white boys.



In most cases this type of collapse would come back to rest on the
shoulders of the head coach but with the release of the Glory Road, the
story of Texas Western defeating KY in the 66 finals and the
politically correct mythology that is accompanying it there is NO way
the KY athletic director will do anything regarding Tubby Smith.
Despite what KY fans call "team turmoil" a few years ago in which there
were some outlaws that finally had to be run off Tubby continues to get
a free pass on the type of players he brings in.



I may be wrong, this is conjecture on my part, but I think what you're
seeing with the collapse of KY as a national power is racial in
nature. Ky hasn't been able to recruit a top ranked white player
for some time and some of the really good ones when Tubby got
there transferred out. KY fans have tried to be politcally
correct for so long that they can't see what's happening in front of
their own eyes. KY took so much heat in the media over Rupp and
his supposed racist attitude that they've bent over backwards to not be
racist. In doing so they've now got a team that can't get along,
won't work hard and play team ball, and they have little hope of
recruiting any top white recruits. Why go into a mess like that
if you're a talent on the level of someone like Reddick ?
The white guys Tubby does get are KY boys he signs to keep the peace
with the locals.



Keep an eye on this team as conference and NCAA play starts. I
will really be surprised if they can salvage much of a season.
 

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For several years, Smith refused to play whites, stating that he would never play even one white to satisfy the alumni. So, I think the 2 whites who are now on the floor are better than their black teammates, or else they wouldn't get a look from Tub. I agree that his ability to recruit good players, black and white has taken a hit over the last several years. Remember, the year they won the title, 1998, was the first year he coached the team.
 

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Patrick sparks is one of the best shooting guards in the country, so Tubby has no choice but to start him. Someone needs to put the ball in the basket and keep it close for Tubby. I have some good friends here in Ohio who root for Kentucky religiously, totally oblivious and/or don't care about having any white players playing for kentucky or who they might be playing against. I can't do that anymore, like I said in other posts," the innocence is gone". I can rarely watch a sporting event without considering race in the equation, the caste system has robbed us all of our innocence. I used to be a regional sports fan, I would just root for any team that originated out of Texas, now I am rooting for the duke and gonzaga's of the world for obvious reasons.
 

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Realistic said:
 
Two of the starters are white and many people argue that there are
better black athletes sititng on the bench.

I haven't watched UK this year. Which white player is starting besides Sparks? The Polish guy? I would be surprised if he's starting. He's basically been a "scrub" up to this point.

Realistic said:
I would guess if the
truth was known there are factions on the team that think their buddies
should be playing ahead of the white boys.

That wouldn't surprise me at all.
 

Deacon

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There's nothing funniner than Ashley Judd looking like a fool watching her beloved wildcats lose another game.
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I would think that top black players would want to play with white players. Whites pass the ball - a skill blacks have never learned. Half the conflicts teammates have in basketball have to do with ball-hogging. Just look at Kobe and Shaq.
 

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Kaptain Poop said:
I would think that top black players would want to play with white players. Whites pass the ball - a skill blacks have never learned. Half the conflicts teammates have in basketball have to do with ball-hogging. Just look at Kobe and Shaq.

You're thinking rationally, most blacks don't. Why would blacks kick all the white people out of a country when they are the ones that feed them? If they can't show any commonsense when it comes to survival don't expect it to happen on the basketball court.
 
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