Chuck Klosterman on UK basketball. He suggests that if Kentucky wins, the recipe for college basketball will change. Everyone will recruit the top one-and-dones and duke it out. I disagree because...
1) Kansas is going to win it all (disclaimer - Kansas fan)
2) As the article mentions, just assembling a buff team of NBA hopefuls doesn't mean you'll win it all
3) A lot of talent takes time to develop; a few freshman get selected as top picks, but there are other good basketball players who are upperclassmen, and this development can outweigh raw talent
This is an interesting phenomenon that Calipari is working with, as I've read before that his recruits don't fare significantly better than players from other colleges. Anthony Davis would be the number one pick no matter where he went, it's not like Calipari (necessarily) somehow developed him to be awesome.
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