http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/18086 Recent articles about Ramel Bradley en-us last night i found myself wondering what would have happened if the stars at kentucky would have stayed. could you imagine? the dominance would be overwhelming. now, please, don't get me wrong, i love having rondo as a celtic, and i'm bummed that morris isn't getting any playing time in ny. rondo's well on his way to a long and amazing nba career. he's on track to become one of the best point guards in the league. and he's 22! so much promise so young, it's amazing, and kind of weird to think that a lot of uk fans have been watching him for years now. but as a wildcats fan, think of it this way. if rondo and morris had stayed at least 3 years, they would have been legends at uk. they would have been in a great spot to win the big dance. they would have become a squad like the one florida had (horford, noah, green and brewer) with rondo, bradley, morris and crawford (ha, yeah right, i mean patterson, obviously. crawford "lets the ball die in his hands." thanks, cbs). but how would that have affected the UK landscape. would tubby still be there, now? would his recruiting situation be better if he'd had a jaw dropping team in his pocket, at least in the eye of the uk basketball masses? there's no denying that the guys who went to the nba had a massive amount of talent, but instead of being remembered fondly when they return to their alma mater as they are now, they would have been legends, if they'd kept performing. there are a ton of factors that go into this, obviously, and i'm thinking idealistically, but what's the worst that would happen? how could college talent derail an nba career? it could potentially shorten it, but it could also add to their value. the younger guys have the argument that it extends their nba careers, and it possibly was the best decision for them at the time, i don't rule that out, but think about it - you only have 4 years to become a college legend. you have the rest of your career to become an nba one. if you think about it, how many stand out nba players can you think about who went through all 4 years of college and were included in the last few drafts? is the nba skewing to 19 years old? somewhere, dikembe mutumbo is shaking his finger. i'm still proud of what the cats did this year after being so shaken up with changes. they clawed (pardon the wordplay) their way back into contention after some painful losses. but i find myself missing the feeling that i get when i have the championship on my bracket, with uk's name on it. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:51:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/213237 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/213237 Kentucky's roller coaster season comes to a close Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:24:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/212958 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/212958 Big Senior Day wins increases odds for at-large bid for the Wildcats... Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:07:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/188096 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/188096 Kentucky gets a much needed road victory behind Joe Crawford's hot hand. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:33:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/182426 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/182426 Inspirational effort falls short and number one Vols. Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:29:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/178133 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/178133 Kentucky records their sixth straight win at Rupp Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:50:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/162731 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/162731 Kentucky hounds Georgia in crucial SEC matchup Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:05:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/153435 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/153435 Kentucky rebounds against a struggling LSU team Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:13:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/147366 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/147366 Kentucky's Ramel Bradley looks really scary... Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:47:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/137822 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/137822 Bradley's double-double leads Wildcats over Gamecocks Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:45:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/99886 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/99886 Cats send Top-5 Vols out of Rupp with loss Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:38:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/81311 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/81311 YES, CATS, YES. uk pulled it out over tennessee tonight in every way i'd hoped, even late threes couldn't sink them. i'm so proud, really. also, ramel bradley, you RULE THE SCHOOL. you were exhausted during the florida game, i couldn't have asked for more out of you, but you seriously delivered tonight. i was concerned about patterson too but they did it!!!!! i am proud of my cats. so proud. -bot. ps - if you are in a bar with rock and roll and you're watching the game and squeaking at the tv instead, you will get weird looks. guaranteed. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:32:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/80886 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/80886 Kentucky finally plays "Billy Ball" to knock-off unbeaten Vanderbilt Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:10:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/70218 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/70218