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<blockquote data-quote="Cubs79" data-source="post: 129252435" data-attributes="member: 1348953">I have heard of World Wide Wes.&nbsp; Are you aware he is also friends with Coach K, among others?&nbsp; Are you aware he has had a long relationship with Chris Paul, who never played for Calipari. That one of his best friends was an assistant at Oregon for a few years, yet, didn't see a whole lot of top tier talent heading there.&nbsp; Weird how everyone only associates him with Calipari, and not the other numerous coaches or players who never played for Cal.&nbsp; And, this idea that Wes is the only guy pushing kids to go to a certain school is naive.&nbsp; Those guys are all over the NCAA landscape, and as long they aren't paying players or things of that nature, it is perfectly legal. The fact of the matter, is that UK has what are probably the best facilities in the nation, is located in a great college town, has tradition that rivals any school in the nation, currently has a coach who wins at the college level, has probably the largest basketball fan base in the country, and plays a system that highlights guys skill for the next level.&nbsp; Is it really hard to believe why kids want to go there?&nbsp; Where do you think kids want to go?&nbsp; It isn't a coincidence that basketball crazy schools like UK, Duke, UNC, Kansas, etc etc have kids who to go play there.&nbsp; But also, it's not like he gets everyone he wants.&nbsp; Wiggins didn't go to Kentucky, nor did Parker, nor did Okafor, etc etc etc.&nbsp; If you look at last years recruiting class, Duke, Kansas, and UNC had just as many top tier recruits as Kentucky. This post was edited on 3/23 10:50 PM by Cubs79</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cubs79, post: 129252435, member: 1348953"] I have heard of World Wide Wes. Are you aware he is also friends with Coach K, among others? Are you aware he has had a long relationship with Chris Paul, who never played for Calipari. That one of his best friends was an assistant at Oregon for a few years, yet, didn't see a whole lot of top tier talent heading there. Weird how everyone only associates him with Calipari, and not the other numerous coaches or players who never played for Cal. And, this idea that Wes is the only guy pushing kids to go to a certain school is naive. Those guys are all over the NCAA landscape, and as long they aren't paying players or things of that nature, it is perfectly legal. The fact of the matter, is that UK has what are probably the best facilities in the nation, is located in a great college town, has tradition that rivals any school in the nation, currently has a coach who wins at the college level, has probably the largest basketball fan base in the country, and plays a system that highlights guys skill for the next level. Is it really hard to believe why kids want to go there? Where do you think kids want to go? It isn't a coincidence that basketball crazy schools like UK, Duke, UNC, Kansas, etc etc have kids who to go play there. But also, it's not like he gets everyone he wants. Wiggins didn't go to Kentucky, nor did Parker, nor did Okafor, etc etc etc. If you look at last years recruiting class, Duke, Kansas, and UNC had just as many top tier recruits as Kentucky. [I]This post was edited on 3/23 10:50 PM by Cubs79[/I] [/QUOTE]

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