Comments on: Liveblog: Patterson and (no) Calipari press conference

By: Thomo

Thomo — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:53:01 +0000

Patterson and Meeks are very lucky to have their athletic skill, but even more, they are very fortunate to have such good parents, always standing by them!

By: John Clay

John Clay — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:35:53 +0000

I didn’t see him, but was told that Calipari was in the back of the room with his assistants. He wanted the day to be for Patrick.

By: jr50

jr50 — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:08:59 +0000

Why was coach Cal not there? I wander if Wall has narrowed his huge list as he said he would. He love all the attention.

By: Mike Grant

Mike Grant — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:06:00 +0000

Great News. As a lifelong Wildcat fan who now lives in Texas, I am thrilled to hear that Patrick Patterson is returning for next season. He has been fun to watch and the added year of maturity will greatly benifit him when he is ready to move to the NBA. I hope that Jody Meeks comes to the same decission. With the players returning and the new exciting players coming in, I will be glued to the TV whenver UK is on. This has the potential to be a Championship team. The players are extreemly lucky to be able get a quality education and at the same time play the game they love. Not everyone gets that opportunity. You can get hurt and not be able to play professional sports but you education can never be taken away. Go Cats and Student Athletes.

By: jr50

jr50 — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:05:58 +0000

Where is Coach Cal? Has Wall narrowed his huge list of schools yet, or is he still trying to feel the love…………

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:04:11 +0000

Well, I don’t know what it is, but I have seen very few stories of players that were projected to be first round picks, waited a year, then improved their draft spot by getting better. [Lots of player go from not in the first round to in the first round by staying and getting better. For some reason, I have heard of little evidence that once you are in the first round as an underclassman, there is much to be gained by waiting to come out.]

Case in point was John Wallace (I think that’s his name) back in ’96. He could have picked in the 16-20 range of the first round, but he came back to Syracuse for his senior year, worked on his shot, and got much better. He then lead Syr to a nantional championship game appearance against UK by carrying his team with all sorts of inside play and 3 pointers – a shot he could not hit the prior year. Then he gets rewarded for his improved game by getting drafted somewhere between 16-20.

Here’s hoping PP does no worse than he would have this year, hopefully he gets drafted in a better position, and that he is happy with his decision regardless. I know I’m happy with his decision.