This Seems Doubtful (John Wall)
May 20th, 2009 at 1:24 pmBy Chris
During his press conference today, uber-talent John Wall indicated he might be in Lexington longer than some people think. Or not:
His plan is to go to UK for 2-3 years but if Cal says after a year it’s his time to go to the NBA, then he’s going to go.
I get the impression Wall is measuring years the same way his coach does. As I referred to yesterday, John Calipari said he’d need around four years to get the program back to where it once was. In the meantime, Kentucky has grabbed the top-rated recruiting class, headlined by Wall; had Patrick Patterson pull his name from NBA Draft consideration and been anointed as the 2009/10 National Champions without even playing a game.
So much for four years — much like the idea of having a player of Wall’s caliber on campus longer than one season.
May 21st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Dude, I’m stoked about Wall and Calipari. From what I read, Wall, when he was 9, promised his dad on his deathbed he’d go to college…now I don’t know if that means Wall thinks a year will fulfill that obligation or if he goes all the way through…my bet is, a hundred million or so says school can wait
May 21st, 2009 at 1:45 pm
He’ll be the number one pick in next year’s draft. In fact, during the NBA lottery a couple of days ago, one of the NBA execs apparently said, “Kentucky just signed my draft pick.” Him being at UK for even two seasons is a nice idea, but then again, so is all that NBA money.
May 21st, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Can’t imagine him staying more than 2 years max. Seen crazier things tho. Especially if a national title is virtually imminent. We’ll see. It’s gonna be fun watchin’