The Big Blue Lowdown

My thoughts on what I see as the UK rotation this year...

Starters

PG-Marquis Teague--growing pains, sub-average outside shot, but he will be electric in the John Wall mode. Great crossover and on-the-ball defender.

SG-Darius Miller--His shot will be better and you have to start the senior. Will he step up?

SF-Michael Kidd-Gilchrist--Gilchrist is a defensive player in the mold of DeAndre Liggins. Athletic, physical, fast and long. He may not call everyone a MF and threaten to eat...

The speculation is over, and the Big Blue Nation’s suspicions are confirmed.

Wednesday, the University of Kentucky announced that five, yes five, UK players will enter their names in the NBA draft before their eligibility is up at the school.

As expected, John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Daniel Orton and Eric Bledsoe will all leave school prematurely seeking NBA riches. We wish them nothing but success.

No word has been released yet on which of them will hire agents, though...

We’ve seen the ridiculous hops of John Wall and Eric Bledsoe on display many times this season.

But after watching this dunk by Derrick Rose, who played under John Calipari at Memphis, we don’t think it is safe to say that Kentucky’s dynamic duo are the best leapers Cal has ever recruited. Not yet anyway.

In fact, watching this throwdown makes us wonder if it qualifies as one of the best dunks ever by a player of Rose’s height. It is certainly freakish.