http://blog.kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=6989
KSR ranks the Top 25 UK Players since Probation.
Mashburn
Delk
Mercer
Bogans
Walker
Prince
Patterson
Anderson
Turner
Rhodes
Hayes
McCarty
Crawford
Mohammed
Magloire
Azubuike
Rondo
Padgett
Pelphrey
Fitch
Shepphard
Miller
Morris
Estill
Ford
Comments from the Nation?
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Epps needs to be on this list imo and I would put Mercer down a few notches.
I would put Prince ahead of Walker and probably Bogans, and Patterson behind Anderson and Turner (though he may yet overtake them and perhaps others). I would put Rhodes behind Hayes and McCarty, and Mohammed ahead of Crawford and perhaps McCarty. I would put Padgett ahead of Rondo and Azubuike and perhaps Magloire. I'm not convinced that Estill or Morris belong on the list ahead of Epps.
I love PPat but I do not feel like he has done enough to be on this list
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Mercer is WAYYY too high IMO. Epps should DEFINITELY be listed. Once again I see somebody commenting about Delk not being in the rafters. WHAT IS THE DEAL HERE. UK needs to get that fixed ASAP.
I think if crawford is that high on the list then Bradely should be on there SOMEWHERE!!! Move Prince higher and Mercer lower though!
Bogans to me is too high along with Mercer and I think my man Padgett got robbed of a few spots and Tay should be in the top 5
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PPat is just getting started..... Top of the list by 4/4/09
This is tough......
I agree with Mashburn being at the top, but i will go out on the limb here for Wayne Turner in the top five.
Turner wasn't the greatest scorer, but he was a catalyst at the running the offense for 4 years. A true floor general who learned the system and ran the offense to the T. With all the good players that we had during our run, im not so sure we could have developed the way we did without Turner running the point.IMO
That's crazy! I would put Ford ahead of McCarty and thus, ahead of everybody under that. He was MUCH more important in the two full years that he ran things. He and Mashburn got UK to the Final Four, and it all revolved around him. 15 assists in one game. 50 straight free throws. I'm not even mentioning the three point % he posted. He did so much more than just score.
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Jeff Sheppherd shouldbe ranked higher - MVP of final four deserves a better ranking.
Mine would be:
Mashburn
Delk
Walker
Prince
Mercer
Bogans
Turner
Anderson
McCarty
Mohammed
Ford
Hayes
Rondo
Magloire
Pelphrey
Padgett
Shepphard
Miller
Epps
Patterson
Fitch
Rhodes
Morris
Azubuike
Hawkins
Mine would be !
Mashburn
Walker
Delk
Prince
Bogans
Mercer
Turner
Anderson
McCarty
Mohammed
Hayes
Rondo
Ford
Magloire
Sheppard
Pelphrey
Padgett
Epps
Fitch
Patterson
Azubuike
Hawkins
CRawford
Bradley
Daniels
Some on the first two list and mine don't belong for the misery they put us fans through .
Ppat will be at the top of list before it said and donei cant think of a past ky team that counted on one player as much as we did with patterson last year and lets not forget he was a freshman. Truly a man amongst boys.
I'm suprised most believe Mercer is too high. He carried us to the finals in 97'. I do agree Epps should be on the list and, Ford and Sheppard are a bit low (I like Rhodes but his ranking is a bit high for me)
How can Pelphrey be on this list? Wasn't he recruited to UK before the probation?
He played for us post-probation, along with Derrick Miller who's also on the list. I'm OK with Pelphrey and Miller here for that reason. Pelphrey is one of the most crafty players I've ever seen and surely one of the smartest. Miller was a gun slinger who was open the minute he got off the bus.Originally Posted by Katfan74
Note: Maybe KSR just considered anyone since Sutton left, which really marks the change over to most fans. We were on probation when Pitino arrived but The Untouchables, Miller, Hanson, etc. weren't part of the problem regime. That's how I distinguish things anyway.
Last edited by RaleighCat; 08-15-2008 at 03:23 PM.
Top 5
Mash
Prince
Delk
Patterson
Hayes
I agree. Don't forget the '96 Championship game where he laid 20 points on the Cuse. And those weren't garbage points either.
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