It looks like John Calipari is inheriting the perfect situation at Kentucky.
First, Patrick Patterson withdraws from the NBA draft and decides to return to school. Then John Wall, the nation’s number one recruit and lighting-quick point guard, decides to sign with Kentucky.
I’m guessing that Coach Cal is chomping at the bit to get the 2009-2010 basketball season underway.
Even though Kentucky already signed Eric Bledsoe, another talented point guard, Wall is excited to compete for the starting position.
“Being able to play against Eric (Bledsoe) is a big plus,” he said, according to Rivals.com.
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Patrick Patterson has ultimately decided that he’d rather return to Kentucky to compete for a NCAA Championship and finish his degree in three years rather than jump to the NBA.
John Calipari couldn’t be happier, especially since this will be his first go-round as Kentucky’s head coach — a position that is largely viewed in a fishbowl, with everyone (fans, trustees,the administration, etc.)  watching and scrutinizing the coach’s every move.
The move comes as a bit of a surprise, since Patterson was projected as a first-round pick in the June 25th draft.
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The current month is February. Lest you think I am mistaken, note the general sorrow around you and my general inability to find compelling stories to blog about. It is undoubtedly February. On Saturday, it will still be February when Tennessee plays Memphis. Now, this may be a one-versus-two matchup and Memphis may be undefeated and this may be an intra-state rivalry, but that in no way excuses the exorbitant amount of money people are willing to pay for a meaningless basketball game.
“Tickets are going online like they’re Super Bowl tickets,” Calipari said during a conference call. “It’s incredible.”
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