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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1760389, member: 40"]
I'll add that it is frustrating to have the type of one-and-dones who don't seem to be program changers.  I know, I know--we don't make the final four without Mali going off against UVa.  Great game, it cements his legacy here no matter what.  But otherwise, he was a semi-inconsistent wing who had his moments and also had lengthy stretches of inconsistency.  He wasn't a transcendent talent, which is why so many are frustrated that he's bailing.

When LSU lands Ben Simmons, they know 100% that he's gone after one year, and they bring him in anyway understanding that, hoping to catch lightning in a bottle.  At UK, they bring in a bunch of kids expecting to be one and done, knowing that they'll either excel, or they'll all be gone and replaced with the next crop who will hopefully do better.

We get guys like McCullough and Richardson and Donte Greene.  Very solid prospects, very good players with lots of potential, but kids that don't take things to the next level [Ennis can be thrown into this mix, as well].  And then they're gone before we get the full benefit of having them come here in the first place.**

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**I know that there will be someone who counters the above by saying that we DID "catch lightning in a bottle" from Richardson with the final four appearance.  It's debatable, IMO, given that with him returning next year, we might be another #1 seed / final four contender.  Winning that game was huge, and no doubt, without those 9 minutes of him being en fuego, we don't come back from that big deficit against UVa.[/SIZE]
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