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[QUOTE="crazyqx83, post: 261604, member: 1971"]
Here are the facts:
 
Calipari has had 14 recruits suit up at Kentucky in his 3 years in Lexington.  As of next season, only 3 of those players will not be in the NBA.  One was a player that transferred out after 1 year (Poole), one was a JUCO transfer (Vargas) and the third was a lanky unorthodox freshman (Wiltjer).  Only 1 was ranked as a 5-star in his class (Wiltjer).
 
During the same time period, many prospects have seen their draft stock plummet for various reasons.  Players that were ranked in the top-25 and had an opportunity to go to UK (Josh Selby, Will Barton, Adreian Payne, CJ Leslie) now find themselves as 2nd round picks, or worse.  Others, like Harrison Barnes and John Henson saw their development stagnate.
 
For whatever reason, Calipari has been the best coach in the country at maintaining his player's draft stock and has made three of his players OAD #1 overall picks.  Not to mention going to 2 FFs and winning 1 NC in 3 years.  How can you argue with that track record?
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