Originally Posted by Gazoo
I don't think Kentucky fans begrudge their one-and-done first round picks. Not at all. But I'll bet the guys who play 5 minutes a game and then leave when they're entirely un-ready, and then don't even sign a big contract, are considered pretty big schmucks.
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As the son of two UK graduates who spend their winter travelling the country following the team from game to game, I can tell you that they have no bad feelings towards any of their early entrants. Even a guy like Daniel Orton who really needed more time - and screwed himself by leaving when he did - gets support from UK fans. They still wish him the best and hope he succeeds.
If you transfer out of UK - that's a different story. And if you leave to coach the Celtics and then end up coaching Louisville - well let's just say that gentleman is lucky he never found himself alone in an alley with my mother. She's not a violent person, but man he would have gotten a talkin' to.