[Old School Hound]

I never thought this would happen but I have lost interest in Kentucky basketball. It's not just because we're  1-5, it's been gradually happening in the last few years. I am SICK of one-and-dones!! Cal's ego has gotten to be too much for me.

I thought at first maybe I was the only UK fan that had become lukewarm over the past few years but it seems I'm not. Don't get me wrong, I still root for the Cats but I'm just not as excited or passionate as I used to be. There are whole segments of games now that will find myself occupied with doing something else. There was a time when I wouldn't miss a single possession in a game. I truly think there is some kind of "one and done fatigue" that has set in. As you said, it is not because this team is 1-5, it is more that guys nowadays seem to be just going through the motions of getting to the next level and not really playing with the passion and heart of someone who grew up dreaming of being a Kentucky Wildcat . 

I can remember having so much fun watching Farmer , Pelphrey, Feldhaus, and Woods, even when they were just winning every other game or so. They played so hard and you could tell what the name on that jersey meant to them.  Whether it was the Unforgettables  or guys like  Anthony Epps, Scott Padgett, Cameron Mills, Travis Ford,  Jack Givens, James  Lee , Dirk Minnefield, or Jimmy Dan Conner , these guys just seemed to play with a different kind of purpose. I miss those days. I miss being excited about UK basketball .

Maybe its just me getting older and being sentimental about the past. But I really do believe there has been a change in the way a lot of these players go about their jobs of playing the game. Fundamentals are sorely lacking in today's one and done athlete. They seem to have a tunnel vision and that limited perspective seems to be focused upon getting to the next level, whether that level is the NBA, the D-League, G-league , or X , Y , and Z-League.  A lot of the fun is being sapped from the game that I grew up being such a fan of.