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Hawkins would be a good fit for UK. He could develop the first year and use this as a springboard for later. Agree with what Fatt Jones said earlier, Delk struggled early but prospered later.

Dawkins could be more like Anthony Epps, when Epps began at UK it looked like he would never get much playing time, but it in the end we saw what happened. Epps turned out to be an efficient, strong point guard that improved his outside shooting as his career went on.

I agree with what many have posted, that Cal needs to get 4 year players to compliment the big time recruiting class we get every year. Hawkins could be one of these type players, here for 4 years and a steady player night in and night out. With that said, the players we take for 4 year players need to understand their roles and accept that they might not always be on scholarship, especially the first year. Kind of hard for a player that would get a scholarship at another school to accept that, but true kentucky kids would probably sacrifice in order to be part of something special. Just look at Hood and Poulson, both could excel at lesser Div. 1 schools, but choose to be part of the UK tradition. As fans we should think them more than ever!!