[J. R. VanHoose]

JR, you are a perfect example of this. You made it to the big show and really shined while on the big stage. If Slone can lead his team to Rupp this year he will get his chance as well, but getting beat early in the post season does nothing but raise questions about your ability and playing in Eastern Ky kids have to make it to Rupp to raise eyebrows

You must remember too that rankings are just someone's opinion of you and maybe how you played in two or three games or in a summer setting where you may have not even played with your high school team. College coaches know who can play, and they don't need rating systems for that. That is kind of like the CATS testing that all schools across the state do. How can you really rank a school and base its funding on how kids do on one test? What if the kid is not a good test taker? What if the kid dislikes the teacher giving them the test and anxiety sets in? You punish the school system for the one test. Rankings should be made during the regular basketball season as these "scouts" can see these kids play in their team system, and in a settign where they are comfortable to perform. Just my two cents!!!!!