[Mr.Kimball]

Not very talented? The kid averaged over 26pts/game his entire high school career, first team all-state player, and schooled Scotty Hopson for 29 in the All A State tourney, I don't think that has anything to do with it. It's amazing at what strength and conditioning programs to do to any player and I'm sure it will do the same for him and hopefully the rest of this bunch.

NAIA is a good league to be in, it's full of Div. 1 drop-outs and kids that got in trouble at bigger school. I feel your frustration since I am a big Wildcat supporter, and I honestly think as long as there is friction between the coach and players and we have head-cases on our sideline we will continue to struggle. If you notice a bunch of the kids pout when they are taken out, they just need to suck it up and realize that he is your coach, you should respect him and give it your all. IDK what is going on in kids minds these days.

NAIA basketball especially in the Mid South is one tough brand of basketball. They are much on the same level as some of Kentucky's early non conference scheduled teams.

I think that what makes Slone a fan favorite is that he does take pride in what it means to wear a Kentucky jersey. He's kind of a throwback to the type of player that made Kentucky basketball what it used to be, and most die hard fans appreciate that. The thing is the type of game that he plays is something that does not fit in with the way that Gillispie and all of the other top D1 programs try to play. You would have to have about 4 or 5 Landon Slone type players all on the floor at the same time, and would have to play basicly a zone type defense with a slowdown approach on offense. For the most part fans dont want to see that type of game anymore. Call it the age of "Rivals 5 Star".

Also not meaning to be contradictory, but while Slone did put up big numbers against University Heights, I think in that game that it was Grimm that Hopson guarded.