The Other Side Of The Wall

Everyone that has a keyboard who follows sports is writing about one thing: Wall. Being the UK fan that I am, I felt it was time to do the same (Again for I don’t know how many times). After all, us UK fans were writing and talking about Wall before it was the thing to do.

We all know what Wall brings to the table. He brings everything but rebounding. I’ve got no problems with the lack of rebounding because rebounding goes against his job. But there is another thing, besides everything, that he is bringing that no one is talking about. UK fans can never get enough of UK basketball. But the coverage on UK has become so far beyond insane that even I can’t keep up with it. Wall and UK are everywhere. Little old lady’s who don’t even watch sports are standing in line at the grocery doing the Wall dance.

In the middle of all this exposure; great exposure; lies another little tid bit. Even the non-Walls on the team are getting 10 times the exposure they would have had last year. UK plays in MSG and the whole world stops to watch. NBA teams rush through first halves so they can catch some of the game at half time. (I made that up, its called embellishing to make a point). Everyone knew of Patterson before, but now they also here, “He’s really expanded his game” (I did not make that up). People see Bledsoe, they see Harris, they see Big Cuz.

You can be sure there is another group that is watching and that is recruits. Guys who think they are the next Wall are watching. Guys who could be the next Patterson, or Bledsoe or even the next Harris are watching. And you can bet they are taking notes because they understand that much of getting to the next level in anythig is being seen. Some are probably beating themselves in the head for signing with another team for next year. Some haven’t signed and may not have been looking at UK. Some were probably considering UK. I would think there will be a flood of both interest and recruiting movement as the year goes on and UK will probably be able to have its pick. It gets much tougher now that UK has to manage scholarships again. It’s not really known how many will open. Wall loves school so I’m probably of the minority (or maybe even the only one) that thinks there are some scenarios where even Wall returns. Just as it’s a good idea for the cream to wait until Spring to choose a school, UK is now in a position where its best interest also lies in waiting until Spring, unless it’s a no brainer.

Some probably think this is Wall’s 15 minutes of fame. I could seriously see this frenzy lasting all year if Wall is on the floor. Oh, and he and the team? They are actually gonna get better.