According to Paul Finebaum, Kentucky basketball has become irrelevant.
Finebaum blasted the Wildcats in an appearance on the “McElroy and Cubelic In the Morning” podcast.
“They had to fight to get into the tournament in February, which they did,” Finebaum explained. “Then they laid another egg. To the elite college basketball world, getting knocked out in the Round of 32 is a failure.”
Here is an excerpt of Finebaum’s scathing comments:
“Kentucky has become irrelevant, you’re right, Greg,” Finebaum said. “We get all excited about them every year, because they’ve got the No. 1 recruiting class coming in, which they do again. In November, they were the No. 4 team in the country. They had to fight to get into the tournament in February, which they did. Then they laid another egg. To the elite college basketball world, getting knocked out in the Round of 32 is a failure.”
Finebaum noted that even by “moving the goal posts,” UK had to reach the Sweet 16 because of the last few seasons of having a losing season, and last year losing to Saint Peter’s to open the NCAA Tournament.
“Just to wash away the stench of the last couple years,” Finebaum said. “… There’s no way you can look this season as anything other than a failure. And there’s no way you can look at John Calipari’s career as saying nothing but the clock is ticking loudly.”
