Jonathan Abrams has a must-read feature on grantland.com today. He checked in with Kentucky’s draft class to get their thoughts on their time at Kentucky including the devastating loss to Wisconsin, draft night, their upcoming NBA seasons and more.
Willie Cauley-Stein on the loss to Wisconsin:
“It didn’t feel real,” Willie Cauley-Stein recalled. “[It] felt like, ‘Nah, we’re playing on Monday.’ [Instead], we’re going home. You’ve got to pack up your bags. You see the Wisconsin and Duke fans still at the hotel and super happy, and we’re on our way home.”
Karl-Anthony Towns on seeing 40-0 dream end:
“Couldn’t sleep, couldn’t eat well, couldn’t drink well,” Towns said of how he felt in the days after their loss to Wisconsin”
Trey Lyles on how quickly his time at Kentucky went by:
“That’s what people said it was going to do and it’s the truth,” he said. “I miss it, but I was glad I was able to be a part of it.”
Cal says he has a new goal:
“Before I retire — which may be longer than I first thought, because I’m having a lot of fun — I want to have 12 guys in the All-Star Game. DeMarcus, Anthony, John Wall, Derrick Rose, you’ve got four right now. It means I only need eight more…”
Read the full article: These Are the Things That Change Boys to Men
