UK Basketball Players - Which Ones are Doing Well?

Which UK basketball players are returning to UK and will make them a better team next year? Well, we know Derrick Jasper is leaving and that does hurt, but UK has some great talent returning. UK has Meeks, who is one of the best UK players on the team, at guard and I believe Porter will continue to improve under Gillispie and become a sharp shooter.

Two freshmen that stick out to me are Andre Liggins and Darius Miller. Both of these UK basketball players are unselfish and very coachable. I notice that Billy Gillispie really loves players, who are coachable and team players. If you're not, you simply don't play for Gillispie no matter how talented you are. We saw that last year when Gillispie was sitting Bradley and Crawford on the bench because he didn't feel like they were playing his style of basketball.

These two freshmen along with Patrick Patterson and Perry Stevenson give UK a great nucleus for the next few years. UK basketball players are known to overachieve just because of the name they're representing. There is something about putting on a UK jersey that elevates play to another level. This, plus the rigorous conditioning and effort that Billy Gillispie implements will deliver results next year that exceed this year's team performance.

Next season's UK basketball players also have a lot to prove to themselves and fans. It's been noted on several occasions that players are not happy with last year's performance. Getting eliminated in the first round of the tournament is not satisfactory for UK basketball players during any time in history.

That's just the way it is for UK basketball players. Some pundits and sports fans say UK fans are irrational. Some say the same thing about the New York Yankees franchise. Expectations are large, and UK basketball players have a way of meeting those expectations year in, year out.

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