Tonight is the night that John Calipari dreams of each year. And certainly that bothers many fans but it is just the reality. He laid all the cards on the table in Year 1 when he called that draft night the biggest night in UK history. You can hate it all you want but this strategy has still brought UK a national title, 4 Final Fours, a boatload of SEC championships, and a generation of NBA stars. But if there is one stat that represents the imprint that John Calipari has made in the NBA, it is this one:
PRE-CALIPARI 1st ROUND PICKS (28): Groza, Wah Wah Jones, Ramsey, Riley, Payne, Grevey, Robey, Givens, Macy, Bowie, Turpin, K.