There's no better salesman, I mean recruiter, than John
Calipari.
I mean, seriously, who else could possibly persuade the one of the nation's
elite point guards, Eric Bledsoe, to sign with Kentucky when, in all
likelihood, the Wildcats will get the country's top floor leader in the next
few weeks?
Bledsoe and John Wall are both seniors in high school. Both play the same
position and want - and need - the ball in their hands.
Bledsoe signed with Kentucky on Wednesday and proceeded to say the following.
``He (Calipari) told me I'd be his starting point guard."
Rivals.com has Bledsoe as the No. 3 point guard in the country, but there's
virtually no chance of that happening if Wall - who sources say is leaning
towards committing to Kentucky - is playing in Lexington next season.
Wall is the top player in the senior class. He's nearly a carbon-copy of
Derrick Rose.
In fact, multiple NBA executives have told FOXSports.com that Wall would be the
first pick in this year's NBA Draft - ahead of Oklahoma's Blake Griffin - if he
were eligible.
``He's that good," one NBA exec said. ``He has a higher upside than anyone in
this draft - including Griffin."
Calipari and Kentucky are a brutal match for the rest of the country. Calipari
has already brought Memphis signee Darnell Dodson, ex-Memphis commit DeMarcus
Cousins and has managed to keep Kentucky signees Daniel Orton and Jon Hood.
Now, with Bledsoe in the fold and with Wall potentially to follow, Kentucky can
be a legitimate Final Four team - especially if Jodie Meeks and Patrick
Patterson both decide to return to school after testing the NBA waters.
Don't be surprised if both players come back, either.
Because if anyone can convince them to return, it's Cal.
The ultimate salesman.