According to an article I read on ESPN.com, Coach John Calipari of Kentucky took a shot at Coach K from Duke and because of how Coach K is selling recruits on the advantages of attending Duke and playing for Coach K. One of the top 2017 recruits, Hamidou Diallo, was interviewed by the Louisville Courier-Journal and was asked about the recruiting differences between Kentucky and Duke. He replied that Kentucky was all about preparing you for the NBA whereas Duke offered to set the recruit up for life. Diallo did not say how he was supposed to be set for life but my guess is that involved actually going to a class or two and possibly getting a degree.
First of all, I do not think any high school recruit should be interviewed by anyone in the news media because now Diallo is at the center of a media firestorm that he inadvertently created. I do, however, have to agree with Coach K on this one as he at least alluded to the fact that he will be in college and may accidentally get an education. At Kentucky, the top ranked recruits usually don't have to worry about that as they will barely be there long enough to learn where their classes are and who wants to go to class when you are just there to as a prep for the next level.
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