Yo Coach, gimme your best Wildcat

The first month of John Calipari's tenure as UK coach has been an eventful one. The man has been at it 24/7 and has been in the public eye more than Regis Philbin. One couldn't ask for a better ambassador of the program than this guy. But when it all boils down to it, the Coach has to get players, just ask Tubby and Billy. It's much easier to look like a legendary coach with elite players as opposed to the alternative.

Therefore, we will look at the seeds Coach Cal has planted over this first month of recruiting, and take a look at the new guys listing Kentucky among their leaders.

2009:
Everyone and their mother's know we need a point guard and Cal has been on it hard. The top two point guards left on the board for 2009 have been in touch with Calipari and vice versa. Landing either John Wall or Eric Bledsoe is essential for us to make a run. Wall will be making his decision between now and the turn of the century, while Bledsoe is actually scheduled to visit UK this weekend. And while I love me some Liggins & Galloway, I think we all know that handing over the keys to the Benz-O to these guys would be an epic fail.

2010:
Solid facts Rumor has it, we will see quite a bit of action over these next few weeks in regards to 2010 recruiting. You simply have to look at our roster to find out, we are gonna have a ton of spots open for new players. Therefore, there is a bunch of PT here in 2010, and Cal is going after the big dogs having made multiple/personal visits to players such as: Brandon Knight (#1 PG), Joe Jackson (#4 PG), Harrison Barnes (#1 SF), Dominique Ferguson (#3 PF), Roscoe Smith (#2 SF), and Adreian Payne (#4 C) among others. Here are the Scout and Rivals rankings for 2010.

2011:
Coach Cal has already laid ground work for the overall top player in small forward Michael Gilchrist. Vinny Zollo should also contribute heavily as a freshman. The scholarship offered to Vinny Zollo, by BCG, will most likely be snatched back later this summer.

Obviously, we will not get all of these guys, but being able to land professional-level talent each and every year will be critical to landing your beloved Cats back into the nation's elite programs. With enough talent, everything else will fall into place. If not, I'm blaming Billy Clyde.