A group of 18- and 19-year-olds, the Kentucky Wildcats are still in their formative years. Most of them still developing physically, trying establish themselves with an eye on their bright futures.
At the same time, they are faced with more immediate priorities. With almost certainly just one year together as presently assembled, the Cats know they have no choice but to come together and come together fast.
There's no overstating the magnitude of that challenge.
“They're trying to grow as an individual player yet come together,” John Calipari said. “Think how hard that is. Trying to establish who they are and how they have to play, yet do it for each other. This stuff is impossible.”
But at Kentucky, “impossible” is not part of the vocabulary.
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter's Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.