What About John Wall?

The Kentucky Wildcats added a five-star point guard to their recruiting class today when they added Eric Bledsoe. Many fans are wondering what impact, if any, Bledsoe will have on John Wall's future. There are generally three schools of thought making the rounds on the Internet:

1) John Calipari has somehow convinced both John Wall and Eric Bledsoe that two point guards can coexist in his dribble-drive motion offense. Bledsoe stated in his press conference that he was told that he will be starting at point guard next season and seeing significant minutes. The Memphis fans, who are a very bitter bunch at the moment, continue to state that Calipari has duped Bledsoe into signing with Kentucky under false promises. I tend to believe that Calipari has told Bledsoe the truth.

John Wall is considered the top point guard in the class and he will be expecting a starting role on the team that he chooses. If you fall under this school of thought, you are expecting Wall to join the Wildcats and looking for a starting lineup that includes both players next season. Those that believe this way feel that there is a very strong chance that Wall will round out one of the greatest recruiting classes in the history of college basketball.

2) Calipari has finally grown tired of the John Wall recruiting saga and decided that he can wait no longer to sign a five-star point guard - the missing piece to an otherwise talented team. If you fall into this category, you likely feel that Calipari gave 110% in trying to land Wall, but finally ran out of patience as Wall still remains undecided. Feeling that he could wait no longer, Calipari sold Bledsoe on coming to Lexington and offered him a scholarship. If you think this, you probably consider the chances of landing Wall about 50/50 at this point.

3) Calipari and the Kentucky staff have been informed that John Wall is heading elsewhere and they focused all efforts on Bledsoe. ESPN analyst Doug Gottlieb falls into this category. He states that signing another top-10 point guard is a sure indication that Kentucky will not (under any circumstance) get John Wall. If you fall under this category, you think that Kentucky has slim to no chance at landing Wall and the recruiting class is complete.

What do I believe?

I have confirmed through several good sources that Wall will trim his list to three schools soon and that Kentucky will make the final cut. The final three will likely be Kentucky, Duke and Miami, in my opinion.

I still believe that John Wall will be a Kentucky Wildcat, but I am not as confident as I was earlier in the week. I've officially lowered my percentage of John Wall coming to Kentucky to 98%.