Three reasons to be excited about Cam’Ron Fletcher

The Wildcats’ newest commit, Cam’Ron Fletcher, is a four-star forward oozing potential. What will he bring to the table in 2021 for Kentucky?

Sunday morning, Kentucky picked up a commitment from Cam’Ron Fletcher, a 6-6 small forward from St. Louis, Missouri. He’s a four-star prospect according to every viable recruiting source. Wait just a second. I know you want to leave after hearing Cam’Ron Fletcher is just a four-star player. Hear me out. Kentucky has a track record of seeing these lowly four-star pupils bud into stardom in the checkerboard uniform. My friends Tyler Herro and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander can attest. (I admit, Charles Matthews, Stacey Poole, and Sacha Killeya-Jones would disagree).

Four-star recruits and Kentucky have a Rue/Jules relationship. In many instances, both sides thrive, to the point where John Calipari is dressed like Seth Rogan standing in a train station waving goodbye as he sends another under-recruited kid off to the National Basketball Association. Other times, though, it’s a colossal trainwreck.

Don’t tell anyone I said this, but Fletcher won’t need to be good. Unless Johnny Juzang leaves early, Dontaie Allen contracts ebola, and BJ Boston gets blown off the edge of a cliff (Look at his build, a mild gust would send him flying. Wait a second, can we call him “Tumbleweed?” This is my site, so yes, we can. BJ Boston is being nick-named Tumbleweed. You can share your approval or disapproval in the comments below.)

He’s another spoke on the wheel of small forwards John Calipari is hoarding for the next two seasons. Like a pregnant woman with a yogurt obsession. Every small forward within the top-50, John is grabbing by the throat and begging them to come to Kentucky. This is the second time in a matter of like 10 days that we’ve secured a small forward commitment immediately following a visit.

Did Cal alter the schedule for official visits? Does the final day include sending John Robic to kidnap the recruits and dangle them over a pool full of sharks? (This is the plot of at least one episode of every superhero TV show). If they don’t commit they’re dropped into the shark-infested pool and eaten alive? Well, since Boston and Fletch (we couldn’t leave Cam’Ron without a nickname of his own) each chose Kentucky Blue over great white’s, they’ll still be eaten alive, but by Kentucky fans and media. The BBN is a raging pack of piranhas, I’m fully aware. So best of luck kiddos, I’m pullin’ for ya.

But here’s why Calipari kidnapped Fletch:

(Hint: it’s because he is actually good at basketball…maybe).