Dana O'Neil on Billy Gillispie before the fall

ESPN.com's Dana O'Neil has a unique perspective on Billy Gillispie. In 2009, during Gillipsie's second year at Kentucky -- the year the Wildcats (gasp) failed to make the NCAA tournament, a failure that cost Gillispie his job -- Dana was granted an all-access pass inside the Kentucky program. The resulting story painted a picture of a program and a fan base that together had no idea how to handle the prospect of missing the NCAA tournament -- led by a guy who was in way over his head: This is a team sinking under the albatross of scrutiny.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/63600/dana-oneil-on-gillispie-before-the-fall

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