Kentucky Derby Festival Classic: Watch here, and comment
by Glenn Logan on Apr 11, 2009 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintHere is the player for the Kentucky Derby Festival Classic game, tonight, April 11th at 7:00 PM. It requires the free Microsoft Silverlight framework.
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I don't want to take away from Tru's traffic,
but the game is on TV in Louisville on Wave3.
NOT in HD, unfortunately.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Problem
All I get is the opening recorded interview. Suggestions?
PS: UK-UGA baseball is on FSN as I post.
Thanks for that. I'll switch to the baseball game at the breaks. Nice.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Yep
Probably having the best game so far.
Also, the IU recruits look really good for the most part. I would expect them to look considerably improved next season.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Hood and Orton having a rough game so far.
LOTS of defense in this game. Sheesh. Looks like a real basketball game.
I’ll say it again, BTW – Peyton Siva is really good.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?!?!
I assumed this thread would look something like a ’Cats game.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Man. No points in this game.
Who is the Ukranian kid going to play for?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
YEA - signs of life here!
J/k. Wasn’t he considering UK at some point?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Nolan Dennis is in now. . .
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
I'm still about 3 minutes behind on my DVR (Masters ran a few minutes late. . .)
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Since it looks like it's just you and me in here tonight, what's your opinion on the following:
Coach Cal is in Portland (I’m pretty sure) for the Nike event out there. I realize he’s there because of Wall (and maybe the Henrys), but to some extent don’t you think he should be at the Derby classic?
2 signees are playing, one of whom is definitely waffling (Orton), and one of whom has at least expressed 5% doubt (Hood). Do you think Cal not being there affects their thinking?
I’ll follow that with—is Pitino there? Is Crean there?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Nice.
My wife is out to dinner and a night on the town. I chose to stay in and watch this game.
I actually don’t feel like a loser one bit.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
I'm gonna guess no, and don't know...
… To the other two.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
Yeah, you're probably right.
And I don’t mean to sound like I’m criticizing Cal—the fact of the matter is that both of the kids in Louisville have committed and signed. Getting Wall, et al, is the priority.
Of course, Bledsoe and Dennis are here too.
I have a few more ephemeral hypotheticals if anyone wants to hear them.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
NICE oop to Hood. That was great.
Yes, I’m still a few minutes behind. . .
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
That Creek kid is really good
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Heh.
Gator to Cardinal oops = FAIL.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
I hope they show some of the halftime festivities
Especially since hood is int he finals of the dunk contest
I thought Hood was in the finals of the dunk. . .
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Is Snaer still commited to FSU?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
In other sporting news:
Kenny Perry has the 54 hold lead at the Masters. Check.
STL Cardinals smoked Houston today behind 2 homeruns and 7 RBIs for Albert Pujols. Check.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
What game?
I am on wazoo and wave 3 and I am only getting pregame stuff. Where is the game being shown on computer?
It's being shown here I think?
If you’re in Louisville, it’s on Wave 3 (online and TV).
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
It should be up top. I can't really do anything about it from here.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
OK. My other hypo (sorry-it's rare to damn near have a one-on-one conversation with Tru).
Tru (and uk52, if you’d like to weigh in) – I feel like your feelings on Gillispie at the end of this season mirrored mine. That is—needs more time.
All that being said, and with the assumption that UK handled the Gillispie termination very poorly—if you could go back to mid-March and have the option of keeping Gillispie or seeing him go and getting Cal—what’s your vote?
To answer my own question, I honestly don’t know. I still feel like Gillispie deserved more time, and his termination still doesn’t sit well with me. However, the buzz (on all levels-national, state, my soul) surrounding UK right now is intoxicating and like nothing I’ve experienced since. . .well, I dunno, since I came of drinking age.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
BTW - I'm coming with this tonight
because the threads got so out of control during the post-Gillispie pre-Cal time period that I sort of disappeared from ASOB—I monitored, but didn’t really engage in the debate. I’m like the intimacy of this Saturday evening discussion.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Can't really type all that from the iPhone.
I’m at the game. Sorry.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
I feel the same way as you
I HATE the way that Gillispie got fired so soon, and i still believe that he would have eventually been successful. however, Calipari has gotten me really excited and i believe he will do great things. i struggle with this same question all the time and have as of yet been unable to answer it
I think ultimatley
that Cal RIGHT NOW is a better coach (substantially) and better recruiter (somewhat) than Gillispie. I think we will have success much faster with Cal, and I think that Cal will be very successful here in the long term.
I also think Gillispie would have become a great coach, continued to be a strong recruiter, and eventually would have realized success here. Whether that would have happened will never be known, but I think it goes without saying that he would have had to change his ways in 3 respects—more in game flexibility, better with the media/boosters/etc., better relations to the players.
I honestly believe that if given the choice of losing his job or making those changes, he would have chosen the latter and would have eventually been wildly successful here. It would have taken more time.
So, I still can’t answer that question. I really hope G succeeds wherever he ends up.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
UK-UGA 1-1 4th
Watching baseball on SlingBox and DC on laptop. Is technology great or what? Does use mucho bandwidth however. Two other computers on line as well.
I agree.
Siva played a lot better at the McDo game, but he’s going to be a great player.
I think that Mike Marra will be pretty good too—this game isn’t great for him. The announcers said he was a very good PG, but I see him more as a spot up 3 point shooter. I just don’t think he excels in this type of game.
I said it before—I hope we defend the 3 well against Louisville next season. I really don’t want to get burned by that kid.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Lots of interaction between Hood and Orton.
Looks like they have been pals for years.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
I think our best chance of keeping Orton
is Hood.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Good to hear.
Hood has said that hes been recruiting Orton for us, as well as calling John Wall, and some others. You’d think hes trying to get a job as a recruiter for Calipari! lol
ARG. I have the game paused while a friend that wanted to watch the dunk contest and second half
was supposed to arrive. No signs of him. I may just have to move on.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Hood is a leader out here. Make no mistake.
Others are defering to him.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
Hood will be very important to this program.
First and foremost, he will be here at least 3 years I think. He will be the glue and continuity under a coach that brings in one-and-done players. Second, he loves UK, he’s homegrown, and the fans will love him.
Hood has the potential to not only wildly succeed at UK, but to become one of the all-time favorite and loved players, I think.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
How enthusiastic was the crowd
reaction to Orton’s introduction? Did he feel the love and did he appear to enjoy soaking it in?
Definitely.
He got a nice reaction from the crowd, and he spit a bunch of water in the air, which seemed to bring the noise.
More importantly, I didn’t hear any boos. Heh.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Chalk, Now Spit
Maybe the water will become Orton’s TM just as chalk is for King James.
In 2 seasons, those 2 guys could lead UK
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Buckles?
Not sure on the spelling. Good player.
He is good. Needs to beef up a little I think.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
He's a very good passer, like Patterson.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
IU recruits....
I can see why it’s a fairly highly regarded recruiting class for Crean
Yeah, I said that above.
They return a few solid players too.
They aren’t going to win the Big-10, but they’ll be MUCH improved next season.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Four on Orton. Then a big dunk by Big Daddy.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
He's there. Posting from the Iphone.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Who is Big Daddy?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Ehhh. Cool. I like it.
Much better than T-Will, E-5, etc.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Bledsoe is really good too.
If Wall falls through, I’m fine with him. He seems like at least a 2-3 year player too.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
South Carolina's recruits look
pretty solid too.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
WOW. Impressive.
The announcers posited that UK fans constituted the majority. Did it seem that way to you?
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
I was impressed with Orton
he will be a force in college. I can see him averaging double digit rebounds. His game sort of reminds me of Andrew Bynum of the Lakers.
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
Big Daddy - Big Baby
Daniel Orton reminds me quite a bit of Glen Davis as a freshman and sophomore at LSU, about an inch taller and 25-30 pounds lighter thus more mobile and an apparent better touch. Hope he turns out as well. Davis playing better and better in for KG, double-double versus Heat.
I read that and was about to respond very off the cuff.
However, after considering, I think you’re right. I always thought Davis could have been much better if he lost some flab and solidified up—Orton is that.
Orton is a very very good player.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
USA 23 World 19
Nike Classic from Portland USA leads by 4 after 1st quarter. Wall looked great early and Cousins ok but has 2 early fouls. Haven’t seen much of Henry. USA having problem versus zone in half court, dominate when they run.
Wall Real Deal
John Wall is a standout among standouts or, as John Calipari would say, the best of the best. Just had a monster dunk, extreme athleticism and has ball on a string. Henry shot reminds me of Goose Givens except Xavier is bigger. 10-minute quarters, 24-second clock and 5- personal fouls limit.
More Wall, More Henry
Remember that Tayshaun Prince dunk in NBA playoffs? John Wall just had one similar a foot above the rim, not bad for a 6-1 guard; and that was followed by a run out left-handed slam! Xavier Henry with 19 points midway through 3rd, hot from 3!
70-61 USA
USA up 9 at end of 3 quarters. UK speed at guard is big difference: Wall, McDonald, Avery, Gaddy. World better passers and outside shooters.
Final World 97-USA 87
Sort of typical USA style versus European/World style: individual athleticism versus teamwork, experience (several pro players) vs first time together, zone vs man, USA had difficult time defending pick and roll. Lost game at FT line (outscored by 17) and on boards: World had 25 offensive rebounds including 6 off missed FT’s.
Wall is as good as advertised. Henry good outside shot will have work to do on DD. Cousins unimpressive with early fouls. USA’s front court terribly outplayed.
World's Best > USA's Best
First W for International team in Nike Hoops Summit since 1998.
by FortyYearCatFan on Apr 12, 2009 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably
Find it at www.usabasketball.com I’d guess.
by FortyYearCatFan on Apr 12, 2009 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Nervous.
I’m nervous about the whole Wall/Bledsoe situation. I want Wall to commit already so that we know if we need to get Bledsoe. Both of these guys look good, but Wall is out of this world. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone his size make the kind of plays that he makes.
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