The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Kentucky Has Six Pre-season All-SEC Players

by Glenn Logan on Jul 16, 2009 11:16 PM EDT in Kentucky Wildcats News

Six. Not a bad number for the former doormat of the Southeastern Conference. It's good to have UK football players recognized as among the best in the SEC, even if it means little at this point. But if these guys do live up to their billing, it could be a very good year for Kentucky football.

Congratulations Trevard Lindley, Micah Johnson, Zipp Duncan, Corey Peters, Jorge Gonzalez and Mike Hartline. Mike Hartline? Really? Well, there you go.

UK Basketball News

How I’d Change Sports: Part One " Aaron Torres Sports
Since arriving in Lexington, Calipari has already marked his territory like a Great Dane at a fire hydrant, bringing one of the best recruiting classes in the history of college basketball. And that’s with only three months in Kentucky under his belt.

Read the whole thing. Some of it is not all that complimentary, but trust me, it is very, very funny.
Andre Riddick chokes Rasheed Wallace | Caliparti
A trip down memory lane
Andy Katz's Daily Word: U.S. team hears the boos in Serbia - ESPN
Katz also speculates on the meaning of some of the happenings during the Memphis hearing in which Calipari called in from China.
Darius Miller does a Q&A with Cat Scratches.
Doron Lamb Heading to Kansas in August
I still think this kid will be in Blue and White.
Rush The Court " Blog Archive " Coming Soon To A Discount Bin Near You…
Heh. A funny take on the Billy Gillispie Story. Other than that, I simply don't have much to offer.

UK Football News

No news is good news
No doubt.
Brooks, Petri prepared Jenkins for NFL
Ranking the coaches - Dooley’s desk - Gator Sports
Rich Brooks is moving up the charts.

Other UK Sports News

UK's Agostinelli to make pro debut in Fifth Third
Awesome for Agostinelli. I haven't heard of a professional former UK tennis player in a while.

NCAA Sports News

Which SEC Coach is Most Likely to Bail on His Team? | SECRivals.com
Punishment needed for NCAA violations - Sports
If only.
"BTS Previews: The SEC is still king"
No love for UK here.
How Long Does it Take to Build a Program in the SEC? - Track Em Tigers
A review of the past 25 years of SEC head-coaching experience. It's examined in particular, in years of head-coaching experience.
OSU basketball signee Matt Pilgrim confident he'll be eligible | NewsOK.com
"Me and Pat [Patrick Patterson] had some good battles," Pilgrim said. "My time at Kentucky was wonderful. It gave me time to sit down and figure out how I can make an impact in a game. I think my body matured, got more ready to play."
Florida Gators Country " Basketball " State of the program
This is a really good look at how Florida got where it is right now. It's easy to see how a rash of transfers, injuries and perception problems can lead a program into a mini-decline. Fortunately for Donovan, the perception problem surrounded the 04's ,and now that they are gone, he is in a position to recruit with the best of them.

But with Calipari now at Kentucky, there is an argument to be made that he will be recruiting from behind Coach Cal every year -- Donovan's pick and roll offense is a good offense to learn when heading to the pro game, but right now, the DDM is seen as superior, whether it actually is or not.

Other News of Interest

Some more Meeks commentary from Brew Hoop
Jodie Meeks 31 min, 8/12 fg, 2/3 3fg, 2/2 ft, 20 pts, 3 rebs, 1 stl, 2 to Jeremy called him a quiet assassin in the game thread, and he's absolutely right. With Jennings stealing the show and Alexander finally breaking out, it was easy to overlook another extremely efficient shooting night from Meeks. We also got to see more of Meeks range, as he drilled a pair of long, quick release triples. Meeks now leads the Bucks with 16.7 ppg on .600/.600/.833 shooting in Vegas. We know he doesn't do much else n the box score, but I can certainly live with drafting a lights-out shooter in the second round.

My comment would be that Jodie did little more than score at UK as well, which was always the knock against him. He will need to develop a more rounded game if he wants to earn the big bucks in the Association.
Details on Jode Meeks package with the Bucks
Brew Hoop, the SB Nation Bucks blog, has the scoop.
Bluegrass State Basketball: NBA Summer League: Meeks and Crawford are Solid
Lots of stuff from the NBA summer leagues, from Meeks to Crawford to some Louisville guys.

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Congtratualtions to Jarmon!

Six UK players on the preseason All-SEC Team? Should have been seven. Hope Cobb takes it personally.

by Ken Howlett on Jul 17, 2009 1:24 AM EDT reply actions

SECRivals.com

Bobby Petrino should be numero uno on any list of coaches most likely to bolt. Glaring omission!

by Ken Howlett on Jul 17, 2009 1:28 AM EDT reply actions

State of the Gator program

Good article, but very, very soft on Donovan. When listing the recent ills of the Gator program, transfer after transfer is mentioned with no asking the question, “Why.”

If UK had lost the incredible number of players that Florida has to transferring, the BBN would be clamoring, loudly, to know what the problem is. In this article that question isn’t even discussed.

Some really great quotes from Cal early in the article.

by Ken Howlett on Jul 17, 2009 1:38 AM EDT reply actions

Billy G Book Names

http://new.kentuckysportsradio.com/?p=23458

My favorites are #10, #7, #3, and #2.

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

by btcoop71 on Jul 17, 2009 8:02 AM EDT reply actions

I know Tru does not mind...

but i hate to plug another blog here – however, this list and the 180+ comments afterward, gave me a great laugh. admitedly, some are in bad taste, but as one poster said, it was somewhat therapeutic.

warning, do take a sip of dr pepper right before reading the next title…..

only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team

by memphis wildcat on Jul 17, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Best from the comment section

agenda Says:
July 16th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
"Coaching My Way out of a Paper Bag, and Other Insurmountable Odds…"

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

by btcoop71 on Jul 17, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions

yes -

that one almost got dr pepper on my computer via my nose…..

however, to say its the best is tough -

a few i like are :
The Curious Case of Starting Coury
"Playing Private Porter
"Me, Myself, and Jeanine
"The Smirk: How To Fool People Into Believing You Know The Answer, But Just Are Not Sharing

but my favorite is :
I Undid It My Way

only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team

by memphis wildcat on Jul 17, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Riddick

I have to admit the clip with Riddick choking Wallace made me miss the ol’ Rick days a little bit. He looked so young and passionate. Ah – good times.

It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

by kentuckygirl0724 on Jul 17, 2009 9:11 AM EDT reply actions

That's The Point That Some People Who Long For Pitino Are Missing

He was younger and more passionate in the mid 1990’s.

He is a lesser coach in the late 2000’s with age, I think.

by FortyYearCatFan on Jul 17, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Losing Brother In Law in WTC 9/11 Attack

also played a big role in loss of passion – per pitino himself

only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team

by memphis wildcat on Jul 17, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

I lost 8 friends – including 2 very close friends in that attack myself.

by FortyYearCatFan on Jul 17, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree

It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

by kentuckygirl0724 on Jul 17, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Well rounded game

As longs as he keeps shooting it like he does he can make some very good money in the NBA despite anything else he does.

I expect Meeks will get better at the other aspects of his game but if he shoots the ball in the league the way he’s shooting it in Summer League he will be around a long time making a lot of money. Think Eddie House.

DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!

by davw83 on Jul 17, 2009 9:53 AM EDT reply actions

Heh.

Or Del Curry. :-)

But I think Meeks has the potential to be better than either of those guys.

A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan

by Glenn Logan on Jul 17, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

eddie house is a great comparison. i think jodie will be a better version of him

by hummer11092 on Jul 17, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I do as well

certainly a better defender than House is at the very least.

DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!

by davw83 on Jul 17, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions

more Jarmon

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/17/redskins-use-pick-on-jarmon/?page=2

i've been waiting for this moment all my life...but it's not quite right.

by small balls on Jul 17, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

This is football related.

Craig Yeast has been hired as offensive coordinator in my hometown of Lebanon at Marion County High School. Woohoo!

http://www.kentucky.com/978/story/864943.html

And Anthony Epps will be helping him out. Epps was great football player at MCHS as well as being a basketball player.

I am so excited about this hire as I am sure all my family in Lebanon are.

by kykat51 on Jul 17, 2009 1:33 PM EDT reply actions

Heh.

Very cool.

A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan

by Glenn Logan on Jul 17, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Hartline!

Well looks like the SEC sees the same potential in hartline as I do. Now let’s see if he can make me look smart by predicting him as an all-sec 3rd teamer…. If any of you remember my comments on the post about the up coming season?

by BornBlue84 on Jul 17, 2009 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

We'll see.

I have little confidence that he can do that, but I would love it if he proved me wrong.

A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan

by Glenn Logan on Jul 17, 2009 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Hartline

Well he tried to tell us last year that it wasnt him – it was his teammates not making plays….. Lol! I havent cared much for ol’ Mike since then. Let’s hope he has matured some this year if nothing else.

It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.

by kentuckygirl0724 on Jul 17, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Wise old Kentuckian once say

“Never shoot a possum in the butt when his head is only 12 inches away”, translation: If youre gonna throw to someone throw at their body……they just might catch it that way. Mr .Hartline would do well to remember that this year.

Remember, we're having fun now!!!

by ALLBLUCAT on Jul 17, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions

Burning Question:

Why isn’t Aaron Torres working for some reputable newspaper? The LHL — assuming it’s reputable — for instance. Certainly would be an improvement for the paper.

"The prosperity of commerce is now perceived and acknowledged by all enlightened statesmen to be the most useful as well as the most productive source of national wealth, and has accordingly become a primary object of its political cares."

--Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 12, 27 November 1787

by Wild Weasel on Jul 17, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions