The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Wildcat Basketball Recruiting Edition
by Truzenzuzex on Sep 24, 2009 11:58 AM EDT
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Why are we talking basketball recruiting in the middle of football season? Well, because that's where the news is. I don't make the news, I just report it. We do have UK-Florida links as well, but basketball recruiting is heating up for UK, and we all know that basketball pays the bills around here, so ...
Anyway, the intro will be short to keep Ken's great work visible. The news follows the jump.
Top Stories
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College basketball's top 10 power forwards - Mike DeCourcy - College Basketball - Sporting News
1. Patrick Patterson, Kentucky. His confinement to the center position ended when John Calipari was hired as coach.
Patterson #1? Sweet. I think he deserves it. [Note: Broken link fixed] -
Brothers From Another Mother!: Insight to Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari's Thoughts
Nice. -
Providence's Poole Jr. expected to choose Kentucky | Jacksonville.com
Stacey Poole Jr., one of the top high school basketball players on the First Coast, is expected to verbally commit to Kentucky today.
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John Calipari connects with true-blue Kentucky fans | tennessean.com | The Tennessean
Interesting comments by Calipari vis-a-vis Bruce Pearl.
UK Basketball News
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ZAGSBLOG » Knight to UConn for Visit, May Decide Late
Why do I think John Wall may have a major impact on Brandon Knight's decision? - " BBL: Calipari big hit on trip to Nashville John Clay’s Sidelines
- The Daily Free Press - WHITROCK: Needing a Look in the Mirror
Interesting commentary on the NCAA. Not sure I totally agree, but then again, I'm not sure I don't. -
Coach Cal in Tennessee talking about his new book
Calipari speaks about how it has been going all around the Commonwealth on his book tour. -
Recruting analyst says Poole will be good fit at UK | Vaught's Views
Poole is not as highly though of as many Calipari is recruiting, but he's still plenty good. -
Stacey Poole or Doron Lamb?
Dustin Rumbaugh gives us the low-down -
John Clay: Bengals provide welcome distraction - SPORTS UPDATE - Kentucky.com
Got no problem with John Calipari joining a country club. Do have a problem with UK paying the coach's country club initiation and fees, on top of his $32 million contract.
Yeah, John speaks for me as well on this. I think Calipari would be well advised to take this in hand and make a gesture. He's not required to, or anything, but it would be good PR, and that's his specialty. - Bluegrass State Basketball: Change of Plans for Ex-Cat Donald Williams
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Bluegrass State Basketball: Ironic Twist? NBA Teams to Gamble on Antoine Walker
Interesting. Well, he is still young enough.
UK Football News
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Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow too nice to hit | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL
C'mon, Ricky, give him the heater! -
Conner UK’s ‘Terminator’ | The Courier-Journal
John Conner does a great job for Kentucky. I'm happy to see him get the ball a bit more. -
Tom Leach Productions
Some new podcasts from Tom Leach -
Oddities Needed for a Wildcat Win " Over The Pylon
Call me a pessimist. Call me a non-believer. Call me a Kentucky football fan since that encompasses the first two, but I simply cannot fathom how Kentucky pulls anything closely resembling an upset. The flu isn’t even close to the top of the list of things that would make me consider Kentucky capable of shocking the world. These however would:
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Lorenzo Bryant: UK did nothing wrong in recruitment of his son | Vaught's Views
Sometimes you just lose recruiting battles. That's just the way it is.
Other UK Sports News
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NCAA Sports News
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Tennessee's Tyler Smith talks about Twitter, his late father - Luke Winn - SI.com
Interesting interview. - Rush The Court " Blog Archive " More Bad Behavior: Binghamton Edition
Other News of Interest
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Gillispie offered plea bargain in DUI case | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal
Gillispie's lawyer called the plea offer, "reasonable." What does that mean in this context? I have no clue. -
The March to Madness: The World's Longest Trick Shot
That's pretty amazing. I wonder how many tries it took to get it done?
The Daily Schadenfreude
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Could off-court issues sink Kansas?
Mike Miller reports on some pretty surprising stuff happening over at KU. Kansas fans have been taking shots at UK pretty consistently lately. Looks like they should worry more about their own players than us, and that's Miller's conclusion as well. -
Kansas Basketball, Football Players Involved in Series of Brawls With Each Other - SB Nation
Heh. More bad behavior. -
Intentional Foul " Do Jayhawks Fight Each Other?
Yet more news from the Jayhawk players that make me throw up in my mouth a little. Not pretty stuff in Lawrence, these days. -
Prosecutors say Sypher’s previous lawyer worried about her mental state | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal
This is getting real ugly, fast. I am surprised by some of the motions of the prosecution, they smell ever so slightly of cheese. -
Feel Free to Hate this Guy
Indeed. What an incredible douchebag. -
Those Arctic Winds Are Still Blowing … Albeit Silently Now
Heh. The Vol and Gator coaches are amusing me greatly.
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"pays the bill around here"
indeed – as my favorite blogger likes to say…..
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Sep 24, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions
UNC fan -
that guy is pitiful – i almost felt sorry for him – almost. all the UNC fans i know will probably be more upset with him than uk fans…..
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Sep 24, 2009 1:10 PM EDT reply actions
Brooks
I didn’t like how he blamed the players for not paying attention to him. The play calling and clock management, both the fault of the coach, were pathetic at the end of the first half. Quit passing the buck! Our play calling and clock management have been a bit off for the past two seasons, that can’t be all the player’s fault.
We’re excited to hear about bball news because being at Saturday’s football game painfully reminded me that we’re still light years away from being significant in the pigskin. The best chance we had was two years ago, and we squandered it after losing to LSU, again, I fault the coaching.
But Saturday we obviously had more talent than Louisville, which is good. But our skill positions just aren’t talented enough to compete with top schools on a regular basis.
To me
Clock management is the fault of the coaches and the QB. It is the coaches responsibility to make the proper call based on clock and situation. It is the QBs responsibility to make the proper decisions based on the call, clock, and situation.
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
And on any given Saturday.....
we could pull off the Bluegrass Miracle Part Deux……lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
What do you think is going on with Sypher Tru?
Just curious…..I could understand the defense wanting a psych eval…..but the prosecution?? Are they trying to get out of a court date?? Avoid prosecution by doing a plea deal?? Or do you think she is not that crazy??
Kansas needs to be careful…..we had team turmoil a few years back, and it wasnt pretty….but at least we werent fighting with the football team…….or were we??
I still think it is in LCC’s best interests to give Cal the membership and let him do a promo or something to pay for it….maybe lend his name to a golf tournament or something….this petty nonsense needs to be dealt with and move on.
I really do hate we didnt get that Bryant kid……he was the type of recruit we need to get to the next level….
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Hey ABC
I bet the Sypher/Pitino thing is related to the Billy G/DUI/UK Settlement case somehow! ;)
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 Sep 24, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
now there you go with all of that
conspiracy theory nonsense…..dont you know that conspiracy theories are all in the movies???…….lol
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
I don't know about Sypher.
I suppose they are trying to forestall the possibility of a diminished capacity defense or something. I’m not sure what their angle is.
Kansas — They issued a statement yesterday (the athletes involved) that all was good and it was just a misunderstanding. Still hurts their image a bit, though, but nothing major.
I wish Cal would just pony up the 30K and donate the 30K the school gave him to help endow a scholarship or something. People get annoyed when a coach getting as much money as Cal also gets an expensive perk in addition. I know it is common practice, but it really does look bad.
On Bryant — yeah, tough miss, that one.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
Bluegrass miracle
Yeah, but you need some consistency if you’re going to recruit in the SEC. We’re better, but the league is much better than it was a decade ago. So basically, we’re in the same boat as ten years ago, they’re are just a few more bowl games and wins up for grabs.
Yeah ...
… maybe we are a little bit ahead, but not that much. We still get predominantly 3* talent while most of the rest of the league gets 4* and above. Brooks is good at developing players, but you show me two teams of roughly equal coaching ability, one averaging 3* and the other averaging 4* talent, and I’ll show you a winner and a loser in the long run.
That’s just the way it is.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
And the world begins to spin anew.....
let’s see what landing this recruit starts.
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Poole said he though Brandon Knight was a "cool dude."
Could bode well for getting Knight. . .
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
listened to the call.....it sounded good,
but I didnt take the Knight comments exactly that way….seemed to be a bit….I dont know……off the wall…..maybe thats how he wanted it to sound
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