The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Volunteer Hangover Edition
by Glenn Logan on Feb 28, 2010 7:19 PM EST
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PrintI've still got a bit of a hangover from the loss to the Tennessee Volunteers yesterday. But we have a few days to recover, and then we head down to face a remarkably tough Georgia team that is far better than their record.
- [SLIDESHOW] Cats’ comeback not enough, Volunteers win 74-65 : The Kentucky Kernel
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Kentucky Blog - University of Kentucky Official Athletic Site
Life after James Paxton.
That's what the Kentucky baseball team now faces just two days since Paxton, a 2009 first-round MLB draft pick, decided to leave the team because of his decision to not meet with the NCAA over a potential NCAA amateur issue.
Well, adversity comes to us all. -
Panthers roll to regional final victory - Broward High Schools - MiamiHerald.com
After watching the Suns draw within 29-27 with a late second quarter run, Knight, the nation's No. 1 recruit, came alive for 11 of his game-high 27 points in the third quarter as the Panthers (24-4) pulled away late for a 66-52 victory.
I think Knight would look good in Kentucky blue. -
Kentucky Wildcats basketball news and rumors and Kentucky Wildcat football news and rumors: Three headed monster of Miller-Liggins-Dodson could be the key to UK's tournament run
They have been very useful at different times this season.
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Two Cats napped against Vols, Cal says | KentuckySports.com
Jerry Tipton tries to use the process of elimination to figure out who Calipari was talking about "asleep" through the game. -
Scout.com: Cousins Deserves Better
So why is this 6-foot-11, 270-pound 19 year old crucified on a game-by-game basis? Everybody from Dick Vitale to the talking heads at CBS have talked about his immaturity issues. Cousins is a single year removed from high school and many expect him to be as mature as a 30 year old. It's unfair to judge Cousins until you know him and follow him closely.
The ESPN guys need to get off the "Cousins is a bad boy" train. - Joe Biddle: Tennessee upsets Kentucky 74-65 | tennessean.com | The Tennessean
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Freedom Hall won’t sit idle when new arena opens | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal
Workman said he also has been talking with athletics officials at the University of Kentucky, which plays at least one basketball home game a year at Freedom Hall, about playing more contests there. Coach John Calipari has said he would like to play at least three games in Louisville each year.
Please, please let this happen. I would absolutely love it, as would all Louisville UK fans. - A few weekend tidbits
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UK women lose to Auburn | Vaught's Views
Bummer. But they will be the #2 seed in the SEC tournament. -
Phillips says QBs to get equal time in spring - FOX41.com Louisville News Kentucky Indiana News Weather Sports
Phillips says the goal of the competition between Mike Hartline, Morgan Newton and Ryan Mossakowski is to whittle the contest down to a two-man race by fall.
I predicted this would happen, and now it looks like it will. - 'Wall Dance' inspires Copy Cats | KentuckySports.com
- Aaron's UK Football Blog: John Conner at the Combine
- Is Wall Being Overshadowed by Turner?
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Turner's season so big it even overshadows great Wall - CBSSports.com
Yes, freshman sensation John Wall is bound for NBA superstardom. But Gregg Doyel can't get around Evan Turner's wall-to-wall excellence when he thinks about the player of the year. -
Did CBS-TV announcers laugh about Wall’s possible injury? | Vaught's Views
Color me skeptical. Not even the most vicious of opponents laugh at an injury. This looks bogus to me. -
Kentucky Sports Radio " Blog Archive " Where is Eric Bledsoe’s Defense? and other Notes
Good question. -
Rowdy crowd helped Tennessee | Vaught's Views
I think there is no doubt that's true. -
Ex-Bryan Station star transfers to UK | KentuckySports.com
This could be good news. -
Calipari not critical about Kentucky " GoVolsXtra
Some nice comments from Coach Cal in this article. -
Why John Calipari will be one-and-done at Kentucky " Right Minded Online
Well, there you go. I'm not buying, though. -
UK Falls to Tennessee After Valiant Comeback " Big Blue Lowdown :: The Top Destination for Kentucky Hoops
Our shooting wasn't very good, but what lost the game was our transition D, which was lousy.
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I think John Wall fell out to second in the POY picture around the time of the LSU game during the early part of February.
And Turner took over starting with the Iowa game a few days later. Comparing OSU’s performances without Turner (losses to Butler, Wisconsin [blowout] & Michigan) when Turner was out with the broken back to when he played (esp. wins over Michigan State and Purdue ON THE ROAD) really solidifies him as POY, in my mind.
OSU has a 6 man rotation in a solid conference and they're currently ranked # 9.
It’s all because of Turner. Too bad he was the most awful, annoying voice.
by mrmondaynite on Feb 28, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
If you watch the OSU-Purdue and OSU-Michigan games,
I don’t see how you could disagree with Parrish. John Wall is awesome (a close second), and he as “taken over” games. But the 2 that stand out most in my mind were against Stanford and Miami (OH) – subpar teams. Turner “took over” against Purdue and MSU.
by mrmondaynite on Feb 28, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Top three teams in the polls lose-
Syracuse to #1. Then who?
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
iam4uk said "Syracuse to # 1"...he's asking who goes after.
by mrmondaynite on Feb 28, 2010 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
I really hope the coaches hold the fact that Kansas lost to an unranked team,
and we lost to a ranked team against them. And maybe, Syracuse gets a slap because of losing 2 at home???
Resistence Is Futile......We Are Blue
Looking ahead a little bit
When UK plays Florida on Sunday it will be for the chance to go undefeated at Rupp for the season. As near as I can figure it will be the first time since 1999-2000 that UK will do so.
That 99-00 team lost a lot of games, but they were all on the road/neutral sites.
As for games at Freedom Hall, I think UK should have a “neutral and neutral” series with Xavier. Play one game in FH and the other in a neutral site in Cincinnati.
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
I think that's right, as far as the last home undefeated season was.
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I like the Xavier idea.
I used to live around Cincinnati, and I think there would be a lot of interest in that matchup…Plus Xavier would be a tough opponent…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
I've often wondered why we didn't have a home and home
with Ohio State. Losing to X would almost always be inferred as a “David slays Goliath” moment, with good reason. Ohio State would be a battle of near equals.
Plus, we’d get a better view of Turner v. Wall as POY candidates, too.
That Memphis hack
is using a page that you wrote in his argument that Cal is going to New Jersey ….
found it amusing, Tru, but check the comments he left under his article
http://wildcatblueblog.com
he's rather idiotic sounding to me
But I can’t say the same for UK. I wish them the absolute worst. So perhaps this is all just wishful thinking. But I would laugh myself silly if he left UK high and dry for the NBA, talent leaving Lexington in droves, and only one recruit coming in thus far. They’d be in worse shape than Memphis was when Cal left. Oh, the glory. It brings a smile to my face just thinking about it all.
That article is chock-full of crap as seen in the sample above. Still hanging on to the ‘your school stole my coach’ thing. Grow the hell up. Sure it’s possible he’ll leave, UK fans know that for sure!
That guy sounds like a jilted lover
These people in Memphis need to get over it. Cal left for a better job…..deal with it.
Some say a comet will fall from the sky. Followed by meteor showers and tidal waves.
Followed by faultlines that cannot sit still. Followed by millions of dumbfounded dips**ts.
amen - you don't have to live with it....
i will make the prediction that Cal will leave within 10 years – may be next year, might not. At least at UK we KNOW he will leave some day. i think those in memphis believed he would be here forever….at least our sense of self importance over our program has some historical footing. they seem to forget memphis had a final four stripped long before cal arrived (1985).
I have lived in memphis and grew up in lexington. most people i run into cannot figure out why i would live in memphis if i have family in lexington – wonder that myself sometimes. i believe pitino was ok living in lexington but knowing the type of family man cal is, i have to believe he is in heaven in the bluegrass…
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 1, 2010 9:37 AM EST up reply actions
I read an article in SI-
Where Dan Patrick interviewed Coach Cal. He asked Cal point blank, where would he be in 12 years. Cal answered, on the golf course, and wanting to know why D. Patrick was bothering him…My opinion, Cal is happy coaching at the best College basketball school in the nation, and will stay at least until he’s in his 60’s…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
The "Cousins Deserves Better"
was nice to read. Really nice. I think people have formed the wrong idea about our big guy, only because they wanted to find something to be negative about.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
The Herald Leader
had a picture of Scotty Hopson doing the John Wall dance. He said that he wanted his home state to think “missing out on him was a loss.” I think that picture had me more mad than anything in the whole loss situation. lol
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 Feb 28, 2010 11:23 PM EST reply actions
Yes
Hopkinsville has sent few players to UK – only Ravi Moss comes to mind.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 1, 2010 6:36 AM EST up reply actions
i sort of thought
BCG “recruited” him to make the locals happy but that he really did not do it seriously. never figured hopson the type to fit into bcg’s coaching style – whatever that might be
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 1, 2010 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
he can be mad all he wants
as long as he don’t pull a Jeff Hall on us and beat us on the line in the NCAA tournament. Jeff saw that as revenge for not being recruited by UK. The funny thing is; even after that, UK still has Eastern Ky due south of Lex, and the world ending at Winchester. Too bad the combination of Frank Lee/Jr. VanHoose never got the chance to play UK.
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Have To Say It
All of this team’s goals are still attainable. This loss was not that bad. Beat Ga. and at least a piece of the SEC is theirs. Beat Florida too and the SEC title belongs to them alone. We all knew they were headed for tough stretch in the schedule. So far so good. We need to handle the next game and then head back home. Georgia will be a challenge like any road game in the SEC. Unilke UT, our season is not defined by one win or one loss. It will be defined by the body of work and the final chapters are to be written in a few days. Time to polish a few rough edges on defense and time to get back that outside stroke! Time to rip out the rearview mirror because what’s behind you is not important.
GO CATS!!!!
Where's the Bench?
I havn’t revisited the box score since Saturday. However, if I am recalling correctly, our bench, such that it is, scored only three points against Tenn. That worries me heading into tournament time, especially on days in which our Freshmen Phenom guards can’t hit an outside shot to save their collective lives. I agree with Lyric Smith above, however, in that all of our goals remain attainable, provided we can find someone to consistently hit outside shots against a zone defense. If not, Syracuse might simply prove too good for us to beat.
I think
that was my biggest question……..why didn’t he put Stevenson in? They were killing us on the interior. Why not put Cousins/Stevenson(a veteran) in the interior. Our bench has proven to be very effective and Saturday was not the day to let them sit the bench while some of the freshman were making freshman mistakes. Very bad decision by Cal.
Well folks, we had a bad game....
and still almost won it….I can live with it….I didnt like it, but I can live with it.
I think I am the one who coined the title “Three Headed Monster” earlier this year, someone is diggin into my repetoire.
The guy from Memphis forgets one thing…….we all know John Calipari is leaving……we just dont know when, and as long as he wins here and we dont get hassled, I will take whatever time he is willing to spend and enjoy it.
I dont think the CBS guys were laughing at Wall, they couldnt stop drooling over Tennessee and Pearl long enough to do that.
Brandon Knight is going to look really good in Kentucky Blue……and I think he knows it. Along with about 3 more that are in the top 25 who havent yet committed.
Magic Johnson liked Cousins better than Wall. Hmmmmmmm……….
Resistence Is Futile......We Are Blue
Georgia Is A Pivotal Game
Wednesday’s game at Athens is IMO the most important game of the regular season for the following reasons:
1) Avoid losing two games consecutively.
2) First road game following a loss.
3) Prove that UT was an anomaly rather than a trend.
4) At a minimum mitigate the horrendous perimeter — especially from 3 — scoring drought.
5) Reestablish confidence/swagger/urgency.
"Perhaps the fact that we have seen millions voting themselves into complete dependence on a tyrant has made our generation understand that to choose one's government is not necessarily to secure freedom" - Hayek
Dont think you will have to worry about him trying to take another charge......
it’s safe to say he wont let that happen again…..even if it means a foul…….especially considering that one was the guard’s fault, not his…….If I were you, I wouldnt get him riled…..Miss State tried…..and failed……miserably…..
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