The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Beginning the Recovery Edition
by Glenn Logan on Mar 29, 2010 9:20 AM EDT
in Kentucky Wildcats News
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PrintIf you are like me, you watched the games on Sunday with only the mildest of interest. Obviously, when Kentucky gets knocked out of the tournament, 'Cat fans spend a few days in mourning along with the players and the coach.
But Monday's here, and even if you haven't started your "bounce back" from Saturday, you might as well start thinking about it. Here are a few links to help you get your mind right.
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In defeat, Kentucky shows dignity, disappointment - The Dagger - NCAAB Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Wall, who could theoretically leave Lexington tomorrow, looked devastated. Cousins, who snaps at coaches and often makes it seem as if he cares about little other than himself, looked like he felt he had let the team down. And Calipari was gracious and introspective in defeat. All of Kentucky's panel (which also included Patrick Patterson) were the definition of class, even after a great disappointment.
This makes me very, very proud of our program, players, and coach. You should be, too.
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Bitter ending leaves Cats feeling unfulfilled | KentuckySports.com
"I mean, it hurts," freshman DeMarcus Cousins said of the defeat. "And the part that hurts the most is we'll never get a chance to play together again. That's the part that's killing me the most right now. I won't be able to play with my teammates, my brothers, again."
It doesn't have to be that way, DeMarcus. Although you are probably right.
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Blue Pride: Wildcats Leave Mark Despite Loss | College Basketball by Collegehoops.net
The Cats did more than just win 35 games this year. They won by having fun, by playing together, and by playing the right way...characteristics that any fan can appreciate. The Cats' fast-break offense may make the highlight reels, but it was their lock-down defense that enabled them win this year. The dunks may have gotten the crowd going, but it was their pinpoint passing that enabled them to get to the rim in the first place.
I really think the author of this piece gets it right.
More after the jump.
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Despite the loss, Kentucky is back - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
No one can deny what Calipari did this season in assembling the greatest late signing period class in modern times. Calipari checked egos at the door with this crew, managed minutes, coached a team that could win an uptempo game or in the halfcourt. By the end of the season, they played defense with purpose and passion and won close road games in hostile SEC environments.
Forget what the haters say. Calipari did a wonderful job with this crew, even if Kentucky fell short of their goal.
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Cats won’t be remembered for falling short : The Kentucky Kernel
Maybe not tomorrow and maybe not even next month, but at some point, Stevenson will be remembered for saying he’d rather be a reserve on a team like this than a starter on an NIT team. None of those three men will be remembered for the pitfalls of their first three seasons, because they were there when blue became Blue again.
Lesser programs will not get this. It is beyond their capacity to understand.
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When you sell your soul, as Kentucky did to get John Calipari, there are supposed to be riches and fame and rainbows, not an embarrassing butt whipping with the Final Four on the line.
A loathsome troll with less understanding of college basketball than most UK four-year olds -- only somebody is stupid enough to actually pay him to write this dreck. His opinion is typical. Embrace it, we'll be hearing it every year no matter who coaches Kentucky unless we are 22-14 in the NIT.
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3. We learned Eric Bledsoe probably needs another year. Bledsoe had flashes during the tournament that definitely suggest he can play at the next level. He's got great scoring instincts and is less turnover-prone than Wall. But he sat in Wall's shadow so much for the season, only to explode in the early games of the tournament, before hitting the wall in this game.
He does. So does Orton. But I don't think Bledsoe likes school very much and I'm not sure Orton and Calipari have great chemistry. We'll have to see how things go.
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It's simple: Poor shooting sends UK home - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
Sometimes, basketball games are decided in ways the eyes can't see. Sometimes, differences between the winning team and the losing team are imperceptible, made clear only through statistics -- cold, unbiased, objective numbers.
Other times, basketball is really simple.
This game was really simple. The irony is, after defying the pundit's claim all year that shooting was this team's weakness, it proved true in the end. At least for that game.
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Kentucky, Oklahoma triumph in Kansas City Regional - StamfordAdvocate
Kentucky's swarming, pesky and unrelenting pressure defense proved too much for top-seeded Nebraska to handle in a 76-67 victory Sunday night, so the Wildcats are headed to the Kansas City Regional finals against Oklahoma and the Cornhuskers are headed home.
Congratulations to the Hoops team. Could they do what the men could not?
- Quicker Kentucky moves into Elite Eight | Vaught's Views
- Inside look at Kentucky's locker room after loss to WVU - Campus Rivalry: College Football & Basketball News, Recruiting, Game Picks, and More - USATODAY.com
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Calipari was right, Wildcats were just too young - CBK News - FOX Sports on MSN
However, there was one mantra that Calipari continued to deliver over and over throughout the season that resonated as anything but coach speak.
His team was just too young.
This team didn't always look young, but they were. And it did catch up to them.
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Kentucky's rise falls one step short of Final Four - ncaa - SI.com
Kentucky's comeback season ended under an avalanche of missed 3-pointers in a 73-66 loss to West Virginia in the NCAA regional finals on Saturday, a dubious end to a remarkable year in which Calipari pulled off one of the quickest turnarounds of all-time.
What more can you say, good and bad?
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RIP: The Era of Chalk, 2007-09
Of the 26 years since the tournament expanded to its present 64-team format, 2007 through 2009 represented three of the eight "chalkiest" Final Fours (based on lowest average seed) and two of the top three, so it was certainly reasonable to lump them together and make the observation that they were outliers. At the same time, the fact that those three years have been bookended by two of the four least predictable Final Fours makes it difficult now to see 2007-09 as anything more than a historical blip.
Interesting reading, as always, from Basketball Prospectus.
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John Clay: What will Calipari do for an encore? | KentuckySports.com
Great programs don't rebuild, of course. They re-load. Calipari has proven he can provide the ammunition. He'll keep the supply lines open.
But even without a national title, or even a Final Four, the Kentucky head coach has given himself a hard act to follow.
True, but realistically, this year was an anomaly in many ways. Very rarely will a freshman team be talented enough to do what this team did. I think you will see players leave early under Calipari, but not as many as is possible this year.
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Cats' fab freshmen: Their one is done | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com
The top four uncommitted high school seniors, according to 8Scout.com, list Kentucky among their college choices. That includes Brandon Knight, Scout's No. 1 point guard in the class.
Reloading is what Calipari will do, and I am excited at the prospect of more good basketball at Kentucky.
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Bilas' commentary should be challenged - The Denver Post
I'm in no position to challenge Bilas' studied observations.
But I wish another savvy broadcaster would challenge Bilas on his "lack of great players" comment.
The reason they don't, my dear sir, is because they almost universally agree with him, as would anyone who really knows college basketball.
Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar.
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Kentucky definitely getting its money’s worth out of Calapari " College Courtside
And this is where my disagreement with Freeman’s column comes into play. Mr. Freeman sees a Kentucky program that did not get its money’s worth because they face-planted in an Elite Eight game in Calapari’s first year. I follow that logic and think it’s a joke. Considering the bullets typed out above the title of Freeman’s work is laughable. And it couldn’t be farther from the truth.
I linked this above, somewhere, but didn't feel like taking it apart. Fortunately, this fine blogger does a great job, so I don't have to.
- NCAA accepting requests for 2011 Final Four tickets — Jerry Tipton on UK basketball
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comments like this irritate me
“I mean, it hurts,” freshman DeMarcus Cousins said of the defeat. “And the part that hurts the most is we’ll never get a chance to play together again. That’s the part that’s killing me the most right now. I won’t be able to play with my teammates, my brothers, again.”
I understand it’s an emotional moment, but there’s nothing forcing this group to break up. There are 3 guys graduating of course, but somehow I doubt Cousins is talking exclusively about them. The core of the team could stay if they wanted to – no one is forcing them to leave.
But then, I scream at TV announcers during football games every time they describe a team as being “forced” to punt on 4th down, as if there is a rule preventing them from taking any other action, so that might just be me.
< /crankiness >
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
I should probably be clear about something
I have no problem with Wall, Cousins, et al going pro after the season – more power to them for advancing and developing that quickly.
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
When I read Big Cuz's comment yesterday
I thought he could be talking about the 3 seniors. I realize in all probability he was not, but…. That is how I choose to look at it, for now. I will be content on waiting to see what really happens, as there is not much I can do about it anyway. I do not dwell on “what ifs” because they might not turn out like we assume.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I agree
I think what he meant was that he’d never get to play with all of them ever again, since there are 3 seniors and Wall is definately going pro, plus Patterson. All that is out of his control.
Call it aftermath, she's turning blue, Such a lovely color for you.
Call it aftermath, she's turning blue, While I just sit and stare at you.
I'm not sure where I read it but
I read a similar quote from Demarcus where he specifically mentioned Ramon, Perry, and Krebs, and how he was sad not to get to play with them again. I think all of these guys cared about each other. I think it is a tougher decision for these young guys to leave with the emotional attachment and knowing they fell short of their goal of a final 4. It’s lot of money to turn down though.
If there's a more complete quote then it makes more sense
And I think you are right about it being a difficult decision. The decision to go pro is often viewed as being a “no-brainer” when the kid is talked about going in the lottery, but I think for many, if not most, players it is a great deal more difficult because it’s not just about the money.
College can be a wonderful experience. Sure it’s a lot of work, but it’s also so different from high school and I can completely understand guys who might want to put off entering the real world for a year or two to enjoy that time while it lasts.
Reading it again, I’m coming down too hard on Cousins and not giving him the proper credit for his age, experience, and the enormity of the moment when he was asked whatever question that led to his response.
3 > 2, except for very large values of 2.
The "Inside look at Kentucky's locker room" article
has video with the quote. Just before that he names the 3 seniors and PPat saying he wishes the season could have ended on a good note for them.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Tru - I think you are right on Orton and Bledsoe....
especially on your reasoning. So as I see it…
6 gone for sure (wall, cousins, ppat, harris, stevenson, krebs)
4 back for sure (liggins, miller, harrelson, dodson)
3 in limbo (orton/bledsoe -nba, hood -transfer?)
I am believe we can put Cal in the “for sure” category, but….not going there.
I had several texts, emails and facebook posts Saturday night and into Sunday from friends who were out on the town (memphis) during the UK-WVA game. All of them said that cheers went up in the bars and restaurants when UK (actually Cal) lost. It really made me mad (“memphis fans need to get a life”) but I began to realize that if a coach left us (say in football), had an exciting, talented team that was in the NC talk at his new school while leaving our bench depleted (not to mention having to vacate our most recent success), i would probably have cheered when he lost the next couple of years.
I hope memphis fans can one day appreciate what Cal did for Memphis in his 9 years hear – and i believe they will. I know its not a silver lining for us UK fans, but maybe the healing process for memphis fans can begin. Most of you do not care but I live it so had to share it…. :)
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 29, 2010 9:53 AM EDT reply actions
Hood
Have you heard anything specific of why he wants to transfer?
I think Hood future is bright in this program. He will play more minutes next year. Cal will shape Hood into a solid 4 year contributor, he is too talented to be forgotten.
Nobody ...
… has heard he wants to transfer. That’s just pure speculation.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
by Glenn Logan on Mar 29, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
sorry...
just speculation – i had second thoughts about posting that later. I think he has to be frustrated with playing time. that being said, he is just a freshman and while we had 3 freshman start that is the exception. there were clearly some players on the 98 team that were stars but did not play much in 96. Hoping that is what hood is looking at. in the back of my mind, based on the memphis years, i believe hood is not necessarily the type of player cal recruited – maybe i am wrong. in my opinion, we could have used his 3 pt shooting in the wva game…
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on Mar 29, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
hood
We certainly can use mhis 3 if he’s got one. I never saw him play as i live in the Philippines, but he has to D up.
by bigbill992001 on Mar 30, 2010 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
The quote from the Blue Pride article
is spot on. There is much more ’fun" to read inside too. A great article.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
The end of this season is a hard thing to face, but...
Today is my 32nd birthday and the program is better now than it was on my 31st birthday. That’s a fact that I can’t deny.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
no way!?!?!
my birthday was yesterday. We differ in age just a tad, but March is a great birthday month, isn’t it? Happy Birthday to you, hope it’s a great one, and you are sooo right about the program, so much better this year than last. : )
March birthdays
We all have birthdays in March. Tinkerbell and I share a birthday earlier in the month (Someone else in our group too, on March 6) and there are another couple around that time. Clearly we were all born under the sign of March Madness.
by StillCatwoman on Mar 29, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Me too!
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
4 on March 6th!
I always knew it was a great day! ;)
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 Mar 30, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Best month of the year!!
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 Mar 29, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I am telling ya'll
we have a disproportionate number of March birthdays here in our merry band of fans. In fact, I think Tru should do a chart.
by StillCatwoman on Mar 29, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It must be that first few breaths of March air
My mom says I was a little Blue when I first arrived :)
No matter where you're at, there you are
March 2, 1938 Here
A quick story of March birthdays, in 1970 I was a broker trainee in southern California happy with my place in life with no interest in moving or changing careers. My wife was visiting family in Kansas and I went to wedding reception alone. One of the gifts was a gorgeous, huge astrology book, to pass the time I leafed through it to March 2 to read about Pisces and it said that Pisces weren’t business minded but excelled in one area: radio, TV and movies. That very evening my wife called to say, among other things, that a local media company was in need of advertising sales people and with it came opportunity to do play-by-play broadcasting. I visited, interviewed, took the job and the rest is history. As Paul Harvey would say, now for the rest of the story: my boss was born March 12 and his boss was born March 7.
"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
wonderful story. thank you for sharing
I know there is a theory in mathematics that we presume patterns when they don’t exist because we have a need to see an order or a routine to things, but I am telling you we are way overloaded with March birthdays here on ASOB.
by StillCatwoman on Mar 29, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Me also!
Born March 14,1939. Same day as Patterson.
Happy Days are here again The sky is all ways BLUE again Happy days are here again !
I was born just after the Cats cut down the nets in 1978
Dad wanted to name me Goose… Thank God mom won that round!!!!
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
My youngest daughter- March 4th, 1987 and my son March 8th,1996
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
Today is my grandson #1's birthday
I can vouch for the fact that he is awesome. :-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
heard this transfer rumor before
to me, that sounds like John Hood, but I guess you’re not saying?
by StillCatwoman on Mar 29, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope he stays
I don’t like the thought of home grown talent leaving.
by StillCatwoman on Mar 29, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Hood
We sure havent seen much of him and dont really hear much about him either. My thought is just that if this year’s squad is even remotely close to the level of talent that Cal is going to be able to bring in, Hood just doesnt seem like he’s going to be able to measure up.
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 Mar 29, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Hood jumps out of they gym and allegedly can shoot.
If he CAN shoot (not sure his percentage in mop up minutes, but I recall him hitting some 3’s), I really think he should get a shot. I know – I don’t see practices. But I’d bet he could go better than 0-20 while giving up lay ups.
All I’m saying is Hood does have the athleticism of these high end recruits, and I’m hoping he stays and contributes for 3 more years.
jack
I hope you’re right, I always like to see a native son do well. Seems like we been losing all the good ones lately. But remember when he asked Cal for PT? He mentioned that if given a chance he could D his man, so I think the D is hys prob.
by bigbill992001 on Mar 30, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
I know but
Kentucky is a tough place to be a guard when Wall and Bledsoe ahead of you.
by StillCatwoman on Mar 29, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
He's 6'6" plus, so it's probably not the point and the SG positions he has to
contend for playing time – it’s the three spot, where we currently have three returning players already fighting for time, not to mention at least Stacey Poole (SF in high school, but probably too short to play there in college) coming in.
I hope Hood stays, and earns PT, and is as good as people say he is. I have heard rumors of Dodson transferring, which, again, I also hope doesn’t happen and is utterly untrue, but to some extent, something has to give at that 3 spot. We’re very loaded 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.
Today I can't feel anything but gratitude.
I grew up in the Joe B. Hall era, watching Robey and Phillips.
I went to the ’78 Final Four weekend; my dad gave Caywood a pen!
I went to the ’97 Final Four weekend; the one that got away.
I liked Pitino (still do), I liked Tubby (still do) and I pulled for Gillispie as hard as I could.
I have to admit that I was skeptical about UK hiring Coach Cal.
But somewhere in this season, I lost track of my rational skepticism and I started feeling like a little guy watching Goose Givens, again.
I’ll never forget the ’78 Cats, nor the ’96 Cats.
And I’ll never forget the 2010 Cats.
What can I say but, "Thanks"?
recovery.
That is a good way to put it, I think.
Tru, I also found it hard to get into the Elite Eight games yesterday and I’m having a hard time looking foward to watching the rest of the tourney, as well. As I was sitting at Reliant down in Houston yesterday afternoon awaiting the Duke/Baylor tip-off, I knew I should be excited, but an overwhelming sense of blah just overtook me. And while the majority of the game was good and the environment was neat, the fact that we were no longer a part of the tourney action was sad for me.
There were lots of tears for me after the WV/UK game was over. There was no anger whatsoever, just lots and lots of tears and sadness for the fact that our season had come to an end and the thinking that we might not see this particular group together again. I have immediate family in WV who are avid Mountaineer fans, so obviously one of my first phone calls was to congratulate them on their victory and they were incredibly gracious and gave UK and our team all the praise in the world.
I have been quickly glancing at all the comments while away from home and I know others have pretty much said the same thing I’m about to write, but I just want to repeat what a great and rewarding season it has been for me, I’m extremely grateful to have witnessed it and I’m really looking forward to what great things still lie ahead.
Sad is right
Not disappointed, not angry, not feeling cheated – just sad that this season, with these guys, is over. Yes, there will be others, but this team was special, and I would have liked to have seen them rewarded with a banner for their efforts. But life goes on. . .
Now, can we please, please, please have anyone but Duke win this thing??
Anybody wanna buy a pair of tickets to the final game?
by NYCCats on Mar 29, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I am going to the final four (sigh).
I got my tickets through the lottery last year. I have looked forward to going more and more as this season developed as I had no idea our team might get there when I applied for the seats. Now, I have hardly any enthusiasm for the event. If Duke beats WVa, I will probably sell the seats for the finals as I don’t think I could stand to stay and watch Duke win a title.
If its a flaw...
Its one we share.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
I'll win $160 at work if Duke wins it all...
I hope W. Virginis beats them by 20…
"You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't"
I rec'ed it
based purely on the signature quote. Classic!!
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 29, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Duke is so horrible.
I mean, that is pretty common knowledge, but just having returned from the South Regional and having seen them play in person and having to interact with their fans, it’s just so real and fresh in my mind right now. They are dreadful players to watch what with Zoubek’s insufferable and constant hand clapping and what by all accounts appeared to be some incredibly hard and totally uncalled for fouls on his part, add to that Scheyer and Singler’s floppage extraordinaire, and lastly and rather unfortunately, what we got to witness first hand – they have some incredibly dreadful fans as well, who, btw, don’t help out the way Duke is personified one bit. We had one incredibly irritating bright-pink-lipstick-wearing-stringy-haired woman sitting about 4 rows behind us and she was so annoying, arrogant and whiny-voiced as she was screaming at the top of her lungs for her team. She was ghastly, and pretty much embodied everything that is repulsive about Duke. Anybody but Duke winning this whole thing would be appreciated, indeed.
Tough call on the FF tickets, NYCCats, and you too, lawdog. We went to the South Regional in Houston for a few reasons other than the tourney. We went to the Houston zoo while we were there, ate a ton of crawfish at a super-fun crawfish festival, and we met up with family, as well, so our trip was well worth it even though we did have to witness Duke win two games. Ugh. But, I do have to say, even though you won’t be able to see UK play in Indy as that would have been the most fun of all, a Duke LOSS would be pretty darn party-worthy also, would it not? ; )
The Dagger article should help us all feel better
I am so proud of this team. Very, very proud. My list of favorite Cats is not topped by those with the best stats, it never was a requirement for me. It is their heart and their will, and yes that includes even their goofiness. Needless to say, my list has certainly grown.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Great kids, great coach, great year
I’ve enjoyed this season more than any since Pitino, felt closer to these players than any group since the unforgetables. I am going to continue to enjoy it right up to the beginning of next season, not worrying a whit about who comes back, who transfers or who signs. Whatever it is, Coach Cal has shown us that he can handle it. And I can sleep well every night.
Journey or Destination
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What a journey! I can’t even remember how many times this team had me jumping out of my chair this season. At times it reminded me of going to a fireworks show. You look up to see this giant explosion and say “Wow. That was magnificent! What a great ‘finale’…”, and then a few seconds later an even bigger explosion goes off and you say “Whoa! Where did that come from?!”
I remember Wall’s back-to-back drives against UNC and Bledsoe’s plays against Wake Forest like this. After you go for a while without jumping out of your chair very much, it is a shock to the system to not only spend so much time jumping, but knowing in the back of your mind that as soon as you sit back down the very next play could have you back on your feet again… saying “Whoa! Where did that come from?!”… how could a journey ever be much better than that?
With all of those explosions having gone off, it makes it a lot easier to remember that a journey is a whole lot more than just one bad game.
-- Tim . http://HomeSalesLexington.com/barn
Your comments really remind me of others I have seen before
If I am wrong, I say welcome, again.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Did anyone else's Big Blue Hangover start just today?
Saturday night and Sunday kind of sucked, but today it’s like it all has set in. I just feel so…..bleh.
This was such an awesome season with SUCH a sad sad ending. If I feel this bad, I can’t imagine how the team and all the coaches feel…
I really wondered if today would seem a little better
I am still trying to remember all the joy and holding to that. These guys made this fun off the court as well. The girls winning last night helped me a lot. But I feel sad FOR the guys.
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
So true
I knew today I did not have to use break time to read basketball …and yet here I am with a secret wish that I would see something to build on…tru has great points as always and well written/linked as always. I think I got lost in the way the other brackets were clearing out…it just seemed like a BBN year. An I have a half bottle of Booker left. I put it on the shelf…i will finish it next year. Maybe that is my new mantra…finish it next year.
basically how I felt 5 minutes after the game ended
I didnt expect a championship when the season started so I tried to keep myself from expecting one. I wanted one, I wanted a final four, but I just really wanted to be top 10 all season, to maybe be #1 at least once, to be relevant, and we got all that. I am fine with this season, sad yes but fine.
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
It really hit me when I turned yesterday's games on and realized fully that
we wouldn’t be playing anymore.
Still sad today.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Also felt it when I shaved the beard.
I always grow it in November, and shave it in March, but decided to keep it until the Cats stopped winning. I was really hoping to keep it another week, though my wife might be happy.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
AP All-American Teams Out Today
AP All American Team
1st team:
J Wall – KY
D Cousins – KY
E Turner – Ohio State
W Johnson – Syr
S Reynolds – Vill
2nd Team
J Anderson – OK St.
S Collins – Kansas
G Vasquez – MD
J Scheyer – Puke
D Butler – WV
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 29, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions
When's the last time we had 2 first team AP All-Americans?
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
LONG Time Ago
I’d guess early 1950’s with Hagan and Ramsey. Maybe 1954.
by FortyYearCatFan on Mar 29, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
It was announced
it is Turner
http://ukbasketball.bloginky.com/2010/03/29/wall-cousins-make-ap-all-america-team/
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
Patterson Missing: Quite A Commentary
Doesn’t it speak hugely that for the previous two years Patrick Patterson was considered UK’s best player (Meeks on a similar level last year) and in his first season as an upper classman he is surpassed in honors by two — two! — freshmen. Once again affirming the aphorism: there’s no substitute for talent.
"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
exactly
I totally get what you’re saying WW, and I do agree, but it’s not like Patterson is Richie Farmer. He IS wildly talented. I would consider an AA honorable mention an extremely significant honor that recognized is great talent (as well as his leadership, heart, general awesomeness etc.)
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 29, 2010 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds like we are going through the stages of grief
Definitely feeling the void and sadness of this season being over.
I’m a little depressed, too. Heck, I care very little about the rest of the tournament and even less about Baseball at this point.
But life goes on…
Soon, Bobbie Knight will say something stupid and we’ll be getting back to a sense of normalcy.
No matter where you're at, there you are
I guess the next door we watch
will be the revolving door of exiting favorites and entering newbies.
Revolving door, which immediately
calls to mind the guys dining at P F Chang’s and Big Cuz keeping one of the others (Daniel?) going around and around. Sorry, having fond memories of these guys !!
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Not of the door
I don’t think…..I was the girl’s 16th birthday where they were asked, by her sister, to sing HB to her. The team was there after the SEC championship and decided to give her their cake.
This is part of the grief process, right? ’-)
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Yes, celebrate the memories
What about a FanShot for this season’s videos
Would that be seen as too weird?
I still get a kick out of Cuz in New York.
No matter where you're at, there you are
Yep, celebrate the memories
I’m tempted to hit youtube and search for the video of Cuz in New York and goo-goo Cuz
No matter where you're at, there you are
Ugh
I do totally hate the video of WV players doing the John Wall dance during their post game celebration.
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 Mar 29, 2010 4:01 PM EDT reply actions
I am at the stage in the "grief process"
where I feel EXTREME RAGE at anyone ragging on, mocking or making fun of Kentucky, or expressing jubilation about their defeat. I had a friend on facebook (a UT fan) who posted right after the loss about how happy Wall must have been that now he didn’t have to worry about college anymore and could go get his money, and that one of the steps in the Wall dance should have included hitting a jumped. Granted that last part is objectively kind of funny, but I thought I was going to lose my sh!t, I was so angry.
by blue kentucky girl on Mar 29, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
pure unadulterated rage is more like it
It pisses me off so bad, cause I don’t get into smack talk crap with people I know who are fans of other teams because it’s a. stupid and b. bound to come back and bite you in the ass.
The only way I feel better is if Duke doesn’t win!
Me too!!
Especially since I thought I was MORE than gracious about our loss – I was doing the whole, “Well it sure was a fun season with a great team and I had a blast!” When approached with that smirk of a non-Kentucky fan and greeting with the “So, how are you doing?” dripping in sarcasam I responded with nothing more than a, “Well I was pretty heartbroken, but looking back, what a ride! I had more fun this season than I have had in a long time. Sucks to lose, and I really thought we could go all the way, but it happens,” and to STILL get s*** is where I draw the line! You remember that show Ally McBeal where it would always show a scene of what she FELT like doing – like you could see it in her mind as she imagined it?? Well I had one of those moments the other day where I envisioned slapping this girl’s head in a complete circle.
Yeah I’d call that “pure unadulterated range” – 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 Mar 30, 2010 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Need to smile ?
3 minutes of feel better video. Enjoy !
Blue... there is no other color to Bleed !!!
If someone would show that in a loop
to Wall and Cuz, it might make them think twice about the NBA.
Hey, I can dream :-)
You can put it on the board....YES.
A2 Thanks :) Wish it included Cuz's tying shot against MSU and the team running down the floor...
jumping on each other thinking they had won the game…and then they did anyway :) WOW it really was a great season.
by blue oregon on Mar 29, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
nice link A2
I hope everyone stays on the lookout for more of these. The creative Cat fans will have more and I don’t want to miss any of them. Spine-tingling is good for the soul.
Great Season
Yes, I said it….Great! What where your expectations, March 09? I’ll tell you mine, a winning season. That is it. I could see that a final four was out, elite 8 no way, A trip to the NCAA a small possibility. To 2000 first? I was hoping but was doubtful. SEC championship?No. SEC Tourney? only by some GA. underdog luck run. 35 wins? Please.
Say what you want but a young team playing in a dome for the first time, had a hard time shooting the ball, end of story. This game played in a seven game series and UK wins. But it is not and they did not. Still, the season was a sucess. And we have a legit shot at having a good team next year. From NIT to Elite 8 in a year. That is Porsche accelleration numbers.
I know conventional wisdom says the whole team boots after this year but the only two that should leave early are Wall and Cousins. Patterson, Bledsoe, Orton all have more to do in college. For that matter if we were only talking game here, Cousins and Wall would stay. But we are talking millions and by that reckoning, they have to go. And wherever they end up, I’ll be cheering for them and there NBA team.
And I’ll be cheering for the 10/11 Cats who just may Surprise us all!
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