The Big Blue Daily Mail -- Monday Edition
by Glenn Logan on May 10, 2010 2:15 PM EDT
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PrintThe news is kind of sparse around the Big Blue Nation today. Most people are still sweating Calipari to the Bulls, or whether or not we can find some random player to fill the power forward spot for next year's edition of the Kentucky Wildcats basketball team.
But there are some interesting stories out there. To wit:
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UK's recruiting might be too good | KentuckySports.com
Yet counter-intuitive as this sounds, recent history suggests that — as long as the one-and-done rule remains — your best chance for winning NCAA championships may not come from signing the very best players.
I think the history here is really too short to suggest anything. I take Story's argument, but at this point, I'm not buying it. Wild Weasel has a bit of a rebuttal, as well.
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Cousins seen by some as relatively risky move - The Boston Globe
Cousins has displayed a surly court demeanor, even punching a Louisville player in a scramble. Some NBA scouts believe he would have benefited from another year at Kentucky, but Greig said he is a typical 19-year-old.
What the hell is wrong with the Boston media these days? Do they have some kind of pathological aversion to getting their facts right?
Do you remember Cousins throwing a punch against Louisville? I surely don't. What a crock.
More after the jump.
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All the Pretty Rookies of the Year -- NBA FanHouse
13. Tyler Hansbrough, Pacers --Spare Parts Rookie of the Year. If Mike Dunleavy, Jeff Foster, Troy Murphy, or Josh McRoberts needs to replace an arm or kidney, Tyler's there and available. Or maybe they just planned to carve him up and send all his organs overseas. That's a good way to recoup your losses on a blown lottery pick. (BS)
Ouch.
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Athlete at bottom of NCAA priorities | KentuckySports.com
Great piece by John Clay. I could not agree more, with all of it. -
Brandon Knight is Kentucky's New #11 - Top Ranked PG - OneEntertainmentHoops on blip.tv
New mix tape featuring Brandon Knight. -
Is Kentucky's Recruiting Too Good to Win Titles? - Andy Hutchins - The Sporting Blog - Sporting News
Nice work and a good counter-argument to Story. -
Calipari wants JV team revived - FOX41.com Louisville News Kentucky Indiana News Weather Sports
Why not, I guess. But don't we need more players? -
Tony Barbee makes an instant recruiting splash at Auburn | The Center of Sports
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Ex-Cat Tony Delk Interested in WKU Assistant Job
I have been informed this afternoon that former Kentucky Wildcat Tony Delk has entered his name as a candidate for the newly opened assistant position at Western Kentucky.
Delk has reportedly reached out to WKU administration and is highly interested in becoming a member of the coaching staff and the Hilltopper family.
Great for Tony.
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IrishIllustrated.com - Monday with Mike: Best leagues by position
Kentucky won't wow anyone with its passing attack, but Randall Cobb remains a dangerous weapon for the Wildcats when he has the ball in his hands.
Some additional comments about SEC and other football squads for next year.
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Starkville Daily News - Stricklin named MSU Athletic Director
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Spring Football Answers: Kentucky Wildcats | Gainesville.com
Outlook: The Wildcats have enough players, especially on offense, to continue their recent run of success and play a role in the Eastern Division race.
I think that's right.
- Vilarino leaving Gonzaga - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - May 7, 2010
- Scout.com: Tyus Makes Right Decision, Sorry Dad
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Broker sues Louisville assistant basketball coach over Kentucky Derby 2010 tickets | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal
Old news. This could be interesting, though. -
Cooper, Little Pitch UK to Series-Evening Win over No. 4 South Carolina - KENTUCKY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
Kentucky takes the series against the #4 Gamecocks over the weekend. -
Micah Johnson Signs With New York Giants - KENTUCKY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE
Congrats, Micah! -
Where does Kentucky go from here? - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
"We have enough good players,'' Calipari said. "I'll spend the next few months trying to figure it out. I'd like to have four perimeter guys who are 6-3 or taller and one big guy defensively, who can set ball-screens, trail and run to the post and elbow and play. Hopefully if we face a 1-3-1, we'll make more 3s."
We should have the team to do that next year. In fact, I suspect we'll see a team a lot more like some of Pitino's squads that shoot threes all the time and play more presses on defense.
Next year's team can really benefit from an even higher tempo than we played last year, because the wings will be smaller and quicker.
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I will say that Kentucky was playing for its life. The Wildcats are on the SEC tourney bubble (as well as the NCAAs) so it’s not surprising they played really hard at home with just two conference weekends left.
The Bat Cats need more of this, too.
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Chase is tight for eighth and last SEC baseball tournament spot | al.com
There's the race for eighth place, which is just as interesting because of what's at stake. Tennessee (11-13) holds a one-game lead over Alabama and a two-game lead over Kentucky in the battle for the final spot in the SEC Tournament, to be held May 26-30 at Regions Park in Hoover. The top eight teams qualify.
The 'Cats are going to have to win some games between now and then, and the Vols probably need to stumble.
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Not a punch but maybe an elbow....
What the hell is wrong with the Boston media these days? Do they have some kind of pathological aversion to getting their facts right?
Do you remember Cousins throwing a punch against Louisville? I surely don’t. What a crock.
Not sure if it was UofL or not (although I think it was). I remember a scrum for a loose ball and Cousins on top of the player and he threw what looked like an elbow. I know the play was reviewed but I can’t remember if he was punished for it. It wasn’t that big of a deal but it did happened. I think he is going to be fine mentally.
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
He didn't "throw" anything.
He leaned on a player a bit with an elbow, but he certainly didn’t throw it, and it absolutely wasn’t a punch by any definition of the term.
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And it wasn't even his elbow, it was his forearm.
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well,
I’m not Tru, but I’m upset by this because false reporting such as the crap that is in the Boston.com piece could potentially hurt Cousins’ draft stock.
He isn’t mean, he isn’t evil. He’s a good kid who got a bad rap and I think he is ridiculously talented and deserves to go as high as he can in the draft and quite frankly any team that chooses him will be very lucky, IMO.
Hopefully the NBA GM’s are smarter than the people who opine that he is evil and mean as in the linked Boston piece and can see through the BS, and I’m actually pretty sure and confident that they are, but like I said, when it comes to Cousins, false reporting like this still bugs the heck out of me. Sorry, I can’t ignore it. Just can’t.
hey BSC...
i have been away for awhile – was trying to “detox” myself from all the time i spent on ASOB :)
anyway, i just saw the comments from WB30Adolf and responded. just wanted to thank you and hobo for the supportive posts….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
no problem
it just sorta gets in my craw when someone signs on, signs in and starts slinging darts without knowing any background. I suspect he’ll resurface under another name and test the waters a little next time.
I'm not tru either
But when someone jsut has a blatent disregard for the facts like that Boston writer, it kind of chaps my ass.
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
is just a freight train coming your way.
Mine too! So much I'll probably never read another article about it again.
Wonder how its flying with the people in Boston?
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Boston!
Beautiful town full of not so beautiful people. I think it was the thinking behind the invention of the neutron bomb. j/k.
although with the way the steets are laid out....
some colateral damage that allows for a more logical city grid of streets might be in order….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 6:03 PM EDT up reply actions
thats too organized
for a boston road map….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
"Please come to Boston for the springtime."
No thanks. Us rednecks aren’t really welcome there, it seems. Just ask Matt Jones. :-)
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spent 2 weeks
there working in downtown….hated every second of it, rudest people I’ve ever been around
"punch", "elbow, "forearm"....just semantics
Cousins knew what he was doing all along. And quite frankly, I loved it!
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
What he did
was use his forearm to slam an opponent’s head against the hardwood. You can sugarcoat it all you want, but that’s what he did.
However, I’m sure he’ll have a good career in the NBA. If I was a GM I’d draft Cousins.
by don'tshootmei'macard on May 10, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That's right.
That isn’t and never has been a punch, and that was my only point.
He rough-housed with Swopshire. That’s all. He didn’t punch or elbow him. Call it semantics if you will, but those semantics are fairly important.
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Leaned? ya right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRN7cCsP3MQ&NR=1
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Paris ...
… you are getting on my last freaking nerve. My very last.
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The film is there to see.
Sorry if I don’t buy in to the ‘lean’
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
I don't care what you buy.
Feel free to disagree. But tone down the sarcasm. I have been hard on Hozeking about that, and I have let you get away with it.
It’s time for that to change, so please stop with all the sarcastic commentary. It is unfriendly-looking and frankly, it’s pissing me off.
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all I said was
well its four posts up.
Did I think be intented to hurt the Louisville player? Yes.
I’m not going to agree with everything you post.
if its sarcasm to disagree, I’m guilty.
Do you really think if we disagree, with as simple a statement I made and posting a video for others to examine is worth telling me Im nevermind
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Paris, it's HOW you disagree that gets you in hot water........
disagreeing is never a point of reference around here…..Tru and I have gone back and forth til the cows came home on a lot of subjects….but I dont make a point if making snide comments every time I disagree with him either……
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
Tell me how my comment about leaning ya right was inflamitory. Show me that.
I’ve been called an assh-le on here and didn’t see any comments from him to the guy.
Make it a level playing field.
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
you and I disagree and its OK. Why is that?
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
look, I have a really high tolerance level for a lot of things, and I hear the same stuff you say from others
in other places, and to be honest I do not pay a lot of attention to it, so maybe I am numb to it all, but Tru is in the position of having to run this blog, and you present a very irritating and inflammatory presence here because you respond in the manner you do to a lot of people. Think Star Trek here…..“the needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few, or the one”
You can make cases all day, but when you make comments like you did above that posting of the Cousins’ video, it is going to get you a hard time, and a lot of it.
And the other part is that it is HIS blog, he can do whatever the devil he wants with it.If he decides to take his toys and go home, he can…..
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
Posting the video was inciting the masses?
It was what happened. I didn’t edit it.
I feel the comments of the announcers were fair and actuate.
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Paris
you can believe what you want to and using one angle to prove your point may make sense to you but other camera angles showed a different story. The refs saw them all and made their decision. You and Clark Kellogg saw it from one angle and you only hurt any remaining credibility you have when you keep singing this song.
I woke up feeling BLUE this morning. It's gonna be a great day.
If he wants to kick me off that's his decision to make
I don’t think anyone denies its his blog.
And saying that, I don’t think he really believes that everyone is going to believe everything he writes.
I do believe some on here takes it as a gospel but if we can’t disagree, than its his call.
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
All you have to do ...
… is back off the sarcasm. That’s it. Disagree all you want, but you are excessively snarky and it is very off-putting.
I have seen you be un-sarcastic — like just above with ABC, so I know you can. Also just so you know, this is not my blog, it belongs to SB Nation. I am its caretaker, that’s all. If I ever decide not to be here, or SB Nation gets tired of me, someone else will take over.
But you have to understand that one of my main jobs is to keep this an inviting place, and excessive sarcasm is very off-putting to others. It also annoys the hell out of me, which is why I have been so hard on Hozeking, and to his credit, he has backed off quite a bit.
Now I’m asking you to do the same. That’s all.
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With ABC chiming in and tag-teaming...
I almost feel obligated to come to Paris’ defense. Can I be the Shiek!?!?
By the way, did I miss the knight-hooding or blessing of ABC as the bully-boss?
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on May 10, 2010 7:58 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
just having a conversation with Paris is all there Hoze
he and I seem to be able to communicate most of the time……and no, I have not been knighted by anyone….when dealing with troll-types such as yourself, an official title is not only not necessary, it’s redundant…….the title of fan is all that is needed.
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
Troll-types?
Do I really deserve that name-calling? And I thought we were becoming friends… :(
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on May 11, 2010 7:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
bully-boss????
seems to me we are flipping the same coin here……
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
Probably.
But I am nothing but a friendly, kind-hearted soul. As opposed to….
Wait, is that sarcastic? Can you even break the ‘Rule of Sarcasm’, if one is referring to themselves???
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on May 11, 2010 2:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
….Oh, and Cuz got a break NOT being thrown out of that game.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on May 10, 2010 8:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
LMAO Here You Go!!!
wine.woot.com/forums/viewpost.aspx?postid=364…
LMAO...three strikes and you're out.
'..when they bring a knife, you bring a gun...that's the Chicago way..'
by HozeKing on May 10, 2010 10:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that was not sarcasm....
but the post of yours just above was:
Mine too! So much I’ll probably never read another article about it again. Wonder how its flying with the people in Boston?
given your position on the topic, there is no other way – imo – to interpret that post other than sarcasm….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
you don/t let me get away with a da-n thing.
You know I’m going to look into the statements here, yours and others. I don’t buy everything that is put up in here.
Allowing others to comment on personal problems and making fun of others success and writing it off as ‘fun and games’ is fine I guess.
Make the playing field level and lets play it that way.
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
I don't care if you don't agree. You're welcome to disagree all you want.
It isn’t what you say, it’s how you say it. You know perfectly well what I am talking about, so please stop feigning ignorance and surprise.
You have as level a playing field as you are going to get.
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is it levef for me as for everyone?
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
anyone have a picture...
of someone hitting their head against a wall…tru might need it right now….
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
thank you
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
you are welcome
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course it is.
Look, Paris, mild, occasional sarcasm, particularly tinged with humor, is great. But making snarky remarks has never been welcome here.
When you act as a provocateur in here, you get a bit less latitude. That’s because you try to start arguments, so the primary responsibility of keeping the tone civil is on you. If someone else pops off unfairly, I’ll reign them in as well.
You worry about yourself. Let me worry about everyone else. You don’t have the right to be nasty if someone is nasty to you — it’s my job to police that, and I do.
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If one person has an opinion of you, maybe it is them.
If everyone has the same opinion of you… maybe the problem is you and not them.
:)
Just sayin’.
This Is Ridiculous
Why dont you watch all 3 u-tube videos. Not only did Swopshire intentionally hit Cousins in the head with his knee, he also jumps up and swings at him.
I don't know if I agree that Swopshire kneed him intentionally.
What I do know is that was not a punch that Cousins gave him.
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Definitely A Matter of Opinion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwU5muwBxI
Dont know if you have watched the play from this angle, but it gives reason for debate…. I couldn’t find the video that showed a l’ville player swing at cousins
Ouch.
That didn’t look good. I can’t determine intent, but there’s no doubt that would provoke a reaction from almost anybody.
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that was the view...
that cbs never showed more than once or twice
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't remember seeing that view on CBS.
But they obviously showed it.
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had to be quick...
once they realized they made the mistake of airing, they did not repeat that mistake :)
only one rule in my house - uk has to be your favorite college bball team
by memphis wildcat on May 10, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Provocation, indeed.
I happen to think Cousins was provoked in the Swopshire incident and it’s also fairly important to note that that incident was very early on in the season. Things were so new to him then, he was just getting used to the college game and he probably didn’t know any better than to try and defend himself.
And furthermore, if Cousins really and truly has attitude issues and needs anger management don’t people think it’s pretty likely that he would have reacted in anger or shown some sort of retaliation when he was kneed in the groin by that TN player (sorry, I can’t remember his name) in the second half of the season and then again when he took that ridiculously cheap shot delivered by Chas McFarland in the Wake game? I sure do.
I’ve been following Cousins’ draft status a bit, not scouring the internet for it, but perusing a bit, and it actually does seem to me that the "Cousins has attitude issues" concerns are waning a bit and people are coming around, and thankfully so. And, I suppose it was maybe just a matter of a poor choice of words by the Boston author and perhaps he shouldn’t have been taken quite so literally.
In the end, all the negative or even less-than 100% factual reports really aren’t a big deal and shouldn’t really work us up, I guess. Cousins is a good kid, he will prove it, and some very smart GM and lucky NBA team will snatch him up and Cousins will be laughing at all those who questioned his maturity and his doubters all the way to the bank come June 24. : )
I Agree
The current debate in the league is not if he should or shouldnt be a lottery pick 1-14, but where he should fall in the top 4.(his agent has made a strong case for him going at 1 ahead of Wall). So there’s no doubt the Cousins we love in Ky will be a millionare in a few months. Lol
I usually just read here, but I got to disagree....
Cousins was never kneed or anything else in the groin. Melvin Goins threw a forearm (kind of like Cousins at U of L) and hit Cousins in the belly button. Cousins was setting a screen and covering himself with is hands as players do. Goins forearm was a good 8-10 inches above Cousins’ hands. If that got him in a tender place, then he’s not built like any other human male (which may be true). It was a flagrant foul, for sure, but I’m not sure he should have been ejected. Who’s to say that wasn’t retaliation for something done by Cousins’ earlier. As the picture at the top shows, he ain’t the cleanest of players. Cousins was not ejected vs. Louisville for basically doing the same thing.
All that being said. Cousins is a can’t miss NBA center.
Nice try, but no sale.
I’m not really all that shocked that you saw things quite bit differently than I as far as the Goins/Cousins incident what with you being a Tennessee fan and all and I do think that rehashing something that happened months ago is pretty pointless, and I also realize that it’s totally your prerogative to call Cousins a dirty player ("ain’t the cleanest of players" is what I think you said, to be exact), and while you are certainly entitled to your opinion, I kind of take umbrage with that and so I’m going to reply. I promise ya’ll, I’ll try to make it quick. : )
You are correct in that it wasn’t a knee, it was an elbow (that was my error, and for that I apologize), but I really gotta say toner, judging from this YouTube clip I found as a reminder about the incident, I don’t think there was anything accidental about it, I thought it was clearly directed at the groin, not the belly button, as you say, and quite frankly to even suggest that that non-accidental elbow was in retaliation for something earlier in the game is quite a stretch and pretty inane.
And additionally, you know what makes the Goins/Cousins situation a bit different the Cousins/Swopshire incident to me and why the two are not the "same thing", as you say? Well, as you can clearly see from the above YouTube clip the elbow by Goins wasn’t during a scrum, it wasn’t during a loose ball situation as in the Cousins/Swopshire situation. No, quite the contrary. Goins reacted during a live ball situation, no provocation was in the vicinity and that’s probably why he was ejected in that game and why Cousins was not ejected in the Louisville game as Cousins was involved in a loose ball situation where body parts were going everywhere and he simply reacted to what was going on around him.
Look, I get that Goins was probably frustrated as I think that at the time of the elbow the game was pretty much decided in our favor, wasn’t it? And, I’m not saying that Goins is a bad person or that he has attitude issues, but being frustrated doesn’t excuse what he did or give him a pass for obviously elbowing Cousins in the groin in what was a totally unprovoked live ball situation. And, to be quite honest, I really wasn’t trying to paint Goins as a bad person in my initial post above, I was just attempting to show that Cousins isn’t inherently mean, short fused, quick tempered or whatever as evidenced by the fact that he didn’t retaliate in that particular situation, that’s all.
So, I guess that wasn’t really all that quick, was it? Sorry all, and yes, toner, I would agree with your last point, I also think Cousins is a can’t miss NBA center.
wow...
Didn’t mean to invoke such a reaction and I apologize for whatever button I pushed. That was not my intent.
I never said the forearm was accidental. I said it was a flagrant foul. You see this same play fairly frequently in basketball when a player is trying to fight through a pick. Most guys bring their arms up when they see a pick coming to cushion the blow. Goins put a little extra into it by throwing the forearm and that is a flagrant foul. The fact that Goins is over a foot shorter than Cousins made it appear to some that he was trying to hit him in the groin. It is pretty clear in the clip that you linked to that the forearm connected at or above the elastic waist band of Cousins shorts. I’m not at all defending Goins actions, just trying to squash the urban legend (that Coach Cal perpetuates) that Cousins was hit in his man parts.
I never said Cousins was a dirty player, but he isn’t an angel on the court either. The picture at the top of this post is pretty representative of what I saw every time I watched Cousins play. Somebody puts me in a headlock and mauls me for the ball, I might consider some retaliation. Not exactly a stretch or inane.
I don’t believe Cousins is a bad person. I think he is a young kid still learning how to control his temper (and getting a lot better as you state).
I’ll go back to reading. I really don’t mean to be a troll.
toner,
I didn’t mean to scare you off and I don’t think you are a troll. Even though I didn’t agree with your assertion, I thought it was well-written and just fine. And, believe me, if I thought you were a troll, I wouldn’t have responded to you in the first place as I don’t generally tend to give trolls the time of day.
Sorry if my reply was a bit much. There are few topics UK-Basketball-wise that will actually invoke a strong reaction from me (i.e. a post that is waaayy to long and perhaps a tad over-the-top in tone : )) — you just happen to hit on one of them. No biggie, we can agree to disagree on this issue, and by all means, if you want to comment in the future, please do so. : )
I would be confident enough to accuse him of an intentional knee.
I would suggest that Cousins’ reaction was understandable as a reaction to the knee rather than an instigation of the incident.
And that is all that really needs to be acknowledged to get the Cousins’ story correct. He did ‘something’ [I agree not a punch] in retaliation to a blow [intentional or not] to the head. Not nearly as bad as CBS or the media have described it through out the year. Frankly, I think Bledsoe has done worse on a couple of occassions and no one seems to be talking about his head (which WOULD be a concern if I were an NBA GM).
CORRECTION
I would NOT be confident enough to accuse him of an intentional knee.
MY BAD — forgot a word.
Watching the replay
it is clear that the knee to Cousins face knocked him to the side. Fighting to retain possession of the ball and regain balance, his elbow contacts only floor and his forearm position is incidental to his grip on the ball. That is what the refs saw and that is why he wasn’t ejected.
I woke up feeling BLUE this morning. It's gonna be a great day.
One Aspect Is Certain
DeMarcus Cousins absorbed a lot more punishment than he dished out.
"There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." --James Madison
don't forget the coaching he gave Cal when he would come out of the games. That's worth a lot.
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
seemed to work considering his huge improvement in performance from December
to March……dont you think??
I AM THE CAT......The Cat In The Hat!!!
And still got 18 and 18
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
is just a freight train coming your way.
A great hustle play
That’s what I saw. A 6-11 five-star going on the floor after a loose ball like a 5-11 walk-on trying to earn a little playing time. It demonstrated that Cuz is a great competitor, a great team player. I think we won that game, didn’t we?
Omitting Rondo's Performance?
Thought for sure there would be a mention of Rajan Rondo’s super performance in ASoB’s Monday Mail but since there isn’t (I know, you can’t do everything) I’ll add it: Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson and — ta, dah — Rajan Rondo (29-18-13)!
"There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." --James Madison
They said, on Mike & Mike, and other programs today...
that the Celtics are now his team after yesterday’s performance. Also that he’s a sold, Top 5 NBA PG.
He wasn’t a fan favorite at UK, that’s probably why no mention.
by mrmondaynite on May 10, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Rondo
I always liked Rondo. I just felt that his talent was squandered here.
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 May 10, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Do you think Bogans, Prince and Hayes talent were squandered here?
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Nope
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 May 10, 2010 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Good answer. So you don't think it was Tubby's coaching then?
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
I just dont think that their styles complimented eachother
in order to create the chemistry necessary for Rondo to play to his talent potential.
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 May 10, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
and what was I trying?
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
I'll bite,
Tubby did not utilize Rondo to his fullest potential. Tubby had a team style and you fit into that style or you didn’t play. Not that that is bad per say, just that Tubby wasn’t changing things to accommodate individuals. That was good enough for winning basketball, just not particularly appealing to the very top notch players needed to get to the top of the game.
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I think it's fair to say ...
… is that Smith’s system didn’t fit Rondo’s strengths. Smith did not, and never has run, a system in which Rondo would realize his full potential. Calipari does, Roy Williams does, and a few other college coaches do.
Smith was not as rigid as all that, he just had a philosophy that made it much tougher for Rondo to showcase his freakish athleticism and quickness off the dribble. Also, the team that surrounded Rondo did not lend itself to the kind of game that Rondo would shine in, and Sharp points that out in his piece above.
Overall, Rondo would probably have been better off in Pitino’s system, but I’m glad he went here and not there. Plus, the defensive principles and discipline he learned here unquestionably did him a lot of good at the next level.
But in spite of all that, Rondo was very good at Kentucky.
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Rondo Was Offered By Louisville As HS Junior
Both he and Chris Lofton had U of L offers in 2003 but declined to accept.
by FortyYearCatFan on May 11, 2010 7:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Rondo is Talented
He is a great defensive player
In saying this I could never figure out why he never played to his ability at ky, especially in Tubbys system.
I think he was hard-headed and caused chemistry issues. Doc and Rondo had the same issue the 1st few yrs he was in the league.
no way......they were great kids playing for some really good teams
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Patrick Sparks may have something to say about that....
I think Rondo and Tubby just weren’t on the same page for whatever reason.
Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel
is just a freight train coming your way.
I totally agree
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Tell use about Sparks and Rondo
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Paris, I know you will get something from this, you owe it to yourself to watch it.
A little insight for you…..maybe it will make you feel better about what UK is doing. Also, those 15 championships you always mention are NC/SEC, so I would say there is a shot at UK making it…..
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I completely agree Ky Girl Tink, I have said the same exact thing before
I don’t know why we didn’t get the potential from Rondo that he clearly had when he was at UK. And I don’t think it is as simple as the fact that he ‘bloomed’ later.
I always felt there was a weird dynamic between Rondo, Sparks, and Tubby and this isn’t a criticism of any one of them. But you have to wonder what we did -not wrong-but not as well as we should have with Rondo.
by StillCatwoman on May 10, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
There was bad chemistry there.
That’s just what it was. It happens.
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Good point.
I should have put that in there, but it slipped my mind. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Maturity helps a lot of people
I have be correctly accused of having a 'football fetish'. You know, someone who doesn't think football is the warm up sport to basketball season.
Rondo is now enjoying the fruits of working for a coach who not only makes him work harder
like Tubby did, but who actually played his position and has made a huge difference in his game…..and he will tell you that too.
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True.
With Rondo, I think it was a big part maturity and a big part a system that allows his skills to shine. Rondo was not a great fit for Smith’s system, but he could have been much better than he was.
Rondo took too many chances defensively. Yeah, he got a lot of steals, but he also got burned much more. That’s a lot to do with the maturity part.
But Rondo had the best handle of any guard I ever saw at Kentucky, and that includes John Wall.
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It was those huge hands...;)
But Rondo had the best handle of any guard I ever saw at Kentucky
Slower Traffic Keep Right!
which is a real plus when you figure that hands are what get most pro ball players in hot water.....lol
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Lord I Apologize.......
and be with the starvin pygmies down there in New Guinea….Amen…..
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Excellent Observation
If Rondo had been as mature as John Wall — or as willing to work with his coach as John Wall was — he would have been a much better contributor during his 2 years at Kentucky. I always thought Rondo kept trying to do his own personal thing — often to the detriment of the team.
If I recall correctly, Rondo credited Coach Smith with greatly improving his defensive play.
Patrick Sparks provided some great moments as a player — he was fun to watch, very clever with the ball, a great competitor, good shooter — but he didn’t have the size, quickness or speed needed to be a real difference maker on both ends of the court.
Combine Sparks’ savvy with Rondo’s athleticism and you have a great basketball player. As a pro, Rondo has developed some of the Sparks’ savvy.
WOW tru and parisguy
put on your big girl panties………lots of whinning,Cuz caught a knee in the head a forearm is what it is as far as boston they have no shot at Cuz,hell be long gone by then if Cuz is there at the 4th pick 3 teams need to fire their G.M. (dont care about punction or spelling didnt make it to college i have to use my back to work)
Eh?
Cousins does not have the right to retaliate. My point is, and was, that characterizing that retaliation as a punch or an elbow was wrong.
And I just got done giving Paris heck for snarky comments, and you bring one out? What’s up with that?
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im just sayin
not ment to be snarky just try n 2 calm you guyz down Cuz took alot of crap this year,anyone who really watched him knows the cheap shots he got hit with,the national media keeps questioning his maturity,i think Cuz showed a whole lot of restraint,at 18 or 19 id took someones head off and cost myself and family tons of cash Cuz is a bigger man than I
I can calm myself down, thanks. :-)
Cuz did get hit with a lot of cheapies, no doubt. I think he did pretty well.
The only thing that really got me was in the game against WVU. He was bitching and complaining to the officials the whole game, and I just wish he would knock that crap off and play ball.
But on the whole, I totally agree that he got a lot more than he gave.
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drank 2 much
Thank god i dont remember the WVU thanks to that lwild turkey rare breed but the complaing they do (players) gets on my nerves,its a waste of time and serves no purpose at all
Heh.
You gotta watch that bird. It’ll getcha. :-)
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We call
Wild Turkey 101 proof “The Kickin’ Chicken”.
by don'tshootmei'macard on May 10, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Too bad
you’ll never call the Yum house that.
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Good one, Jay Leno. You’re a comic genius!
And yes, that is sarcasm.
by don'tshootmei'macard on May 10, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Tru
As a big fan of the league-Cuz ain’t seen nothing yet! He has not played a rough or hard game yet. From here on the game speeds up and everyone is as big or bigger. It don’t help to complain. Just pick up your “lunch pail” and go back to work. It is a JOB now!
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That's true.
And if he thinks he’s been hacked in college, he is in for a real eye-opener in the NBA.
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Doc Rivers Said
That for a player to reach his potential he must work at 3 things in 3 stages:
1) Earn a spot on the team
2) Earn the respect of the team
3) Continue to develop skills
And that he never knew a player who worked harder than Rondo at those things and even at the current level continues to work just as hard.
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I totally agree.
Rondo has improved every single part of his game since he came to Boston, and if he hasn’t earned this team’s respect, then it’s now their problem. :-) But I know he has.
He got a little lucky with the Telfair thing. But luck is part of life.
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Luck is where
preparation meets opportunity.
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I occasionally get in trouble
on ASOB for nasty comments, and deservedly so. But I never post anything – positive, negative, or neutral – on other schools’ blogs. In the immortal words of Gene Tracy, I don’t turn their sisters’ red lights off when they’re working. I guess I’m in trouble again. To quote ABC, “Lord, I apologize.”
I may be paranoid, but that doesn't mean they're not out to get me.
Heh. No trouble.
Not unless you mean my sister. :-)
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Nor do I UKCat
I can count on one hand the total times I have went to another blog to read without a link from someone here. No interest whatsoever.
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