Big Blue Linkapalooza: McDonald's All-American Edition

The McDonald's All-American game was a success for all four (Did I say four?  Yes, I did!) Kentucky players who participated in the game, although some thought more of their effort than others, and some (namely Michael Gilchrist) don't want to talk about it, even though he shared the award for the most outstanding player.

There is stuff about Coach Cal, stuff about the McD's, stuff about Josh Harrellson and other stuff.  So lets get right to it:

• UK signees give Gilchrist props :: Jody Demling - Recruiting
  This, I love.

• Gilchrist Leads East to Victory in McDonald’s Game :: ZagsBlog.com
• Wiltjer didn’t play ‘my best’ :: Jody Demling - Recruiting

• Soundtracked: John Calipari's Career, On The Eve Of Kentucky's Final Four Appearance - SBNation.com
  A very creative if cynical and somewhat slanderous treatment of Coach Cal. I would love to respond, but frankly, we have bigger fish to fry right now. Eyes on the prize. Still, if you liked Orson Swindle (and I know I did when he was writing like this about other programs), this is classic.

• Home :: www.collegegambling.org
  If you are a college student and think you might have a gambling problem, check this out. Public service announcement courtesy of A Sea of Blue.

• And now, a public service announcement from Bill Self - Rock M Nation
  Bwahahaha! Sticking it to Kansas is something I plan to do a bit of later this year, no matter how the Final Four works out. This is a good warmup.

• PressBox: Kentucky Not Satisfied With Final Four

• March Madness: The Final Four is not the Championship :: State Of The Sport
  Sound familiar?

• Kentucky's Josh Harrellson found new life in 'suicides' :: Cincinnati.com

  The player Harrellson is today has pushed his way into the middle to early second round on the 2011 NBA draft projection boards of some teams. One scout told me Wednesday that if Harrellson performs well on the NBA psychological tests after the season, he could creep into the bottom of the first round because of his blocky 6-foot-10, 265-pound body.

  Well, I guess that answers the question someone posed earlier.

• NCAA president: Passion does not OK ‘repugnant’ behavior — Jerry Tipton on UK basketball

  NCAA president Mark Emmert acknowledged Thursday that he received threats from Kentucky fans after freshman Enes Kanter was ruled permanently ineligible in early January.

  Incidents like this are what give us all a bad name.  Unacceptable.  I hope the FBI locates and arrests every one of them.

• Mack glad to have UK at this Final Four :: Brett Dawson - UK Beat

• Here's why Kentucky will win national title :: Vaught's Views
  Sounds good. Hope it happens.

• Kentucky Wildcat Basketball: Last year's Wildcats wonder about what could have been

• CBS going back to Vandross for ‘One Shining Moment’ — and a nation cheers :: Beyond the Arc
  God, I hate that song.

• Antoine Walker Talks About Kentucky and the Final Four

• NCAA Tournament – Luke Winn – SI.com :: Posts Inside The Final Four Offenses
  Nice work by Luke Winn

• Josh Harrellson's transformation amazes even Rock Oliver :: Vaught's Views
• Bilas picks UConn to beat Kentucky — Jerry Tipton on UK basketball
• 2011 NCAA tournament: Coaching view of Final Four - ESPN
• Kennedy: John Calipari's Formula for Success - Basketball News & NBA Rumors -
• Kentucky Sports Radio :: Rick Pitino Made Nearly Twice As Much As Cal This Year

• Kentucky's John Calipari has controversial reputation but results, too :: NOLA.com
  Never talk about Steve Lavin or Jim Calhoun this way.

• A closer look at (vacated) history :: Eric Crawford
  This, at least, is fair. I don't agree with every word, but it is a fair take.

• Rush The Court :: RTC Final Four Snapshots: Kentucky Wildcats
  Did he just jinx us? :-)

• Ranking the Final Four: Power Forwards :: Beyond the Arc
  Outlook: The power forward spot is the first position where there are clear mismatches for the two best players. Terrence Jones and Matt Howard are just that much better than anyone that VCU or UConn can put on them.

• Doug Harrellson: "I owe everybody a lot" :: Vaught's Views
  After Kentucky secured its first Final Four berth since 1998 by first knocking off No. 1 Ohio State and then holding off North Carolina , Doug Harrellson couldn’t control his emotions any longer.

• DeMarcus Cousins: "I wish I Was Still There" :: The UK Nation

• The New Haven Register Blogs: On Campus: Kemba Walker wins Cousy Award
  Congrats to Kemba Walker.

• Kemba Walker says it’s not about "me and DeAndre" :: John Clay’s Sidelines