Kentucky Wildcats: Morning Quickies - Free Shabazz Edition

Before you do anything else, go read this LA Times article about the case of Shabazz Muhammad. This is the first objective, first-hand evidence I have seen of serious integrity problems in the institution. Yes, we have been able to infer that from some of their actions, but this is more than that. I am signing up for the "Free Shabazz" movement right now.

Tweet of the Morning:

These kids are not very good at Hide and Seek. twitter.com/JayBilas/statu…

— Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) November 15, 2012

Hilarious!

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• So who is Gary Andersen? // John Clay's Sidelines
  John Clay fills in some details about Gary Anderson, a candidate for UK's head coaching spot.

Kentucky basketball

• Freeze Frame: Evaluating Kentucky’s Pick and Roll Offense Against Duke // Rush The Court

• Despite criticism he gets at times, UK signee Derek Willis knows he is a better player now // vaughtsviews
  Willis is a project by Kentucky's standards, but what school doesn't need a sweet-shooting big man?

• Cats need for Ryan Harrow to get healthy and back on the court at point guard // vaughtsviews
  We need you, Ryan. I know you can be a lot better than you have so far, and I want you well so you can prove it.

• Calipari’s right: Duke has mastered the art of drawing charge calls // Sporting News

  Without going back through the tape of Duke-Kentucky to evaluate each of the charges the Blue Devils drew, I’ll say the five whistled in their favor in the first half Tuesday was an exorbitantly high number. It’s three more charges than the other three Champions Classic participants drew—combined—in 120 minutes of basketball. That’s not how the new interpretation is designed to work.

  This needs to stop, now.
• SEC M5: 11.15.12 Edition // Rush The Court

Other UK sports

• Women's soccer embracing scope of West Coast trip, challenge of facing UCLA - Kentucky Wildcats

  The Kentucky women's soccer team continues its NCAA Tournament run on Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET vs. UCLA in San Diego.

  If UK wins this one, it's big. Huge. Amazing.

Links posts

• The Morning Mix // Troy Machir, CollegeBasketballTalk
• Tom Leach // Thursday Links

College football

• SEC feeling impact of No. 9 Texas A&M, Missouri // College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN
  It is interesting that it could be a new member who spoils the SEC's reign of terror.

• LSU coach Les Miles and his obsession over beating Alabama // ESPN The Magazine - ESPN

  Miles is a man of such eccentric and exaggerated quirks that by the time he reaches the public imagination, all that's left of him are those bits of weirdness: the grass-eating, the odd way he claps and wears his hat, the dueling adjectives of guts and insanity that follow his play-calling like puppies fighting over a wounded bird. So it's strange, even a little jarring, to hear him being introspective and thoughtful.

  Good read.
• Auburn Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers earn Bottom 10 No. 5 spot // ESPN

College basketball

• Charleston Classic primer // ESPN
  How good are the Murray St. Racers this year? We'll find out pretty soon.

• The unlikely turnaround success story of Florida's Erik Murphy // CBSSports.com
  Murphy looked like a Player of the Year candidate against the Wisconsin Badgers last night. Very impressive.

• Ohio State men's basketball: Two recruits not Matta’s usual haul // Buckeye Xtra Sports

• No. 10 Florida vs. No. 22 Wisconsin final score: Gators have little trouble in 74-56 win // SBNation.com
  The Florida Gators looked good. Real good.

Other sports news

• A meeting at the rim. D-Wade does not come away successful.
  
  

• With their athleticism and depth, Clippers are LA's better team for now // NBA - CBSSports.com
  Eric Bledsoe's team is making noise and turning heads.