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Today, there's lots of commentary about the Harrison twins. Recently, it was revealed that Andrew and Aaron Harrison, star recruits of the 2013 class, were going to Maryland Terrapins version of Midnight Madness. Some, especially Terps fans, interpreted this to mean something significant in their favor.
But Ben Roberts has this observation by Scout's Evan Daniels in our Tweet of the Morning:
Evan Daniels on Harrisons: "Ultimately, are these kids making their college choice on a midnight madness trip? I don’t think so."
— Ben Roberts (@NextCats) September 6, 2012
Indeed.
You can read more about this in the Quickies, which follow the jump.
Defensive adjustments are the key.
Texas Tech AD Kirby Hocutt comments on Billy Gillispie situation (VIDEO) // CollegeBasketballTalk
The drama continues. I wouldn't bet on Gillispie keeping his job much longer.
Joker Phillips and the youth movement // John Clay's Sidelines
Joker has a point -- If the veterans are going to surrender huge yardage, why not play the younger guys? I like his thinking here.
Kentucky Sports Report // Aaron Boyd Scaled Adversities in Reaching the Top
More evidence of "better late than never."
The 188 most followed D-I basketball coaches on Twitter
John Calipari blows the field away. Staggering.
DraftExpress.com analyst Kamalsky shares insights on twins Aaron and Andrew Harrison // vaughtsviews
These guys are huge UK targets, and I think Calipari will get them.
Kentucky Sports Report // Calipari excited about alumni game, 1996 players returning for their game
This should be awesome.
Should UK fans be worried about the Harrison twins // Nextcats
I think the takeaway here is, "No, but you never know." That's pretty much the status quo for recruiting, nobody wants to go out on that limb.
So I will, m'kay? The Harrisons will not be turtles, they will be Wildcats. Book it. Dano. Or, whoever.
"Bulletin board material" gives way to billboards and twitter // John Clay's Sidelines
Reminds me of Louisville trying to get a billboard in Lexington. Really, Texas A&M?
UK commit Derek Willis looks to advance team to Sweet 16 // The Kentucky Kernel
Good luck, young man.
Wildcats Push Through Heat with Strong Wednesday Practice
The relentless good practice reports continue. Can they take it to the field?
Scout.com: UK Basketball Roster officially released
Looks good to me.
John Clay: Gillispie's bullying tactics out of date, out of touch // John Clay | Kentucky.com
Contrast his style with Calipari's, and the word "anachronism" comes to mind.
Think it's a coincidence Calipari has the charity game-with all the former UK NBA players in town-when Julius Randle visits?
— KentuckySportsReport (@MyKSR1) September 6, 2012
Joker & Minter both say personnel changes are coming on D. Look for freshman LBs to get a look this week.
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) September 5, 2012
2014 guard JaQuan Lyle (@jmamba5) tweets that he will not attend UK Alumni Game. Instead, he'll come to Big Blue Madness.
— Ben Roberts (@NextCats) September 6, 2012
Josh Clemons ruled out of Saturday's game espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/…
— BBN Football (@BigBlueNationFB) September 6, 2012
For those asking about the Harrison twins- it's important to note they attended UK's BBM last yr & have already visited UK at least 6 times.
— CC - UK Recruiting (@WildcatRecruits) September 6, 2012
Joker & Minter both say personnel changes are coming on D. Look for freshman LBs to get a look this week.
— Jeff Drummond (@JDrumUK) September 5, 2012