Kentucky Wildcats Morning Quickies: Biters Never Win Edition

Apparently, Uruguay star striker Luis Suarez took his teeth to some Italian guy yesterday during a World Cup match, and apparently not for the first time, and here's why that's not a good thing.

Really, dude? Biting in sports is evil. There is no middle ground. Somebody should knock his teeth out, he apparently doesn't know what they're supposed to be for anyway.

Tweet of the Morning

I still cannot get my head around the reality that one of the world's best soccer players just runs around and bites dudes on the regular.

— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) June 25, 2014

Indeed.

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Kentucky raids Ohio for 5th Buckeye State commitment.

• Season preview for Kentucky by Sports Hang.

Kentucky basketball

• Most NBA Draft analysts have Kentucky's Julius Randle going to either the Lakers or Celtics at #6 or #7. They are all over the place on Young, as high as 12 and as low as 24. I totally doubt 24.

• Highlights of Kentucky's lone 2015 commitment so far:

  Not a single perimeter shot. This kid is the archetype of a "slasher." Hat tip: NextCats.

• Carlton Bragg, a top UK recruit for 2015:

  Is it just me, or does this kid seem to have a little DeMarcus Cousins 'tude going on? Maybe it's just the headband. Hat tip: NextCats.

• Comments from an NBA scout on a bunch of players in the draft. Read the article to get the comments on Randle and Young, which I think are spot on except for the foot injury stuff. Here's a taste, his evaluation of Johnny O'Bryant:

  Johnny O'Bryant, 6-8 forward, LSU. "Very skilled post player. I like the fact that from Year 1 to Year 2, he worked on his body. Now he can score over those long athletes. One of the sleepers in this draft. He's an old-school, back-to-the-basket low-post scorer. He reminds you of Al Jefferson."

  This is exactly my opinion as well. O'Bryant could be the steal of the draft for somebody, and he's capable of developing range.

• Willie Cauley-Stein's ankle, 10 weeks after surgery. Looks good to me. No swelling, minor scar. Nice technique. He should be fine.

• If you could erase one shot from UK history (other than Christan Laettner's 1992 dagger), which one would it be?

• Kentucky's non-conference schedule is shaping up. A lot of can't-miss games this season.

Links posts

• The Leach Report: Wednesday Wildcat Links

• John Clay's Big Blue Links

• John Clay's SEC Links

College football

• Arkansas fight asks, "Who's the biggest villain in Arkansas Razorback history?" I like the one seed.

• The drumbeat continues for expanded benefits for athletes.

• James Franklin reportedly "baffled" by SEC coaches complaints about attending camps.

College basketball

• An NBA scout talks about Chane Behanan and Russ Smith, and he doesn't exactly lavish them with praise.

• Something no Kentucky fan ever wants to hear — Dante Exum was ready to sign with Indiana before he decided to enter the draft. Well, the Hoosiers could certainly use him, but I'm skeptical that Exum deserves his current exalted position.

Other sports news

• Heh. Can Tiger Woods save us from the World Cup? Hat tip: Real Clear Sports. As long as he doesn't bite fellow-competitors, maybe.

• Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer Bob Ford is clueless::

  If Embiid can recover, and if the Sixers can draft him, then keeping Noel makes little sense. Noel is a very good shot-blocker but has extremely limited offensive skills. He also runs the floor as if constructed from an Erector set.

  This is a man who knows nothing whatever about Noel. Noel runs the floor as well as any big man I have ever seen, and Joel Embiid has little more offensive skill than Noel does. Noel got hurt running down a guard to block a layaup, for God's sake.

  So you'd be trading a big man with a limited history of injury for one who has been injured virtually his entire career? Hat tip: Real Clear Sports.

• Virginia beats Vanderbilt, CWS tied at 1 game apiece. The winner of the next game takes all.

• Why is it such a terrible thing LeBron James wants to play with good basketball players? I don't know — did somebody say it was? I think James is doing the right thing, making sure that he is involved in the process of rebuilding the heat. If that can't happen, it would likely be in his best interests to consider other places. In my view, this is smart business, and the right way to leverage power.

• The safest five picks in the NBA draft according to NBC. Kyle Anderson? Shabazz Napier? Jabari Parker is the only one I agree with.

• USA under 18 wins the FIBA gold medal over Canada. Congratulations.

• Arbitrator says Jerry Sandusky should receive his pension. I think he is most likely correct.

• Ray Allen is considering returning for his 19th season.

Other news

• NASA's Curiosity Rover marks one year exploring the red planet.

• Top five luxury Caribbean resorts. For the well-heeled among us.

• St. Maarten is a nice place, make no mistake. We went to a clothing-optional beach there. I opted to remain in my clothing.

• A peek at the new Star Wars workbooks.