Kentucky Wildcats Morning Quickies: One And Not Done Edition

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen of the Big Blue Nation, and welcome to the Tuesday Morning Quickies.

The big news this morning is the premiere of the ESPN 30 for 30 movie about UK coach John Calipari “One and Not Done” in the Kentucky Theater in Lexington last night. The movie will air on ESPN at 9:00 PM on Thursday night. This should be really, really interesting.

Former UK player Mark Krebs referred to it for the Herald-Leader as an “honest portrayal” and not a hagiography. That would be a welcome, if possibly uncomfortable change from some of the others we have seen over the years.

The crowd received the preview well, it seems:

The film ran an hour and 42 minutes. When it ended, the crowd applauded for close to 30 seconds.

Calipari said:

"That was really hard for me to watch," Calipari said in a low-key tone of voice. "I didn’t think I was that bad."

Heh. Well, we’re all human, coach.

Tweet of the Day

Skal Labissiere starting to blossom? 18-for-25 for 44 points in past two games. Light is flickering on. https://t.co/G3BgwesnOe

— Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) April 11, 2017

Had to come on eventually, there’s too much skill there.

Your Quickies:

Kentucky football

• Kentucky has a new Boogie — but in a different sport.

Kentucky basketball

• Drake shows off a special edition of the Air Jordan OVO 8 shoe he designed for Coach Cal on Instagram.

• UK guard recruit Mark Smith invited to join UK commitment Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the Kentucky Derby Festival Classic this Saturday. I’m thinking about attending that game.

• More Mark Smith talk. Looks like he might be just what the doctor ordered. I like his size.

• 2018 5-star wing Cameron Reddish gets a visit from John Calipari and Tony Barbee.

• In case you missed it, Jemarl Baker has received an offer from Kentucky, and some are saying UK has a good chance to land him.

  I like this kid’s game. I don’t like his size. But he can really shoot the ball, and his release is as quick and smooth as any you will ever see. He just needs a tiny crease to get his jumper away, and when it goes, in, it rarely touches the rim.

• De’Aaron Fox accepts a prom-posal from a South Oldham senior. However, scheduling conflicts may scuttle the date.

Other Kentucky sports

• Men’s golf has player near the top 10 and looking to move up in the Gary Koch Invitational.

• Kentucky is ranked eighth in the Directors Cup standings, putting them in contention for the best all-sports finish in school history.

Links posts

• The Leach Report: Tuesday Wildcat Links

College football

• The five safest players to pick in the NFL Draft.

• Yet another Oklahoma quarterback arrested for public intoxication. Must be something in the water over there… Oh, I know, it’s bourbon!

College basketball

• Maryland president expects “death penalty” for North Carolina academic fraud. Question: Could UNC be the first school in NCAA history to win and loose an NCAA Tournament title in the same year?

• Oregon’s Tyler Dorsey declares for the NBA Draft.

• Former Michigan and current San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher to retire. Great career, Steve.

Other sports news

• Why Coach Cal is impressed with what Julius Randle has done in Los Angeles.

• Alex Poythress rains threes — five in a row — for Philadelphia the other night.

• Boogie Cousins: Lonzo who?

Other news

• Black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is about to be photographed for the first time by six telescopes working together.

• A new and unexpected force acts on nanoparticles in a vacuum, allowing them to be moved by “pure nothingness.”

  Oh, shiny…