Friday Quickies: Mark Smith Edition

Two major things happened involving Kentucky guards yesterday: Isaiah Briscoe declared for the NBA Draft, and Mark Smith was offered a scholarship from UK.

This gives Smith a lot to think about, as Kentucky is one of several teams who have upped their recruiting pitch after he won Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball in the state of Illinois.

Tweet of the day

Now that is one heck of a tattoo.

Your quickies

Evan Daniels says Cats won’t have a one-and-done - SEC Country
Daniels raises some eyebrows as he says that Kentucky basketball doesn’t have a single one-and-done on the 2017-18 roster.

Isaiah Briscoe’s winding road to the NBA Draft - 247
Briscoe has been a defensive-based presence. His shooting numbers improved this year, but everyone’s still uncertain on what he could do in the NBA.

Derek Willis and Dominique Hawkins hosted Hey Kentucky - KSR
Derek Willis took a shot at refs and the two played a trivia game about their teammates.

Kash Daniel not settling for second - Herald-Leader
Daniel wants to make a name for himself and be a star at the middle linebacker position.

Kentucky vs. Southern Miss game time announced - SEC Country
The Cats will take on Southern Miss in football again this year. Hopefully it will go better than last year’s abomination of a second half.

Curious connection between Dunbar and UK basketball - Herald-Leader
Kentucky has never won a national title without a Dunbar player on the team, at least since Dunbar opened.

Tim Tebow homers to left in first Class A at-bat - ESPN
All aboard the Tim Tebow HYPE TRAIN!!!

LaVar Ball is spewing again - Bleacher Report
Not even going to tell you what he said, because it’s ridiculous, but if you’re interested feel free to click.

Matt Harvey gets back to his old self - FOX Sports
Harvey looked like a true ace as he helped the New York Mets take a 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves.

Yasiel Puig homers twice in Dodgers’ win - LA Times
After a tough up-and-down year last year, Puig is off on the right foot this season with a two home run game early on.

Adrian Peterson to meet with the Saints next week - NESN
Peterson is shopping around...a combination of Drew Brees and Peterson would be a playoff tandem to get Brees back into the playoffs before his time is up in the league.

If Dez caught it, would Tony Romo still be in the NFL - Bleacher Report
That....is a great question.

Google Home vs. Amazon’s Alexa: 54 questions, one clear winner - Forbes