Monday Quickies: Cal’s Best Recruits Edition

Good morning Big Blue Nation.

Apologies for my absence around the site lately as I have been out of town for the last week or so. In fact I’m still out of town as I write these quickies. But instead of being at a fishing resort in Minnesota like I had been, I am in my Mother in Law’s in Chicago.

I’ve been out of the loop for a bit and was trying to find some content for the Quickies when I came across this interesting article from the Lexington Herald Leader.

Not surprisingly, John Wall is ranked number one on the list. Wall becoming a Kentucky Wildcat signified the start of Calipari’s recruiting dominance and a sea change for the program.

The swagger of John Wall and the national spotlight he brought to Lexington was something we haven’t seen out of a recruit since the Rick Pitino days.

Tweets of the Day

How awesome is this?

Vince Marrow is very high on Justin Rigg.

Damn right.

Quickies

Kyle Macy takes shots at Cal | Cats Pause- Macy,a Kentucky great, isn’t too found of how John Calipari runs the basketball program and doesn’t feel welcome at practices. This is the first time I’ve come across any former player taking issue with Cal.

A look at UK’s depth chart | Courier-Journal- There are some returning players set to make an impact and some major uncertainty on defense.

Media does not believe in Kentucky football | Saturdays Down South- With the loss of Benny Snell and Josh Allen, the Kentucky football program is short on believers.

Derek Willis signs with German pro team | KSR- After a stint with the Phoenix Suns summer league team, Willis will be headed back to Germany where he played last season.

Pelicans re-sign Darius Miller | Cats Pause- Miller is the lone Cat left in NOLA after the departure of Anthony Davis.

Grades for a seismic NBA off season | CBS- The Nets and the Pelicans were the only two teams to receive an A+ for their off season efforts while the only F goes to the Hornets.

OBJ mulled retirement | ESPN- The new star wide receiver for the Browns does not have fond memories of his time in NYC with the Giants. It got so bad he thought about hanging it up for good.