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John Calipari is the NABC Coach of the year. This is both unsurprising and very well deserved. Coach Cal has done perhaps his most impressive coaching job ever by avoiding the pitfalls of egos in a roster stuffed with talent.
I am glad to see that many people are starting to recognize just how difficult it is to coax all these high-school stars to play so selflessly. Congratulations to Coach Cal on a richly-deserved honor.
Tweet of the Morning
1-APR-1996 Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67 for 6th NCAA title. @tldelk00 w/24 & freshman @rmercer33 w/20 pts for UK. pic.twitter.com/9dM2DWMOi0
— bigbluehistory (@bigbluehistory) April 1, 2015
This cannot be remembered too often.
Your Quickies:
Kentucky football
- C.J. Conrad and Darryl Long look to return the tight end position to prominence for Kentucky.
Kentucky basketball
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Cheik Diallo wants more than 20 minutes per game. Well, he may have to look somewhere other than Kentucky, but I guess that depends on who comes back.
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Even Coach Cal needs a little coaching every now and then, or more correctly, perhaps, a little help with the "soft" aspects of the job.
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John Calipari gets a bonus for getting his kids to the Final Four, but it’s not from the University of Kentucky Athletics program. This is interesting, but it kind of flies in the face of performance-based pay. In Coach Cal’s case, though, it actually makes sense. We expect to be at or near the top, and he is definitely getting that job done.
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Apparently, charges were never filed against Rex Chapman in the Arizona shoplifting case, according to this report:
Jerry Cobb, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, told WDRB News that after reviewing the case, prosecutors did not file charges and have sent the case back to police for further investigation.
Interestingly, this has not been reported anywhere that I know of until now. I wonder why? I think it’s important, don’t you? Hat tip: Aaron’s blog.
Other Kentucky sports
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Softball travels to Louisville today. Go, ‘Cats, beat Cards!
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Mitch Barnhart nominated for Athletics Director of the Year.
Links posts
College football
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Urban Meyer is apparently looking for a Tim Tebow for next year’s squad.
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We could have two more bowl games next season, because we all know there just aren’t enough bowls, right?
College basketball
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Jordan Mickey (LSU) is NBA Draft bound:
LSU's Jordan Mickey, who led the nation with 3.65 blocks per game this season, will enter the NBA draft. pic.twitter.com/WfzrIfdUvq
— ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) March 31, 2015 -
A guide to Indianapolis and the Final Four by our blog-brothers over at Hammer and Rails, the Purdue SB Nation community.
If you’re in Indy and wondering what to do and where to go, this is your guide.
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Who’s the best Final Four coach? Amazingly, a Duke writer picks John Calipari. I must confess, that floored me. Don’t miss it.
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Tom Izzo doesn’t think Calipari gets enough credit. To be honest, I think that’s changing — gradually, but noticeably.
Other sports news
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Maker’s Mark releases Adolph Rupp bottle. The proceeds will help raise funds for an expansion of UK’s Center for Academic and Tutorial Services.
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Kevin Durant says he’d love to stay with Oklahoma City his whole career. Can you believe he’s only 26? Seems like he’s been playing at OKC for 20 years.
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Steph Curry has skills. Oh, yes he does:
Hat tip: Sports Illustrated.
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Anthony Davis says James Harden should be MVP. Man, the picture that accompanies this article is absolutely priceless. A2D2, if you can find it in the editor, you really need to do one of your patented "caption this" posts.