Just a few notes: It was a good, fun game that saw John Calipari’s Dominican National team beat the UK Pros 106-88. It was great seeing all the former Wildcats back in town, especially players we haven’t seen awhile in Tayshaun Prince, Rajon Rondo, Keith Bogans and Nazr Mohammed. Eloy Vargas got some of the [...]
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Former NBA Cats could return to Rupp for a game
WKYT is reporting that sources are saying players such as John Wall, Eric Bledsoe, and DeMarcus Cousins could return to Rupp Arena for a scrimmage game against the Dominican Republic team coached by John Calipari. WKYT is also saying Calipari is hoping to lure Rajon Rondo and that Josh Harrelson has expressed interest. The game [...]
Daniel Orton Comments
When taken out of context, quotes can be a dangerous thing. And so it is with Daniel Orton. Recently, an article about DeMarcus Cousins quoted Daniel Orton as saying: “I’ve seen it get out of hand,” said Daniel Orton, one of DeMarcus Cousins’ college teammates last season. Out of hand? “It’s kinda like watching a [...]
Enes Kanter Dominates
The Nike Hoops Summit was last night and future Kentucky Wildcat Enes Kanter was the star of the show. Kanter scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. The 34 points broke the former record of 33 held by Dirk Nowitzki. This guy might end up being pretty good. Plus, his name is Enes. On to [...]
Blue Wednesday
From this day forth, I declare that Wednesday, April 7, 2010 be remembered as “Blue Wednesday.” Furthermore, every April 7 from this day shall be a state-wide day of remembrance and mourning. For it is today that John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Patrick Patterson, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton have declared their intentions to enter the [...]
And so it begins…
The other day Jody Demling had a report that several UK recruits were supposedly told quite a few UK players would be leaving after this season. C.J. Leslie said he was told 5 players are leaving: C.J. Leslie – a former teammate of UK freshman John Wall – actually corrected me when I asked him [...]
Links to get you through the morning
Ashley Judd doesn’t like Billy Gillispie (my words, not hers). DeMarcus Cousins calls Wake’s McFarland a ‘dirty player’. The Cats are having fun. ***Warning*** Jerry Tipton link: Cousins thinks Kentucky can play better. John Clay recaps the best weekend we have seen in a long time. Cornell will not fear Kentucky. Don’t call Cornell a [...]
Links
Here are some articles to pass the time until the tournament starts at noon. Larry Vaught asks if Orton is thinking about going pro. Mike DeCourcy and Chris Dortch offer their views on the Cats. Mark Story brings up 2 areas of concern. Warning: Jerry Tipton link follows. Patrick Patterson is playing it safe. Calipari [...]
John Wall wants to stay?
A few weeks ago, there was speculation that John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins wanted to come back for another year. Even more recently, John Calipari said on the Dan Patrick Show that Wall wants to come back. Calipari says they’ll have to talk about it. I’m sure Calipari will tell Wall that he’s ready to [...]
John Wall named SEC Player of the Year
John Wall won SEC Player of the Year while DeMarcus Cousins was named Freshman of the Year. The All-SEC first team consisted of John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and Patrick Patterson. John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe were named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. Somehow, Kevin Stallings won Coach of the Year. I’m not quite [...]