Former recruit being a fool

Oh. My. Word.

3:00 mark is the best. Try to make it that far. I don’t have words. Is this more or less embarassing than the Jordan Howell video?

Other highlights: I think he calls Tyler Smith “Tylie,” the “Arl-Armerican Hop-skin,” “can’t forget about my man Prince”…pause…repeat, he might say “some potatoes” at one point, and much more. I’ve watched three times already. I’m still a little confused as to who he “puts on” for, though. Oh well.

Be amazed, by B-Maze.
Why the abundance of bad rap videos lately?
Props to K-NOTH.

This Guy if people don't know, is Bobby Maze. Kentucky Heavenly Recruited him and Tennessee took him right before we offered him a schoolership. For what it looks like, he looks like a thug to me, no doubt. I am not surprised that he is going to Tennessee. All thugs go to Tennessee. They all have arrest records.

Jared Lorenzen Cut

Jared Lorenzen was cut this week from the Giants and people think that's horrible. I think it's not that bad. He will go to another team and sign a big contract and play as the number 2 QB. Trust me, his situation is not bad. I Like his Humar. Here is a clip of him in a superbowl commercial. Enjoy.

Rajon Rondo getting popular

Rajon Rondo was on the Jim Rome show the other day and it was quite interesting. If you missed it well here is your chance to see it again. What I think of it? Well I just wish hell be a little enthusiasm on the show but that wont happen for Rajon I guess.

Enjoy.

Pump Up Video.

This Video Gets my Pumped up even more for the Kentucky Wildcats upcomming Basketball Season. This Video says it all.

Enjoy.

Daniel Orton Sending It In

As for alot of yall know Daniel Orton is one of the best centers coming out of 2009 and has kentucky First on his list. Well I found a clip online of Daniel doing waht a Big Man Does.

Enjoy.

Don Imus once again brings race to airwaves

Well I heard some shocking news today that Adam Jones was insulted by Don Imus about his race and if you want to know what he said then watch the clip up top. Pacman's reaction?

"I'm truly upset about the comments." Jones said "Obviously Mr. Imus has problems with African-Americans. I'm upset, and I hope the station he works for handles it accordingly. I will pray for him."

For once in my life time I feel sorry for Pacman. My bad, Adam.

Another Kentucky Walk-on

Matt May of The Cats Pause reports today that UK has another walk-on. Mark Halcell (#20 in the picture above) played high school and JUCO ball with Josh and will join Dwight Perry, Mark Krebs, Matt Schnerbenske, Landon Slone, Adam Delph and who knows who else as walk-ons on the UK team this year (no word on whether the guy sitting on the court will be brought in as well). Better get those scorecards ready…..

Mister Cobble is a Wildcat

The next Wildcat to be on the Football 2010 Roster is DT Mister Cobble (Catchey name). For what I have heard he is not that bad and he is refered to corey Peters for the Way he playes. This is what scout had to say about them.

"While he only stands 6-foot Mister Cobble has great burst and explosion from the defensive tackle position. Plays a lot like University of Cincinnati defensive tackle Terrill Bryd as he stays low and gets leverage to win battles. Camps and combines will make or break his college future."

He also playes alot like Terrill Bryd. I guess that's a good sign. Good Job for the coaching staff.

Winston Guy is back

One of Kentucky's best recruits this year is Winston Guy, and he was not eligable to play for Kentucky this next year unless he will raise his grades. And Winstin Guy did just that. He is eligible to play next season. Congrats to Winstin for stepping up and raising his grades.

Daniel Orton Impressed with Cats

Daniel Orton is being scouted by every one this year and he is soon making a Decision to what school he will be going to. And guess who is first in his list? Billy Gillispie and the cats. Billy Gillispie looks like he never quits in recruiting and is never pleased for what he has accomplished this year in recruitment and next year, and the next and the next. Kudos to Gillispie.

Gillispie still recruiting

Billy Gillispie is still recruiting for 2008 and yet again he is still looking for a guard. The guards name is Eshaunte Jones. This guy has committed to two schools and backed out of them both. Jones originally committed to Indiana, then split that sinking ship way before it began sinking. He then decided it was time to go to Oregon State, but the coach he committed to got fired and found another coach he didn't like. So now he is back on the market according to ESPN and is looking at Nebraska and Kentucky. Why Nebraska? This guy has no taste for colleges other than Kentucky. This guy, I heard, can shoot flat out and can be a major impact his first season. He may commit to Nebraska but that's not the end of the world couse for all we know he can really suck it up in the college level. The reason for that is because he was recruited by Tubby Smith so its a win win situation to the Kentucky Basketball Team.

Kentucky Football Program has another commitment

The Kentucky Wildcats Football Program has another commitment from the state of Kentucky for the 2009 class. This time it is Jordan Aumiller. This guy I heard is really good at tight end and hopes that he will play tight end at Kentucky. People has said that he plays similar to Kentucky's Jacob Tamme, probably only because he is from the same city as Jacob tamme. So I think Jordan and Jacob has tons in common. This guy I hope will be a major impact on the Kentucky Wildcats football team in the next couple of years.

Pacman Jones wants to be called Adam Jones

Alright, I just want to get this post done as quickly as possible. I just watched SportSCenter and saw that Pacman Jones wants to be called Adam Jones couse he thinks if he is called Pacman then people will remember him by his off the field distractions, which is true. But that won't happen people will remember him by Pacman Jones then adam jones couse we are all used to that. It's that simple. Plus Half a Million people won't change the way they say his name. He wanted people to call him that name. Now he has to live with it. "Think before you act" I always say.

Kentucky Football Team Has New

The Kentucky Wildcats Football Team will have a differnet Uniform. That's right, they are changing their coolest uniform to something really plain. I don't like the new Jersey but a jersey is a jersey. So I am not going to be really disappointed about a jersey. I have also heard that the football team pants will also be with stripes but with black also. I think thats interesting. I don't think one of Kentucky's colors is black but once again a jersey is a jersey. Also I have heard that they will have alternates and the creater of the uniforms made the uniforms of Oregon. And Oregon has Pretty bad uniforms. Compare the two to see what you think.

Tayshaun Going to Beijing

It is official. Tayshaun Prince will be the newest USA team basketball player this year. This is no surprise as he got on the team. This guy is phenomenal and he has been on the NBA's defensive team 4 times in a row. Mike Krzyzewski likes players like Tayshaun to do a great job at the defensive end and still score points and average about 15 a game. See Tayshaun isn't like any other player to me. He is a player that shuts his mouth and plays and not only does he play but he plays and does everything for your team. He is a leader, runs the floor although he is 6'9, back you down low, dunk over you, shoot the three, comes up with the game changing play in games, can block you from out of nowhere, guards you like he's stuck on you. This is a guy that you want on your team. Congrats to the USA team for picking him up.

Gillispie agrees to stop recruiting young players

Coach Billy Gillispie said today that he’ll abide by a National Association of Basketball Coaches request that college basketball coaches not extend scholarship offers or accept verbal commitments from players in their high school sophomore years or younger.

“I fully support anything the coaches’ leadership and governing body thinks is best for college basketball and high-school age basketball players,” Gillispie said in a phone interview. “It’s not like you’re not going to go out and evaluate young players. They’ve just strongly encouraged us not to seek a commitment, offer a scholarship, those kids of things, which we definitely will adhere to.”

In a statement released today, the NABC Board of Directors announced that it “strongly opposes 10th grade students and younger from making commitments to collegiate institutions for the purpose of playing men’s basketball.”

Furthermore, the statement continued, “the Board asks men’s basketball coaches to refrain from offering or encouraging these young people to make such commitments.”

Gillispie said the NABC’s request won’t change the way his program goes about evaluating talent. He still intends to watch players and pinpoint recruiting targets at an early age.

“It’s just going to change the time frame as far as offering scholarships and accepting commitments,” Gillispie said.

This spring, Gillispie accepted verbal commitments from eighth-grader Michael Avery of Lake Sherwood, Calif., and freshman Vinny Zollo of Greenfield, Ohio.

But Gillispie said he “absolutely” didn’t feel singled out by the NABC’s statement, adding that NABC officials – including former UK coach Tubby Smith, the organization’s current president, and Jim Haney, its executive director – “have made sure that I didn’t feel that way.”

In its statement, the NABC Board of Directors asked that coaches not extend scholarship offers or accept commitments until June 15 following the conclusion of a prospect’s sophomore year.

That coincides with the first date that coaches are allowed to initiate contact with prospective student-athletes.

And if a high-profile young player makes contact with a coach asking to give a verbal commitment?

“You just say that the NABC leadership has asked that we don’t accept a commitment until a particular time and we don’t offer a scholarship until a particular time, and I fully support that,” Gillispie said.

The players that have commited to kentucky from 2010-2012 are at the top of the screen from top to bottom.

1.) Michael Avery (He is only a 8th Grader) Class 2012

2.) Vinny Zollo (Has a lot to work on after his recovery from an injury) Class 2011

3.) Dominique Ferguson (Best player in the Nation coming out of his class). Class 2010

4.) Dakotah Euton (Recruited also by Florida, Duke, and Xavier). Class 2010

5.) K.C. Ross-Miller (one of the best point guards coming out of his class) Class 2010

Rajon Rondo Helps Bring Home the Championship

Rajon Rondo and the Celtics won last night thanks to partially Ray Allan, KG, and Paul Pierce. But the Main reason I think Rajon Rondo was the biggest reason for the Celtics win last night is because he had not only over 20 Points last night but 6 steals 4 assists. That is phenomenal for a young Point Guard in the NBA Finals.

Likes: I liked what the Celtics did with Rajon. Spread the floor and if there was a double team on one of the Big Three then Pass to Rajon for the 4th man. And another likes of mine is they played with heart. It was the saying "who wants it more" and Los Angelous did not want it more, its that simple.

Now we get to the Dislikes: I just could not stand the way the Celtics ran their mouths during the whole game to the Los Angelous Lakers. I saw the celebrating in the 3rd quarter thinking that they will win, which they did. But I dont understand why you would celebrate the third quarter, that's like giving the Los Angelous Lakers a slap in the face. My opinion about this, they need to learn sportsman ship. Its that simple they need to learn sportsmanship. Also what I couldn't stand watching is the Celtics Fans. As I watched (in the 3rd quarter) the Celtics fans were so horrible that they sang "Na na na na hey hey hey GOOOOOOdBY" I have to say they are the worst fans in any sport. I thought to myself last night show some class please at least say it when the game is over at least. Another after the game I saw the whole Laker team went to shake the Celtics hands and the Celtics were to busy Celebrating, CELEBRATING. Not having sportsmanship they are celebrating. That is really unclassy. Last but not least the most that got on my nerve last night is when Kevin Garnett was just acting like an Idiot and just screamed like he was loosing his mind. I would understand crying couse your in the moment but yelling that is just ridiculous. I thought I was done but thought one more thing and that thing is is that after the game Keving Garnett was looking all thug as he went up to one of the Legends in basketball. Just show class that's all I am going with it.

Chauncey Billups Not playing in Olimpics

Chauncey Billups made a tough decision today by not suiting up to play in Beijing. Last year, Billups played for the U.S. team that was led by Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony during an unbeaten run in an Olympic qualifying tournament. This is a HUGE loss for the American team as they need more depth at the PG spot. I'm thinking like Chris Paul or Jason Kidd. Good Luck to Tayshaun in the tryouts.

U.S. Olympic team coach Mike Krzyzewsk said the roster will be announced Monday during a news conference in Chicago.

Javon Walker Injured

I just found some horrible news today that New Raiders Wide Receiver was found unconscious on a Las Vegas street where he was beaten and robbed. He was hospitalized with a concussion and a battered face Tuesday after a night of partying. The police in Las Vegas said large amounts of money and jewelry were stolen from Javon Walker.

This is what the police had to say, "We don't believe this is a random act," Nichols told the San Francisco Chronicle, adding that police believe Walker was alone at the time of the attack. "They knew who he was and [Walker] presented a target.

He also had to say, "We did get a surveillance [video] of a vehicle and suspects that may have been involved. We know there were suspects, possibly two [but] we haven't identified anyone yet."

A large amount of money and jewelry was stolen that night. How much exactly? 3,000 dollars in cash and about 100,000 dollars in Jewelry. The jewelry included a watch, a necklace and earrings.

This guy is one of the most classiest player in the NFL. I wish him the best of luck and to get well soon to get back out onto the practice field.

Memphis got another good player

The Memphis Tigers got another good player from Kentucky again and this time it is a guard name Roburt Sallie. And when I thought about this today I thought, "Where does Memphis come up with all these scholarships? Shouldn't’t they be on probation?" I think the NCAA should Buckle Down and see what's going on over there in Memphis. Memphis is ought to be breaking the rules once out of this year in recruiting.

Michael Wilbon Caught!!!

Michael Wilbon was caught last night at a night club dancing with a playmate, Kendra from the Girls Next Door. How did I find out about it? It was all over the show were he hosts PTI and his face was as red as you can see from a black man. All I have to say is I am so Jealous.

Perry Stevenson works on mid range shot

I have found word that perry Stevenson is working on his mid range game for nect year's kentucky team. If you watched any Kentucky Basketball games you could see that Perry could hit the mid range jumper accasionally, now he wants to hit it all the time. I have heard that he likes playing the inside-outside game. That's why he is woking so hard at the jumpshot. the one who is working with the inside-outside game is you gessed it Patrick Patterson. They spend a couple of hours after practice just for a jump shot. If he masters the jumpshot from 15-17 feet then Kentucky (in my opinion) will be very hard to beat. Watch out Vandy, looks like we might have a deadly shooter next year!!!!!!

Marcus Vick or Michael Vick?

Remember Marcus Vick? He’s the guy that learned from his brother not to fight dogs. He also the guy who made good with some UK fans (not me) when he stomped on the knee of UL All-American Elvis Dumervil in the Gator Bowl a couple years back. Yeah, well if that little incident and the fact that he is from the Vick family didn’t clue you in, this guy is an idiot. Probably a bigger dummie than his brother. Turns out little Marcus thought he could get drunk, drive, and then try and flee a bicycle cop. Clearly he was too dumb to realize that bicycle cops can always call the boys in the cars.

Brandon Jones in Trouble?

Tennessee Titans receiver Brandon Jones faces a misdemeanor charge for unlawful possession of a handgun after trying to carry the weapon through a security checkpoint in his bag.

Mary Margaret Miller, a spokeswoman for Nashville International Airport, said Jones was issued a citation for carrying a loaded .32 caliber gun in his baggage Friday morning. She said Jones was cited after the gun was found at a regular security checkpoint.

Jones was later released and caught his plane to go to Phoenix. He apologized to the Fans, Titans and his family for any embarrassment that the incident caused them.

This is what Jones had to say, "Obviously I did not know I was carrying my gun. This morning I grabbed a bag and placed my clothing in the bag, then rushed to the airport. I had forgotten that the last time I had used the bag was when I went target shooting." How can you forget your gun in your bag? Especially when you are going to the airport.

Jones said he fully cooperated and that authorities took away the handgun at the security gate. He said he has a license for the gun along with a permit allowing him to carry the weapon.

He also added, "Realizing that I was not intentionally carrying the handgun nor did I have any intention of harming anyone, I was allowed to board my airplane and continue my travels."

The Titans are aware of the incident but have no comment.

This guy needs to be careful for now on or people will start having second thoughts about him.

Tiger vs. Rocco

You would think after all his great putts, shots, and wins that Tiger and his caddy Steve Williams would finally perfect their celebrations.

Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will go head to head in a playoff matchup tomarrow. I am really excited to see that. Go Tiger!!!

Rajon Rondo got Rondo'd

So, let’s say your on th eve of winning the NBA Championship and you have some free time. How do you spend it? Well, if you’re Rajon Rondo, you go see One Missed Call featuring the super sexy Shannyn Sossamon (alliteration anyone?). Unfortunately, the silky smooth point guard didn’t like what he saw and, in a blog titled “I just got Rondo’d”, he outlined how awful it was. Here are his thoughts:

“U wanna waste an hour and 8 minutes of your life? I did. I JUST GOT RONDO’D. I just saw the worst movie. I thought I would just have a chill night tonight. We had a team dinner earlier today, and after that, I thought I would come back to the room and watch a movie with my family. Soooo…we took a vote and decided on “One Missed Call.” Hands down it was the wackest, most horrible, sorry, miserable, lousy, inappropriate, disappointing, pathetic, deplorable, atrocious, awful movie I’ve ever seen in my life. I wanted to call the front desk and ask for my money back. I can not believe that movie was that bad. It definitely made my top 3 worst movies list.

Here’s my top three worst movies list:

1) Semi-Pro…it put me to sleep
2) One Missed Call…#$%&
3) The Mist…funny when it wasn’t supposed to be
What’s your top 3 worst movies?”

Well, that’s it. I really don’t have anything else. I just really enjoyed Rondo’s adjective-filled movie review. Game time tonight is 9 pm.

Future McDonalds All-American Has cats in top 3

Lance Stephenson, a 5 star on Rivals.com, 2nd in SG, and 7th overall in the class of 2009. I don't know why he has the Cats in his final 3 couse I did not know Billy Gillispie was recruiting this guy. Rivals did not know it and scout did not know it either. If Billy Gillispie pulls this off and gets a guy like stevenson and Orton than Kentucky will be unstopable in 09. Not to mention Jon Wall the #1 prospect in the nation and 1st overall in PG on Rivals.com. If Kentucky gets this guy as well then we have something here. And what I am talking about is is a NCAA Cahmpionship. We have to wait and see.

Daniel Orton impressed with Kentucky

Daniel Orton is one of the best players in the nation and he is ranked on Rivals.com 8th overall and 1st in centers. And Billy Gillispie is working harder than any coaches right now trying to get this young talent. He has Kentucky in his top 4 of choices along with Kansas, Connecticut and Arizona. I have a feeling for what he said last week about Kentucky that Kentucky is on top of his list.

Pistons looking to trade Prince

Pistons general manager Joe Dumars has made it no secret that there are going to be major changes with the Detroit Pistons roster over the summer and one of Kentucky’s finest might be one of the major player’s in this Pistons revamping effort. According to ESPN’s Chad Ford, there are six trades that the Pistons could make and Tayshaun Prince finds himself in five of them. Here are what Ford has suggested and how these deals could affect Prince.

1. Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Chucky Atkins and No. 20 pick for Billups and Prince
This is the deal that I’ve seen rumored the most (or some variation involving the Nuggets) and I think this is the best situation for Prince. This would put him with another playoff team and the Nuggets would get consistent point guard play (which they haven’t had since Andre Miller was there) and a solid glue-guy like Prince. This trade might actually push the Nuggets to the top of the conference and give AI one last run at the Finals. That is, as long as George Karl stops doing this.
2. Utah’s Carlos Boozer, Ronnie Brewer, Jarron Collins and Morris Almond for Hamilton, Prince and Arron Afflalo
I don’t like this deal at all for Prince or the Jazz. By giving up Boozer and bringing in Tayshaun and Hamilton, you’re basically leaving yourself with the Detroit Pistons minus Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess. Mehmet Okur treats the paint like it’s going to give him the Turkish Black Death and Paul Millsap just can’t get the job done alone. Not a good deal for either party.
3. Dallas’ Josh Howard for Tayshaun Prince or Richard Hamilton
Not good for Tayshaun. Not at all. I love the Mavs but this is a sinking ship. He wants no part of it.
4. Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace, Adam Morrison, Sean May and No. 9 pick for Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince
This actually intrigues me quite a bit. It seems like a little too much to give up for Wallace and Prince since Rasheed is aging, but this puts Charlotte in a position to compete in the East. With Larry Brown getting two guys familiar with his system and then adding them to Jason Richardson, Raymond Felton, Emeka Okafor and the gang, there is some solid potential there. Plus, landing in Charlotte would give Prince a better shot of spending the last part of his career on a contending team, rather than a declining one.
5. New Jersey’s Richard Jefferson, Nenad Krstic (via sign-and-trade) and No. 10 pick for Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince
This doesn’t really get my blood pumping here either. By reuniting Wallace and Vince Carter and putting them on the court with Devin Harris and either Josh Boone or Sean Williams you probably have a playoff team, but not much else. The collection of garbage that Dallas sent last year isn’t going to get it done in a series.

So, for the sake of Tayshaun, I say they keep him in Detroit or they ship him to Denver. None of these deals really get me too fired up and I can’t see them working out too well in his favor.

Ramon Harris and Jared Carter back from Africa

Here is a interview of Ramon Harris and Jared Carter coming back from Africa. Pretty interesting stuff.

Jared Carter
On the experience as a whole…
“Well, it was hot. It was about 115 degrees every day. I think it rained once. Other than that, everything was different. The food was different. The people were different. They all spoke French. We had a translator, so that helped us get around town, but it was just a big cultural change.”
On the countries visited…
“We went to Senegal the first time, for about five days, and then the rest of the time we went to Mali.”
On ‘an Audience of One’…
“That was our main focus for the team, playing for an Audience of One. And that was our biggest reason to go over there, because we want to share with others about God. So we had to make sure we were playing for Him and not focused on the Africans and the audience. Every time we went down they would cheer, but we couldn’t get caught up in that. We had a lot of bad calls over there, but we couldn’t get mad at the referees or anything like that. For one thing they couldn’t speak English, so we couldn’t complain to them. But that’s what I learned.”
On expectations about the trip…
“Before leaving, I was real cautious about even going, up until the last day. I didn’t know what to expect. I really didn’t talk to that many people that had done this before. Everybody I’d talked to had never been to Africa, they just always wanted to go, so I didn’t have any resources to fall back on. I was really skeptical from what I’d seen on TV, just what everyone thinks Africa is. I kind of thought we’d be living in tents and stuff like that. But it was different and I thought it was a great experience, going over there and putting away those false visions of what Africa is. Some places are like that, but where we were it wasn’t like that at all.”
On the travel accommodations…
“We flew out of Ohio into Washington, then Washington to New York. From there it was almost seven hours to get across the water to Paris and then about a six hour flight going down to Bamako.
“I struggled every time to get an exit row seat. I didn’t have a big seat on the way over there, but luckily the stewardesses were nice. They bumped me up to first class, so that was pretty awesome.”
On their competition…
“They’re not very big over there, like they don’t work out. They don’t eat a lot over there, so it’s really hard for them to get big. But they’re very athletic. Their game is getting rebounds and that’s how they scored a lot, getting a lot of rebounds. They’re just athletic. You always had to watch your back so you wouldn’t get dunked on or anything like that.”
Did you get dunked on?
“No, I never got dunked on.”
On the 7-foot, 5-inch African player…
“I think he was 22 years old. I don’t think he was very coordinated. He played only about four years of basketball, so I think that affected him, but according to his teammates he was getting a lot better.”
On community activities outside of basketball…
“We went to three or four schools. That was probably one of the best experiences we had, one of the most moving experiences in Africa. In their classrooms, there’s no air conditioning, no doors or anything like that, so there’s all kinds of insects and flies and stuff in there.
“The kids just had so much respect. Any time we would walk into the classroom they would all stand up and wait for the teacher to tell them to sit back down. They had a lot of respect, and just for the situation they were in, I really respected them for that.”
On his experiences at the orphanage…
“I didn’t have anything really like that [similar to Ramon’s]. I just played with the children some.
“The guy who was running the orphanage was talking about how it’s illegal in Mali to put up children for adoption, so parents would just put these children in garbage pails and on top of garbage cans so people could find them. That was kind of moving too, because I don’t see how parents can do that. I guess we have some similar instances over here in the United States, but it was just a sad experience.”
On the food…
“(We had) very little portions. There were a lot of mystery meats over there, mystery birds. I don’t think we ever ate chicken, but we ate all kinds of little birds. I don’t know what it was, but it was good.”
On weight loss…
“I lost like 5 pounds, but I gained it back over the last couple of days because I ate a lot.”
On the trip as the experience of a lifetime…
“People always talk about trips like going to Africa on TV. People say it’s a life changing experience, and it’s definitely been a life changing experience for me. How people handle themselves over there, and what they have, and what they have to deal with makes me thankful for everything that I have – that we have – over here. It’s amazing.”
On the impact the trip had had on self-confidence and the approach to the game…
“Like Ramon said, playing for an Audience of One will definitely change the way I play.
“Confidence-wise, it was a good chance for me to go out and get some playing time, to go out there and just play basketball against some pretty good competition. I played a lot of good minutes out there, too, and put up some pretty good numbers, so I think it’s definitely helped my confidence.”

Ramon Harris
On how the trip to Africa was a new experience…
“It was definitely a different experience because in Africa a lot of people don’t have anything. What they have is what they can carry. We met a lot of people and learned about how they were raised and how they grew up, but the entire time they always had a smile on their face. We talked to men and women that only had a hut or just a corner, but they had a smile from ear to ear. By seeing that, it definitely humbled everyone on the trip because they were happy even though they didn’t have much to go home to. It made me think about how I act and how I complain a lot about things that are basically given to me.”
On improving as a player from the experience…
“On the trip, we learned about playing for the audience of one. This basically means playing for the glory of God. If you do it for the glory of Him, then everything else will fall into place. Sometimes you get caught up in playing in front of your hometown fans, or trying to impress the coaches at practice. You really forget that you’re really playing for the audience of one. While we were down there we learned how to play for fun because if you play for fun, it makes the game so much easier.”
On what he learned on the trip…
“I thought it was going to be a basketball trip but I learned about my faith more. I came to realize that basketball was just the entertainment part of the trip. The real trip was getting to know God and finding how I can use Him in my life. We learned how we can affect other people’s lives, not just by spreading the word, but by putting a smile on their face. That was the true meaning of our trip.”
On the role basketball played on the trip…
“Basketball was the even ground between two different cultures. By playing the game, we created a lot of friendships. We were at a place called SEEDS (Sports for Education and Economic Development) Academy which was basically a prep school in Africa. They had a lot of athletes. Everyone out there was so nice. We learned from them and they learned from us. It made it hard to leave, because you never know if you’ll see them again. The trip showed how it should be and how we should interact with others. We were strangers and we came into their town and their culture and still they accepted us since day one.”
On visiting the orphanage…
“The first day we went to an orphanage and there was a little girl. She couldn’t have been older than one and a half. She crawled to me, so I picked her up. She pointed to the cartoons on the TV and started talking. I took her over to the TV and she started talking and playing a lot. I was with her for two hours. When it came time for us to leave, I tried to put her down and she started crying. She stopped when I picked her up again. Then I put her down and she started crying again. At that point, I started crying because she’d grown attached to me. It was the hardest thing, because we had to leave for a game, and even if I just moved her from my chest she would start crying again. It was so hard to put her back in the crib and just let her cry; because it wasn’t the first time she’d been left. I started crying because I felt like I built a relationship, even though she was a little girl. The fact that she was talking to me made it feel like there was a connection. When we came back the second day, she saw me and walked over to me. She grabbed my finger and I started to cry because she remembered me. That day I was with her for three hours. I walked with her, I played ball with her and I fed her and burped her. It was really hard to leave that day because she remembered me. When a little child remembers you, it’s amazing. To leave that day was the hardest thing I had to do that trip.”
On playing basketball in Africa…
“It’s different. We played people who were representing their hometown. Their hometown was supporting them, playing their national songs and blowing whistles. It was a great experience because we built relationships with not only the players but their families and their kids. We had a banquet with all of the teams. We played music and they were dancing together. They were showing us how they dance and what the dances mean. Learning things like that is only something you can do once in a lifetime.”
On how the trip affected him as a basketball player…
“It’s helped my confidence a lot because they play hard every single play. I see why they do, because they are really playing for their families. For some of them, being in the gym is the best place they’ve been all day, best looking place, best air-conditioned place. Confidence wise, it really helped because they play a different style of game. Seeing Jared (Carter) out there playing better than I’ve ever seen him play before really helped because it made me want to play better. It made me want to up my game and play harder than the competition. Jared definitely did that the entire trip.”

Pre Game Fight Strategy?

The other day before the game against Fresno State, the Arizona Sate baseball team got a little hot. The players Brent Wallace and Ike Davis skirmished and that skirmish apparently spread throughout the whole team. Know everybody found out that the fight was staged apparently with the coaches knowledge. It was an attemt to loosen up the Arizona state team and give their opponents who were watching, something to think about. What is so rediculous is Arizona lost the same day. And I ask myself what do I think about their fight strategy?

My Answere: Clearly it was stupid and I would say that before the game. A fight can not get you to win the game. It can't even get you pumped up. It's a stupid idea. If somebody came up to me and said this idea I would say you are outside your damn mind. Why would you even think that. First of all college baseball teams don't get into fights, yet alone, with themselves. Second I don't want to look like an idiot on television. Arizona state was ranked 3rd nationally and they pull a stunt like that. They are the most idiotic team this seaon, no doubt.

Rajon Going to Play in Game 4

Rajon Rondo gave evry Kentucky fan last night as he hurt his ankle. he did not attend practice today but Doc Rivers aid he had the Green light for tomarrow and said it was a easy decision. That's good news to hear about Rajon .

Are Celtics still in Drivers seat?

I have to say yeah they are. Besides Kobe Bryant and Ray Allan the other side, the starters werent there. You know maybe it was fatique, they flew, I don't know 6 hours from Boston to Los Angelous. That's a very long trip in a short of time. The main reason the Celtics are in the drivers seat is mainly beacause the lakers did not play well and the Celtics almost came out with the victory. I have to say that Sasha vujacic (whatever his name is) saved the lakers last night couse, he bailed out Gasol and Odom and Derek Fisher. They all had bad games. That's why it was a low scoring game. But it's not a shocker that Odom and Gasol has not shown up. They have not played well in the playoffs this whole year. So I am thinking that Kobe has to do something that Lebron James had to do last year is that you have to carry your team to victory. It's that simple. I don't see Gasol and Odom stepping it up in the Finals. If they can't do it in the other series they can't do it in the Finals. But odds are slim that Kobe will pull this off by himself against the Celtics defense. This series is really interesting

Chuck Hayes Birthday

Notice the sun shining a little brighter today? It’s because one of the most beloved players in UK history turns 25 today and you might as well spend the rest of the night celebrating. Chuck Hayes selected UK over Kansas and came to Lexington in 2001 as somewhat of an unknown in a recruiting class including McDonald’s All-American Rashaad Carruth, Kentucky Mr. Basketball Josh Carrier and Ballard’s Adam Chiles. Despite being a Parade All-American and California’s Mr. Basketball, ESPN ranked Hayes as the 83rd overall player in the class and the 18th best small forward behind a group of players who don’t exactly get your blood pumping. And, in case you were living in a cave for the past seven years…

All Hayes did at UK was win 81% of the games he played in while posting career averages of 9 ppg and 6.8 rpg and providing the steady leadership and hustle that made him a fan favorite. In his time in Lexington, Hayes tied Alex Groza for the record for most games started by a Wildcat (110) and was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team, all three All-SEC teams, the SEC Tournament Team, the NCAA All-Region team and earned 2004 SEC Defensive Player of the Year Honors. He also played on the 2003 Pan-Am Games team. Hayes finished his career ranked 7th in rebounds, 8th in steals, 9th in blocked shots, and 35th in points. After leaving Kentucky, Hayes was named as the MVP of the Portsmouth pre-draft camp, but went undrafted. But, in typical Hayes fashion, he led the NBDL in rebounding (12.2) for about half a season and then earned a spot on the Rockets where he has become a fixture in their rotation.

Gillispie likes Ferrakohn Hall

Ferrakohn Hall taked about the Elite Camp this week and said he has Kentucky up on top of list for now mainley because of Billy Gillispie. Hall a 4 star prospect on Rivals.com is nearing his decision. Can't wait

Holliday Fastest College player ever?

Trindon Holliday is fast! In fact, the LSI Tigers say he’s the fastest player in college football history. Not the fastest guy in the nation, the fastest college football player ever!

They point to the 10.02 he ran in the 100 meters and say, “since no other college football player has ever done that, he’s the fastest to ever play the game”. Of course, that’s “classic SEC sabre rattling” meant to fire up the Tiger nation and keep Urban Meyer up a little later every night devising ways to slow Holliday down. Fastest ever?! Who knows?! Classic “blurs” like: Devin Hester, Joey Galloway and "Rocket" Ismail never ran track. They were too busy “smoking” safeties to pass the baton or hit the tape!

Darius Miller on USA Team

Darius Miller

The players who will be allowed to tryout for the under 18 USA basketball team were announced today. Our man Darius Miller made the group and it includes some pretty good company. Good luck to Darius:

Drew Gordon, PF – UCLA
Malcolm Lee, G – UCLA
Isaiah Armwood, PF, 2009
Leslie McDonald, SG, 2009 – COMMITTED TO NORTH CAROLINA
Reeves Nelson, PF, 2009 – COMMITTED TO UCLA
Travis Releford, SG - KANSAS
Lance Stephenson, SG, 2009
Dexter Strickland, G, 2009 – COMMITTED TO NORTH CAROLINA
Kemba Walker, PG – UCONN
Kenny Boynton, G, 2009
Dominic Cheek, SG, 2009
JaMychal Green, PF - ALABAMA
Kenny Hall, PF, 2009 – COMMITTED TO TENNESSEE
Matt Humphrey, SG - OREGON
Ryan Kelly, PF, 2009
Sylven Landesberg, SF – VIRGINIA
Darius Miller, SF – KENTUCKY
Mason Plumlee, PF, 2009 – COMMITTED TO DUKE
Ari Stewart, SF, 2009
Hollis Thompson, SF, 2009 – COMMITTED TO GEORGETOWN
Terrell Vinson, PF, 2009
Maalik Wayans, PG, 2009 – COMMITTED TO VILLANOVA
David Wear, PF, 2009 – COMMITTED TO NORTH CAROLINA
Travis Wear, PF, 2009 – COMMITTED TO NORTH CAROLINA
Wesley Witherspoon, SF - MEMPHIS

Miami might Play Kentucky

I found a report on ESPN.com that Miami will play Kentucky in Basketball next season. Kentucky also has to play Kansas Sate, Iowa, and West Virginia. Thats a good list of teams to play at the start of the year.

UK Names Gary Henderson Baseball Head Coach

I don't know who this guy is cause I don't keep up with baseball especially college. But congrats to Kentucky of finding a new coach. Also I have heard that thye are recruiting the #1 Pitcher in the nation and that he is really close of making his decision soon. Can't wait to see what will happen although I don't care about baseball.

Carroll, Cowgill Named All-America by Rivals.com

Collin Cowgill

Sawyer Carroll

I went on ukathletics.com and found news that Carroll, Cowgill is named All-America on Rivals.com. That is saying something cuase you are being compared to the very best players in the Nation like players from Vandy, Texas, and North Carolina.

Joe Dumars Names Michael Curry as Pistons Head Coach

It's official Michel Curry is The Pistons new Head Coach.

"The Associated Press reports the Pistons have hired assistant coach and former player Michael Curry as their new head coach.The Pistons have scheduled a news conference for noon tomorrow at the Palace of Auburn Hills.Curry was an assistant on Flip Saunders' staff last season, his first stint as a coach of any kind.Last Tuesday, president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said at that newsconference that the team would move quickly on hiring a new coach.According to the Associated Press, Curry agreed to a three-year deal worth $2.5 million a year guaranteed with the team holding the option for a fourth season.A former co-captain for the Pistons, Curry played in Detroit from 1996-97 and 1999-2003. He's a former teammate of Dumars and several current Pistons, including Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince."Via The Detroit Free Press

I don't know if this is the right choice for coach cause Avery Johnson was out there too. I hope Joe Dumars knows what he is doing.

Ken Griffey Jr. Hits 600

Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 600th Home Run against the Marlins Tonight as he is behind Sammy Sosa (609) in the All-Time Home Run List. Congrats to him and the Reds.

Mike Williams going to Duquesne

Looks like another cat is leaving Kentucky. Mike Williams is leaving Kentucky to Duquesne. I dont blame him. He is not going to play for Billy Gillispie. He was for tubby but that ship has sailed. This guy I heard, gave 110% this last year to not only have playing time but be a better persone. This guy is going to do great things at this school. He better cause it sounds like a geeky college. Good for him.

Rondo 16 Assists

It was a big night for Kentucky fans last night as Rajon Rondo led the Celtics to a series 2-0 lead over the Los Angelous Lakers in the NBA Finals. Rajon had a pretty good night last night as he had 16 Assists. I would tell you about his points but this is more interesting. The last player to have at least 15 assists or higher in the NBA Finals was Magic Johnson and that was 20 years ago. Look, I knew Rajon was good but not this good. This guy has shut up all the scouts and made a name for himself. He has toons of fans. Right when his website opened thats where he had his signup for his own camp and it was sold out the first day. Thats crazy. This guy if he still working hard would be probably better than Tayshaun Prince and the best Wildcat to play in the NBA.

Carmelo Anthony intersested in Pistons

I recieved word that the Pistons are trying to get Carmelo Anthony. Alos I have heard that the Pistons may put Chauncey Billups on the chopping block to trade. But thats a rumar. If thats true though I think the Pistons are trying to trade Cahuncey for Carmelo. Now, is this a good move? It can be but it can also be bad. Look Camelo is a great player, dont get me wrong but he doesnt have the experiance like Chauncey that will get you to the NBA Finals. But its a win win situation for Detroit though. Can't wait to see whats going to happen next.

Kalvin Guyton like Cats

Kalvin Guyton just got an offer from the Wildcats. Who is this guy? This guy is one of the best runningback that's coming out of Texas this year in recruiting. This guy, whoever he picks is going to be really good.

Morgan Newton Has cats pretty high on list

One of the best QB's coming out of college this year is QB Morgan Newton. Whta does he got to do with Kentucky? Well it looks like Rich Brooks has done his recruiting. Newton is a 5 star on scout.com but not ranked on rivals cause they have not done the rankings for football yet. This guy looks pretty talented for what I watched on rivals.com. Can't wait till he drops his list to under 5.

Cohen Reigned as head coach of Kentucky Baseball

John Cohen resigned as Kentucky's Baseball coach today. All I know is is that he could not handle the pressure. How can you not handle the pressure at Kentucky for baseball. I don't get it. Kentucky doesn't care about baseball as much than basketball and football. Let me refrase that. You shouldn't put football in there but I will. I heard some rumers on the radio and on online that Cohen will go to Mississippi to Coach. Rather be in Kentucky than being in the middle of nowhere.

Kentucky National Attendance leader

Once again the University of Kentucky Basketball program holds the title of average attendance for home basketball games. This is no shocker that Kentucky leads everybody. They always do. Kudos to the Baksetball team and the University.

The NBA Finals 2008

The NBA Finals has Rajon Rondo and the Celtics up against the best offensive team (I think) In the NBA. I have the Lakers in 6 games, although the Celtics have Home Court advantage. The Celtics are one of the best defensive teams in the NBA as well so it will be a interesting, but I am not pumped up as I usaully am for the finals though. I wish Rajon Rondo a good luck in the Finals. Speaking of Rajon Rondo here is his new website.

http://www.rajonrondo9.com/