Sunday, January 31, 2010


North Carolina could soon offer a scholarship to 2012 recruit J.P. Tokoto

When UK is firing and hitting three-point shots, the result is ridiculous

Lebron James might get used to seeing DeMarcus Cousins in the NBA sooner rather than later if Cousins can continue his precocious play

DeMarcus Cousins has the potential to be a younger version of Shaquille O'Neal when and if he grows up


John Wall admitted to Dick "Hoops" Weiss of the New York Daily news that he almost stayed home and went to North Carolina State

The Kentucky nation would have an issue with the Wildcats not being ranked number two after dismantling one of the hottest teams in the country in Vanderbilt

Patrick Patterson is scoring less and rebounding less, but winning more

John Wall is frustrated with everything

Saturday, January 30, 2010


DeMarcus Cousins still has a kryptonite and it just may be himself

DeMarcus Cousins could be the number one pick in the 2010 NBA Draft under the proper circumstances

Calipari was worried about Lebron James coming to the game because it would be another distraction- he was hoping with the snow that maybe he would not come

Patrick Patterson said the rumors of his demise were exaggerated

Calipari didn't expound on why he made the switch to Darnell Dodson from Eric Bledsoe

Although the team is progressing, John Wall is trying to stay humble in times of prosperity

UK is one of the five favorite schools of 2010 recruit Justin Coleman
UK beats Vanderbilt 85-72- DeMarcus Cousins scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds

Recent games showed again how it's only getting harder for UK to rule the SEC so supremely

Lebron James in attendance to watch the UK-Vanderbilt game

Dustin Rumbaugh from Kentucky Sports Radio says 2010 recruit CJ Leslie will be at UK's game today

Calipari knows Patrick Patterson needs to score in double figures against Vanderbilt

ESPN asked UK for permission to use a "jib" camera for today's game

The next two games will tell us if the Cats are resilient

The combination of the UK 19-1 record and Calipari's contagious enthusiasm has produced winning results for many businesses in Lexington

Calipari is looking for more consistency after Tuesday's Stumble

Calipari needs to use the loss against USC as an opportunity to hit the reset button — for himself and his players

Former UK player Matt Pilgrim keeps wowing and puzzling people with his crazy-good athleticism, his rim-rocking dunks and his soaring rebounds

2010 recruit CJ Leslie may go the way of UK superstar freshmen John Wall and Demarcus Cousins, who both considered coming to NC State before choosing to play for Calipari and the Wildcats

Patrick Patterson's parents were told last season that an assistant coach had ignored Patrick’s complaints about blisters on his feet during conditioning drills

Ole Miss's Saturday game has been postponed until Sunday night because of weather- they next play UK on Tuesday

Friday, January 29, 2010


The stat lines of Kentucky and Vanderbilt look almost identical

Calipari says he needs to get more involved and call more timeouts

Calipari's last four Memphis teams were 10-0 in games following regular-season losses, winning by an average of 23.4 points

Calipari likened Vandy to his top-quality Massachusetts teams of the 1990s: deep, versatile and talented

It took one day for Kentucky to get over it’s first loss of the season

DeMarcus Cousins is still a ticking time bomb until he gets under control

During practice on Friday DeMarcus Cousins walked over to Darnell Dodson, grabbed a TV microphone and asked Dodson how he felt about missing a wide-open dunk against the Gamecocks

Calipari is working with Patrick Patterson on offense- both low-post scoring and perimeter shooting

While the Wildcats silently slumped home on a plane late Tuesday night, Calipari made a recruiting stop in Charlotte

Calipari said the Wildcats may have gotten a little too full of themselves after rising to the number one ranking on Monday

DeMarcus Cousins has improved in all phases under Calipari and has elevated his considerable NBA Stock- The lottery now beckons

Strength coach Ray "Rock" Oliver is coming back to Lexington to help Joker Phillips win an SEC championship and work again with John Calipari, one of his best friends

As the competition has gotten better, former recruit Xavier Henry’s numbers have steadily decreased

Dick Vitale says Kentucky simply ran into a buzzsaw named Devan Downey on Tuesday night

Because of the weather, Vanderbilt plans to leave for Lexington Early- This change will cause them to practice in Lexington Friday night

Despite losing to South Carolina, Kentucky still may be the best team

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Thursday, January 28, 2010


Vanderbilt has never won at Tennessee and at UK in back-to-back games

Arizona Desert Swarm says Josh Selby is basically down to Arizona, Kansas and Kentucky

Calipari has to wonder how UK will respond to its first loss against Vanderbilt on Saturday

What has not been unexpected are these first howls about what's wrong with the Wildcats

It’s not Patrick Patterson’s fault that UK lost on Tuesday