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Billy Clyde that there is a kid here in Louisville (at the Christian Daycare Center) who rocks.  He's 37 inches tall and can really move.  He has great moves to the basket but he has a tendency to put the ball down a lot instead of jammin' it....those Lil' Tykes baskets move though and he knows he could tip the goal if he smashes it too hard. While I was in the nursery/gym watching him yesterday, there was a buzz in the crowd and someone said that they heard that Billy Clyde was coming to watch this kid and that little Tommy (they call him LT for short - he IS short.....) had received over 500 letters already from UK fans and administration.  LT is a work in progress but shows a lot of po'.  Just wanted to give you all a heads up.  There were several hard nosed UK fans there yesterday trying to teach him how to say UK but, well his attention span isn't very developed yet and that may cause Billy Clyde to give the kid another year or two to develope.

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...Linda, where have you been?  Sonny Vaccaro, former Nike sneaker pusher has been shilling LT to go to Duke for years...in fact since he's been a zygote.  Just kidin'.
By the way, James Gandolfini, Tony Soprano, will star as Mr Vaccaro in an HBO drama about the former corporate footward pimp.  Evidently, it will be written by the guy who writes "Friday Night Lights."
Guilty pleasure number 1412, I like "Friday Night Lights," both the TV series and the movie. Try not to hold it against me.

Have a great night, Roz

by Roz on May 6, 2008 10:07 AM EDT reply actions  

LOL
How sad has UK basketball become?  Trying to create recruiting buzz by taking verbals from 8th graders.  I guess "UK basketball" doesn't sell itself any more...Billy Clyde's recruiting prowess coupled with UK's name isn't as big as all the UK fans thought it was going to be.

Good times.

I got married on April 19th.  Billy Clyde called me on April 22nd during my honeymoon in Jamaica wanting me to commit my unconceived child to the Wildcats.  I told the drunk freak to leave me alone because I'm not talking to college coaches at least until the egg is fertilzed.  Then I'll listen to offers.

Go Cards!

by JMC @ Card Chronicle on May 6, 2008 3:50 PM EDT reply actions  

oh yeah.....
love the comments.  hehehehehe
Linda

by Linda on May 6, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

You underestimate LT
It wasn't his attention span

preventing him from uttering UK.

His IQ was just too advanced...

they'll never get him now

by frankpos on May 7, 2008 8:33 AM EDT reply actions  

Personally, I think its funny
It really is. Everybody has been making the Spongebob Squarepants jokes, and rightfully so.

Honestly, its hedging our bet on a potentially top-25 guy. And its a long-shot at best -- a verbal really means nothing nowadays. The only thing the NCAA recognizes is the LOI.

So if Pitino goes out and wraps up a 15-year-old verbal in the next 6-12 months, can we revisit this post and all laugh? (That is, unless the NCAA steps in and prevents kids from verbaling until they're juniors, which I'm not for sure they can do.)

The Fake Gimel Martinez
Fire Billy? Nahhh
http://firebilly.com

by TheFakeGimelMartinez on May 7, 2008 3:27 PM EDT reply actions  

funny indeed
But do we all not remember Coach P getting a 9th grader to commit.  I think he was from Florida (I'm wanting to say Rakeem Buckles)  He re-opened his recruitment but I think he is still leaning towards UofL... I think hes a Sr this coming year...

I could be wrong on his name and what grade he was in when he first gave his verbal, but I almost certain it was a 9th grader...

And like it has been said...

Verbally Committed means JACK!  Look where Scotty Hopson is now... Man I would have liked him to join the Cards... Hes already projected as the 19th draft pick in 2009 draft.... He'll be another great loss for the state...

Clifford

by JimmyClifford on May 7, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Buckles
committed to Louisville a couple of months ago. He'll be a senior next season.

I don't remember anything about him committing as a freshman, but it might have happened.

by Mike Rutherford on May 7, 2008 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

mightve been
martez walker

by GoCards5 on May 7, 2008 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

9th grader with pimples
it was Martez Walker who Pitino recruited in 9th grade, but atleast he was in high school. And by his junior year Pitino didn't want him anymore, because he didn't develope into the player coach P expected. Which leads me to beleive this 8th grader wont ever wear a UK jersey, but then again Billy G and Coach P are two different people.

by Final4Galore on May 7, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

you are right
Martez Walker is the kid.

Nice Job!

Clifford

by JimmyClifford on May 7, 2008 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

But
Demetrious Cervantes actually made it to fourth grade and only dropped out when he realized that it was harder than third grade.

Roz

by Roz on May 7, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions  

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