Rick And Russ Talk Injuries, Game At Pittsburgh
by Mike Rutherford on Jan 20, 2012 1:20 PM EST
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--Kyle Kuric's status (high ankle sprain) for tomorrow night's game against Pitt will be a game-time decision.
--Pittsburgh is 0-6 in the Big East, but they've played really well in their last two games and are always extremely hard to beat at home.
--Kevin Ware did not practice the last two days because of his knee injury. He will probably practice today, but probably won't play in the Pitt game.
--Elisha Justice is healthy and will play against Pitt.
--Wit Rock out, the staff has advised him to play Chane Behanan at the five when Gorgui's out, but Pitino is going to give Zach Price a shot. Zach's not ready to play right now, but he feels like he has no other choice.
--Gorgui still doesn't know how to play when he's in foul trouble, so he thinks they're better off just letting him go and play as usual.
--Wayne Blackshear still has not practiced. His shoulder injury still isn't healed and now he's dealing with some asthma-related issues. For the first time, Pitino mentions the possibility of a redshirt. Says if it becomes clear that he can't make a difference then they'll go ahead and sit him for the rest of the year.
--Stephan Van Treese has not made much progress with his knee injury. Pitino guesses he won't return this season.
--Angel Nunez has a great attitude and tremendous passion for basketball. He will be a great player.
--Pitino again gushes over Luke Hancock. Says he is the best player on the team. "I've never coached anyone quite like him before."
--You can't look ahead and pinpoint potential wins and losses in a conference like the Big East. He doesn't know where the wins are going to come from, but he's confident because of this team's tremendous attitude. "Our attitude is our biggest ally right now."
--Again talks about there being "no bottom" in this league.
--Asked if he's confident about today (implication is the Derek Willis decision): "No, not at all, but I could have told you that two weeks ago."
Russ Smith
--Injuries are definitely on everybody's mind. "We're all just hoping we're not next."
--Rock has been his roommate since he got here, and he feels terribly for him. He was finally starting to get back and for that to happen has really crushed him.
--Everyone's been really surprised by the injuries. People are all sort of sitting around in the locker room now just wondering what's going on and hoping it doesn't happen to us.
--Kevin hurt his knee. We all thought it would be something he'd be able to just shake off, but that isn't the case.
--Has never played at Pitt but knows it's a tough place to play.
--Definitely looks at the schedule and where potential wins come from. Knows we play Pitt twice, which makes this game that much bigger. We have to get them at least once.
--Didn't play much last year, so feels like he's pretty much a freshman now. Knows he's still learning, still getting better and still has a long way to go.
--Knows he has a problem with taking shots that he shouldn't and not seeing open men. He's not being selfish, it's just something he's working on.
--Gorgui and Chane staying out of fol trouble and staying in the game is the biggest key for this team.
--Doesn't know if Kyle's going to play tomorrow, but knows Kyle's a competitor. If he does play, "I'll look for him in the left corner."
--A lot of people are surprised with the way teams like South Florida and Rutgers are playing, but our team isn't. We know how the Big East is.
--Knows that Pitt plays physical, especially at home. That's something the team has been preparing for all week.
--Loves late afternoon and night games, so he can't wait for tomorrow night.
--Doesn't pay much attention to his changing role, just tries to step up when he is needed.
--(Asked about if he worries about making mistakes and making coach angry) "Definitely. I don't like upsetting him. I don't like upsetting the staff. I don't want to get on any of my teammates' bad side."
--Says he's always asking what he's doing wrong because he genuinely wants to know. He's always asking to see game film and he's getting better at recognizing the things he needs to work on.
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If the Mayans were right
this is not the shape I want Louisville basketball to be in come December.
Most depressing presser…ever.
by Slick Tick Rodgers on Jan 20, 2012 1:28 PM EST reply actions
Time to call the NCAA's bluff, I say we put Luke Hancock in the game in Hendo's jersey
If they try to say anything we’ll just accuse them of being racist
by Cardtoppers on Jan 20, 2012 1:32 PM EST reply actions 11 recs
They probably won't even notice. All us white guys kind of look alike.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 20, 2012 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
Greatest comment I've ever seen here
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 20, 2012 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
I mean yes... white guys are all the same...
but there is a BIG difference here.
by GOCARDSATTITUDE on Jan 20, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
Luke!
What’s his deal? forgive me, i know it’s been covered in the past. is he redshirting?
Knows that Pitt plays physical, especially at home. That’s something the team has been preparing for all week.
I hope Russ just means “Pillow fights have been added to practice”. Anything more physical than that at practice scares me right now.
Bengals fan since day one.
Cardinals fan since I realized I had a choice.
Sounds more and more like WB isn't going to suit up this year
So it goes. I completely agree with Eric Crawford’s mention of him today – he could have made a huge difference in our season. Hopefully he will next year.
by cardsinindy2010 on Jan 20, 2012 1:58 PM EST reply actions
im skeptical of hancock
he looked like a contributor but not an all star during the red white games this year. and of course he looks good in practice – while everyone else is busy healing from in-game injuries and digesting complex scouting reports, luke is working on our offensive and defensive sets.
that being said
it’s looking increasingly likely that he will be the only player on the whole team next year (assuming swop doesn’t come back) that’s ever won an NCAA T game. let’s hope he puts that experience to good use.
I watched a couple of GMU games last year and Hancock isn't a superstar
but he’s a really good player. Good handles, good playmaker, better shooter than most of the guys we have playing now
I'd seen him a little at Maso and thought he was solid
Definitely didn’t look like a world-beater at the Red/White game. I don’t see the point in Pitino hyping him up like this, even if his opinions are genuine.
by Mike Rutherford on Jan 20, 2012 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Right,.... he may as well go ahead and say he's the best 3 point shooter he's ever seen sitting out a transfer year.
All this abundant praise is going to do is make people critical of him if he’s not one of the 2-3 best players on the team next year.
You’d think he would’ve learned his lesson with Marra about that stuff….
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 20, 2012 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
This is my concern
That’s why you are the best, you think like me. In other news, I feel sorry for you.
Rick's big mouth
He wants to put on the pressure like saying Marra is the best high school shooter I’ve ever seen. Never believe anything he says, especially if he is trying to sell you a car.
That's just anothercase of Pitino being Rick tease.
Next year LH won’t know the system enough to play yet.
by Unseld2Beard on Jan 20, 2012 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
I hope they aren't writing the season off and looking forward to next year.
I doubt they are because no one likes to lose, but I know it would be easy to do so mentally.
by CtotheAtotheRtotheDtotheS on Jan 20, 2012 2:07 PM EST reply actions
Wow that is very depressing. How can players go hard
when injuries are constantly on their mind? Russ tells all when says “were sitting around wondering who is next.” I’m sorry but with that mindset might as well write this season off.
Oh come on now
Everyone quit reading so much into the “we’re sitting around wondering…” That’s Russ’ knee-jerk, spur-of-the-moment response to a question about injuries to the rest of the team.
This team has shown more grit and determination (minus the PC game) throughout the year than most any other team out there. Yes these are tough times, but to question their drive, determination, and/or will-to-win is downright insulting and absolutely uncalled for.
WTF happened to positivity these days? “Write this season off” my ass.
GO CARDS
by CardiacCards on Jan 20, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
pessimism is so easy
but i agree with you. yeah, they are hoping they don’t get injured. but i haven’t seen that attitude on the court. if everyone was tip toeing around thinking about it all the time then we wouldn’t still be getting injured anew every day.
im not writing the season off
Ill watch every min of every game but sorry man there really isnt much to be positive bout right now and ive played before worryin about getting hurt. You dont go 100% and if your not going 100% whats the point? I hope your right in that it was just a knee jerk response.
by tnowka on Jan 20, 2012 3:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
not liking his lack of confidence with landing Willis.
Viva Siva
by I miss T-Will on Jan 20, 2012 2:26 PM EST via Android app reply actions
haha Why?
It hasn’t exactly been a secret for the past couple of weeks that he’s picking Kentucky.
by Mike Rutherford on Jan 20, 2012 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
This may be a dumb question (Related to us getting a 2012 PF)
But what are the odds of us landing Jakarr Sampson? I know he was considering Louisville before his prior commitment to St. Johns…is he available now that he decommitted and are we even considering going after him?
I’d just like to see a guy with some size (or anyone for that matter) added to the ’12 recruiting class.
by CardiacCards on Jan 20, 2012 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know about anyone else,.. but I'm totally shocked whenever a kid picks us. After all the "injuries are Pitino's fault" stuff this year I'm going to shit bricks if we ever get a 5* kid again
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 20, 2012 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
We don't have anymore available scholarships.
It’s Rozier and that’s it.
I bleed red and black. I poop blue.
Of course Gorgui doesn't know how to play with fouls.
They always end up calling a bunch in a short time on him. And when he does play well and is clearly not committing a foul, they call one on him anyways.
I don't know if you're being sarcastic...
…or serious, but I completely agree with this, seriously. I know Gorgui does commit some stupid fouls, but I feel like he gets a lot, I mean 60 to 70%, or garbage fouls called on him. It’s pretty annoying.
by CardinalFlyer on Jan 20, 2012 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Did you see his 5th foul against Marquette?
A horrible call. I wouldn’t call that many fouls garbage. But he gets shafted by the refs at least once a game.
It’s only gonna take one more badly officiated game before I do my now annual “Refs Suck” post. So probably after Saturday’s game.
by CardinalDude on Jan 20, 2012 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
my favorite gorgi foul is the one called 32sec into the start of every game by the refs..just sets the tone.!! its like thats all the refs are focused on is him.
by redinfection on Jan 20, 2012 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
if he were to stand still on the first defensive set
the refs wouldn’t know what to do
I always feel like we have 6 team fouls 10 minutes into the game while the other team has maybe 1 or 2
Maybe it’s unlucky reffing but I think alot of it is just the high pressure, sometimes out of control defense we play (there are always one or two calls against us when it’s a 50/50 deflection and both players are going for the ball and we run into the other team and it’s whistled against us).
With regards to Gorgui, yes he is unlucky alot of the time, but he bites quite a bit on pump fakes in the post and once he’s in the air, it’s an automatic foul.
by CardiacCards on Jan 20, 2012 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
It's not unlucky reffing.
It’s that the refs are horrible. Why I said all aren’t garbage. I agree that he bites on pump fakes too much. And yeah, I think we get called for a lot of 50/50 fouls simply because we are UofL. Peyton’s loose ball foul against UK has absolute shit. Gorgui getting his third retroactively so he then had four was bad. His 5th against Marquette was horrible.
Then it’s amazing to see contact and 2 players going to the ground but no foul either way, or our guys in the paint getting hammered with no call. Block/charge calls are pretty much decided on a whim now, and Kyle and Peyton get fouled on almost every screen they run around. The refs in today’s college basketball and horrible. They are too slow and out of position when they make calls.
by CardinalDude on Jan 20, 2012 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
All i know is-
After Saturday night it might be football season for me.
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 2:38 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Mathmatically,.. no. Mentally,.... maybe. So sad
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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Jan 20, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
See you at football season.
Until then I am going to be supporting this basketball team.
I know that this is a “must win” at Pitt, but I still feel that this is a good basketball team that is playing bad, not just a bad basketball team. Until we get knocked out of the BE Tourney, I’m hoping for a shot at the NCAAT.
(also, take this in the context that I am also upset at the way this season has gone. I am not totally delusional)
by GoCardsCA on Jan 20, 2012 2:59 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
all this basketball news is depressing
Iv been the biggest pitino supporter but I’m just so tired of the drama,,honestly can anyone even look forward to blackshear being healthy next year? I can’t. I’m sorry but I’m no longer optimistic..if Pitino will play an injured Siva all year but won’t give Wayne a shot when we desperately need him..I don’t even care about next years results,,fact of the matter is, pitino can’t get it done without supperior talent. This team hasn’t improved over last years at all, I actually think its digressed..I think all Coach comments are very disturbing..first blackshear is done for the year, then couple weeks away from playing, now possibly done for the year,,all that means to me is this guy don’t even have a clue anymore, or just that much of a media wh*re. We watch the game to see the players and not the coach, but somewhere that got lost, and now we are stuck watching the pitino show,,which has had a terrible ending more times than not
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 2:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
The injuries to Siva and Blakshear are not comparable, though. Very much a mistake to equate them in any way.
i understand that
I’m just saying the amount of injuries over the years is getting ridiculous,,don’t mean to discredit anyone’s injuries. God I actually hope Siva has been hurt seriously. My point is, look at our offensive production,,obviously destroying the bodies of everyone on this team isn’t worth it for whatever offensive scheme we are running,,try something else,,can it hurt offensively? Or physically? Or mentally? Rick has been a master of being creative on the court,,its time for somethin new
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 3:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
if you played in a system that produced more injuries than results
What would you do to raise awareness to the situation without throwing your respected coach under the bus? Be injured. As silly as that sounds ,but even harder to believe that all these injuries are legit.,,I’m not talkin acl injuries and such but,, sprained ankles and sore necks, and concussions and now asthma? Come on,,if its the case then I’m sorry but we are either the softest or unluckiest team in America.
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 3:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ugh.
That’s about all one can say at this point. I am glad it seems we’re moving towards a redshirt of Blackshear. At this point, better to just let him heal completely and fully.
As for Hancock, this seems to be a classic case of Rick Hyperbole. If he’s in a position to say a transfer from George Mason is our best player, then that speaks to the talent level of the program without being direct about it.
It’s hard to see a lot of good the rest of the season.
This is a very good point about Luke.
No disrespect to him but Rick’s saying that a transfer from George Mason who averaged 10.9 points per game is the best player on our team is very sad. Both sad about Rick’s opinion of our talent level, and sad that he continues to make these idiotic comments.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 20, 2012 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
as I say, disregard what ever Rick says
unless you want to buy the Brooklyn Bridge
Another press conf...more RP drama
For a multimillion dollar head coach you would think he would have a clue as to whats going on with this player…WB is coming back then he needs to drop 10lbs to practice now he’s not completely healed may redshirt him…WTF RICK. Of course our best player is from George Mason who transfered here and is not eligible. “Never coached anyone quite like him he says”..Id say not he’s healthy and from another program. Just more of RIcks bullshit comments like Marra is the best HS shooter he’s ever seen…that worked out well too. My personnel favorite in the last few weeks is were going to recruit shooters. What coach doesn’t recruit shooters? This guy doesn’t have a clue. GO CARDS.
never said i wouldnt still watch and support our team
I’m just saying that Saturday is a must win, and we if can’t get through it with a still very good roster of healthier’ players then I’m removing my heart and emotions from this team. I still very much support this team, but but if Rick can’t stop feeding us bs through the media and get this one win against a bad pitt team then not much to look forward to except for the inspiring comforting words of Coach Charlie Strong..everyone keeps saying don’t be like that the year ain’t over and true,but the results and coach speak is doing nothing more than frustrating us further. It’s not about wins and losses, but rather having a honest coach that makes the team and city feel that we are on the same page with the same goals,,I’m tired of having a coach with a #4 ranked team constantly lowering our expectations. Guys don’t believe everything you read,,this is a bad pitt team. Go cards ughhhh
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 3:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I more than a little unsettled about the asthma comment.
If that’s true, that could be a huge issue down the road that could even prompt a transfer situation. Louisville has I believe the 2nd worst air quality in the country behind Chattanooga. If you can’t breathe here, you can’t play here.
Rick is probably lying anyways though.
by James Sutherland on Jan 20, 2012 3:21 PM EST reply actions
Just seems unbelievable that they didn't know he had asthma issues. Did he not get a physical when we showed up at school?
The staff should have known, and they’ve had almost 6 months to figure something out. Just don’t see how this could be an issue at this point in the season.
by CardinalDude on Jan 20, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Asthma can be tricky thing
with a variety of things that can trigger it. My wife had it as a child, was asymptomatic for years and at 20 it returned with a vengeance and she was hospitalized several times. This went on for a few years, and although she has an inhaler she carries, she hasn’t needed it for almost 10 yrs.
Allergy induced asthma can be very difficult to diagnose, and, this is a terrible are to live if you have respiratory issues.
Not to worry
Wesley Cox had a great career here as did Charles Jones and they both had definite asthma problems. The only time Charles was really affected was against Phi Slamma Jamma at The Pit in Albuquerque.
But then again it could be a knee, a shoulder, a neck, a groin, an ankle, a toe, an ingrown hair,…….
I remember Wesley Cox very well. He had a great freshman year but then deteriorated every year afterward.
I assume it was the asthma and if that was the cause it was a very bad thing. And I hope we don’t see a repeat with Wayne.
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 20, 2012 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Actually he improved and here are the numbers
Year G Min FGM-FGA Pct 3Pt-Att Pct FTM-FTA Pct Reb-Avg PF Ast To Blk St Pts-Avg
1973-74 27 789 140-283 .494 — 103-132 .780 221-8.1 75-4 64-2.4 — 45 — 383-14.1
1974-75 30 831 133-281 .473 — 66-102 .647 208-6.9 84-5 76-2.5 - - — 332-11.0
1975-76 28 827 159-317 .501 — 83-102 .813 178-6.3 84-4 75-2.7 89 - - 401-14.3
1976-77 28 845 182-329 .553 — 98-160 .612 225-8.0 87-2 60-2.1 98 - - 462-16.5
I might add he had the best inbounds long pass I have ever seen. He could curve the sucker left or right all the way down the court to where either Murphy or Bridgeman was wide open because they flip floped offensive and defensive from the 2 to the 3 and their man to man defenders lost them,
Gonna need to see this on a per minute basis.
It’s the only true way to judge a player’s improvement.
First column after the years is minutes
Pull out a calculator and divide. I can’t do it all. I need to spend much of my time grieving over this season.
Man, that's been a long time. My recollection was that in the first half of his freshman year, I thought he might be one of the best players ever to wear the jersey.
And that just never happened. Seemed like he would start strong and then just wilt as the game went on. Later I heard about the asthma, which I assume was the reason.
But even looking closely at these stats, he really didn’t improve much overall if at all.
Points average for last 3 years – 13.6 vs 14.1 as a freshman, – worse
Rebounds last 3 years – 6.9 vs 8.1 – worse
FG% last 3 years – 51.1% vs 49.4% – better
FT% last 3 years – 67.9% vs 78.0% – worse
by Carolina Cardinal on Jan 21, 2012 7:03 AM EST up reply actions
he had better teammates in his last years
and those were really well balanced teams. He was highly enough regarded that he was drafted by Golden State in the first round. It would seem that they weren’t concerned about his asthma.
Blackshear
is just one of a myriad of “can’t miss” superstars that will never play a significant minute for UL. Sorry to be Debbie Downer here, but history tells us that Blackshear will never dribble a basketball here.
BOOM
Excellent drop of the vocab bomb to make the over-the-top claim sound like an educated one
Perhaps you wouldn’t mind listing the cornucopia of “superstars” who have missed their plethora of minutes during their careers? Feel free to Debbie Down all you want (though there is already an argosy of DD’s on this site) as long as you support your claim with factual evidence like: “WB will never dribble a basketball because his arm was amputated” not “WB will never dribble a basketball because I’m a self-pitying fair-weather fan and am super surprised that a double-shoulder injury takes time to heal”
by CardiacCards on Jan 20, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
Where do I start
First, in regards it WB, its an opinion, not fact. I realize it takes time to heal, nor have I once felt he would play this year. Even if he did play this year, I had zero expectations since he hasn’t played organized basketball since he first hurt his shoulder in HS.
As far as that list you are looking for. Go back to the recruiting archive that was posted just a short week ago. I think you will find about 10 can’t miss players that gave verbals or signed LOI that never played a significant minute for UL.
by Patticardfan on Jan 20, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
Secondly
It’s called sarcasm you brute.
by Patticardfan on Jan 20, 2012 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
Sarcasm is very hard to convey in text at times
I am a fan of it myself and was using it liberally in my own post
Nothing personal. Everybody love everybody. I’m just bored as shit and frustrated with all the negativity. Hopefully tomorrow night will give us all something better to talk about
by CardiacCards on Jan 20, 2012 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I’m just frustrated that we’ve heard about this kid for two years now. Injuries AREN’T the coaches fault. They happen. I blame Pitino for his coach speak and rhetoric, I don’t blame him or his practices for injuries. It’s just bad luck.
Without consistent practices, no level of talent can get better. Especially in the pressure cooker that is the Big East. Every team with exception of a few, can play high quality basketball….this isn’t Conference USA anymore.
My fear is this is 2005-2006 all over again. CRP promised that would NEVER HAPPEN again, but you can’t predict 4 kids having RS years, sprained ankles and concussions.
by Patticardfan on Jan 20, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
I call BS, there was no sarcasm in the first post
Dude just got called out like Pony Tail in Good Will Hunting at the Harvard bar and started reeling. How you like them apples?
SVT out for the year?
If he doesn’t return, he would be eligible for a medical RS. I believe the rule is the player can’t have played in more than 30% of the games…he obviously hasn’t.
annnnnndddddd we have officially lost another recruit to UK
and the fact that Pitino “knew that 2 weeks ago” doesn’t make it ok, like he tried to make it sound. I really do think he is still one of the best coaches around out there on the floor. But I am so sick and tired of Calipari stealing recruits out from under us. Its horse shit
by LouisvilleSklardinalFAN02 on Jan 20, 2012 4:19 PM EST reply actions
nobody wants to attribute the injuries to Rick
Ok, ill give u that,,all I know is, is that its true if u come to Louisville there is a great chance you will get hurt, and I doubt opposing coaches that are recruiting against are telling kids, yea you will definitely be hurt or injured, but its ok,,its just bad luck. Oh yea and theyre leading scorer is a walk on and averaging 13 points a game as a senior.
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 4:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
"Their"
And it should be “our” if you claim to be a fan (though with all the negative bullshit you spout on here I find it hard to give you that title). Anyone who talks shit about KSTK can gtfo imho
by CardiacCards on Jan 20, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Your an idiot, I was talking about the dialogue of the coaches recruiting against US
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 5:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ha
There’s the pot calling the kettle black for you
Maybe if any of your posts made a lick of sense, then you could possibly have the beginnings of an argument…
by CardiacCards on Jan 20, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
first of all
Kyle was a scholarship player who gave his up to make room for our incoming recruits.
Secondly, just for point of reference, UK’s leader scorer is at 14/ppg. I don’t understand your argument here.
no kyle came in as a walk on buddy then earned a scholarship, before guving it up this year
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 5:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
kentuckys leading scorer is a freshmen
Kyle is a senior, and the last time I checked 14 is more than 13. I’m not really sure what point you were trying to make and what Kentucky has to do with anything.
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 5:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The point.
Is that in your hypothetical situation above regarding prospective recruits, the fact that Kyle (a former walk-on who is now our leading scorer) averages 13ppg as a senior would be construed as a negative.
Additionally, their (UK’s) leading scorer is a sophomore, which in UK terms is like a 5th year senior. Also, I agree, UK leadings scorers have very little to do with what I come to the CC to talk about, but since they are viewed as our in-state recruiting rivals, and you are talking recruiting, then it starts to make some sense.
nothing negative to say about kyle at all
Great kid and player, and for him averaging 13-14 points a game is fine,,I geuss the point I’m trying to make is after 10+ years under pitino we have to rely on a walk on for any kind of offensive production, and sorry but 13 isn’t cutting it obviously. I’m not frustrated or dissapointed with any player on Our teiam. I’m dissapointed at the coaching job, and honestly I could live with the results if Rick would just keep it real, not only with us but with himself.
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 6:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Dip them in water then let them mold. Mwahahahaha
by James Sutherland on Jan 20, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
Blackshear
I was wondering who let the air out of the program, it was Wayne..how do we even know the kid has problems with asthma if he hasn’t practiced? Probably transfer to a Denver school and ball his ass off.. that was a joke. Free Fat Wayne!
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 4:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
seriously though
What if it was secure that we had no shot of making the tourney( exception of winning b e tourney of course) ..what would the ncaa do aside from vacating the season, to go ahead and play a kid like luke? Interesting topic
by HaHaSypher on Jan 20, 2012 4:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
probabtion, take away scholarships
ESPN would embarrass us…but other than that, nothing.~
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by uoflcards321 on Jan 20, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Just texted my friend about Derek Willis
He knows Willis and said that its either UL or UK, but most likely UK.
by LouisvilleWarLord on Jan 20, 2012 5:04 PM EST reply actions
im an idiot lol
Just saw it on the espn recruiting front page.
by LouisvilleWarLord on Jan 20, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Only saw him once
vs. Ballard at the King of the Bluegrass. Looked good but one thing stuck out. For being 3-5" taller than anyone on Ballard he sure stayed outside a lot. Seems he wants to play the 3 as his mindset and I don’t know if he is quick enough for that. If he can bulk up and be convinced to play the 4 he could be important.
Buried the lead a little bit......
Didnt russ say that he was hurt earlier this year, not because he slept on his neck wrong but from whiplash from taking a charge. Says he figures that what was wrong with dieng too
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