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Today on the Sports Mob from 3-6 pm we will be at Lucky Strike and giving you up to the minute info on the Jai Lucas decision. Rob begins at three, Matt will be there later in the day. Listen live by clicking the link below and use this thread to discuss the Jai Lucas decision
UPDATE BEAS HAMGA has committed to UNLV per the Lexington Herald Just spoke with Coach Huss…..HAMGA WILL commit to UNLV
Lucas to Florida
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May 14th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
1st
May 14th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
no firsts for anybody
May 14th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
dammit
May 14th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
3rd
May 14th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Best case scenario: Lucas to UF, Patterson to UK
May 14th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
1st to say 2nd
May 14th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
bthendren’s rival text message just said Lucas to UF
May 14th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
#7… who?
May 14th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Lucas who? What you talkin Willis?
May 14th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
I am reading a lot of Lucas to FLA stuff. Where there is smoke….Actually, I think that is ok as we need size more. We can make do one more year at point, and hopefully Jasper and Co will dedicate themselves to improvement in their games so everyone will end up happy they stayed and the other guys didn’t even show….
May 14th, 2007 at 2:01 pm
T-minus 89 minutes and counting.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
So is there nowhere we can go to hear his decision live?? With all the attention these guys like, I’m surprised you can’t do so…
May 14th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
This Jai Lucas fiasco has me as nervous as a straight ballplayer in the locker room with john amaechi.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
83 minutes to go.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
A pg this year would be nice but we need big men. To be real contenders this year we needPatterson or Hamga even Sanchez. If we can get two of them we will be in great shape for the future.
Billy G will bring in 5 star pg one after another. GJ would have taken Lucas starting spot his Junior year anyways. This keeps a spot open for Jennings to come in next year.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
Mitch, you’ve got my number if you need me.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
#15 Wrong about GJ taking over for Lucas as a freshman.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
I have lost alot of respect for Matt considering he acts like he knows. I thought this site was about sharing information to the rabid fans. You my friend have let us down. I expect you to say I knew all along. What a joke.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
T MINUS 18 MINUTES….
May 14th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
I think signing Lucas will be a positive in Billy G’s recruiting….It will put in the minds of other recruits to go to Kentucky and sign will other big name players…
May 14th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
#19 Wrong as well T-Minus one hour and 18 minutes
May 14th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
All sources now reporting Lucas to UF.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
It is a 3:30 not 2:30 #19
May 14th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
After this huge let down, let’s all go back to the Cats Pause!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Why CatsPause Im a member and they dont update but every month…..
May 14th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
#17 so do you think he would take his starting job as a Jr. when Jai is a Sr.? I am just saying we can make do at PG and legit help is on the way. We need help inside for this year as well as in the future.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
24- Why don’t you go ahead now?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Cat’s Pause stinks.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
New poster… been trying to stay away from this saga, but now it’s just getting too dang exciting… and work is getting too dang boring!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
#27 & #28 —-> Word.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Hey what happened to The Fat Boys Human Beat Box?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Can’t we all just get along, every UK fan site has it’s share of assclowns. No need to disrespect each other about which site is better. i like the information that I get from all of them.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
22)what sources????????????????????????
May 14th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Is it that big of a loss if he does go to Florida? Not really. Let Florida use a scholarship on him. We’re on some much better guards.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:22 pm
30, lay down a little beat boxin while we wait
May 14th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
BlueMan is pretty obviously a Cats Pause staff member….
May 14th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
32- LOL. There’s no chance of everybody getting along. I don’t care what site you’re at. It does seem more neurotic today here than normal.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
#22 All sources tell me that Jai is in school right now and no one really knows his choice at this time. John was qouted that his son Jai got up this morning and still couldn’t decide between the two schools. We will know something soon.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I seem to think that Jai will go to FLA, but I don’t feel like working at ALL now, knowing that the decision is coming very soon…the rest of my day at work is going to be useless!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Easy to mistake 2:30 Central - where Lucas lives - for 2:30 Eastern.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Do you ever really feel like working?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
#5… Why not say best case scenario is Lucas and Patterson to UK?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Does any one know if Lucas planned on calling the schools befor the confrence? Maybe he has already called to let them know.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
drumroll….
May 14th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
to hell with 3:30, I gpt tp 420 now, just to calm the nerves
May 14th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
38) I hope you’re right. I would love to see a press conference, Lucas in a nice suit, sitting with his parents and coach, and pull out a quarter.
“Okay, I can’t make up my mind, so, Florida Tails, UK heads. If the quarter defies gravity and remains in the air, I’ll play for the Globetrotters.”
May 14th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
got to 420^^^ oops lol
May 14th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
These two guys sound like they’re using the shrooms and peyote they were talking about. Is it me, or does one sound like and Oompa Loompa with a microphone to his throat?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
IS THE PRESSER NOW OR IN AN HOUR?!?!?!?!?!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
even though he’s only 5 foot sumin, i still wantem
May 14th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Who are “all sources” reporting Lucas to UF? I hope it is the same “sources” that reported Donavan to UK.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
49) in one hour 2:30 central time, 3:30 eastern
May 14th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Will someone from 1570 be at the presser?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
if they are one hour behind then its at 230 our time..not sure but Tulsaworld.com has it as 130 press conference..my guess is that they are 2 hours behind..
May 14th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
#41..not really..that is why I check this site way too often during work..it helps the day go by much quicker
May 14th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Will someone from Matt’s show be at the presser?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Who are the 2 jack offs that are talking about their favorite movies on the zone right now???? Ridiculous. There should be a press conference happening right about now~
May 14th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Beas to UNLV! It’s Official!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Texas is central time….1 hour behind
May 14th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
This almost reminds me the day my son was born, all the anxiety, anticipation and excitment of it all!! Go Big Blue
May 14th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=10943
May 14th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
hamga to unlv reports kentucky.com
May 14th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
the press conference in still an hour away, did anyone read the poster above?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
57…agreed. STFU.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
Dudes, go to Wikipedia and type “time zones”, never mind there is a lot of info there. It’ll confuse you guys more
May 14th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
OK I was wrong. First time for everything
Point guard prospect Jai Lucas will announce his college choice at 3:30 p.m. EDT Monday, and his father expects Lucas to sign with Kentucky or Florida. Per Jerry Tipton and the Herald Leader
May 14th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
http://www.kentucky.com/232/story/69357.html
hamga to unlv
May 14th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Well crap!
http://www.kentucky.com/232/story/69357.html
May 14th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
yea james, i read it, but i also read the papers..im just stating what a paper in Texas has said.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
57&64) The worst thing in radio is dead air. I doubt they’re gonna just shut up for the next 51 minutes so the next thing you hear can be the presser.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
(42 because we dont want Lucas anymore
May 14th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Are the Cats gonna strike out on 2 recruits in the same day???
May 14th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Hamga got pimped out by his coach. UK is never going to get those guys.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Link # 58
May 14th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
this sucks, maybe marc maggard doesn’t get such good information
May 14th, 2007 at 2:41 pm
#54, the Tulsa World said 1:30 CDT BEFORE Daddy Lucas changed it to 2:30 Central time. That means it will be 3:30 Lexington time.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
You guys still thrilled with Gillispie? He can’t even out recruit UNLV…
You would be crucifying Tubby if that had happened when he was here…
We’ve now lost a center to UNLV, Donovan stayed at Florida, and we are in the process of losing Lucas and Patterson to Florida. It sucks to be a UK fan right now!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
http://www.heraldleader.com/232/story/69357.html
SORRY GUYS
May 14th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
#77 No it just sucks to be you.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Wonder if Gilchrist will consider Uk, now that he wopn’t play for VT!! Is he a good player anyone know?
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2869739
May 14th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
if we did indeed strike out on Hamga, then who are the fans over on the CP gonna blame? the coach again? cause I believe they’ve stated multiple times during the Tubby regime that the fans couldn’t be responsible…
May 14th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
77….Gillispie will be fine, Tubby just left it in a mess.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
70….agree on the dead air…and it looks like the time was changed on the presser, but these two haven’t talked about anything related to sports in the past 30 minutes! Katie Couric and her plastic surgery was what their last comments were about.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Who woke 77 up?
He has been a snake in the grass waiting for something negative to enhance his luv for OTS.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Is anyone listening to the radio?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
#77 please tell me we’re not going to make any news from today about Coach Gillispie. He’s had about two months to work on these kids while the other schools have had about two years. For high school kids about ot make these decisions, you cannot discount the relationships they’ve formed with the coaches of certain programs.
And it appears to me that this decision from Hamga has something to do with his AAU coach and guardian..
May 14th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Tipton just can’t stand UK at all can he, all this Negative Publicity! 100% complete Moron
May 14th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
77) What’s your problem? I assume we’re NOT talking to jonathan, cause he always had more sense. The fact we were even an option in the selection shows what a great job gillispie has done. He came in, and hung in their with Krueger, Donovan, Alford, Sutton and G. Williams for these kids, when he effectively had no chance getting such a late start, and still landed a parade all american in Legion, recruited away from Kansas, UCONN, UCLA and home town UM.
Get off his back, Tubby couldn’t have done what gillispie has.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
poop
May 14th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
unlv?? i wonder if he knows he’ll fall off the map and never be heard from again playin in the wac?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
This guys just used the line “we’re gonna sneak on out and pay some Buffalo Bills, to segue to the commercials….Cheeeeeeeeesssssssssy
At lesat he said Buffalo Bills, that relates to some sports!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
hamga to unlv?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
77, i certainly enjoy this blog more when you do not contribute to it.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:48 pm
hearing traffic has stopped on New Circle Road and people are sitting on their cars waiting for the news
May 14th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
are there any other sources stating Hamga to UNLV other than Jerry Tipton??
May 14th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Gillispie should not have lost a center to UNLV period.
Especially when we don’t have a center to play next year.
Sickening.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Beas Chose them because they have a player from his native country.
THis week could end up being a terrible week. Hopefully Lucas changes the trend.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
We would crucify Orlando if this happened, simply because it would be the 409th time in a row… this is Gillispie’s first loss… and for a kid that we kind of came out of nowhere with, I’m not overly worried about it. I’d love to have HAMGA, but oh well.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Hamga’s decision shows how his coach made the decision, not Hamga.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
(blessings in disguise…we are in it for the long haul)
May 14th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
I assumed we wouldn’t get Lucas or Patterson from the start…So you can’t blame Gillispie for that.
But Hamga reclassified after Gillispie was fired. He flat out screwed up this one!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Wow we are going to loose 3 recruits this week and I think sanchez goes to arkansas so 4 really maybe bcg isnt all that and a bag of chips.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
We knew it would take a LONG time to overcome what we had left to us a month or so ago. It takes time to build relationships with kids and AAU/High School coaches. I still think it would be wise to see what happens with Patterson and Sanchez. If neither of them fall, I say hold the scholarships and load up on the classes we are really working on.
I still think the big problem with the team we have is the style they played and how they were (or were not) coached. Maybe they will get the chance to show what they can do in a different system……
May 14th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
#77…it is fans like you that cause recruits to go elsewhere. Look in the mirror…you are a moron.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
I was #98 and Chandra Than, stop being ridiculous… this kid was a total wild card. UNLV has been on him longer, and his AAU coach didn’t like UK at all… so that was working against us. His coach was saying that we were trying to corrupt him.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Chandra’s more emo then Peter Parker. Go jump off a bridge.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Real bummer not to get Hamga. I can only hope that Billy G called him up and pulled the offer because he’s got verbals from Patterson and Lucas. Would’ve been a great coup, but with his coach first convinced he’d stay an 08, then bashing UK fans, it’s not a surprise.
77) Yeah, because the coach should be expected to outrecruit everyone in his first 2 months on the job. He got us Legion, and GJ V has verballed far in advance. Legion gives us a good in on Jennings, and CBC’s already working hard on the likes of Zeller and Singleton, among others, so all is not lost. That’s a good start. If Billy G whiffs on Lucas, Patterson, Hamga, and Sanchez, well, such is life. We had high hopes, but it usually takes more than a month or 2 of recruiting from a coach to get a player.
And if Tubby had been here and missed on Lucas and Patterson, you’re damn right that we’d be pissed. He had 2 years to reel them in.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
After listening to Hamga on the radio, I believe you could take him to Morehead State and tell him it was UNLV. Yea, the coach made that decision.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
Hamga to UNLV is great news re Patrick Patterson. It leads me to believe that Patterson is coming to UK, and Beas was made aware of this. Beas probably didn’t want to play behind/be second fiddle to Patterson. I like this development immensely.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
hamga did not realize and understand the tradition of UK basketball. Cant blame this on CBC.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Haters go home…we have enought rivals…lol
May 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Maybe we are getting both Lucas and PP. Billy G just told Hamga we were out of Scholly’s. If only this were true.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
I get the feeling coach knows something that we do not….. and informed Hamga that UNLV would be the best place for him as we do not have any additional scholarships for this year….. maybe!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
number 96 dont blame it on gillispie i dont want this starting where we blame the coach for ever little thing
May 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
#96. And tubby shouldn’t have lost every single power forward he’s attempted to recruit in the past 3 years.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
The guy Hamga is staying with has a son that attends UK. This was easy! It’s UK or UNLV…
Come on!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
Chandra it must really suck to be you. Please go where you can feel the love. Because it is not here.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
#31 - I died, so did one of the other Fat Boys.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
U guys make me sick…Gillispie has been here for a month and u all think everything is his fault….give me a break….u are just bringin the program down with u….get a life…
May 14th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Chandra = Moron
May 14th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Hmm…Why is no one else upset that we are losing players?
May 14th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
i agree with number 119
May 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Jody demling is reporting that Hamga may NOT have committed to UNLV yet.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Chandra, thats enough……we get your point….drop it, or be banned again
May 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Could be the fans actually lost this one for us. He may have been told to look else where since our fans like to make us look bad in recruiting this kid. Can someone like fire Tipton PLEASE or at least put a huge amount of pressure on him to be canned or something I Hate the guy.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
This is good news..I hope
May 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
is Jai pronounced- “Jay” or “Jie”, I’ve heard it both ways…
Info coming next!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
none of us had even heard of hamga 3 weeks ago. rivals lists him as a 2 star PF/C. i really dont think we missed out on much here.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
121) - we can’t lose players we don’t have.
but it sounds like you should calm down before you start losing hair over this.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
we are upset just not upset at billy clyde
May 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
because our coach has been here a month….go to minnesota….people like u is why we lose players…
May 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
96, who left the cupboard bare of big men outside of Carter?
Oh yeah, OTS.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Who cares if we lost Hamga, he reminded me of one of Flubby’s 7-footer projects anyway.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Hamga coach: “he has not committed to anywhere yet.”
via Jody Demling http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/blog.html
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
#121 — Losing players? BCG’s lost out on 1 so far and may have Lucas and Patterson. Your parents should’ve considered birth control a lot more seriously.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Matt…Sorry…I’ll hush…
Matt, what are you hearing about Lucas?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Hamga to UNLV might be premature! http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/blog.html?GID=MTZG2Vd6YIO Y7f1Rv+pDp3NHcA0Grth6h5RZL0dB9/A%3D
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
116) And a friend and fellow native of Cameroon just graduated from UNLV.
119) There’s only one idiot saying Gillispie failed, and that’s Chandra.
123) Keep us up to date. I was curious if there was a chance of a bad report when I saw the LHL leading the way. According to them, Sanchez was here this weekend, and he wasn’t.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Chandra, you wouldn’t have come on here and commented if he committed here…you just wait around till there is a potential to complain, then you do. They aren’t as upset because they see the potential for so many more recruits over the next couple years. We may strike out, or we may come out alright over the next week, but either way, BG is getting things moving. It’s tough to come in and have as little time as he has to recruit for this year. He’s done far better than most expected…heck, we have Legion on board already
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Leave daddy out of this, anybody got Reggies number???
May 14th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
I CANT BELIEVE FANS ARE BLASTING GILLISPIE ON HERE !! GOOD GOSH GET A LIFE!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
What is the big deal about this 7 footer anyways? So what if we didn’t get him. I don’t think he was ever top on wish list anyways. I have to agree with other posters that Coach told him he could walk on (especially since he is known for liking to have a lot of peps for practice squad). The 7 footer wasn’t ranked and we already have too many questionable 7 footers as it is. If we don’t get lucas…so what again. We have plenty of good guards. I think Coach is working hard on our true needs like Patterson. And if we end up without him as well, still so what. I believe the future will show Kentucky’s potential and coach’s work with the players. Not a few recruits before we even see what BCG’s impact will be on the players we currently have.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
#124: Matty-J in da house! Ban that dope.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
Chandra - get a life. Sooooooooo, you were on Clydes nuts when he got Legion to come here.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
139) Exactly. Count me among those who gave us no shot at Patterson or Lucas when Tubby left. Now we’re seriously on pins and needles right next to Florida waiting to see who they pick.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
LOL @108.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Hamga would’ve been great here, but as others, as well as myself, have already said… the kid’s coach didn’t help us out at all… not BCG’s fault.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
144) Gillispie did an amazing job getting Legion here!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
GILLISPIE FOR PRESIDENT AND THE WOO FOR VICE PRESIDENT
May 14th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
#148 — Well, then have a big glass of shut the hell up.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
When is Lucas deciding????
May 14th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I’m as nervous as Ricky Williams peeing in a cup labeled NFL.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
151) Theoretically, announcement at 3:30 Eastern - 25 minutes
He may just announce it’s down to Florida and UK and that he’s going to announce his pick Wednesday
May 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
141) those people aren’t fans…at least not Big Blue ones…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
So he’s amazing one day and unexcusable the next huh Chandra…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
For all you hating on BillyG, I present you a certain outside shooting stud named Legion, who he reeled in his first two weeks on the job. Also, judge him on what he does with the 2008 class.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
LoL at 108 & 152. Great posts
May 14th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
number 153 that would be gay
May 14th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Stupid kid trusts his AAU coach way too much! He would have probably flunked out like Shagari anyway. He can barely speak english!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
The Lucas recruitment isn’t as important for position, but important to show Florida we still have what it takes to compete on all levels. To show we can still win recruiting wars the year after they won two national championships. Patterson and Lucas should be going to Florida, but Kentucky will still manage to snag one of them.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
What is it about Hamga’s coach saying “he hasn’t committed anywhere yet” don’t you all understand? Check out the courier-journal update linked above
May 14th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
#121 You don’t loose what you didn’t have! A bird (Legion) in the hand is worth two ( or 4) in the bush!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Move to Minnesota Chandra
May 14th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Re Hamga: I hope the “We Are Kentucky” crowd will someday “get it” that our tradition is rarely going to be the deciding factor in any recruitment. It opens a lot of doors for us but there are many more important reasons that kids choose schools. Billy will get the ones he’s been on for a long time and the ones he will be on for a long time in the future.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Link to the LHL on Hamga going with UNLV.
http://www.kentucky.com/232/story/69357.html
May 14th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
164) The kids have not seen our tradition of late…they don’t even remember before Tubby(we need to change that)
May 14th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
T-minus 20 minutes and counting.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
OK, CAN WE ALL OFFICIALLY AGREE THAT HAMGA HAS NOT OFFICIALLY COMMITTED ANYWHERE…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
Easy on Billy guys! He came in handicapped by Tubby and time. He only had a select few recruits
available when he got here. Wait until he has a class to recruit from. He just left a 5 star
7 footer in T A&M, not a popular school for recruits. When was the last time Tubby brought a
5 star player in. We still have a chance with Paterson, I truly believe that he is the only one
we really need.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
166) More recent courier journal note said he has not…scroll up…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
168) THAT IS FOR THE PRESSER TO ANNOUNCE A PRESSER TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER PRESSER TO ANNOUNCE LUCAS CUTTING IT TO TWO…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
I hope Donovan goes to Orlando, and Lucas is stuck there with whatever bum they hire to coach the Gators!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:11 pm
MARC- What about HAMGA? Heard anything?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
MARC- What about HAMGA? Heard anything? Can I belive the Jody Demling guy?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Monday, May 14, 2007
While we wait on Lucas part II
Beas Hamga to UNLV!
Is it true? I am trying to find out. Am on hold with a coach of his now.
OK just of the phone with Decatur (Ill.) Christian coach Alan Huss, who
asked me “where is this being reported” that Hamga had committed to
UNLV.
I told him where I had seen the report and he said “call me back in 30
minutes” adding that “he has not committed to anywhere yet.”
May 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
#159 Next time you have a thought, just drop it. English is the kids third language, and I am sure even though he hasn’t attended college yet. He is more intelligent than 60% of this years graduating class.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Looks like Tipton might have blew this one. Just like Sanchez was “supposedly” at Kentucky last weekend.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
WAIT–> Just been told that Jai is walking around with his LOI and will not go to Florida, but will go to UK….He is changing his
mind by the second… literally…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
JERRY TIPTON NEEDS TO BE FIRED IF THIS TURNS OUT TO BE UNTRUE. Hamga has not commited yet.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
I haven’t heard nothing on Hamga.
mm
May 14th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
even if we don’t get another player for 07 we will be fine. it wouldn’t hurt to spread out the scholarships a bit anyway.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
Chandra T. get a life and SHUT THE F@#K UP its not Gillispie’s fault if we lose these recruits ITS YOUR DADDY-FLUBBY SMITH
May 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
I guess Hamga was lured by the prostitues and gambling at UNLV. What else it there out there? You tell me.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
We lose Lucas and Hamga on the same day… wow, Patterson to follow?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Can we do something with Tipton like tie him to the front of a Aircraft Carrier or something? I truly can’t stand the guy how can someone like that exist in Lexington anyway?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Wait, heard he is now carrying a LOI to Ok. State, the LOI looks like it had beer stains on it.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
I hope someone dropped the ball here. I don’t see how Hamga could take UNLV over Kentucky.
That would truely be a kick in the old nads considering we were supposedly ‘way ahead’ on
his list. AHH..
May 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Lucas did commit on the phone to Billy, and he is announcing it here in just a few minutes!!
Now I won’t say which of you GUYS SUCK but you really thought your friendship was going to bring Jai to UK and thats what you thought all along, but two weeks ago when he STOOD YOU UP, you got smart and decided to wait on comments like that one again smart, but most of us get you man!!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Hamga is going to UNLV….just giving him some time to do some press. He is going to go to UNLV.
People, recruiting is a FAST paced hard hitting game. NOBODY knows what is going to happen. Obviously, Hamga’s UK visit wasn’t what he hoped it would be and mixed with the OBVIOUS pressure of playing at UK, UNLV was a better fit for an African player not used to that kind of limelight….if anyone still thinks that the myspace/facebook stuff is still such a good idea, then I don’t know what to tell you.
mm
May 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
Quit the jibba jabba, Matt! Get on the ball!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:16 pm
142…Hamga was not ranked in the 2007 rankings because he just reclassified, but when he was
in the 2008 rankings he was a top 40 recruit and rated 4 stars.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Do we really want some kid (Hamga) that’s scared away by fans posting on his Facebook/MySpace sites? What a turd….
May 14th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
I don’t think I can take anymore rejection today! I Pat ends up a pUKe I may….
May 14th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Chandra being banned makes sense. She hasn’t popped up to say negative things in a while, this kinda puts the puzzle together.
Remember now, her husband has distanced himself from the issue. He told us he is the Than, she is the Chandra. It’s easy to tell who you are talking to. We’re not talking to jonathan. We’re talking with Chandra.
Matt certainly cleaned up the issue with one comment
May 14th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
#181. Face the facts. If we don’t get another recruit we are not in very good shape next year.
If people weren’t happy with our total losses last year then how can you say we will be fine
after loosing our best player and not gaining any impact players at the post? I do agree we will
be fine in the long run. Billy G will deliver after a full year of recruiting.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
This is turning out to be a very crappy day…
Let’s just hope Donovan signs with the magic tonight!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Anyone have the direct link to the streaming on 1570? I cant get their front page to load.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
oh man minutes away, I’m as nervous as Dwight Perry standing next to Rob Bromley in a Time Out.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
189) Unfortunately, those who did it will deny it and deny it mattered, or bash the kid for being bothered.
Likewise, the posters online bashing recruits or wooing recruits will say they’re not a big deal.
Likewise the guy who gives a player a small gift.
Likewise for any recruiting violation, unfortunately.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
damn
May 14th, 2007 at 3:21 pm
matt jones superstar says its official…hamga to unlv…jerry tipton rules!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:24 pm
http://www.1570thezone.com/player.asp
May 14th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Where the hell do I go after clicking on the link to listen to the MOB?!?!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
It’ll be hilarious when Billy D leaves for the NBA
May 14th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Oh well, Lucas to Florida. More incentive to beat them.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
i hope lucas realizes that he has at most one year with donovan.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
204- i can’t wait for lucas to be shocked when Billy d leaves
May 14th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Gator.
http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/blog.html?GID=xMfZCy3xDCH xb9LR/xT8BOzH+Qh+tpGtOWGA7S6RH6U%3D
May 14th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Whats the word? When is th e news coming?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
dang it. demling hasn’t confirmed the hamga report yet though.
we lose lucas and patterson
May 14th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
we got played and bc new it! i officially hate tubby
May 14th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Great, we suck again.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
meeks needs to shut down that anorexic beotch named jai
May 14th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Hamga to UNLV it is a Done Deal, just like Pats in my Jai to Florida
May 14th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Good luck to Jai. He’s a good kid. I hope UK fans treat him classy.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Thank God!!!! Lucas is going to Florida. We did not need a 5′7 PG. We need interior players much more….this is great news to me. It would’ve been a wasted scholarship.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
I should say, ‘treat him with class’. English FTW!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
DAMN!!!!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
2 missed recruits. Pretty sad. Clearly the coach wasn’t the problem with the program. I wonder when the fans will wake up and realize what the problem with Kentucky basketball really is….
May 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
What now Billy Gillispie? Still willing to give you a chance, but it isn’t looking promising.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4802080.html
May 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
yea id rather have brandon jennings, that kid is a monster
May 14th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
I will dominate the SEC this year…Hamga who?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
I dont care if he is a great kid or not, i hope he sucks and UF has a losing season. Put Meeks on his ass and shut him down.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
The long and winding road is over. I think this could end up being a mixed blessing many years later. LEGION is going to be the man. If fans blew the Hamga recruitment I am going to go even more blue in the face. Doesn’t Billy have to coach at Florida next year now? Makes you wonder what happens with the Orlando job. I hope PPat isn’t too influenced by this- but my gut says they are all laughing at us Cat fans as I type. I want Florida more than UL now. Is that weird?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Wow..I feel used..Patterson to Florida probably too..Hamga gone..I know Gillispie will do great in recruiting but we will have to wait a full year for the excitement of some good players signing..well I say that we just save the scholarships now and load up next year.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Darn, I’m only upset because this could/will hurt our chances with Patterson. But let me guess, we’ll nab Sanchez; The one recruit I hope we don’t end up with.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
dont hate on billy clyde
May 14th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Here’s to Legion helping us land Jennings next year. Either that or a lot of success from Jasper and Porter after Bradley leaves.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
the hell with jai…dont treat him with class boo his ass every time he is here
May 14th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
We should just shut the program down. With asshats like lexslamman and Wes planting their heads where the sun doesn’t shine, we should just shut the program down. Why bother continuing? Two recruits go someplace other than UK and the asshats put on their hats and parade around and cry “The sky is falling, the sky is falling.” The best advice for lexslamman and Wes is STFU!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
I’m not so sure Gillispie is going to have as much luck attracting recruits to UK as Tubby did, at this point he’s doing about the same as Tubby.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
i hope lucas tears both acls the first day of practice and then later learns donovan has just signed with a pro team in the same day
May 14th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
I’m beginning to have my doubts. I think the honeymoon is over.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Hey, so far we’ve seen lukewarm results out of Gillispie.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
kentucky needs patterson
May 14th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
#231 — Thank you! What a couple of @ssbags!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
235) I wouldn’t call Legion lukewarm pardner…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Wow, look how bad Tubby left our team, he left the stinch all over it and no one wants to come here.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
you idiots really disturb me…..gillispie has had limited time to recruit jai and pat. what’s he do with that time??? keeps us in jai’s top 2 and takes us from off of patterson’s list to right back in the thick of things. some of you guys need to grow up and quit looking for things to bitch about.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
232 & 234……wait for it…..you’re idiots
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
219, the most important part of recruiting in still on the court. That we were still in Lucas’ final two after a coaching change was actually remarkable. Give Coach Clyde the chance to actually get on the friggin’ court before you give up on him! That’s what will generate excitement among recruits! We knew going in with Coach G that Lucas and Patterson were probably long-shots at this point anyway. It was an accepted cost of cutting loose Tubby.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
yeah, id definitely rather have jennings next year. lucas is good, but jennings is better. still want patterson though.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Personally, I think this shows that the reason recruits were not coming to UK was much bigger than just Tubby and his boring style of play. There is something seriously wrong here at UK, and it is not the coach or the players’ fault.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
It’s just been reported that lexslamman will be joining Chandra Than and a few others in a bridge jump. Fans are hoping it’ll be sooner rather then later. No word yet on the official time.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
232) Hmm, BCG got a Top 50 player and a Verbal from a potential 09 Top 10. In his first 2 months, at the end of the recruiting period.
Next year, we’re in good shape on the likes of Zeller, Singleton, Warren, Jennings, and Miller, among others.
Yeah, sounds like futility.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
240) Absolutely…..I Love BCG
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Good Suck being a gayturd Jai! We all new you wouldn’t start with our current backcourt dept.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Yeah, I give a big F-U to Jai, he can replace Noah as the Florida kid I boo the most. I can’t wait til Donovan goes pro and he’s left with his d–k in his hand. Good luck you primadonna. Matt, is that what you had a feeling about? Easy to say now. Hopefully PP knows better.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
You guys are a bunch of crybabies. Get over it. BCG will get it done.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
I thought we wound up with the right Billy, but it looks like I may ahve been wrong.
Lose a kid after bringing one of the families best friends and on top of that lose him to a coach who just spent the week on vacation in Ireland. Oooooch!
And lose another kids to the mighty UNLV!
We are in deep trouble.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
240.
Yet, familiarly, he fails to seal the deal.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
#235..so what if Patterson signs with UK? What will you say then? C’mon, Gillsipie is picking up the pices OTS left and he’s done a very good job..wait till next year when he has a full year to recruit HIS players..everything will be OK.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
What do you not like about Sanchez?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
#239…give it a couple years and I think
we will all be asking…”Tubby who?”
One day in recruiting doesn’t make UK!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Pat Patterson just narrowed his list to FLA and DUKE
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
233) Too far. Don’t wish harm on the kid. Just 8-12 losses to the Wildcats.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
244, If you’re right, the only thing left is the fans…
May 14th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
you guys are a buch of babies. I cannot believe you would wish a kid to get injured because he did not want to play for your school. Your already giving up on Gillespie? No wonder Tubby got out, UK fans are ridiculous!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
244 Yes I think you are right, I think Matt and those Guys constantly calling the recruits and getting them on the show all the time, kinda ruins it!! PLus this Blog
I am done with this site!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
235 — Lukewarm? The guy has a 2009 verbal and Legion before his contract even dried….
May 14th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
250.
Yeah, right, 3 months ago guys like you were telling us that ‘Tubby will get it done’.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
sometimes I wish I could personally vist the homes of some fans and kick their ignorant heads in. Billy is going to be the man. He was stuck in the worst of situations with these two and somehow kept us in it until the end. Give him some time. It was a fun ride. Let’s all relax and start this thing rolling next year. He’ll get the job done.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Anyone who lays this off on Gillispie is kinda silly.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
258.
Bingo!
May 14th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
The problem at UK are “fans” like lexslamman. We have not even played a game under Gillispie and he is pointing out the bigger “problems” at UK. Here is one that is easy to diagnose. Go look into a mirror, lexslamman, and repeat over and over “I am the problem with UK basketball”. Just do it over and over until you get it.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
You people are ridiculous. BillyG had basically no time with these kids and UK was in the final two. Do not judge him on this year. I think it is pretty amazing that he got Legion.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Gillespie will still get it done.
May 14th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
hey u win some, u lose some…..i was big on hamga till i heard the interview with him…
we dont need guys who dont even realize where the state of ky is on the map…we need guys
who appreciate the big blue tradition and really “get it”…..
May 14th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
251) Coach Cyp was a Gillispie guy already. It was just an added bonus that he knew Jai’s family.
252) Hard to seal something when you only have a handful of visits/calls and have to go up against long-time relationships and the power of a Back-To-Back Champion located in Florida. Judge Gillispie on 08, 09 and 10. Anything in 07 (like Legion) is just good fortune.
256) Seriously, or are you just talking?
May 14th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
# 246. Dead on!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
261.
Yes, lukewarm. There’s still a glaring hole in our roster which needs to be filled with forwards and centers, and so far he has whiffed on big guys. I could care less about Lucas, but I think people have over-exaggerated Gillispie’s recruiting prowess.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
we need power forwards and big men. not 5 7 PGS
May 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Naturally I’m disappointed with the day’s events, but to me that just shows how far the program has fallin’ in the past few years under Tubby Smith and his bizarre recruiting practices.
Coach G appeared to do all that he could in the time alloted to him. It’s simply going to take time to get over the effects of the past few years.
Mark Liptak
May 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
266, meet 233.
Now you see the problem with UK basketball.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
252 - ’seal the deal’? What deal? Hey, lex, i was a tubby fan, too, but it was tubby who could not close these kids last spring, last summer, last fall, etc.
Tubby’s gone. He did not have a good last two years - period. Let us move on.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
UK fans should not treat Jai Lucas with respect.Infact if he ever plays at Maryland,Oklahoma,Okla St..
or UK there fans should give him crap the whole time.He same as calld all 4 universitys crap at the
end of his recruitment.He said that there was to much of a bond with all 4 of those schools to let
a new school jump in.Then here comes UF.If Im at a game at one of those 4 schools and Jai comes in
I give him total crap the whole time.By his own words he should have wound up at one of the 4 schools above not UF.So he gets no respect here.Im not even that bummed at losing Jai I just wished he would have been a man,a small man all be it but still a man.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
I for one hope that we land Patterson and if not and he ends up a Gator then I hope we kick their butt when we play them. Can’t wait to hear the crowd in Rupp when Lucas gets announced….LOL.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Yea obviously bcg sucks at recruiting 0-2 today and it’s about to be 0-3or4.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
270.
This class is going to make-or-break the success (and prestige) of the program for the next 2 years. That ups the ante a little bit, doesn’t it?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
lex, your a moron. period. end of story. how is it this big of a deal when a pg picks a school that has no returning pg’s over a team that has at least FOUR quality guards. it came down to PT and lucas didn’t want to have to battle a 6′6″ pg everyday in practice. i can’t wait till we play florida and jasper gets to post up on lucas. we’re talking 8 full inches of height advantage.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Florida can have Lucas..he’s 5-6 at best. I like Jasper. We need to fill the 4 and 5 spots.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
273,,,right on, the cats don’t need guys who Rob Bromley will tower above “Inside the Huddle”
May 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
anyone remember Pitino’s first signing? I think it was Jody Thompson if I’m not mistaken..His first big signing was Mashburn..I think Gillispie will do just fine..being able to pull Legion like that shows his ability..UK will show on the court next year why it is the place to play college basketball..recruits will take notice
May 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Guys, it could be worse. We could have lost out on Hamga and Lucas and STILL HAVE TUBBY as coach. I would have really been bummed then.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Big surprise, already some people on here blaming Coach-G.
If you want to blame anyone blame Flubby Smith, UK’s current talent level is his fault.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Good luck, Jai hope you have a successfull college experience. Cannot root for you at fla. though. Dont expect a warm welcome at Rupp. go big blue
May 14th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Amen #244, AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just a thought here: What happens if Billy Clyde doesn’t take this program to a Final Four w/in the next 4 years? What will fans want done then? I hope like hell this doesn’t happen, but it could!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
279) I guess Alex Legion and GJ Vilarino are nobodies, huh? Unbelievable.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
281.
Florida, too, is stacked with guards. UK, on the otherhand, has no PG. You think Jasper can take Lucas? Its a shame I never bet against UK, or I might be able to take some of your money from that belief.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
280, you area complete dumbasa
May 14th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
275
So you admit to being the problem with UK basketball? Good. Would you now start supporting in that special way you have the program you actually enjoy, whoever that may be and keep your poorly thought out opinions to yourself?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
272) Whiffed? Hamga came on the radar like 2 weeks ago, and we didn’t get him. Ok, missed him, but it would’ve been tough, anyhow. Were we better off with what Tubby had coming in? Williams is still coming. Carter is still here. Stevenson is still here. There was no guarantee we get Jai or Patrick with Tubby. At least we added Legion, and are in a better spot with a ton of athletes over the next couple years.
Somebody find a can of “Troll-Be-Gone”
275) The problem with UK basketball is both the fans who contact recruits and harass them personally AND the trolls like you who hate on everything currently a part of the program and try to upset fans by prognosticating doom and gloom. You people get off on pessimism, and that’s to be pitied, not recognized as enlightened.
Hush up.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Hamga and Lucas now out of site, I still seem optimistic. I love patterson, but even if he chooses another school, I see Perry Stevenson filling in just fine. If he starts out like he did last year, the kid will be a BEAST. Optimism is a great thing. GO BIG BLUE
May 14th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
How about we just name all the top recruits and act like we’ll get them. (ex-Jennings)
How about we put mock lineups together like so many have done in the past.
Ex: Lucas/Bradley/Jasper
Crawford/Legion/Meeks
241- you can kiss my idiotic ass. I’m not an idiot…I’m just stating the obvious. The first months with Gillispie have been awesome.
Hell, I thought we were going to get every recruit out there. Now that we’ve missed on a couple, that good “honeymoon” feeling is wearing off. That is not an idiotic statement. Grow up.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
Florida isnt stacked with guards. Calathes and Speights?
thats it.
UK
Bradley, jasper, meeks, crawford, legion
May 14th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Donovan gone next year. Lucas transfers to OK State. Becomes a nobody. Piss on him and Florida.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Please can everyone turn off the panic button? Gillispie has been here a month
and has atop 25 recruit! Who heard of Hamga three weeks ago? NOBODY so who cares!
Lucas is 5′9, I would definitely prefer 6′5 jasper, can you imagine Jasper posting up
Lucas next year?!?! Jasper just needs to look for his shot. We will be fine!
We need another big man for some inside help and we will be back. I cant imagine
why everyone is panicking over a 5′9 guard when we have about6 guards anyway and a
another alleyne we had never heard of before april!! RELAX!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
290) UK has 3 players that can play the point.
Bunch of babies.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
289.
GJ is a 2009 recruit
Legion is a nice pick-up, but did we really need another shooting guard?
What if Gillispie fails to seal the deal on crucial recruits like Lucas and Hamga next year? The year after?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
lets stop putting lucas down guys jus cause we didny get him. this pisses me off
May 14th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
299.
And whom among those 3 plays like an SEC calliber point guard?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
The REAL UK fans come out when stuff like this happens. The signing of Alex Legion looks much better now that Lucas has went to sunny Florida. Billy D. sticks it to UK again!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
301.
And it does wonders for the image of our program.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
280) WRONG. The 07 class is still largely Tubby’s responsibility.
285) Could’ve have lost Hamga with Tubby. Tubby would have expected him to stay in school til 08 and left him alone in favor of someone with fewer stars.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
Guys, just tell me once and for all…what was so bad about Tubby Smith?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
298.
If Jasper learned to handle the ball decently and shoot the ball he’d be a decent player.
Right now all he has is athletic ability and size.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:08 pm
#300 — What if, what if, what if…. Shut up, you ghoul.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Gillispie sighs with relief. He didn’t recruit Lucas at strong A&M because he was too small. The only reason why he was recruiting him heavily when he got to UK is because he knew the politics of letting the player being recruited the hardest go on purpose. Now he has a scholarship to work with. Good riddens.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
305.
Not so wrong - if the program doesn’t crack the top 25 in the next 2 years, why would any top 100 recruit even list us at all?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
can we all picture Jasper posting up Lucas? he might score 50 he just needs
to look for his shot!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
No need to rag on Lucas anymore. Let it go! He’s just another faceless enemy soldier now. He no longer matters, by his own choice.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.
Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.Ban lexslamman.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
309.
Not quite. Lucas was the key to Patterson. Patterson was the key to this class, with Hamga as a plan-b.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
300) So I guess we should assume that he won’t be more effective with more time to build relationships? Look, he gave us a shot at Lucas and Patterson when we didn’t expect it. He wowed them.
306) He didn’t care enough.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
If this is the price for getting out from under Tubby, I think it is a small price to pay.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Billy G is the man!!! You guys who our doubting suck!!! You probably couldn’t land Jai or Pat if you had all the money in the world, and could pay recruits. I’m excited about the Billy G era with or without Jai or Pat. That’s a true fan!!! We’ll get Pat.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
i agree with 316
May 14th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Bunch of BS. Patterson is his own man. You don’t have to have Lucas to get Patterson. They’re friends. Big Deal. Patterson probably expects to be 1 or 2 year and done while Lucas never sniffs the NBA. They wouldn’t have played together long anywhere at all.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
Hey, MM, if anyone was pumping that pump regarding Hamga-to-UK it was you. Maybe it was you bombarding the UK masses with Hamga-news that scared him off.
I sincerely doubt that messages like ‘Come to UK - you’ll love it’ scared him off. It sounds like his AAU coach would have used some other excuse to guide him away from UK.
Do we actually know that MM and Matt J. are different people? I mean it sounds like they both want to blame UK fans for anything negative?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
Some of you people are amazingly ridiculous. Lexslamman and Chandra are the two worst. Billy G had what 5 weeks to recruit these kids? The fact that they didn’t drop us the minute Tubby left speaks for the incredible amount of work Billy G did to recruit them immediately. Calm down, there is nothing wrong with the program. If you cannot see why Jai would be interested in Florida, take a look at their guard depth and our guard depth. The bigger issue is that Patterson will likely follow Jai to Florida, and in my opinion he was the much more crucial recruit, however it is likely he was never coming here in the first place.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
309 Riddance
Im going to boo him every time he comes to Rupp. I know we should treat him with class but I just cant stand another four years of ESPN reminding us which Florida players we lost out on.
This is an extreme extreme longshot but it would be better for the program if we could land Patterson, Sanchez. Like I said extremely unlikely but the hope just cant die until Wednesday at 3:45
May 14th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I’ve got 20/20 vision.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I am 2-2 so far. I called both Lucas and Hamga. Patterson is next. UF awaits him. I hope they all go to UF and BillyDunovan leaves next year and screws them all. If either of them come sucking back our way after that, I hope Billy Clyde will tell them to kiss the fatest part of his butt crack. I just wanted Lucas to lure Patterson. Not gonna happen now. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t see it. Dirty Sanchez to Arkansas as well. We might pick up that kid that is now not going to VA TECH….Who is he and is he any good?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
306 he got tired, depended on to many people to get things done, and was to loyal for his own good. Or he would still be here.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
315.
If the program doesn’t appear to be going anywhere, how does having any relationship with the recruits make any difference?
I am impressed that Gillispie had us still in with JL and PP, but remember that he had been recruiting JL for a long time at TAMU, and that JL may have talked PP into keeping us on his list. This is certainly not a tragedy, but I think it should dissolve everyone’s unrealistic expectations of BCG, and fast, or we’ve just gotten ourselves into another Tubby situation.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Can anyone care enough for you guys??? He won more games than any other SEC coach during his tenure. Billy G. will not make it to the Final Four in the next four years, but I hope you won’t run him out on a rail.
UK fans are Alabama football fans in blue……reality, reality, reality…
nobody is going to win at the pace of the old days anymore…no one……
…just enjoy the game….geez…..
May 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
I love the way these so called Ky fans turned on Jai first and then our new coach. Surely these aren’t really Ky fans! I would hope that Ky fans would be a little more classy. Keep postings like these going and we’ll never sign another top 200 recruit. There are some real losers on here. Sickening isn’t it?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
Can anyone care enough for you guys??? He won more games than any other SEC coach during his tenure. Billy G. will not make it to the Final Four in the next four years, but I hope you won’t run him out on a rail.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
Man, you would have thought the world ended with all this negative talk. Yeah, its kinda of a bummer that we didnt get Jai but hope is on the horizon. Maybe we do miss out this year on a few guys. But I have no doubt it will get nothing but better from here on out. 2 positives. 1) just look at the recruits listing UK as a choice next year. Since when have you seen that many, you know its been awhile. 2) Billy D could very well leave for the NBA soon and if he does we can all sit back and have a good laugh at Florida’s expense.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
321.
Weren’t they set to verbal to UK before BCG came here?
Wasn’t BCG on Lucas before at TAMU?
Sorry, but this should be chalked up as a loss, and excuses shouldn’t be made.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
i’m proud of Billy Clyde he’s done better in these 2 months than Tubby would have, PP is not a done deal to florida just yet
May 14th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Matt, so is Hamga to UNLV a done deal or not?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Lex, you are a complete moron if you pin any blame on BG for Lucas. Same with Patterson.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
And just like that, Lexslamman has found the first oppurtunity to jump back on tubbys jock. If gillispie misses on all these kids, that’s a product of not having time to form these relationships, which is what recruiting is all about.
Do you think Tubby would’ve got a kid like Legion? Cause, he wasn’t getting patterson, regardless. Tubby showed no ability to develop or recruit PF’s. He may have gotten Lucas, but that’s not really what we need.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
RELAX EVERYBODY. Anybody who gets on Billy for this- is an idiot and it makes me wonder about the opinions about some UK fans being right. Let me clue in those who need the help- how you build a powerful program is support year in and year out through the good times and the bad. We’ve already had a lot of good times with Billy and he hasn’t even stepped on the court. Let’s stick together through this bad. We are in this together- some of the first words out of Billy’s mouth and I believe it with all my heart.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
330.
1) Now there are questions as to whether our coach can seal the deal with those kinds of recruits
2) Who cares about Billy D? He was dead to me after he decided not to take the UK job.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
UK is bigger than this. UK will rise up again and Coach Gillispie will lead it. The best we can do is destroy other teams and make those players wish they had sniffed the championship air we are about to soar into.’
May 14th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
338.
UK is a university and this is a basketball program. It is no bigger than 20-30 guys, in reality.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
#309- right on…Gillespie was only doing the right thing by continuing to recruit Lucas. Now we have the scholarship we need for the right position.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
This is pathetic…now I see why our fan base is a joke to the rest of the country. The one’s talking the loudest I guarantee have never played a game in their life. Flippin’ arm-chair quarterbacks. You all know nothing about basketball and what is involved and these idiotic posts just prove it.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
335.
Show me where I jumped back on Tubby’s jock and I might not consider you an asshole.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Some of you people are actually making Dick Vitael look smart and giving him credence that “some UK fans are wack-o”
May 14th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
The sour grapes on here are classic. I bet Louseyville and Gayturd fans are taking note.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
i still trust bcg. “fans” are already turning against him and hes never even coached a game. seriously, let him take the court before you start badmouthing him.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/demling/blog.html
Hamga is still not committed, per Jody Demling.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
I agree 337 but can you honestly expect Billy G to seal the deal within a month? You have to agree that would have been difficult for any coach to come in and do. And true I could care less about Billy D but it will be funny if he leaves.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
NO WAY Tubby would have closed the deal on these guys!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
let jai go omg you act like he’s a god or something.we need to be worrying about pat.
florida doesnt have a chance either way next year.its the year of reckoning
May 14th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Well, Jared Carter better become a BEAST sooner rather than later.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Lex you are a complete douche bag.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Jai Lucas is 5′5″ in heels.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
334.
Why? He had a chance to seal the deal, we were up there on the same level as Florida, but he couldn’t compete with Billy Donovan. He couldn’t beat out Eddie Munster for recruits who would have been guaranteed starting jobs and star-status had they come here. If it isn’t Gillispie’s fault, whose is it…
…personally, I think the fans are this program’s greatest liability when recruiting.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
We don’t land Patterson(doesn’t look good) next year is going to be ugly. Years after will
be just fine though. Gotta give Billy G some patience on his transition year. Was hoping for the instant gratification but these setbacks might prevent that. He’ll rock it with his 2008 class.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
331) No. In fact, everything you said is wronger than wrongerest. Jai wanted out of Texas, and told Gillispie that right off the bat, so we didn’t recruit him. As far as You know they were gonna commit, BS. Tubby would’ve missed on Patterson, just like all the other players he knew he was gonna get (Young, Wright, hansborugh, werner)
We may have gotten Lucas, but Patterson wasn’t gonna come play for tubby and blow his talent under a coach who destroys players games. Patterson’s goal wasn’t to be an undrafted, NBDL player who might get to the NBA in a couple of seasons. He wants to be more than Hayez’ or Buike. He wants to develop his talent.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
You guys should stop worrying about the Gators. There is no way you will be able to run with the Vols next year. Or are you conceding the East and preparing yourself for the battle for 2nd?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
If you didnt think Lucas was going to UF, then you are a little dee-da-dee.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
348.
Hmmm - the multiple sources for a joint pressder at the McD’s AA game would imply otherwise…
351.
Why, because I don’t wear blue-tinted glasses?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
All this negativity from pseudo-UK fans, why don’t you go find the nearest cliff and take a flying leap. BG will out recruit Tubby w/in 3 years, and you fools will have nothing to piss & moan about. If you don’t like the direction we are heading, go find another team to root for and quit spreading your negativity throughout the Big Blue Nation.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
yeah, Lex…we other fans are enjoying this meltdown…and, btw, its GATORS….show your daddy some respect….
May 14th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Funny thing- if fans did the opposite of what they do- it would be so much more powerful- imagine 400 posts to Jai telling him how much we would’ve loved seeing him in blue but still wish him all the luck in the world as a gator- that would get so much positive attention to the program and make Jai sick at his stomach for making the wrong choice. Sometimes think before you start talking. Seriously. Positivity makes positivity. If you don’t know that you have not been around sports that don’t occur in that box with wires in your living room.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Just heard that sanchez will be going to arkansas he decided he wanted to sign an LOI.
mm
May 14th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
when will next years schedule come out?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
sounds like we weren’t even in the running with Hamga
not sure where this Hamga to UK train started but it was quickly derailed
May 14th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
weve got 2 scholarships left. What will we do with the…huh.. Gillespie
May 14th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
#331…Are you an idiot or just bitter at the moment? Did you really think Tubby would
have sealed the deal and out recruited Donovan had he stayed??? Not Billy Gs fault on this one
May 14th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Lucas said if Tubby was still at UK that was going to be his choice.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
The level of depression that hits a majority of UK message board posters when a kid (yep, a KID) chooses another school is amazing to me. Coach Clyde seems to be a tireless worker on the recruiting trail and I think that we will be just fine. As Coach Clyde has said, we will offer every top player. And while we wont sign all of them, we will get our share.
So step away from the edge. Let the garage door up and turn off the car. Take your Prozac. And join Annie and Daddy Warbucks in singing “The sun will come up tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun.”
May 14th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
342)
lexslamman Says:
May 14th, 2007 at 3:47 pm
2 missed recruits. Pretty sad. Clearly the coach wasn’t the problem with the program
lexslamman Says:
May 14th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
I’m not so sure Gillispie is going to have as much luck attracting recruits to UK as Tubby did, at this point he’s doing about the same as Tubby
Translation: Oh tubby, Lex wants you inside him.
Yeah, i’d say that’s when you jumped back on that OTSC
May 14th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
maybe they’ll recruit me. i can outplay Dwight Perry.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
Whoever called in and said, “What would be the reaction if Tubby was here?..” is a complete moron. Gilispie has been at UK for a month, dumbass.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
we have to get patterson or we are screwed!!! Who else is out there anyway?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Wish he had decided upon UK, but I had been predicting Lucas to Florida and PP to Duke. I also though Hamga would be coming to UK, but apparently he has decided to go to UNLV, so I’m 50% right so far. Hopefully I am wrong about PP and he decides to come to UK.
Nothing negative on Lucas, but PP has the potential be make a bigger impact next season at UK!
Bottom line coaching staff has done really well just getting UK into the picture, adding Legion is great, next season overall recruiting will be much different! Who knows, UK may have 4 scholarships available next season.
I wish Lucas and UF well!
Look at the bright side, at least by him going to UF we can still watch him play quite a bit..
May 14th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
C’mon folks…Are you really crying over a 5′8″ point guard? It would have been nice to get him, but WTF? Show a little class and dignity here. Even if we don’t get Patterson or Sanchez, the big classes are ‘08 and ‘09……
May 14th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
367) Just b/c he said this, it does not mean that he meant it.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Good God, I’ve never seen such a classless bunch of negative thinkers. A couple of kids make a decision to go somewhere else and people who were singing their praises yesterday are trashing them like they were serial killers. Get real.
Embrace the kids we have and those who come. Let the others go on to follow their decisions.
We’ll get our share of good players in the future. Coach G is an enthusiastic, positive, hard-working coach. He’ll get the job done. If you don’t think so, go support someone you think will, at their school. We don’t need you spewing your venom on UK boards. Just gives a bad reputation.
We’re nowhere near where we were when Sutton left and we rebounded nicely. We’ve had some disappointing years but we’ll be back.
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
Go Coach G. Go true Cat fans. Go UK
May 14th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Where is Maggard? I thought he was the know it all on Hamga!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:31 pm
How many schollies does UF have? Does UF have a scholly left for PatP? Or will they need to do some fenangling with getting someone to pay for play?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Maggard is MIA.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Jasper as Point Forward is a good thing.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
May 14th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Hamga is gone. our best bet is to try to get Sanchez, and, failing that, try to bring in the best class we can get for next year - we’re already behind on recruiting 2008 kids, 2009 will be the first class that Gillispie will have had the full time to go after, so reserve your final judgements for then.
It is clear, though, that changing coaches is not the ‘miracle cure’ for the program that we thought it would be, and that there are deeper problems here at UK.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Matt, do you mean like Vandy? UT? UF? Sounds familiar to Tubby ball recently.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
Well, lets think about this like adults… If Orlando had stayed… he probably would’ve gotten Jai.. but I guarantee he wouldn’t have gotten Legion. So ask yourselves, who would you rather have. For me, I’d rather have Legion every day of the week. So I’m happy. F%%^ Lucas, I’ve said for the last few weeks that I don’t care about him or Patterson anymore. If Patterson thought he was going to go to Uk, he would’ve told Jai and Jai would’ve wanted to hang from his nuts and come with him… since Jai went to Uf, I can only assume that Pat eliminated UK and is down to UF and Puke.
So, like I said, I haven’t cared about either of them in quite some time now. Jasper and Stevenson are who I’m loyal too… they’ve been cats for awhile now and I always care more about already cats then potential cats. I hope Jasper rips Jai to pieces this season… Jasper will be a beast and I hope Stevenson swats every little floater that the midget tries to get into the air….
the dynamic dram duo is 1/2 over with… soon it will be all the way done. Maybe there is still hope with Sanchez and Hamga, but either way next year will not be nearly as bad as some of you think. We’ll be better then we were this year in my opinion… and then the year after that IT IS ON! So… nay sayers can pout if you want, blame the coach and suck up to Jai Lucas is you want… I trust in BCG, I trust in the University of Kentucyk. We will be fine and we will only be better of with out mighty mouse… now we can get a position we actually need.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
356 Hey good luck next year. I remember some really good tenn. teams in the 70’s. It is a cycle, a blind squirrel finds a nut ever now and then. Uk has had few down cycles than most. Still say we will beat you twice next year. Will give you knox. Go big blue
May 14th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
369.
Whiffing on recruits is pretty much par for the course for this program over the last 10 years.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Matt I think Billy Clyde will see soon what Tubby saw. We can not cheat here and Biily Clyde can talk to all the recruits he wants but I think he will have trouble closing. I hope I am wrong but time will tell. Watch for one of Hamgas coaches end up at UNLV.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Believe Maggard is on a plane right now…travels a lot this week.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
376.
Completely agreed.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Has Sanchez signed with Arkansas?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Jai Lucas will be a decent college player. When I say decent I mean 6 pts., 5 ast. a night. He’s just too small and not particularly quick. His name is what got him recruited by big schools. I’m glad we didn’t get him. Jasper is good, and I think next years prospects look good as well. Losing Patterson is what will hurt more.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
387.
This is what I am seeing, too. Seems like the dice are loaded against this program getting rehabilitated with any kind of efficiency. Gillispie is a hell of a recruiter, no doubt, but he faces the same exact problems and has the same exact deficiencies as Tubby did here.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
Lex… you are with out a doubt the world’s biggest prat. We miss out on one recruit who’s coach basically ripped us to pieces, and another player who was in love with Tubby!!! and you act like we’d have been better off with Orlando because of this… what are you thinking? Now you say we’re already behind on the 08 class? Well who’s fault is that, if Orlando would’ve had his head out of his ass and put some kind of class together before bailing, then BCG wouldn’t be in full out scramble mode… he’s having to clean up your beloved Orlando’s mess.
08 is just starting and we’ll be fine. Go cheer fro minnesota.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Man, this is as crazy has a leaky faucet. How can you expect anything or anybody to allow this from happening. I think it is time for all of this to fade away and start over again next year.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Any player that stays at kentucky for 3-4 years and is a decent player is looked at favorably for the rest of their lives whether they go on in basketball or in business (or politics!). Think of all the players that got mad and left UK and were never heard from again!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
331) Actually, I don’t know how hard BCG tried to get Jai at TAMU
And all the talk about them verballing here before Tubby left is at best speculation. I think odds were better Tubby stayed if he had them coming in.
And who’s to say CBC isn’t relieved he missed on Jai, as now he can push hard for Jennings next year or just focus on developing Jasper and Porter (or even Meeks) behind Bradley next year.
I’ll call it a half-loss, since CBC had so little time to work on Jai. If we lose Pat, as well, I’ll go to a full loss, as we could really use him, as well. Then we still have to try for Sanchez, which would be more of a loss since he’s all Billy’s pick, but still not a huge surprise since again, the Sanchez-to-UK train only left the station a few weeks ago. If we miss on all of them, we have Bradley,Jasper,Porter at the point, which I can live with, and Stevenson, Stewart, Harris and Coury at the PF, which won’t be great, but will hopefully suffice with our guard-dominated offense.
337) YOU CAN’T BLAME A COACH FOR FAILING TO SEAL A DEAL…when he barely had time to introduce himself as a coach of this institution. I was amazing that he had detailed plans (down to a daily/weekly schedule for each of these kids. Kids who, 2 months ago, were not a part of his basketball future at Texas A&M.
07 will be an interesting year, but it is not a watershed year for this program or this coach. He will be trying to train Tubby’s players to his system, and he will have 2 new recruits he didn’t pick himself in Williams and Stewart. There will be 1 player on this team next year that BCG wanted at UK and managed to convince to come here in a very short time.
353) We were not on the same level as Florida, because Florida’s coach Donovan had previous recruiting with Jai and his buddy Patrick, and he has 2 back-to-back trophies to entice the kid to come. Not to mention a more defined open spot at the point. Jai was not going to start over Bradley and Jasper. At least not for a couple months. Ultimately, those were the deciding factors.
It is fans like you who are trolls that are a bigger liability, because the newspapers see you bashing our new coach and calling him a failure and bemoaning the program and they decide all of us fans are as flippant as you.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
Hang in there Cat fans, my Hoosiers went through this same thing last year with Kelvin Sampson. He lost like 4 recruits right off the bat to PU, only to end up signing the No.1 player in the country out of that same class. Kelvin has already gotten Bud Mackey from Scott county and another EJ, both top 50 players in 08. Sampson is getting ready to land another HIGHLY rated class for 08, hopefully TOP 5 again………
So hang in there and we will see you in Bloomington later this year……….
AJS
May 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
393.
We’re behind on ‘08 because Gillispie just got here 5 weeks ago, you’re reading too much into what I said.
I never said we’d be better off with Orlando - I said that Gillispie, so far, is doing about as well as Orlando.
We are behind on the 2008 class. There are a lot of players ‘interested’ in Kentucky, but as we all know, interest does not equate to a desire to sign here. Before long there will be UK fans on these kids MySpace accounts and badmouthing their older teammates for choosing to attend a rival university, and the glorious downward spiral we enjoyed under Tubby will be swirling all over again.
I don’t look for the program to return to its late-1990’s level of success until the mindset and behavior surrounding the program change back to one of respect for the players and the coaches.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
392)He faces the exact same problems? Yeah but Tubby’s problems w/ recruiting lasted for about the past 8 years, and BG has been on the job for maybe two months, so I would say it is a little too early to judge. I know many UK fans, and you sir are not one of them.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
Matt, can we talk?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
396
Nicely said.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
F Guys!!
This is no big deal.
Hamga to UNLV, Jai to UF, PPat to where ever.
Who cares. This program is much bigger than a handful of recruits. We are in a rebuilding year. We were all hopeful that they would come here, but we cannot expect to get all the recruits this year. There is no doubt what so ever that we will be better than last year. I just want to see improvement. And we have seen an unreal uptick in recruiting. I am happy with our season if we don’t get anymore recruits.
Keep up the good work Coach Clyde.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Is Tom Leach REALLY reporting that Patterson is going to go to WVU?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
If you aren’t happy with Billy Cylde as coach because of this, and let’s go ahead and assume we won’t get Patterson or Sanchez either just to solidify your opinion, you should realize there is not going to be any way that this program is going to make you happy. Seriously, I understand that you love the team, but it seems as if there is NO perfect outcome, so you might as well turn your attentions away. I’m not mad at you, just saying you seem to be in a dark place, and I am confident that UK hoops is not the thing to pull you out. You will live longer if you stop following this sport.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
396.
Where did I call Gillispie a failure? I just said he’s on the same level of success as our previous coach at this point, and we’re in for a couple of very difficult seasons, especially if we don’t catch up with these guys for 2008. I think we have to give Gillispie a pass for 2008, too, because he’s behind the game there, and whatever quality recruits we end up with for that year are bonuses. 2009 will be the real test.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
This has absolutely done it for me! I became a Big Blue internet watcher during the search for a coach. I have been a fan of the Wildcats for years. But really, I never visited the two message boards before Tubby left.
Unrealistic is what I have heard of Cat fans and I totally agree. Some of the BS placed on these boards is crazy. I think I will return to being a Cat fan who just loves the team and get all my NEWS from TV or radio. Seems that about 2/3 of Cats fans have no idea of the type of stuff that ends up on the internet and yet all Cat fans get the blame.
I have seen posters from several schools going at each other and talking more BS than the WWF or whatever it is.
We should all be counting our blessings that we have a great coach for the upcoming season and give him a chance to see what he can tap out of the boys we have. No one player should be bigger than the team, coach or the University! These are High School Kids for C—-t sakes. And honestly, I believe they may be more adult than some of those posting on these sites.
Everyone just needs to Chill! And, what if PP reads all the great stuff on these sites? does that make it easier for him & his choice also?
I say, if it does, Maybe PP, JL, BD & Hagma will have taught some a lesson. I can only hope that Billy G. & Kentucky are a dominating force and will make these guys sorry for the choice they have made.
I don’t care about JL, BD, RP, OS, Duke, FL,Tenn.
All that I care to hear about is Cats , Cats , Cats. Go Big Blue!!!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Don’t hate on Florida or Donovan. He runs a quality program that has won back to back titles; why wouldn’t you want to attend school in Gainesville and play for BillyD.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
403.
If so, Tom Leach took the brown acid.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Lexslamman=Tool
We need big men more than 5′7 PG’s. All your negativity and whining make you more of a knat that is bothersome than someone who is really looking at thing in reality. Frankly, I think BCG did a great job NOT getting Lucas, we do not need him. My bet is PPAT to Duke, why? Stability!!!! Close to home. Coach K has recruited him for a long time.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
lexslamman,
Gees, relax, dude. You’re the kind of guy that sees doom and gloom when one thing doesn’t go your way. Chill out and let BCG do his job. He’s not going to get every recruit, you know. You might want to come to grips with that.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:52 pm
#398: “I said that Gillispie, so far, is doing about as well as Orlando.”
That’s a great point.
Well, except for the “being completely and empirically wrong” part.
BCG has done more work, and gotten UK “in” on more elite prospects (07, 08, 09, etc.) in one month than Tubby did in 10 years.
He’s unified the fanbase, and he’s created more optimism among the UK faithful than has been present in 10 years.
And, he’s generated a buzz around the program that hasn’t been there in — you guessed it — 10 years.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
So, in order to further help our recruiting, each of us should create a fake MySpace profile, featuring a hot co-ed from Kentucky who likes to party with basketball players. Sounds like a plan to me!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
I think we need a new coach bcg can’t recruit I think we were all to high on him.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
408/I can’t see it myself, but you know how ol Bob has operated in the past, and brought in some kids…..
May 14th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
BCG will do a great job here, however, he isn’t BillyD and UK will always be UF’s biztch as long as BillyD is in Gainesville. There are just too many obstacles for BCG to overcome. UF has the alumni base, the money, and the facilities to remain a national power as long as BillyD is there.
Those SOB’s in Gainesville have it all, football, basketball, hell, even there other teams are good. They just has such a freakin’ good athletic program. Being #2 behind those guys is still quite rewarding.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
413) Exactly. I mean, we’ve given the guy a month!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
411.
BCG has done more work, and gotten UK “in” on more elite prospects (07, 08, 09, etc.) in one month than Tubby did in 10 years.
Evidence? Weren’t there plenty of top 100 recruits showing interest in UK before BCG? Just saying. The big difference is going to be his ability to close the deal, which, so far, is unproven. I do agree with the last 2 parts of your post.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
#411 WELL SAID and totally right!! You forgot to mention he pulled in a 4-star shooting guard and landed a potential top 20 player for 2009 in GJ. The list could continue.
#409- Also Well Said– Lexslamman=Tool
May 14th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
415) LOL. Any chance your mousepad has a gaytor on it?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
uf gets both. you guys get nada.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
409.
That’s all good and wonderful, but who, then, will play in the middle for this team next year?
Will we go with the 4-guard lineup?
May 14th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
I still have complete faith in BCG, he will bring in players
better than Jai and Pat.I would rather have Jennings at PG
who is a 5 star!
May 14th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
420.
It pains me to think that you may be right.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
I gave up on Lucas, and Patterson for that matter, after Tubby left. I am a little disapointed, but how you can criticize Gillispie is beyond me. Gillispie has had a couple weeks to recruit these kids. To even be in the race for these kids is an amazing achievement. I think you’ll see Gillispie pull together a great 2008 class and he’ll show everyone how great of a recruiter he is.
May 14th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
#296
Spreights is NOT a guard!!
He is a F/C
May 14th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
424) Hear hear.
Ignore the naysayers….
It’s a great time to be a Wildcat!
May 14th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Oh, and for the record, I have been one of the people stating that he would rather have Hamga/Sanchez+Legion than PP/JL.
I am disappointed that Hamga went elsewhere, I have hope that there’s still a chance for Sanchez, and I know that someone among the many players that list interest in UK next year will commit to the Cats, I just hope it is someone who is over 6′6″ with some skill.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
412 I liked that, funny.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Hey as crazy as all this signing buisness has been maybe Hamga will opt out of his verbal and go to Kentucky… Not!
May 14th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Guys, stop and think a minute about who might be motivated to post impossibly negative posts on a UK fan board. I guarantee you that anyone who posts negative crap about the program as “anonymous” roots for another school. They’re just trying to add to the negative perception that the media has of UK fans in hopes that a potential recruit might see them. And if you are truly a UK fan posting damning comments about the program, take a second and think about who might be reading your comments. Find another way to vent.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
No, but other than cheerleadering what has UK beaten them in?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
Losing Lucas is no shock is it? I mean we really need Patterson,Hamga or Sanchez and if we miss on these guys then we will be what we all expected next year a 20-10 team and a 7-12 seed. 08 is the year we gotta judge BCG on…. so let him do his thing and what we as fans need to do is work on not hurting the program we love so much
May 14th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
we should have kept tubby
May 14th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
you lose again. bd 2, bg 0
May 14th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
433.
Do you really think so? He did suck…
What about Patterson, does everyone think that he will follow Lucas?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
I love Coach G……screw all of u fake fans…..he is here to stay and its a new era for us….
May 14th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
I hear Pitino is coming back….and Mashburn
May 14th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
435: I think he was going to UF regardless of what Lucas did. I think its more like Lucas followed him to UF
May 14th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
432.
Disagreed. 2009 will be the first real BCG recruiting class.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
WITH US NOT GETTING LUCAS OR HAMGA, AND PATTERSON BEING LESS LIKELY(WHILE I STILL EXPECT HIM TO COME)WE HAVE 3 SCHOLLIES FOR 08 AND POSSIBLY 4. WHO DO WE PICK UP?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
i would fly up for a date with her
May 14th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
434 bd 2, bg 0 what?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
I think he will have plenty of time to do well in the 08 class… but we won’t see results on the court till 09
May 14th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Has anyone else noticed how nearly all of the Lucas/Patterson friendship comments about them wanting to play together are coming from Jai and hardly any are from Patrick?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
440.
I would like to see this:
Monroe
Jennings
Warren
Miller
But that might be a little too ridiculous.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
‘07 Gators 74
‘96 Pussies 62
May 14th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
The NCAA is NOT a state actor. C’mon Matt. It is voluntary in nature.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Warren, Miller, Zeller ( think that is his name) and not sure of who else after that
May 14th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
444.
I agree that there is still a chance that PPat will come to UK, but I see Lucas to Florida as a harbinger.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
From a Courier-Journal article up right now. Should at least begin to calm some fears. UK will be fine with Billy G.
Huss said a Courier-Journal story over the weekend quoting Hamga’s AAU coach and guardian – Mark Adams – saying the player had between 100 and 200 messages from UK fans on his Myspace.com and Facebook.com websites didn’t play a huge role in the decision, only showing the player how important basketball is to UK fans.
“It was one of those deals where it got his attention and alerted him to the fact that Kentucky is a big-time program,” he said. “It was staggering the amount of interest on all fronts from the Kentucky fans and that was a case in point why it was not the best fit for him.
“They need to get guys that can come in and make an impact right now. He can do that on the defensive end but he needs to keep getting better with his strength and working on things on the offensive end,” he said.
“Billy Gillispie is going to get players. There’s no question about that. Everybody involved thought it would be better for Beas to go where can get reps right away and where they can work with him. I think they could have recruited over him at Kentucky and they will. That staff is going to get players.”
May 14th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
446 - I have to say even after following the Cats for 30 yrs. I have to agree with you. That UF team is the best team I’ve seen play since the Walton-led UCLA team.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
425 hence the question mark
i am having a total brainfart right now but they have one returning guard thats good and I cant rember hiw name.
my point is UF has Calathes and blank and now JAI.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
452th
May 14th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
Congrats for jai ky just has to many guards and jai knows this. Now PP has to make a choice does he go to UF that has 3 PF or does he go to KY that really nees a good PF. And i feel sorry for jai because we all now that BD will be in the NBA He talks the talk just like rick P.
did.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
200+ people want a date with Catherine? Maybe being in a steady relationship gives me a skewed opinnion, but there must be a lot of hard up, horn dog listeners. She seems nice enough, but she is a midget. Not trying to me too mean, just by definition of midget/dwarf, she is a midget.
Wikipedia:
The word dwarf has generally replaced midget even for proportionally short people, though the term little person is preferred. According to the Little People of America, dwarfism is “a medical or genetic condition that usually results in an adult height of 4′10″ (147 cm)[1] or shorter, among both men and women, although in some cases a person with a dwarfing condition may be slightly taller than that.”
May 14th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
I CANNOT believe that you so-called “fans” are being so harsh on our new coach. NO WONDER ALL THE MEDIA OUTLETS SAY OUR EXPECTATIONS ARE TOO HIGH. It totally pisses me off that some of you are railing on Billy G– he’s had barely 2 months on the job, hasn’t even stepped foot on the court as our coach & has worked his ass off to sign some recruits. GIVE HIM A F’IN CHANCE. Quit being the fair–weathered fan we’re so infamous as.
As for Jai, so we lost out on a highly desired player. I HATE to lose him to UF/Donovan, but we did. Hopefully we’ll kick his team’s ass for the next century. Yes, its possible that we lose out on PP (whom I think we all desired more than Jai) but let’s not discount him yet. Maybe he likes some friendly competition & doesn’t want to play with his best friend. I’m still hopeful (albeit less than before the presser) about PP. Again, a little more patience.
Finally, as for Beas– we lost him b/c his coach obviously has some influence on him. But, he also has a good friend who played for UNLV–makes a huge difference (unfortunately now, Jai is a Gator, which leads one to conclude things @ PP). But, being foreign is a huge challenge for a recruit that hasn’t mastered the English language. Since UNLV has some experience with speaking Cameroon-whatever-language, coaches there are familiar with the dialect/accent/culture. So, I can understand Hamga going there– its more of a comfort level.
Billy G needs some time– possibly several years to get this program up to our EXCEEDINGLY HIGH standards. Let’s give him our undying support & prove to the media/rest of the nation that we’re standing behind & applauding his tireless efforts.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:14 pm
When you don’t cheat, you tend to lose out on lots of recruits…..
May 14th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
456 How do we know they are fans and not sombody wanting to make us look bad?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Bob and Lex should get a room. They’re cut from the same chit stained cloth.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Come on people CBCG had 2 and 3 star players at texas A&M watch and see what he does with 4 and 5 star players. and if any one watches the NBA check out the style of play from golden worriors. They dont have a true post player and they seem to be alright.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
#451: “I have to say even after following the Cats for 30 yrs. I have to agree with you. That UF team is the best team I’ve seen play since the Walton-led UCLA team.”
If you’re suggesting that the 2007 Florida team was as good as any team since the UCLA teams of the 1970’s, then congratulations: You win the “Stupidest Thing Ever Posted” Award. This year’s UF team wouldn’t stay within 20 of the 1996 UK team. On a good day.
There seriously needs to be some sort of IQ requirement for posting on internet message boards.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
446 & 451 WTF are you guys talking about? You guys belong on a commercial for ESPN for talking sports out of your rear.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
You guys strike out. Hamga to UNLV. PP and JL to UF. What a recruiter you signed….He’s even a worse coach.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
I know UK fans are rabid about their basketball recruiting. And if anyone didn’t believe it, well I have some staggering numbers to prove it.
At 3:30 p.m. - the time of Jai Lucas press conference - there were 11,370 folks on the message boards at the CatsPause.com website.
At the same time, Gatorbait.net had a total of 833!
FLORIDA WILL NEVER BE KENTUCKY.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
450, hope the quotes are right about BG getting players. He can start anytime now.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
that was from Jody Demling’s blog by the way.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
463. Yeah you’re right, BCG is awful. Now go back to the UofL board assclown and see if anyone there can remember the last time you beat us.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
452-Walter Hodge
May 14th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
1st Billy has a plan- and I am beginning to think it did not include Jai or Hamga. Jai had to be recruited- it was political. Hamga mentioned he had never even spoke to Billy. I think Billy is thinking PP and/or Sanchez or reload strong next year. For those wandering why all the offers to all the big time players next year- maybe now we have an answer. I can wait a season or two- hell I’ve waited many more under Tubby. Remember everyone- these recruits have all the markings of Tubby recruits- talented and high drama or a project. And Hamga was a project. Maybe not like past years but a project nonetheless. Billy knows more than anyone on this board. I guarantee.
2nd Matt should require people to register to post. Too easy for “anybody” to get on here representing UK. Attaching an identity to posts will only make this board better and stronger. This free for all is not the way to run such a visible board.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Jai does not make or break our beloved UK program. Neither does Patterson.
Gillispie is the coach and deserves the respect that comes with the position.
As fans we should be uniting behind our current dedicated players and staff.
Regarding recruits, let the coach and staff do their job. We’ll get some and
we’ll lose some. That’s the way it goes. What counts is that we have a group
of guys ready for the season, giving their all when they put on the UK jersey
and actually wanting to be a wildcat. Celebrate the players that choose to
come to UK and wants to be a part of The Nation. GO BIG BLUE!
May 14th, 2007 at 5:25 pm
Dr. Bob is a gainesville gator fan, I hear him on sports talk down here all the time. Billy D will be in the NBA soon enough. The gators have done well the past 2 years, but Dr. Bob and everyone else knows, UF will always be a football school.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:26 pm
1978 Notre Dame final 4
May 14th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
You are living in the world of make believe, Mr. Rogers, if you honestly think the 1996 team would have beaten this UF team by 20 points. That is the problem with most UK basketball fans - you live on fantasy island!
In your world Laettner’s shot doesn’t go in, does it?!
May 14th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Matt -
Please check your email. I sent you a link to the Tarkanian case with my analysis. (I called the Sports Mob today and we discussed it).
Thanks, Matt.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
BillytotheNBA, keep it to yourself.. Not all of us can pay $40 to talk about something that’s free…………………
May 14th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Wishing Lucas all the worst things life can bring to him……Good luck. Eat my balls.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
#468 Thanks
May 14th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Dr. Bob has been around for about a year now. We are all aware of who he is.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
#470 - I agree. I feal missing on Hamga and possibly Patterson will break us for NEXT YEAR in regards to improving from last year, but beyond that I think it is going to be a steep climb upwards for Billy G after that. Still think his 2008 class will rock!!
May 14th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
#464, thank God Florida will never be a welfare state like Kentucky. We pay our own bills. However, UF did not have 12,000 people on the internet at the signing of Lucas because WE KNEW WHERE HE WAS GOING. And WE WORK. I think we should just cede the Commonwealth to Mexico. Be cheaper and maybe you guys could win a game or so.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Why have we not offered Jennings a ride yet?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
For the love of God, could you people bashing Gillispie please remember that he barely had time to recruit these kids he’s missing on. You can’t blame him for not convincing more of them to sign with him. Pay more attention to next year’s recruiting, and more importantly, the 09 and 10 classes, when players will be able to look back on games played by a Gillispie-coached UK squad, and benefiting from program changes/events and media interaction led by Gillispie. Once the Patterson and Sanchez decisions are made, Billy will be able to move on and start his tenure at UK.
And for those tallying the BD vs BCG totals, you’re forgetting that Legion was briefly considering Florida, but chose not to visit after coming to UK, so if you want to get technical, it is currently BD 1 vs BCG 1 with Patterson yet to decide, though again, it’s not really fair to blame Billy Clyde for missing on Jai and Patrick when he was starting the race well after everyone else.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Dr. Bob can suck my balls
May 14th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Damn people… some of you are just plain idiots! LOL. I am happy Jai is not coming here… I would have loved to get Hamga and I want Patterson to come to UK. No more guards… and all of you sitting on your fat asses without any freaking lives except to play and stir crap up on the internet, get a life dudes.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
#478, I do not work on the radio in Gainesville. I’m a real person. Know UK basketball from 1956. Am just tired of you guys coming to our boards spouting BD to UK or to Memphis.
We will whip you good. Get used to having your season fulfilled by beating UL.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
480) Aw, come off it. You know we’ll both be speaking Spanish in about 10 years, anyhow.
And don’t pretend people weren’t online because they knew where Jai was going. They weren’t online because most of them didn’t know who Jai was, and they won’t know until he starts or puts up big numbers. Or if he puts on a football jersey.
Or if he guest stars on Matlock. That would really get the word out.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:40 pm
If I got the date with catherine, I would take her to 6 flags over Louisville. She may be bored since she can’t get on the rides but… She could feed the Koi I suppose or play the water pistol games.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Fla is gods waiting room
May 14th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
It doesnt really matter that we didnt get Lucas. Billy G seems to be the kind of coach that will really work with Jasper and help him to find the confidence to shoot the ball. When that starts clicking for him, we will all be saying Lucas who? Because when the Gators and Wildcats play, any shot Lucas throws up will be rejected back down in his face by the much taller Jasper. I think Legion being at UK still gives us a chance with Patterson, not to mention his mom is in love with UK and Billy G.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
UK will get 8 in 08
May 14th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Can we talk football now please?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Yeah!! Jai is no loss but Hamga hurt - according to all the UK recruiting Guru’s I thought Hamga was ours.
So, we aren’t 0 for 2 - just 0 for 1 in my opinion.
I wouldn’t be surprised if one scholarship is saved for a 2008 player.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
#479 - I hear you …but remember we still have Stevenson to prove out and new recruit Stewart
that offers up size in the post. And with Jasper, Meeks and Legion I think we’ll be in good hands.
I’m not trying to paint an overly rosey picture, but I think Billy Clyde has a decent roster to
get things started. And beyond this years recruit I think it will only improve with him as coach.
I’m looking forward to this new era.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
who gives a crap about these nutjobs. i’m prepared for next season anyway. all i know is lexslamman, if tubby was so great, why couldn’t he seal jai or pat by now?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
485) I think I finally figured it out. I used to wonder how Florida fans could consistently forget that up until their departing Juniors stepped up, they usually lost to UK. Despite fading recently, Tubby largely continued the trend of UK whipping Florida. In fact, current Knick Lee only beat UK at the end of his senior year. Further, their basketball program’s success can be traced back all of a decade.
Anyhow, it bothered me until I remembered that when people get older, their memory starts to go, and since we know Florida is where are grandparents move to become senile, well, that explains a lot about the Gator fanbase seeming to think their program is so much better. We’ll see how you do without your juniors, and we’ll see how you do if Billy D leaves. We’ll see how long your flash lasts in the panhandle.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
#485 Hey Dr. Bob! How’s Bill W. these days? Judging from your comments seems you fell off the wagon. Sorry to hear that dude. BTW, UK will, sooner rather than later, OWN UF… so lay in a supply of Woodford Reserve. You;re gonna need it.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
Dr. Bob can suck my balls too.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Before today I thought OTS had caused all of the discourse among fans, i.e. the pro Tubby vs. anti-Tubby debate. Now I realize we really do have a irrational fanbase, at least on the internet. I’m not sure which is worse. The bridge jumping UK fans or the gloating UF fans. They’re equally unbearable, but at least the UF fans are the enemy, so they’re understandable. The so-called UK fans that are ranting today are just plain ridiculous. If we don’t sign another player for the 07′ class I still think we will be a better team next year than the last 2 seasons. You wait and see the improvement by the returning players. Get ready to be surprised.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
I know this signing period is not really Gillespie’s, but doesn’t it eerily feel like the Tubby era all over again? Here’s hoping we get SOMEBODY not named Rodrick.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Matt- would you fu**ing ban dr bob. He’s on my last freaking nerve today. Eat shit– you piece of crap.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
[...] that Beas Hamga has a UNLV lean, and that he might have given them a verbal. Dagger! Matt Jones says it is true. A dark day for Kentucky. It is quit possible that we lost out on 3 star recruits in 1 [...]
May 14th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
#498 - I agree with you that the returning players we be improved and ready
to get things done under Billy Clyde this coming season.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Hey Matt, can you put a spell-check on here? You guys really need to learn the difference between “to, two and too”, “there, their and they’re”, “your and you’re” Do you guys even review your comments before you post them?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
There are so many posts that nobody is reading what others are saying unless it is an attack.
STAY POSITIVE! We do not need a guard and Hamga was another Jules Camara? did we need that?
We need big strong inside forces that will average 10-12 rebounds. we are fine with Jasper
he just needs to be a little bit more of a scoring threat. GO cats! Billy is the future!
We will be fine! Why on earth we are acting like one or two recruits is life or death
makes no sense to me. For every one recruit you sign there are probably 10 that say no!
May 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Dr Bob- You ragging about UK fans coming to UF boards shows how stupid you are. You spend more time over here than any opposing fan should and I have never been to a UF board nor will I ever do so. I don’t give a f**k what you guys have to say about anything. It’s sickening that we have to put up with your crap here on our boards.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
stop it we have patterson
May 14th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Was that the real Marc Maggard saying Sanchez is going to Arkansas & will sign LOI? 3 in one day… bummer. However, BCG will have us in way better shape this time next year. I have no doubt.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
#504 - Exactly.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
What about Sanchez? Are we still in the game for him?
May 14th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
498) Some of the guys jumping on Gillispie and bridge jumping were the same ones bashing the team when it was losing under Tubby. They take pleasure in bashing the team they claim to root for. Pity them.
I don’t think we’ll be any better next year than this year (I hope), but the more time Billy G has with the squad, and the more future players he gets to pick, the better off we’ll be. I love our current players, and I hope Gillispie brings out the best in them, but next year will be rough.
Like you said, at least Dr. Bob has an excuse to hate our team (the whole domination thing from before 2 years ago) and the rivalry over the coach and recruits. These other people are just straight up trolls.
499) Odds are, if no Patterson or Sanchez, we get a JuCo and save a schollie. I have faith that Gillispie will have our current players ready to go.
May 14th, 2007 at 5:59 pm
507) For now, I don’t think it’s Marc. He usually links his site in his name. Probably a poser. We’ll find out later.
Personally, I expect Sanchez to Arkansas. He can be part of something big for his hometown team. I’m holding out faint hope for Patterson.
509) Official word is still that he’s visiting soon.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
You all are forgetting that Billy D really started in on Lucas about the same time Billy G did. Before Tubby left, Lucas swore it was either UK, OK St, Maryland, or OK and nobody else. So to say Billy G started behind with Lucas is totally off base.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
The internet craze has made us all insane, this exactly the way it has always been
but before all these websites we just didnt hear as much! When you lose one guy you
move on to the next. Bring us a big man and give me double digit rebounds. Come to
think of it Jasper could average double digit rebounds, I doubt that Lucas would ever
get 10 rebounds in a game.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
#509 & #511 - Last I heard Sanchez is scheduled to visit May 20.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
Billy Donovan, Jai and PP will bend over Billy G next yr. Billy G might like it though. Rumor has it, he’s a homosexual, that’s why he got divorced. He prefers the man meat. Goooooo Gators!
May 14th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
and for the last time please everyone understand Tubby is gone, there is no reason to talk
about him good or bad. Respect the coaches we had and get behind the coach we have,
that is what true fans do
May 14th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
UK may still have a 20 win season, but I think that Billy’s style of ball this year (considering we’re guard heavy) will get us past the losing games & be more exciting. Billy G expects alot out of his players & will force them to work harder than they did under Tubby. They will be an improvement over Tub’s teams b/c they will play like a team, win like a team, and be a team. Coach G will be a difference maker in this program, if everyone is willing to give him the time he deserves & needs. I agree with 510– a JUCO player is in the works, I’d bet.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
patterson to KENTUCKY book it
May 14th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
#512 —
“Summing up an assessment he gave to his son, John Lucas, a former All-American point guard at Maryland, said Florida was more of an unknown in what it offers. But “they’ve recruited Jai all along. Billy Donovan’s been honest. (An offer to Lucas) was all contingent on Taurean Green. As Christmas came, it was more apparent Taurean was leaving, so (Donovan) started calling more.”
from http://www.kentucky.com/254/story/69263.htm among many other sources. This has been known for weeks now.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Come on we don’t get lucas and some of you are ready to run billy g out of town give the man a chance he just got here
May 14th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
DR Bob,
National Titles: Florida 2 Kentucky 7 Enough Said!
May 14th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
Does anyone care to wait till next year to see how the CURRENT players play for Billy G. before bashing this team? One team comes to mind (by no means am I comparing coaches or schools cuz true Cat Fans know there is no comparison), but when Mike Davis took over IU his first year, they went to the final game. How do we know that these kids plus any additions won’t come out and play well enough next year to do something similar. Maybe Billy G’s style will suit ALOT of the current players better and get them back to their original true form. I’m excited!
May 14th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
From the 2008 Class - Darrius Miller (SF) and Brandon Jennings (PG) - anyone have any insights on these players?
May 14th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Gee whiz. I wish Gillispie had just pulled the plug on Lucas and Patterson.
The new coach is going to do just fine. Tubby did for a while, but then fizzled after he drew the wrong conclusions about his 2003-5 success.I don’t think CBC is going to make that mistake again.
Like it or not, these two were drawn to Tubby, not UK as such. CBC did well to get their attention. He will do much better with his own choices.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
in the courier journal blogs in louisville is saying that jody demling had lucas goin to flordia… hagma OR sanchex will go to uk and that patterson is uk bound…. we will see…. i think we got a good chance with patterson
May 14th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
KY is going to be weak on the inside if we don’t land Patterson. Sanchez is already talking about red shirting next year wherever he goes. The reality is we will likely play four really good ball handlers / shooters and live and die by the “3″. If Billy G works his players as hard as they say, then we should be okay. Giving Florida just lost most of it’s talent I think we whip up on ole Jai pretty hard this year. Not busing on him hard, but with all the guards we have, we should be able to press the whote game and cause problems for opposing guards. I say 40 minutes of hell!
May 14th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
515) Glad you’re willing to stand behind (or is it in front of?) your coach now. I seem to remember that about 5 years ago Billy D’s head was on a platter at UF– Foley talked him into sticking around. He had some rough seasons at Florida & you all wanted him gone. Word is: UK is a better basketball program overall. Go back to your own blogs.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
512) There was more of a previous relationship, as Donovan had contacted Lucas before. Further, Donovan was recruiting Jai’s buddy Patterson hard for the last couple years. Further, Billy G started behind simply because Donovan has back-to-back titles to parade around.
516) Wrong. Tubby is just as much a part of UK as Rupp, Hall, Sutton, and Pitino. He’s a former coach, and more, he’s the most recent coach. So all comparisons must be made to him, and even more importantly, the team is made up of players he recruited and coached. His footprint is still solidly in the drying cement.
522) At least 2 players are definitely expecting more freedom to excel (Crawford and Stevenson) and others are looking forward to developing under the new coach (Jasper and Bradley both hoping for future comparisons to Law). I’m with you.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
Florida couldn’t even sell out games and they were National Champs the year before. UK sells out every night!
May 14th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Hmmm… recently, Huntington folks seem to think Patterson is UK bound…
Patterson/Sanchez? Would that put the smiles back on your faces?
May 14th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
My buddy just called and said he heard on a welknown radio show that Patterson just committed to Florida anyword from you guys?
May 14th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Do not pay any attention to Dr. Bob this is the way he get off! A sad and lonely dude that no one likes, not even his mother. The people from Florida do not want him, so this is the only way he get attention. Just ignore him!
May 14th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
531.
Not bloody likely since Patterson has his press conference scheduled for Wednesday.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
Has Sanchez commited to Arkansas? sorry if this has already been addresed.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Here’s a couple of lines I lifted off of Bilas:
“The latest sign that the Apocalypse is upon us is the almost morbid curiosity over which school prep recruits Patrick Patterson and Jai Lucas will sign. Because the two are the best players that had not yet signed (or to put it another way, the only players that can walk and chew gum that have not signed), they are being treated as the basketball equivalent of Roger Clemens or Madonna.
Well, here is the truth of the matter. If you wait this long to make a decision, there is something wrong with you. You enjoy the recruiting process too much. Or you enjoy media attention too much. Or your family enjoys the spotlight too much. You enjoy getting asked about your decision daily and having recruiting nuts hanging on your every word. It is silly, and we in the media buy into it and cover it like it is a big deal. It is not.”
Very nice.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
530) Mr. Robbins, the smile hasn’t left my face since Billy G held his press conference. I’m not looking for an oppurtunity to bash him, and I wont be cheering for The Gophers, And Our current coach is much, MUCH better than our previous coach. Anyone who can argue otherwise, dosn’t watch basketball. Gillispie can take underperformers from the coach he takes over and turn them into Lottery picks and All Americans (Antoine Wright and Acie Law IV ). He just is that good of a coach. Next year we will have some growing pains, ‘08 will be a great year for us, especially if we still have Meeks at that point.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
It was criss cross’s radio show.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
535) All the talk is b/c somebody posted as Marc M saying that Sanchez was Ark bound. Nobody’s heard anything other than speculation– especially now that we’ve lost Jai to Florida, everyone’s freaking out & thinking that we won’t get anymore recruits this season. yada yada yada
May 14th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
Matt, shut this board down until all the negative retards crawl back over to the Cats Pause.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
537.
I hope you’re right about him being able to get ‘water from the rock’ of our current group of players, because even though there is still a chance of Patterson/Sanchez coming to UK, I think we’re done for this year, and next years’ success is highly dependent on his ability to get amazing play out of our players, especially Stevenson, Carter, Williams, and Stewart.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Stewart and Williams haven’t even suited up for a UK practice yet and there are some already running them down the road. Flat out amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
542.
Agreed. These fans are detrimental to the program.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
541) I think the class is probably over too, but we have good talent, not well disperssed, but good talent. Meeks is great, Crawford WILL do well with a less irrate coach who isn’t looking to put the hook in him every play. Jasper and Stevenson were highly rated HS players, Ramel needs to get over his turnover problems and dissapearing in big games, but I don’t think that’s something the Coach can take care off. It’s all on Ramel. We’ll be fine next year, and real good in ‘08. Next year, we should still get 20+ wins next year.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Can anyone give me a heads-up whether this thread is worth reading before I post?
May 14th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
this is no big loss.. I think we’ll still land patterson.. and I say save the other scholly for next. with a full year to actually recruit a class we’ll really see what Billy G can do!
http://www.wildcatupdate.com
May 14th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
#545 - Don’t waste your time.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
432,433 i agree
May 14th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I suggest Matt makes it a register system to post entries. This does not mean he has to charge. Just will help weed out the BS that ends up here. Lots of Free Blogs make you register. The same should happen here.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
515) Thats fine that Florida got Lucas cuz Jasper will never let him get off a shot. I’ve always heard Billy D is dirty in the ways he recruits. He probably pays them or gives them cars. I think eventually we will see Florida under fire and those two championship banners taken down. At least Billy G is honest. I’m glad we Billy D didnt come to UK. As a matter-of-fact, I didnt want him and the only reason I halfway wanted Lucas was cuz of his friendship with Patterson. But Florida won’t be nothin next year because they wont have any experience. Just wait and see come season time. UK will own UF again and eventually the SEC tourny will be the Wildcat Invitational and they dominate the SEC. It may take a couple of years, but UK will be elite again. UCLA did.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
I strongly suggest Matt makes it a register system to post entries. This does not mean he has to charge. Just will help weed out the BS that ends up here. Lots of Free Blogs make you register. The same should happen here.
Marc you have some sense- please urge Matt to do this. This place is not helping us. We need to clean it up.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
550 your right as hell man
May 14th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
I strongly suggest Matt makes it a register system to post entries. This does not mean he has to charge. Just will help weed out the BS that ends up here. Lots of Free Blogs make you register. The same should happen here.
OTHER FANS HAVE TO AGREE WITH THIS IDEA. PLEASE POST HERE IF YOU DO. I HATE THE UF AND UL FANS THAT SNEAK OVER HERE SO EASILY. AT LEAST MAKE THEM REGISTER- SHOW THE NUMBER OF POSTS THEY HAVE MADE BEFORE- those two things would help this place. Matt if you are a fan of UK sports you will make this happen.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
“You guys strike out. Hamga to UNLV. PP and JL to UF. What a recruiter you signed….He’s even a worse coach.”
Win a couple championships and people get down right excited they beat out UK in a recruiting battle right after we have a new coach. I’m flattered =) Shows how much UK sets the standard for everything is college basketball. Too bad that once BG gets the chance to recruit players as long as your coach has, you won’t be on the winning side of these recruiting battles.
Oh, and all of your comments are null once Orlando Magic has their new coach; Billy Donovan.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:37 pm
550.
I’m just concerned that the fanbase isn’t going to be patient enough.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
amen 556
May 14th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
#553, disappear
May 14th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
The coolest thing would be for Patterson to commit to UK on Wednesday simply because my bet is that Donovan recruited Lucas only to get Patterson. Just think about it. He has a 5 foot 8 inch point guard in the 2008 class already committed. I can’t wait to have those two guys subbing in for each other in a couple of years. It would be a great poke in the eye for Donovan if we landed Patterson.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
554) You cant speak for Patterson and say he is going to Florida. You dont know what he will do. Lucas is only 5′9, you all can have him because he will be gettin shots blocked in his face all season. If he was smart he would have considered the team with the most potential to win a championship within the next couple of years, not the team that just won one. Because who do they have left? No one special. Billy G is only gettin started and he will probably start landing every player he recruits and wants bad enough in the future. Florida has won 2 NCAA championships and what? 3 SECs? Florida is just one of those teams that happened to have good players and peeked out. They are just another St. Johns, Stanford, or other teams that had 1 or 2 good seasons and then they’re not even making the NIT tourny. Florida basketball will never compare to Kentucky basketball so just get used to it.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
I was comparing the ranking of recruits that Billy Clyde worked with while at TAM to the current UK recruits. UK - Crawford 5 stars,
Jared Carter 4 stars, Jasper 4 stars, Meeks 4 stars, Stevenson 4 stars …TAM - Acie Law 3 stars, Jones 4 stars, Kavaliauskas 3 stars,
Carter 1 star. My point is trust in Billy Clyde - he’ll get the most out of the talent. This coming season should already show
positive signs.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:45 pm
Dr. Boob should go to church, he has an awful amount of hate and spite in him.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
we will get patterson book it
May 14th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
555) That’s one point of yours I’ve agreed with this afternoon. UK fans are never patient enough. That’s our downfall, unfortunately. But like it or not, we don’t have much of a choice. I think Billy G will win everyone over– even you
As for cheating??? OH YEAH– they all cheat like hell.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
I would have no problem if it became a register site. I already supply my E-mail when i post, they know my I.P. , so i would support it if he changed the format.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
558.
Agreed. Donovan already had his guards set for next year and put the press on Lucas when he realized he needed another big guy.
563.
Not only are we impatient, but we’re also so obsessive that we frighten 18 year olds. The whole MYspace and Facebook crap was way out of control, in the future, that sort of behavior should not be tolerated.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Han #528 I didnt say forget about tubby i said respect him if you read what I wrote. What I was
saying please everyone talk positive about the future
May 14th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
564.
As would I, it would trim a lot of the dead weight from these boards so we could actually have good discussion and debate without the annoying and immature name-calling and baiting.
May 14th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
560 love ya man
May 14th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
Just thought this was interesting…i was at a coaching conference in las vegas this past weekend and coach billy gillespie was there and talked to 3000 coaches about defense on saturday…he was extremely charasmatic and will put UK back on top, but i was wondering why he was there when hamga was on campus…anyone have any idea why he was there during such a crucial time?
May 14th, 2007 at 6:58 pm
Jai lied. Its a conspiracy now. If he only made his mind up 2 minutes before, how did he have a forida tee shirt? In theory, if it was down to UF or UK, he should have had a UK shirt as well. Produce the shirt Jai, produce the shirt! He fooled us all.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Boo creepy foot doctor.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
lexslamman - you really are a piece of S#!* It’s freaks like you who hide behind the anonymous nature of the web and then spew your vile negativity. This site is for UK fans. I would love to meet up sometime and kick your ass! Go post your nasty crap on loserville.com or some other site.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
#362 if MM is right, that makes me 3-3 this week. Man, I’m good at this. Patterson to UF rounds it out.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
i went to fla so ra smooth can make me his bitch next year
May 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
572.
Plenty of people on this site know who I am, where I live, and where I work. Is this your first time here?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
I like the looks of it - with a 3 guard rotation …Jodie Meeks (6-4), Derrick Jasper (6-4),
Alex Legion (6-4), AJ Stewart (6-7), Perry Stevenson (6-9), Mike Williams (7-0)
And Patrick Patterson would be a nice addition.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
The reason the previous coach left was the fact that recruiting AND performance was down.
The reason we have a new coach with a recruiter’s & game reputation is because the the reasons the previous coach left.
The reason we have 1 signee, one verbal, two 2nd places (or whatever number you feel compelled to use) and a number of promising recruits for 07, 08 09 is because the previous coach left, the new coach is on the job just 2 months and fan interference.
This is where we stand. No emotions. No hurt feelings. No unfulfilled expectations. So, how will the present situation get any better? Not just better, but GREAT!
I offer: Let the new coach do the job HE WAS HIRED to do because the previous coach left because the fact that recruiting and performance was down TWO years in a row. AND, all fans THINK before you ACT. After all, isn’t that what you want the new recruits to do? Just MAKE SURE you don’t use your freedom to express your opinions, desires, feelings, hopes, dreams, influence To INTERFERE! I sure we ALL know what that means.
Enjoy! But please play the game FOR the BIG BLUE NATION and not against, demonstrating you are using your brains and not some other body part. Go Cats!
May 14th, 2007 at 7:04 pm
576, are you saying bradley or crawford wont start?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Too many of us fans dont have anything else to do but post stupid comments on this and other blogs. Most of you act like small children that have had your birthday present stolen.
Jai, PP, Hamga and any other player we recruit are people. They have the right to make up their own minds as to what is best for THEM. That does not include you. So please stop whinning like a bunch of girls.
Billy G. gave us a chance with all these recruits, hell, he’s been here for 2 months and already recruited more players than tubby did in 10 years. We will be fine.
Please, act your age and wish the kids well regardless of where they go.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
578.
I don’t think he’s implying that, he’s just trying to survey the size on the team next year.
Remember that Ramon Harris is around 6′6″, maybe a little bigger. He will see minutes at the 3 next year.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
C-A-T-S CATS! CATS! CATS!
Just a reminder of why we are here! I love UK and I will cheer as hard as I can for
every player that we get! GO BIG BLUE!
May 14th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Matt… I agree with the idea of registering to use. There are way too many here not interested in really discussing anything. I would really like to see this get back to where it was, when we could actually have intelligent discussion on here….
May 14th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Jai can play, but we should be getting ready for THE MAN Brandon Jennings!! Check this kid out! He is THE REAL DEAL!!!
/www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WxqFeMWFrs
May 14th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
That’s what I want big men that give me lotsa and lotsa of rebounds
May 14th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
#578 - My thoughts are that Crawford needs to speed his game up and increase his basketball IQ. I feel he has talent we
haven’t seen - maybe Billy Clyde can coach it out of him. And Bradely has to reduce the turnovers and gain consistancy.
If either can achieve those things, then sure they can start. But from what I’ve seen from them I think the start goes
to Meeks, Jasper and/or Legion. Just my thoughts - but no matter who starts I can guarantee they will have my fan support.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
I love all of our players and see fantastic potential in Meeks and hopefully Legion
but I see no way that bradley and crawford do not start
May 14th, 2007 at 7:13 pm
#580 - also correct …I like the size and ability to get up and down the court.
That line-up can play long on the floor creating turnovers and wreaking havoc with blockign shots.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
580) i heard it mentioned somewhere that ramon has grown to 6′8″ no idea if true or not. May have to wait for official roster to be released next year but if true and he works with holsopple maybe he can get some meat on him and play down low. He looked to be in decent shape and he didnt get to have the whole summer working out with holsopple so who knows.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
I can not imagine any team that has their returning leading scorer coming off the
bench
May 14th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Cats get Sanchez or Patterson, or nobody. Then move on and let
the coach coach. Things will be fine. This club is alot better than the UTEP team BG inherited. BG will coach up this roster and current players will play with a new found passion. No need to discuss Tubby he coaches MN.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
My nuts are itching…would you scratch them for me?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Just thought this was interesting..i was at a coaching conference in las vegas this past weekend and coach billy gillespie was there and talked to 3000 coaches about defense on saturday…he was extremely charasmatic and will put UK back on top, but i was wondering why he was there when hamga was on campus…anyone have any idea why he was there during such a crucial time?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
#590 that is what I have been trying to say for the last 589 posts! We will be fine
with what we have but another big man is always nice but our season does not depend
on it. and I loved Tubby and i always will but there is no reason to talk about him
right now.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I think the fans are going to give BG a grace year next year. It is obvious to all it will not be a team he created. I like Lex, but I think he forgets how popular Tubby was with the fanbase at large at one point, and how many body blows he had to take before the majority became disenchanted.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
I have a rash on my balls…should I use ice or butter?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Floridas’ 2007 class will probably be rated higher than the bunch that just won 2 ncaa tourneys (ranked #12 in 2004; per rivals). I think that is good for the SEC & also gives us 2 “quality” games a year. To be the best you gotta beat the (current) best! Go Cats!
May 14th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
The doctor has found ovaries and filopian tubes inside of me. I also have a penis and have lived my life as a male. Should I be worried about this?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
#589 - Do you think that Crawfords numbers are misleading? He was sporadic, having a good game then a bad game. The guy
has talent, but it’s like he never quite put it all together. And what’s your thougths on Bradely?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:26 pm
How about a knife?!? lol
May 14th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
600
May 14th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Please address my concerns…I’m having some real problems with my genitals and my parts inside there, and I’d like some tips and sympathy…some cyber-hugs if you will…
May 14th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
5- Jared Carter (will surprise all of you)
4- Patterson
3- Crawford (finally plays to his ability)
2- Meeks
1- Bradley
May 14th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Guys we win we are Kentucky
May 14th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
If UNLV cheated to get Hamga, we need to start cheating.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
#602 - Jared Carter Now that’s a name not mentioned often. He’s a big guy that can certainly take up space around the basket.
He didn’t get too much playing time as a freshman, but he’s supposed to have talent.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:45 pm
F___ Matt, Marc, Billy Clyde, Hamga, and that pixie Lucas!!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
ive heard hes really improoveing and starting to show signs that he could be the tyler hansbrougho of uk.. what would you guys think about that? =-]
May 14th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
I believe Jai and Hamga both made the best decision for themselves. I would have loved seeing them with UK jerseys on but I believe their choices are going to make them the best players they can be in the right atmosphere. Hamga is going to get much more coaching attention and his skills may be better served there where he can stand out rather than blend in here. Jai needs a place to get some minutes early on to adapt well to the college game. UK could not provide as much playing time as Florida in his first year. With that said I believe Patterson’s best interest would be to go to UK. Trying not to be bias because I am a UK fan but entering into a guard saturated team such as Kentucky would mean more outside pressure from opposing teams defense leaving the inside a little easier to work in. More 3’s equals more rebounds and better stats for a strong power forward. I think as a player looking to make the move to the NBA one day would get a lot out of the front court that UK is offering.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
# 603, elucidate.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Today felt way too familiar. Kentucky strikes out on big-time recruits. Reminds me of the
country song, “Did I shave my legs for this?” Did we really run Tubby Smith off for this?
May 14th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
It dosen’t appear that Billy G is earning the 2.3 million or that extravagent private plane he got. For goodness sake, I could have went 0 for 2 on Hamga and Lucas for far less money.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
#607 - talking about Carter? If he’s like Tyler H., then let’s put him to work around the boards.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
610. Yep, we sure did! And your legs look lovely!
May 14th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
you guys be patient, do NOT write patterson off for fla, he may still come here, please be supportive. i have read every single post in this thread and i am extremely embarrased by the attitudes some of you all have towards our new coach, he has been at kentucky for a little over 1 month. he is probably not even finished moving in his house so please give him and the staff a GODD*** break, please grow up.
May 14th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
hell yea baby i hope so him and patterson together makes uk a good shot at a final four even though it sounds hard to believe he could in his first yr i think the boys are reall gunna shine this yr
May 14th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Shame on you, Lee Todd, Even us folks in the Ville know that it’s have gone instead of have went.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Bonus Question for the whole complaining, internet blue nation:
Name one NCAA college coach on the job for more than one year, that has signed ‘every’ recruit he has ever offered a scholly?
And remember, if the school is not in the Top Twenty-five, it doesn’t matter!
May 14th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
i pray that donovan goes to the NBA and patterson goes to kentucky. we do not have a true point guard except for porter and he is not sec calibur. but that opens a scholarship for next year.i think that ramel will fit good in billy’s system.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
#615 - I can believe it. Carter is 7-1 and with Patterson at 6-8 that’s some big guys on the board and in the post.
Add the good guard talent we have and it’s looking good with Coach Gillispie in charge.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
600+ Posts for a 5′9″ point guard.
I always wondered if we really wanted Lucas for Lucas or we wanted Lucas to get Patterson?
Everyone needs to give Jasper a chance. He has the ability to be a very good point guard.
Lucas will start every game at UF, I do not think we can say the same thing about UK.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Well, I have lived long enough to realize that you should be careful what you
ask for - sometimes you get it!
May 14th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
BOLD PREDICTION:
Lucas starts less than 2 games this year behind Calthes and Walter Hodge. I don’t care what kinda crap Donovan poured down his throught, he isn’t a starter for florida next year. Or his somphmore year. Maybe his junior year, he can start, once Hodge is gone, but I doubt it.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
#615 - And there’s Mike Williams the 7 feet tall 270 pound center recruit this year.
He could be a great addition.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:10 pm
586.
Agreed - their our seniors, with the most experience, and the most leadership, and our most consistent players as well (I won’t try to analyze what that says what that says about the current state of the program).
Crawford and Bradley will be a strong core for our guardcorps next year, regardless of whether they elevate their game.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
jay bilas has a great write up on espn.com (not sure if it’s been mentioned here yet, but 600+ posts are too much to go through right now). long story short, he criticized lucas/patterson for waiting this long and demanding so much attention. talked that patterson has the chance to be a very good college player and maybe a pro. on the other hand he said lucas will not contribute right away and at best will be a good college player, even going so far as to say some schools probably offered him a scholly just to get pp in a combo deal. very valid points all around, as the last thing we need is another guard right now.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
uk will be
1jasper/porter
2ramel/legion/meeks
5carter/williams
4patterson/stevenson/stewart
3crawford/harris
florida
1hodge
2calathes
5speights
4werner
3parsons
WERE gunna kick there @$$ no matter what and if not then we dont deserves to even be on the court
May 14th, 2007 at 8:15 pm
614) Well said. I am so tired of fans bashing our new coach & current roster. Instead of bashing Billy G, lets support his effort. I read all the posts on here as well & was highly disappointed in the harsh words written. Can’t say it enough, but give this guy a chance– A REAL CHANCE– meaning several seasons to get the program back to the elite status. Rome wasn’t built in a day. And, as I posted earlier, Billy D’s first years at Florida were pathetic losses– it took him 11 years to get his team where its at. That’s longer than we gave Tubby (& I was never a big fan of his)– give Billy G the time he deserves. He’ll get us there, if he can manage to turn a deaf ear to all the criscism from our jack-ass “fans”.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
signing off - GO BIG BLUE!!!
May 14th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
WE ARE GOING TO BEAT UP FLORIDA NEXT YEAR NO DOUBT ABOUT IT..IT’S AALLLLLLLL GOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDD.I bleed BLUE and ol coach BILLY is going to have them gaTors Gasping for air when they come to our HOUSE …CAN’T WAIT
May 14th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
Look, guys, no matter how you spin it, look at it, or wish it was… Jai Lucas does not hurt us that bad. He’s 5′8 wouldn’t have started next year… I’m sorry, but he wouldn’t. Bradley or Jasper would start over him and he can say whatever he wants to about Orlando and IF he had stayed. Bottom line… Lucas wanted to play with Patterson. This was never the recruitment of Jai Lucas. It just wasn’t. This was and always has been the recruitment of Patterson and where Jai would follow him too. When Orlando left, we ALL accepted that Patterson/Lucas were gone and that we should look elsewhere… However because we now have a coach that will bust his ass 24/7 to bring in talent, we ended up having a shot at these guys. the only reason we’re upset now is because he got us back in it… originally it was accepted that they weren’t coming.
For Lex and those fans who agree with Lex… I ask you this. What do you want? Seriously… what do you want? BCG doesn’t get Lucas and PAtterson and suddenly we’re no better off then we were with Orlando? Then you say we’re doomed and there’s nothing that can be done… what do ou want? Do you only want to come on here and bitch and claim that the sky is falling…. is that all that makes you happy. Sit down, shut up, and freaking color or something. Lex all I hear is that we need front court players and BCG hasn’t went out and got any yet… WHO? WHO DO U WANT HIM TO GET???? HAMGA? He tried, but HAMGA’s coach obviously wanted him to go to UNLV, so oh well… move on. Patterson? WEll yeah, I guess we wanted him, along with every ohter school in the world, except that BCG had 3 weeks to recruit him unlike BD who got a whole year… oh and BD has been winning the past two years, and getting championships at that…. unlike our former coach. So I ask you LEX, who else out there should’ve BCG gotten for the front court? THERES NO ONE LEFT!!!!! Orlando, more or less let them all go while waiting on his precious Patterson. You cna’t compare the 10 years of foundation that Orlando had to recruit this 07 class, and the 3 weeks of prep time BCG has had to go after the left overs of the 07 class…. and then compare the two and say that BCG is failing just as much as Orlando. There’s nothing short of signing the top 6 possible players every year that will make you happy lex… so go ruin some other site.
If BCG had a full year to recruit, we wouldn’t even be looking for players at this point in the process. It would’ve been done months ago. Thats the point.. period…
May 14th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
whoever is bashing bg is an idiot! he’s only been here for a month, tubby 10. u do the math morons
May 14th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Sometimes I am embarrassed to be a UK fan with so many ignorant people in our fan base. It’s very evident that many of you don’t know a damn thing about basketball and recruiting. For everyone criticizing UK/Gillispie, please do the rest of us a favor and find a new team bring down.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
622–Said that earlier today.I wanted Lucas to lure Patterson. Now PP will go to UF. Guys, you are dreaming if you think he’s coming to UK. I have said from the beginning he would go elsewhere. Initially I thought pUKe, but now it’s UF. No doubt in my mind. We need to save one scholly and take one and get us a JUCO PF. We need some meat down low. Got guards….I just hope we don’t get another Rekalin Simms. What a bust.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
#630 & 631 I couldnt agree with your posts enough.
May 14th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
AMEN 630 Billy G has done a great job job with limited time. We’ll be fine!
May 14th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
What really screwd us over was Hamga leaving. Now we have no athletic centers and be prepared for our big men to have a lot of foul trouble. We definatlly need PP right now for combo PF/C or if he goes somewhere else (Please go Duke over Florida) then we will need Micheal sanchez. If we dont get either it wont be the end of the world. We will juust need perry to gain more weight and refine his game and Jared to get faster. Developing Mike Williams and AJ wouldn’t hurt either
May 14th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I think the lineup will be…
Bradley
Meeks
Crawford
Stevenson
Carter
with
Legion
Jasper
Porter
Stewart
getting a lot of time… and I mean a lot!!!! between those four they can cover all 5 spots… (stewart can play a small 4 and 5 at times) That’s a tight little rotation there and most of the time it lets our athletes and quicker players be on the court… we’re slower with Carter on the floor, but with him and Stevenson in there we’ll have some good size to match upu with bigger teams… against smaller teams w’ll just go with the smaller group. This is why I think that us not having a lot of front cout depth won’t really kill us… we’ll use Carter/Stevenson/Stewart/Harris for the 4 and 5 spot and we’ll rotate them out a lot… also going four guards with Jasper/Legion playing the 4 guard… and that can sstill be successful. We aren’t dead to rights as some are assuming.
Harris and Williams will get next to no minutes in the beginning of the year IMO, but Harris will get more and more as the year goes on. If we can get Sanchez, then Williams might not play at all…
May 14th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
we will be alright don’t worry
May 14th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
For many years I have lived with the shame of what I thought was a condition called undescended testicles. As a result of a shortfall in testosterone levels, I grew very large breasts and could not grow body hair. My voice is very high. I recently was approved for surgery by medicaid. To my horror, when the doctors went in to clip my nuts so they would fall down, they found that I had ovaries and filopian tubes. I am horrified by all this…you guys are worried about whether UK will sign a PG, while I am dealing with some real life stuff here. Please, comment…
May 14th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
FOOTBALL!
May 14th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
638, cut’em out, put’em in a fruit jar in formaldehyde and charge a buck to see’em at the county fair this summer.
May 14th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Hey, is that kid from E-town still available. The one who wanted to come to Kentucky!
May 14th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
641, already committed to Western IIRC.
May 14th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
How bout Lexslamman and any other pathetic piece of shit “fan” kisses all the real Kentucky fans right on the pooper. I can’t believe you guys are packing it in and crying like little f#$king schoolgirls. Get over yourselves and quit being such big assholes.
May 15th, 2007 at 11:15 am
643) apparently you’ve never met Lex before… this is his norm.
May 15th, 2007 at 11:43 am
I cant get the player to work when I go to the 1570 link, anyone else haing this problem?
May 15th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
kybassfan, are you serious? I want to hear more/
May 17th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
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