Photo by Pablo Alcala.
Big Blue Links for Tuesday:
- Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader writes that the Cats are walking a fine line between NCAA and NIT.
- Mark Story of the Herald-Leader writes that Kentucky has lost its swagger.
- Audio from the four coaches involved in the SEC East race.
- Joe Biddle of the Tennessean writes that Billy Gillispie’s act is wearing thin.
- Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that Gillispie needs to accept some blame, too.
- Brett Dawson of the Courier-Journal writes that Gillispie is sticking to his formula.
- David Brandt of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger writes that Jodie Meeks is not a lock for SEC Player of the Year.
- In case you missed it, A Sea of Blue has interview with ex-UK great Mike Casey, who is not a BCG fan.
- Steven Murry of The Bleacher Report wonders if one halftime interview changed the course of UK’s season.
- The Fake Gimel Martinez at Kentucky Sports Radio has some interesting news and views.
- On the WKYT blog, Steve Moss writes that there’s something amiss with A.J. Stewart.
- Straitpinkie has an encouraging report on UK recruit K.C. Ross-Miller.
- B.W. Jones of the Kentucky Kernel writes on the rollercoaster season for the UK women.
I totally agree with Mike Casey. I have heard from other former UK players that have the same opinion of Billy G. The sooner UK sends him back to Texas the basketball program will begin to improve. UK does not need a “smart ass” person like Billy G as its basketball coach. Since he has no contract, there should not be a problem sending him on his way now.
that picture pretty much sums up the fair and unbiased work of college basketball officiating this year. It’s just like the announcers during the games always say…”all leather”
I was glad to finally get a proper explanation of the LSU no call from one of the brilliant ESPN analysts. Apparently, when the clock is under a minute, it’s actually NOT a foul to clear out a defender with your off-arm. Jay Bilas even confirmed this under one minute tine-zone and assured all of us fans around the country that what the LSU player did was perfectly legal. He also noted that one cannot expect a player like Jodie Meeks to receive a foul call, hit on the arm or not, on a last second shot. He then went on to clarify that such a call could only be made for a player of the caliber of a Nick Calathes.
I’ve been looking for this article in the rule book, but unfortunately I’m not as intelligent as any of the analysts, and cant’ seem to locate it. If any fan out there has been able to find the page number, I’d love to check it out.