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Big Blue Links for Thursday:

• Trevor Lacey will choose between Kentucky and Kansas, reports All Ky Hoops.
• Kentucky looking at Tennessee power foward Alex Poythress, reports Chip Cirillo of the Tennessean.
• Wildcat Blue Nation talks to UK target Perry Ellis.
• Kentucky will play Transylvania in basketball next season, reports Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader.
• John Calipari says UK men’s basketball posted GPA of 3.14, reports Tipton.
• Ex-UK basketball coach Tubby Smith has surgery to remove cancer, reports the AP.
• Ex-UK star Anthony Epps pleads guilty to reckless driving, reports WLEX-TV.
• Luke Winn of SI wonders why Calipari is coaching the Dominican national team.

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Big Blue Links for Wednesday:

• Jodie Meeks posts a thank-you to the Big Blue Nation on his web site.
• Mark Maloney of the Herald-Leader reports that UK’s Ashley Molly Johnson has been added to the U.S. Softball team.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger talks to Kyle Macy, who says an NBA decision should be business only.
• Tom Leach talks to Mike Pratt about Jodie Meeks’ departure.
• Jonathan Hines of the State-Journal writes that we shouldn’t begrudge Meeks if UK fails to live up to billing.
• The Myrtle Beach Sun News takes an early look at SEC basketball, with Meeks gone.
• Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal blogs that everyone will now shoot the three at UK.

Continue reading ‘BBL: Even more on Jodie Meeks’

Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader talks to Jodie Meeks about his decision to stay in the draft.
• My column saying that Jodie was right to follow his heart.
• Tipton’s blog talks to Jay Bilas, who says a third coach in four years may have pushed Meeks to the NBA.
• Rick Bozich of the C-J writes that UK can still flourish even with Meeks gone.
• Bozich also has ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla endorsing Meeks’ decision.
• Brett Dawson of the C-J reports on Meeks’ decision.
• Eric Crawford of the C-J blogs that Meeks was probably wise to stay in the draft.
• Tom Leach writes Godspeed to Jodie Meeks.
• Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger writes that Meeks’ decision is not a real surprise.
• Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News writes that Kentucky fans are losers for Meeks’ departure.
• Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports writes that Kentucky is still a winner, because Patrick Patterson is staying in school.
• Gary Parrish of CBS Sportsline moves Kansas up to No. 1 and drops Kentucky to No. 2 after the Meeks news.
• Sekou Smith of the AJC reports on the Norcross product turning pro.

Continue reading ‘BBL: Reaction to Jodie Meeks moving on’