John Clay's Sidelines

(H-L photo/Joseph Rey Au)

Big Blue Links for Monday:

• Kentucky women hit 14 three-pointers, reports Jennifer Smith of the Herald-Leader.
• Women get back to “Kentucky basketball” writes Guy Ramsey of Cat Scratches.
• Herald-Leader photo gallery from the UK win Sunday at Memorial Coliseum.
• Bennett trims his list, reports Zagsblog.
• Tony Parker information page, by Next Cats.
• Poythress wanted to put on a show, reports Mike Marsee of the Advocate-Messenger.
• Marquis Teague is managing great expectations, reports Eric Lindsey of CoachCal.com.
• Is Terrence Jones back? asks Glenn Logan of A Sea of Blue.
• DeMarcus Cousins scores 16 points and grabs 10 rebounds, reports the Sacramento Bee.
• Wizards get a taste of what might have been had they taken Ricky Rubio instead of John Wall, reports Michael Lee of the Washington Post.

Former Kentucky players Eric Bledsoe, John Wall and Jodie Meeks talk to media after Monday night’s exhibition game.

Video from a Jamal Crawford Summer League game in which John Wall (No. 2 red) gets the best of ex-Washington star Isaiah Thomas (No. 5 green). Hat tip to All Ky Hoops.

Big Blue Links for Tuesday:

• Unhappy ticket-holder doesn’t want Purdue to be “another Ohio State or Kentucky”
• Bowling Green offensive lineman Joe Manley will decide soon between UK and U of L
• Archie Goodwin tweets that he will not be the first Kentucky commitment for 2012
• Ricardo Ledo stands out at the Kevin Durant Skills Academy
• Devonta Pollard is out for a few weeks thanks to a stress fracture in his ankle
• UK Alumni Association plans a Wildcat Plaza with seven-foot Wildcat
• Intense recruit-watch starts for college basketball recruiting
• John Wall plays in a Baltimore summer league game and scores 41
• A Sea of Blue asks who would be on your Kentucky basketball Mount Rushmore?
• Revisiting Kentucky’s “players first” basketball program
• A blogger offers personal wishes to Tony Delk in his new job
• How will Andre Drummond’s status affect next year’s draft? (if there is one)

Big Blue Links for Sunday:

• A whirlwind week lands Tony Delk at New Mexico State
• Calipari congratulates Delk on his move to the Aggies
• Billy Gillispie invested in illegal Ponzi scheme
  • (h/t Aaron’s UK Basketball Blog)
• Darius Miller eager to do his part in upcoming season
• Chris Walker tells Nation of Blue he likes everything about Kentucky
• Shabazz Muhammad climbs to No. 1 in Rivals rankings for 2012
• John Wall and Shelvin Mack altering summer plans because of lockout
• NOB talks to new UK football commit Darone Bailey
• Bleed Blue Kentucky is spreading rumors (click at your own risk)
• Big Blue Blog was not all that crazy about the new UK football uniforms

At least John Wall is a really good basketball player.

The Washington Post’s D.C. Sports Bog has a wrap-up of a Flip Saunders’ radio interview in which the Washington Wizards head coach talks optimistically about his team making a big leap next season.

Among the comments, Saunders says that John Wall has been in the gym for three or four hours a day working on his game.

An excerpt:

“His shot is almost 100 percent better than what it was about a year ago,” Saunders said. “I think he’s gonna made a huge stride from where he was last year to this coming year.”

Wall shot 40.9 percent from the floor in 69 games during his rookie season with the Wizards. He made 34 of 115 three-pointers for 29.6 percent.

Jerry Tipton’s Sunday Notebook lead about the NCAA objecting to Kentucky’s celebration of John Calipari’s 500th victory was the talk of the weekend. Even Oscar Combs tweeted that readers needed to check out Jerry’s story. And Courier-Journal columnist Eric Crawford tackled the issue in his column this morning.

Writes Eric: “Worst of all – the NCAA now has given UK conspiracy theorists new ammunition. Because last September, Massachusetts inducted Marcus Camby into its athletic Hall of Fame. It didn’t just give him a game ball and a handshake, it gave him the full Hall of Fame treatment, including a bio of his accomplishments.”

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John Wall (right) and Jordan Crawford (left) model the Washington Wizards’ new uniforms for next season.

(AP photo/Evan Vucci)

Big Blue Links for Monday:

• UK target Archie Goodwin has game, writes Jerry Meyer of Rivals.
• UAB provost chosen as sole finalist for UK president’s job, reports the Herald-Leader.
• Faculty member says academics are an afterthought at UK, reports Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader.
• UK athletics is under assault from the UK faculty, writes Glenn Logan of A Sea of Blue.
• Calipari taking instructional camp on the road, writes Larry Vaught of the Danville Advocate-Messenger.
• Inaugural UK/NBA combine starts today, reports CoachCal.com.
• Liggins and Harrellson will work out for the New Jersey Nets, reports The Hoops Report. (Hat tip Nation of Blue)
• Bleed Blue Kentucky has even more news on UK football offers.
• John Wall attended the White House correspondents dinner, reports Half Smokes. (Hat tip Aaron’s UK Basketball Blog)
• Why does no one understand UK basketball? asks Wildcat Blue Nation.