John Clay's Sidelines

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Check out the Herald-Leader fans gallery from the UK-Florida game.

Big Blue Links for Thursday:

• Players stepping up as Cats are clicking, writes Aaron Smith of Kernel.
• Kidd-Gilchrist a virtuoso again, writes Matt May of Cats Pause.
• MKG excelling in all areas, writes Jordan Schultz of Huffington Post.
• Davis making case to be nation’s No. 1, says Jake Curtis of Chronicle.
• This is Calipari’s best team, says my notes column.
• After flattening Florida, UK looks for challenge, writes Jerry Tipton of H-L.
• Basketball stats to get ready for Vandy, from Herald-Leader.
• Kidd-Gilchrist gives Davis a soothing feeling, says Sun’s Keith Taylor.
• Teague now knows UK is “my” team, writes Larry Vaught of A-M.
• Teague keeps improving, writes Jon Hale of KyForward.

Kentucky freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist talked to the media before today’s practice.

Post-game player videos from Kentucky’s 69-44 win over Tennessee last night at Rupp Arena.

Anthony Davis talks about the first half scuffled that resulted in the freshman center receiving a technical foul.

Terrence Jones talks about how well the team is playing, putting back-to-back wins over LSU (by 24) and Tennessee (by 25).

Marquis Teague talks about his improvement and receiving praise from John Calipari.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist talks about how this team is a band of brothers.

Continue reading ‘Videos: Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist, Jones and Teague’

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Kentucky basketball player notes:

Twany Beckham: Has played just five minutes in two SEC games. Still has not taken a shot this season.

Anthony Davis: His 11 points against Alabama is his lowest total since he scored 10 against Lamar on December 28. Davis has blocked 26 shots in five SEC games, including four against the Crimson Tide. He did have a career-high four steals on Saturday. His two field goals on Saturday is his lowest total since he went one-of-two against Penn State on November 19.

Missed his first seven shots against Alabama before a follow dunk off a Marquis Teague miss with 4:43 left gave UK a 29-24 lead. He end up one-of-nine from the floor in the first half. His dunk off a fast break with 14:50 left in the second half, making it 49-43 Kentucky, was his only credited shot of the second half. He blocked an Alabama shot with seven seconds left and made two important free throws with 4.5 seconds remaining. With 6:30 left in the first half, he had missed his only field goal attempt, was one-of-four from the foul line and had one rebound.

Continue reading ‘Updated Kentucky basketball player news and notes’

Here come the UK-Alabama post-game player interviews.

Anthony Davis

Terrence Jones

Doron Lamb

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Brief clip here of Kentucky coach John Calipari and his star freshman forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, talking to media after the Cats’ 65-62 win over Tennessee in Knoxville today.

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A’dia Mathies was the Big Blue story on Thursday, scoring 34 points and hitting the game-winner as No. 9 Kentucky beat the No. 6 Tennessee women 61-60 before a sold-out crowd at Memorial Coliseum.

The Kentucky men travel to Knoxville on Saturday to play the Tennessee men. It’s a noon start on ESPN. John Calipari and selected players will have a media opportunity this afternoon, so look for notes, video, etc. on this blog later today.

Big Blue Links for Friday:

• Mathies’ 34 saves Kentucky, reports Jen Smith of Herald-Leader.
• More lore for Memorial Coliseum, writes Mark Story of H-L.
• Photo gallery from UK-UT women, by Herald-Leader.
• UT’s comeback stalls at Memorial, reports Dan Fleser of KNS.
• Kidd-Gilchrist could be No. 1 pick, writes NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper.
• Judd’s kindness lifts Malone’s spirits, reports Larry Vaught of A-M.

Big Blue Links for Saturday:

• Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader reports that injury and a different team this season has made for a different Terrence Jones.
• Tipton reports in his notes that Doron Lamb at point guard gives Kentucky a different look.
• Michael Grant of the Courier-Journal reports that Terrence Jones is ready for a fresh start with the beginning of SEC play.
• Aaron Smith of the Kentucky Kernel offers three things to watch in today’s Kentucky-South Carolina game.
• Robbie Andreu of the Gainesville Sun reports that Florida is talking to former Kentucky assistant Brent Pease for the Gators’ open offensive coordinator position.
• Mike Huguenin of Yahoo says that in the SEC, everyone is chasing Kentucky.
• Darryl Slater of the Charleston Post and Courier reports that the Kentucky game begins a brutal stretch for South Carolina basketball.
• Brad Senkiw of the Anderson Independent says this is a huge road test for the Gamecocks.
• Herald-Leader staff report says former UK sophomore Stacey Poole has chosen to transfer to Georgia Tech.
• Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press reports that Brandon Knight exhibited glimpses of his ability in his first start for the Detroit Pistons.

After scoring 24 points and grabbing 19 rebounds in UK’s win over Louisville on Saturday, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist said Monday he doesn’t really care about individual honors.

Kentucky freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who scored 24 points and snatched 19 rebounds in the Cats’ win over Louisville last Saturday, was on a roll in December. Here’s a look at his last seven games.

Continue reading ‘A look at Michael Kidd-Gilchrist’s last seven games’