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As most of you have heard, former UNC guard Jeff Lebo was fired by Auburn earlier this week and within ten days landed at East Carolina. Lebo never got traction at Auburn, which is a tough place to run a basketball program for anyone. The Tigers only went to one postseason, the 2009 NIT during [...] Continue reading Strange Bedfellows Since it feels like we are reliving the 8-20 season in some ways, it is interesting to note that former UNC coach Matt Doherty let his emotions get the best of him when his SMU Mustangs lost at Memphis over the weekend. This past weekend Doherty took his miserable SMU team to play Memphis. When [...] Continue reading Doherty On The Edge…Again Southern Indiana senior Jeron Lewis died after falling during last night’s game at Kentucky Wesleyan. Lewis’ feet became tangled during play under the basket and he fell hitting his head. The death of a young athlete has always been terrifying to me as it is proof that no matter how big and strong you are, [...] Continue reading Terrible news at Southern Indiana Via Carolina March “(The players) watched the Michigan State game. They went from, ‘We’re all right’ to, ‘Oh my gosh.’ They understand that you’re talking about a juggernaut.” John Calipari, showing a greater knowledge of how not to rile up your opponent than Demarcus Cousins. Cousins also walked back his quote, saying, “After I saw [...] Continue reading Demarcus Cousins Is Now Impressed
Dear Demarcus, You are a freshman so allow me to offer some free advice. No matter how close you are to the truth when talking about another team your best option is to not talk about the other team. In this case the worst thing you can do [...] Continue reading Something For The Bulletin Board In The Smith Center And he is not saying who it is though that horse left the barn last week: Without ever saying John Wall’s name, University of Kentucky President Lee T. Todd Jr. acknowledged Tuesday that one of the school’s basketball players faces questions about his amateurism that could affect his eligibility. Last week, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike [...] Continue reading UK President: There Is An Eligibility Question There are some things you see coming, like Ty Lawson taking the ball the length of the court and hitting the game winner versus FSU. This would definitely be another which is why I am thankful Roy Williams entertained the thought of recruiting John Wall only briefly. According to ESPN, the SEC acknowledged that a [...] Continue reading Surprise! There Might Be An Issue With John Wall’s Eligibility Interesting to say the least. The full list can be found here. Here is your top five: 1. Kentucky 2. UCLA 3. Kansas 4. North Carolina 5. Indiana ESPN’s Pat Forde takes immediate issue with the rankings which are part of ESPN”s new College Basketball Encyclopedia. Forde argues that the rankings, which are strictly based [...] Continue reading Sagarin’s All Time College Basketball Rankings ESPN is reporting that members of the Kansas basketball and football teams have been involved in multiple altercations on campus with each other since last night. The first incident resulted in guard Tyshawn Taylor dislocating his thumb. Taylor for his part has been extremely helpful to police by admitting on his Facebook page that he [...] Continue reading Jayhawk Football And Basketball Players Do Not Like Each Other I am heading to the beach with THF Family after which we will delve head first into football. In the meantime, go ahead and chew on this hard hitting piece from Gary Parrish who basically asks why Duke got a free pass over Corey Maggette when Memphis had their season vacated when both were guilty [...] Continue reading THF Vacation Open Thread So technically speaking, Kentucky is paying a coach who has never been to the Final Four four million per year. According to Gary Parrish, the NCAA is set to vacate Memphis’ 2008 Final Four appearance over the Derrick Rose SAT fiasco. Needless to say Mario Chalmer’s three pointer and the subsequent play of Kansas in [...] Continue reading Officially Speaking John Calipari Has Never Coached In The Final Four |
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