It’s a little unclear right now whether Nick Calathes’ name will remain eligible in the 2009 NBA Draft now that he has or is signing with the Greek professional team Panathinaikos, but I had assumed that when that happened, it would be in the 2nd round. By doing that, an NBA team would maintain [...]
1. Two straight NIT appearances on the heels of back-to-back championships.
2. The early departure of the assist record holder who just happened to be the team’s leading scorer and 2nd-leading rebounder.
3. The seemingly overnight resurgence of rival Kentucky to a top-ranked recruiting class and national prominence.
4. An overall sense of turmoil after Billy [...]
Insert your own “The Sky is Falling” anecdote here…
Well, top PG recruit John Wall has added his name to the oh-so-impressive list of recruits that John Calipari has added at Kentucky in just a few months on the job. And, despite the more “impassioned” Gator fans who cry CHEATER at the drop of a [...]
That, of course, was my first response when first hearing the news at 10:11 a.m.
Since then, here are the tidbits of news and rumor I’ve gleaned about why it might have happened:
Gainesville’s WRUF-AM 850 and Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel both suggest that Tyus wanted to play small forward
Message board rumors suggest that Tyus [...]
I absolutely know that Florida getting John Wall is a long shot — I just wanted to get it down on “paper” before it was officially impossible that it could happen. Kenny Boynton has had great things to say about coming to UF this summer and filling the 2-guard position next year. PG [...]
