Kentucky: The United State of Basketball
Like most Kentuckians, I was absolutely thrilled when Tubby Smith was named
to lead the Kentucky program (contrary to what many in the national media would have you believe).
He was the first and only person my friends and family said they wanted coaching the team
when traitor-Rick resigned. We've loved and supported him from the
beginning -- and I still supported him when he left.
Sweet, sweet, sweet!
This is part of my genes, part of my culture, part of my way of life....
Love me, love my team. Punto.
Loser with a haunted house:
(hope your wife is as miserable in Kentucky as the first time she lived here)
Seriously, however... I think that college basketball has lost so much of what made it special.
To see what I mean, read this from Blue Yonder -- Kentucky: The United State of Basketball
By Lonnie Wheeler
I wish this would get read to every member of the team at the beginning of every season:
"Mark Pope had a great career at Kentucky, he's probably going to be in the NBA,
and he's not a deer; he doesn't leap out of the gym. And (Jared) Prickett. And (Scott) Padgett.
Kentucky has had success with players like them in this system. Kids who just worked hard.
They said that (Richie) Farmer and (John) Pelphrey and (Deron) Feldhaus were overachievers;
well, I don't know if what they did was overachieving, but if that's what you call it,
you overachieve when you're playing with sincerity. And Smith should realize this, because
he was there when Farmer and Pelphrey and Feldhaus were there. He saw what happens when you put
that jersey over your head and you've got that Kentucky across the chest."
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