Online Now 447

The House of Blue

The home for all discussion on UK athletics

On this Board 257
Record: 3046 (4/11/2012)

Online now 462
Record: 6210 (3/13/2012)

Boards ▾

The House of Blue

The home for all discussion on UK athletics

The Paddock

The place to discuss general topics outside of Kentucky

UK Ticket Exchange

Buy, sell or swap tickets

Reply

CALIPARI MEDIA DAY thread

  • Cal says, to be a really good team, you need 3 pros on your team in all likelihood. Says "that's just how it is."

    signature image

    E-mail: JDRUM@247SPORTS.COM Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JDrumUK

    Jeff Drummond

  • Cal says having the NBA guys around town late this summer has really helped the team from the standpoint of seeing first-hand how much work goes into being a pro.

    Said Rondo's work ethic is unbelievable to watch and predicts a huge year for Rajon when the lockout ends. Also said that having Kevin Durant, maybe the best player in the game, working so hard pushes all of his guys to work harder.

    signature image

    E-mail: JDRUM@247SPORTS.COM Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JDrumUK

    Jeff Drummond

  • Cal: System doesn't matter. What wins is good players who play together.

    http://www.twitter.com/pennington_jl pennington.jl@gmail.com

    JamesPennington

  • Reiterates that Teague is a "pitbull" on the ball defensively. Second or third time he's used that phrase to describe him.

    signature image

    E-mail: JDRUM@247SPORTS.COM Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JDrumUK

    Jeff Drummond

  • Cal's session is now over... We're going to talk to the players.

    We'll post notes from those interviews either here or in a new thread when we're done with those.

    signature image

    E-mail: JDRUM@247SPORTS.COM Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JDrumUK

    Jeff Drummond

  • Jeff Drummond said...

    Cal: Teague has been the best in the weight room of any kid they've ever had. Calls him a pitbull. Says when he coaches him, he stares at him like he's hanging on every word.

    Love hearing him referred to as a pitbull. He's going to be a monster on both ends IMO.

    signature image signature image signature image

    Nate87

  • Of all the freshmen, Teague definitely carries himself with the most "swagger" right now. Oozes with confidence, which you like to see at the point.

    Wiltjer is surprisingly confident. I think he's played against a lot of good people this summer and proven to himself that he belongs.

    Davis is a quiet kid, but you can tell he knows he's pretty good.

    Kidd-Gilchrist could be the most interesting. He's a dynamo on the court, but is still adjusting to the magnitude of UK basketball. You could tell he was a little in awe today. He's still a very young guy by comparison to most incoming freshmen, and his mom was careful to keep him sheltered during most of the recruiting process. This was his first real exposure to being surrounded by a dozen mics and cameras at the same time.

    signature image

    E-mail: JDRUM@247SPORTS.COM Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JDrumUK

    Jeff Drummond

  • Quote of the day may have come from Doron Lamb ...

    Q: You letting your hair grow out this year?

    A: Yea. I don't care no more.

    afro

    signature image

    Chris Fisher

  • Who is getting chill bumps already, just thinking about how fun this team is going to be?

    <------------This guy.

    mjdotson ●

  • Chris Fisher said...

    Quote of the day may have come from Doron Lamb ...

    Q: You letting your hair grow out this year?

    A: Yea. I don't care no more.

    afro

    honeybadger

    signature image

    E-mail: JDRUM@247SPORTS.COM Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JDrumUK

    Jeff Drummond

  • Jeff Drummond said...

    Kidd-Gilchrist could be the most interesting. He's a dynamo on the court, but is still adjusting to the magnitude of UK basketball. You could tell he was a little in awe today. He's still a very young guy by comparison to most incoming freshmen, and his mom was careful to keep him sheltered during most of the recruiting process. This was his first real exposure to being surrounded by a dozen mics and cameras at the same time.

    I wonder if Gilchrist's career path will mirror that of Ron Mercer. Be the sixth man on one of the most talented teams in UK history and help win a championship, then come back as a sophomore and be a POY candidate. Hmmm...

    Seriously, though, someone slap me in the face. It's way too early to even talk about this kind of stuff. headslap

    @ColtenJones on Twitter

    Colten Jones

  • Colten Jones said...

    I wonder if Gilchrist's career path will mirror that of Ron Mercer. Be the sixth man on one of the most talented teams in UK history and help win a championship, then come back as a sophomore and be a POY candidate. Hmmm...

    Seriously, though, someone slap me in the face. It's way too early to even talk about this kind of stuff. headslap

    With the things he does on both ends of the floor, I think it's going to be a monumental challenge to keep him out of the starting lineup. If nothing else, he pushes both Miller and Davis to play their butts off if they want to hear their names announced in pregame intros.

    signature image

    E-mail: JDRUM@247SPORTS.COM Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JDrumUK

    Jeff Drummond

  • Jeff Drummond said...

    honeybadger

    Ah the Honey Badger. How funny is it that Tyrann Mathieu's nickname is the Honey Badger. Go Cats!

    Cats Den

  • Jeff Drummond said...

    With the things he does on both ends of the floor, I think it's going to be a monumental challenge to keep him out of the starting lineup. If nothing else, he pushes both Miller and Davis to play their butts off if they want to hear their names announced in pregame intros.

    Going to be quite nice to watch. I think Gilchrist will be very, very good by the time he's finished at UK. Hopefully he stays for a Sophomore year, that would be nice.

    Keep Calm & Stoops On..

    _Mike_

  • Jeff Drummond said...

    With the things he does on both ends of the floor, I think it's going to be a monumental challenge to keep him out of the starting lineup. If nothing else, he pushes both Miller and Davis to play their butts off if they want to hear their names announced in pregame intros.

    To that end, what does everyone think is the most likely starting lineup? I know it can and will change from time to time, but I'm just talking about the most typical lineup for us this year. I'll go with:

    Teague
    Lamb
    Miller
    Jones
    Davis

    With Gilchrist rotating in early and often? Wiltjer right behind him. But I can see Gilchrist making a push if Miller goes back to his Jeckyl & Hyde ways.

    mjdotson ●

  • can't wait

    signature image

    rompcat

Kentucky
247Sports
Features
Resources
Connect

247Sports In partnership with CBS Sports