Feb 28
Blame me Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie shouldered the blame for his team’s 73-70 loss to LSU Saturday at Rupp Arena. During his postgame press conference, Gillispie kept referring to an incorrect substitution, which he said led to his team’s downfall. “I made a critical substitution during that 10-point lead, which ended up being the wrong …
Feb 28
No surprise It wasn’t a surprise that George Rogers Clark won the 40th District Tournament last week at Bourbon County. The Cardinals had solid individual performances, including senior Robert Hatton, who scored his 1,000th career point in a win over Paris in the opening round. The most interesting statistic is that fact that Hatton scored …
Feb 21
When he played at Tennessee, former Mason County standout Chris Lofton produced career performances against Kentucky. During visits to Rupp Arena, Lofton made shot after shot against the Wildcats. Lofton was in attendance at Rupp Arena and watched as another ex-Mason County standout – Darius Miller – provided a breakthrough performance in the rivalry between …
Feb 12
Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie has recently been criticized for his halftime interviews with television reporters with ESPN. Louisville coach Rick Pitino declined at halftime interview during his team’s 33-point loss at Notre Dame Thursday night. Because of the nature of my career, I am a fan of press conferences and the bridge between the coaches …
Feb 11
It’s rare to cover two games featuring the same finish in one week. That’s exactly what this writer has witnessed this week. It all began with George Rogers Clark’s 56-55 win over Mason County last Friday at Norton Gymnasium. This particular game went down to the final seconds and ended when Robbie Stenzel sank three …
Feb 09
Kentucky coach Bill Gillispie addressed several topics during his press conference. The following are excerpts from the briefing. Gillispie on Florida: “They are a really good team and it is hard to imagine, but in my opinion they have been underappreciated nationally. They haven’t lost too many times and they have some really great players. …
Feb 07
In my 17 years as a journalist, I have covered hundreds of sporting events, written hundreds of stories and taken a few pictures along the way. What I witnessed Friday night at Norton Gymnasium, could be the best regular-season prep basketball game I have ever covered between two region teams. George Rogers Clark inched out …
Feb 01
It’s obvious that Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie wasn’t pleased with his team’s 78-77 loss to South Carolina Saturday. The setback was the Wildcats’ second of the week. What was Gillispie’s reaction to the loss? “We are just not playing tough enough and there are always going to be games tjat you are not pleased with …
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