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Scottie Scheffler Arrested at PGA
The Professor replied to Jumper_Dad's topic in Controversial Issues
I don’t know all the facts, just what I have read in this thread, but is it possible Scottie was confused because they had allowed some vehicles in front of him to go through that route and he may have thought with his car marked as a player’s vehicle that he was okay to go that way as well. He said he wasn’t aware the officer was holding his car or dragged. With the darkness and rain maybe he mistook the officer’s directions. -
Kentucky Jr. All-Stars for KY/IND game
The Professor replied to Hoops Junkie's topic in KY Girls Basketball (High School)
I’d would liked to have seen Owsley County’s Addison Terry made the team. She’s one of the state’s top returning juniors in my opinion. Of course I am more than a little biased being from Owsley, lol. Update: I’ll add this edit. Addison is a sophomore this year and not eligible. I wasn’t thinking. -
Transfer portal and NIL’s effects on mid-majors
The Professor replied to The Professor's topic in College Basketball
Personally I don’t think the NCAA will allow the transfer portal and NIL to stay exactly like it is now. I believe they will sometime in the near future pass a rule that will limit the number of times a player can enter the portal to one. As for the NIL I don’t know how they will address that issue. I’m not too familiar with it but do schools and players have limits or caps to how much can be spent or earned? If not it will become like MLB where the big market franchises with money dominate the sport in most years. -
No one seems to be commenting too much about the effects the transfer portal and NIL have had on mid-major universities in sports but in my opinion it has pretty much destroyed their chances of building sports programs with any kind of continuity like they have in the past. All of us can think of stars from the past that excelled at mid-majors and stayed through their senior season in football and basketball. But that has changed. Morehead State two years ago lost a very good 6’10 player to Auburn is just one of many examples. Players all over the nation are jumping from the mid-majors to the power conference schools. As Bob Dylan’s song says, “The times they are a-changing”, and for the mid-majors it’s not a good change in my opinion.
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2024 Kentucky All-Stars
The Professor replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
That’s a big loss for the team. He would have helped immensely. And there’s no players on the team east of I-75. He would have been the lone 606 representative. -
South Carolina 87 Iowa 75 (NCAA Women's Championship)
The Professor replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in College Basketball
South Carolina was just too tall for Iowa. They owned the boards and blocked or altered way too many shot attempts by the Hawkeyes. I sure hope Coach Brooks is able to bring in some talented size to the UK program. That’s something that has been lacking just about every year and it’s difficult to compete in the SEC without it. -
Open Job: Powell County
The Professor replied to TribeTime's topic in KY Boys Basketball (High School)
Powell County has 649 students grades 9-12 Estill County has 646 grades 9-12. Almost identical enrollments. Perry Central and Letcher Central are both larger but not by a great amount. I agree, both these 56th district schools should be a competitive factor every year in basketball in the 14th region. They definitely have the numbers. They just need the player development, which starts in the lower grades. -
Iowa 71 UConn 69 (NCAA Women's Final 4)
The Professor replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in College Basketball
Huge blocking foul on UConn with seconds remaining and them down 1 point. -
Hazard is an easy pick as the region favorite next year. They return everyone from a 27-6 team. They probably had the best team from top to bottom this year but Breathitt was able to squeeze the Bulldogs for 2 of their 6 losses. The two teams were 2-2 in the games they played with Hazard’s 2 losses to the Bobcats both overtime games. They matched up pretty good with Hazard and basketball can be a game of matchups. Hazard beat eventual region winner Perry Central all three games they played. The Commodores lose Kizer Sloan but have all other players back. Breathitt graduates Isaac Bellamy and Jaxon Hamilton but return Sperry, Terry, and Gross. I had heard some rumblings that Sperry might transfer to a prep school but that as of late that may not occur.
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UConn 77 Illinois 52 (NCAA Elite 8)
The Professor replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in College Basketball
UConn’s blood has become more blue than the celebrated Blue Bloods of the college game. They have joined the ranks. I don’t think anyone can beat them again this year. They will have 6 national titles, tying North Carolina. -
Alabama 89 Clemson 82 (NCAA Elite 8)
The Professor replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in College Basketball
Two traditional football powers playing for a trip to the Final Four. As Dylan said in his song, “the times they are a-changing.” -
Duke 54 Houston 51 (NCAA Sweet 16)
The Professor replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in College Basketball
Sorry, I can’t ever hope that Duke goes far in men’s basketball. 😁 I’ll just take a chance on it not affecting Kentucky in any way. -
Tennessee 82 Creighton 75 (NCAA Sweet 16)
The Professor replied to 16thBBall Fan's topic in College Basketball
I believe, and one will never know, that if Kentucky could have figured out Oakland’s zone and also kept their 25 year old accountant from having the game of his life, they would have gone deep into this tournament, maybe even won it. When I see some of the remaining teams that made the Sweet 16 they don’t look like they have any special advantages over UK when the Cats were at the top of their game. It’s sad it ended like it did.- 1 reply
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