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Alot of Kentucky Basketball fans are watching the clock, the wins clock that is. At the beginning of the year, Kentucky basketball held a slim 16 win lead on the Tarheels of North Carolina for All-time wins.

I always call Kentucky the all-time winningest team in college basketball. But for me it is a combination title. Yes, they have the most total wins, but they also have the fewest losses of any team in the top 50, maybe even more. UNC is withing 16 wins, but they have 78 more losses. UK has… Continue

Deh Deh Deh.....Deh Deh Deh. This just in, ESPN SportsCenter is talking about that awesome SG who is on a real tear this year. There is just one problem. They keep miss-pronouncing his name.......by alot. I'm not sure how Stu, Dickie V, Winer, Wingo, Bilas, and the rest of these guys are all mispronouncing it the same way. It is ludicrous!! How do you get... "STEPHEN CURRY"

out of a name spelle… Continue

Yes, Michael Porter has had much better games as of late. But, is that because of late none of our opponents have had guards that could really apply any pressure on Porter; offensively or defensively? This new label of "steadying influence" all started in the Indiana game. You know how someone says a girl has a nice personality when you ask what is she like? It is a tell-tale sign that she isn't a looker, right? OK, well, calling Porter a "steadying influence" is a nice way of saying he doesnt m… Continue

"Hey!, pay attention"....says Coach......listen to Dad...he'll see you through these times.......

Oh, how the numbers comfort me…….

The 2008-2009 UK Basketball season has not gotten off to the greatest of starts. Last year was Billy Gillispie’s first season as head coach at the most storied program in NCAA History. However, he screwed up; he went ahead and started improv… Continue

OK, that hurt. But, did it hurt you for the same reasons it hurt me? Let’s find out. I was hurt because once again Coach Billy decided to start Michael Porter at point guard. In hockey, they have a rating system called the “plus/minus”. Using the statistics available I was able to make this system apply to UK basketball. Here are the numbers, and if Coach isn’t reading this, I hope someone who has his ear will pass it along.

In the first two games of this season a very ugly trend has come to li… Continue