Recent content by beamrider

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    OT: Minnesota’s Reggie Lynch

    Fitzphile, you forgot about Dave Winfield. Very active in the brawl as I recall. Switched sports and became a baseball Hall of Famer! All is good!
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    Rank your top six shooters at NU?

    Yes, Todd Leslie! 15 consecutive 3s would seem unattainable by todays' shooters. Vedran was very very good. Ditto for Shurna. Game on the line???? Tre Demps.
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    So, Young is pretty good then?

    Yes, Jitim was pretty darn good!
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    Bo Ryan about done

    Sorry, but he didn't reflect "all class" after the loss to Duke.
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    Bo Ryan

    I admire the coaches named here and would not belittle any of them or their coaching ability. Having said that, I agree with Styre and feel his comments are right on. For a terrific insight into Coach K's coaching technique and mindset (also Rick Pitino's), see the book "The Last Great Game"...
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    Tyler Ullis

    Gladeskat, ha ha. That's good! I don't know what they're majoring in, but in some cases you may be right. By the way, what did Jershon Cobb major in?
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    Tyler Ullis

    Virginia, fair enough. Here's some verifiable information that might help sway your perception. Arguably Kentucky's best player this year is Alex Poythress, who tore his ACL 8 games into the season. Alex is a junior on schedule to get his degree this May. Alex finished his freshman year...
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    Tyler Ullis

    Virginia, where's the evidence to support your "point"? Or if it's just speculation, what's the source of your information? Thank you.
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    Tyler Ullis

    willycat, I'm not the NCAA, I'm just passing on information from the NCAA. I was able to find that as of the most recent semester, fall 2014, Kentucky men's basketball had a grade point average of 3.12 (as opposed to Kentucky football at 2.43). 13 of the 16 rostered basketball players had a gpa...
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    Tyler Ullis

    Latest Academic Progress Rate for men's basketball for selected teams, as per the NCAA. Duke 995 Kentucky 989 NU 980 Michigan State 980 Wisconsin 975 Illinois 957 North Carolina 938 note to Kentucky bashers. Kentucky has a better APR than us per the NCAA.