I am so fired up right now. Could Nick Richards become an all-time favorite Wildcat???? ... developing ...
Getting there. I had absolute confidence that Big Man was going to hit free throws when it counted against a very good team in a zoo road show. That's some rare air.
To see where he started to where he is now is amazing.
Like the Piglet stuff with Stoops, I hope we can just start appreciating that we are watching a mature Nick Richards go out night after night and kick *** without constantly talking about how much he sucked the last two years. I remember as a freshman that I openly hoped Cal would bench him for f***ing Brad and I was being only slightly sarcastic at the time. But those days are gone and Nick is a legitimately great player right now. So I'm going to just appreciate watching the guy,
He's got a shot on getting on my favorite Wildcat list, depending on how March and (hopefully) April go. The kid has weathered a bad beginning with absolute class and never once bitched or complained or threatened to transfer.
If he ends up being the SEC player of the year, that will be amazing.
* IMMANUEL QUICKLEY! He makes me feel like this.
Where did this come from? I both hope he can make the first round after this year based on him upping his game and want him to come back to lead this team next year.
To manage to play well enough that everyone overlooks what is truly one of the worst haircuts of all time is saying something.
* That win is going to help our NCAA seed big time.
* Montgomery and Sestina basically split minutes at the 4 last night. That's probably about right. Both bring some things to the table and have huge liabilities. I think Sestina's assets are far higher than what little Montgomery does bring to the table and I would like to see Calipari start tailoring our offense to make Sestina a much more valuable contributor but Cal is going to go with Montgomery for "defense" so it is what it is.
Kind of surprised to see Brooks melt under the pressure. With Whitney leaving, it is his time to shine and take the 4 spot hostage for the rest of this year and next.
* Awesome, awesome, awesome win against a good team. This bodes well for March.
I'm Huber Giddy this morning.