Patterson's mom: UK not at fault, he's still interested

[Caveman Catfan]

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/15115079.htm

Update on Nash, as well.

[UKSam]

I guess I am still in the dark ages, but I hope that Hobbs did more than text message an apology.Don't we still have a fax machine?

[Caveman Catfan]

This is good news.

And, clearly Patterson's mom thought the text apology was significant. There is nothing from thisarticle to believe it was not sufficient, nor that a text message was all that was offered from the UK staff.

She seems satisfied. No need for conjecture suggesting the contrary.

[Blue Heaven]

Sounds like Nash will be a Cat. If not this year then next year. Either way, I feel Tubby is in position to get Nash regardless. Could be VERY interesting next year. Can you imagine if we got Nash, Patterson, and Hickson? We could be scary good next year. And, IMO, we could easily be that this year. Tubby is going to silence his critics.

[trublue4life]

UKSam wrote: I guess I am still in the dark ages, but I hope that Hobbs did more than text message an apology.Don't we still have a fax machine?
The text message was most likely sent during a period when text messaging was the only contact allowed per NCAA rules. The NCAA hasn't placed restrictions on text messaging...yet.

[Doug Hardin]

I found this quote kind of funny coming from Patterson's mom.

"You can't just get that at Kentucky,"[Mrs. Patterson]said. "You can get that anywhere. You don't have to go to Kentucky to get hotties. You can get hotties everywhere."

And this sounds promising when I had pretty much given up on Nash coming to Lexington.

Sidney Nash, the player's father, said Kentucky is his choice.

"I'd be in summer school already," he said. "But I don't want to put too much pressure on him. Hopefully, he'll make the right decision."

Though it makes me wonder why he hasn't gone ahead and committed.

Edit: I was misreading Sidney Nash's quote. I thought "his" meant "Tyrone's," not "Sidney's." Now I understand why he hasn't committed.

[poodoo]

Tubby is going to silence his critics. QUOTE by Blue Heaven

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That would be heavenly, Blue Heaven. :cool::cool::cool:

[poodoo]

Thanks for the link, Caveman. It's a good read, both about Patterson and Nash. Too, I hope Nash listens to his father. :)

[Caveman Catfan]

poodoo wrote: Thanks for the link, Caveman. It's a good read, both about Patterson and Nash. Too, I hope Nash listens to his father. :)
As always poodoo, you are most welcome.

[Swimmer4uk]

for some reason this just sticks out to me. i don't know what it is, but i just feel like this hurt us with him somehow. even though its publicity, its more negative publicity. hope i'm wrong, usually am!

[blueheretic]

Blue Heaven wrote: Tubby is going to silence his critics. QUOTE by Blue Heaven

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I am hoping...

[KennesawCat]

Looks like Patterson is trying to make his choice from a list of 9 schools, this according to scout. We've gone from "High" on his list to just one of many.

[poodoo]

blueheretic wrote: Blue Heaven wrote: Tubby is going to silence his critics. QUOTE by Blue Heaven

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I am hoping...
:thumbup

[DCWildcat]

KennesawCat wrote: Looks like Patterson is trying to make his choice from a list of 9 schools, this according to scout. We've gone from "High" on his list to just one of many.

Yeah, it's kind of confusing. We're getting a visit from him, along with Wake, Dook, Florida, and one more, though, leading me to believe we have to be in the top 5.

[audacious1]

Does anyone have the scoop on Florida's scholarship situation? Looking at the Scout 100, they've got committments from Alex Tyus (PF) and Nick Calathes (PG) and are still going after Patterson, JJ Hickson, DeJuan Blair, George Goode, Trevor Mbakwe, A.J. Stewart and Justin Knox. That's SEVEN power forwards that Florida is looking at! Throw in a SF in Chandler Parsons and a couple of Centers with Martavius Adams and Solomon Alabi and it looks like Florida isthrowing quite the wide net.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&pid=88&cfg=bb&yr=2007

I don't know how many of those have been Offered, but man, it justseems like they can'thave favorites if they're looking at everyone!

To be fair, Kentucky is listed to quite a few as well. I wonder how accurate theseWeb pages are?

[katfever]

Tre Pryor wrote: Does anyone have the scoop on Florida's scholarship situation? Looking at the Scout 100, they've got committments from Alex Tyus (PF) and Nick Calathes (PG) and are still going after Patterson, JJ Hickson, DeJuan Blair, George Goode, Trevor Mbakwe, A.J. Stewart and Justin Knox. That's SEVEN power forwards that Florida is looking at! Throw in a SF in Chandler Parsons and a couple of Centers with Martavius Adams and Solomon Alabi and it looks like Florida isthrowing quite the wide net.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&pid=88&cfg=bb&yr=2007

I don't know how many of those have been Offered, but man, it justseems like they can'thave favorites if they're looking at everyone!

To be fair, Kentucky is listed to quite a few as well. I wonder how accurate theseWeb pages are?
Donavan is a very effective recruiter, has 2 final fours, a title and one of the hottest programs in the nation. UK, under Tubby, is the exact opposite right now and he and his staff are spotty recruiters at best. UF already has 4 or 5 top 100 recruits in the bag next year. Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

[audacious1]

katfever wrote: Tre Pryor wrote: Does anyone have the scoop on Florida's scholarship situation? Looking at the Scout 100, they've got committments from Alex Tyus (PF) and Nick Calathes (PG) and are still going after Patterson, JJ Hickson, DeJuan Blair, George Goode, Trevor Mbakwe, A.J. Stewart and Justin Knox. That's SEVEN power forwards that Florida is looking at! Throw in a SF in Chandler Parsons and a couple of Centers with Martavius Adams and Solomon Alabi and it looks like Florida isthrowing quite the wide net.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&pid=88&cfg=bb&yr=2007

I don't know how many of those have been Offered, but man, it justseems like they can'thave favorites if they're looking at everyone!

To be fair, Kentucky is listed to quite a few as well. I wonder how accurate theseWeb pages are?
Donavan is a very effective recruiter, has 2 final fours, a title and one of the hottest programs in the nation. UK, under Tubby, is the exact opposite right now and he and his staff are spotty recruiters at best. UF already has 4 or 5 top 100 recruits in the bag next year. Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

Actually, like I just posted according to Scout's Top 100, Florida has 2 committments and a BUNCH of interest.

[DCWildcat]

katfever wrote:Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

No. Just, no.

Donovan's recruiting has been way overvalued, fwiw. His talent level has been almost identical to ours, at best marginally ahead, based on rivals/scout rankings.

[katfever]

Tre Pryor wrote: katfever wrote: Tre Pryor wrote: Does anyone have the scoop on Florida's scholarship situation? Looking at the Scout 100, they've got committments from Alex Tyus (PF) and Nick Calathes (PG) and are still going after Patterson, JJ Hickson, DeJuan Blair, George Goode, Trevor Mbakwe, A.J. Stewart and Justin Knox. That's SEVEN power forwards that Florida is looking at! Throw in a SF in Chandler Parsons and a couple of Centers with Martavius Adams and Solomon Alabi and it looks like Florida isthrowing quite the wide net.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&pid=88&cfg=bb&yr=2007

I don't know how many of those have been Offered, but man, it justseems like they can'thave favorites if they're looking at everyone!

To be fair, Kentucky is listed to quite a few as well. I wonder how accurate theseWeb pages are?
Donavan is a very effective recruiter, has 2 final fours, a title and one of the hottest programs in the nation. UK, under Tubby, is the exact opposite right now and he and his staff are spotty recruiters at best. UF already has 4 or 5 top 100 recruits in the bag next year. Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

Actually, like I just posted according to Scout's Top 100, Florida has 2 committments and a BUNCH of interest.

Rivals says he has 4- check it out.

[katfever]

DCWildcat wrote: katfever wrote:Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

No. Just, no.

Donovan's recruiting has been way overvalued, fwiw. His talent level has been almost identical to ours, at best marginally ahead, based on rivals/scout rankings.
Ur wrong, just wrong. lol I said Billy has been a more EFFECTIVE recruiter. It shows in the teams performance last year. Not only that, hehas been abetter coach than Tubby the last couple of years- beaten Tubbystraight up the last 3 or 4 times, won the SEC tourney title the last two years, and won a NCAA title. He has left Tubby in the dust- Billy adjusts, Tubby, well, it is the same old same old except for the S and C coach. It all rides on this year for Tubby- in recruiting and coaching.

[DCWildcat]

katfever wrote: DCWildcat wrote: katfever wrote:Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

No. Just, no.

Donovan's recruiting has been way overvalued, fwiw. His talent level has been almost identical to ours, at best marginally ahead, based on rivals/scout rankings.
Ur wrong, just wrong. lol I said Billy has been a more EFFECTIVE recruiter. It shows in the teams performance last year. Not only that, hehas been abetter coach than Tubby the last couple of years- beaten Tubbystraight up the last 3 or 4 times, won the SEC tourney title the last two years, and won a NCAA title. He has left Tubby in the dust- Billy adjusts, Tubby, well, it is the same old same old except for the S and C coach. It all rides on this year for Tubby- in recruiting and coaching.

If you really think "effective recruiter" can be pigeonholed into exactly what you've written above........I don't even know what to say, except that I'm sorry for you.

You've backed yourself against the wall with your absurd denial of the obvious. It's ok to be wrong. Let it go. Your tone is the most insecure I've ever heard on this board.

And you need to stop with the intellectual dishonesty. It's out of control, and this post, like many of yours, reeks with it. I sent you a PM because I didn't want to make this a public issue, but it just made you worse. So I'm going to call you out on it publicly.

[katfever]

DCWildcat wrote: katfever wrote: DCWildcat wrote: katfever wrote:Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

No. Just, no.

Donovan's recruiting has been way overvalued, fwiw. His talent level has been almost identical to ours, at best marginally ahead, based on rivals/scout rankings.
Ur wrong, just wrong. lol I said Billy has been a more EFFECTIVE recruiter. It shows in the teams performance last year. Not only that, hehas been abetter coach than Tubby the last couple of years- beaten Tubbystraight up the last 3 or 4 times, won the SEC tourney title the last two years, and won a NCAA title. He has left Tubby in the dust- Billy adjusts, Tubby, well, it is the same old same old except for the S and C coach. It all rides on this year for Tubby- in recruiting and coaching.

If you really think "effective recruiter" can be pigeonholed into exactly what you've written above........I don't even know what to say, except that I'm sorry for you.

You've backed yourself against the wall with your absurd denial of the obvious. It's ok to be wrong. Let it go. Your tone is the most insecure I've ever heard on this board.

And you need to stop with the intellectual dishonesty. It's out of control, and this post, like many of yours, reeks with it. I sent you a PM because I didn't want to make this a public issue, but it just made you worse. So I'm going to call you out on it publi
LOL If you have problems with reading comprehension, there are several avenues to take to help you cope with your problem. Quit trying to blame your own feelings of inadequacy on other posters- that is the first step. :lol:The only thing that is a "public issue" is how ridiculous you look. "Intellectual dishonesty", "out of control", "absurb denial of the obvious" - I love it! That describes you to a T!!! LOLOL Billy is a more effective recruiter- and it does show on the court. He adjusted his style and filled his needs on his roster- irregardless of player rankings. His NCAA title, SEC title and stomping Tubby the last 3 or 4 times is proof of that. Tubby meanwhile can't get a power forward to commit inspite of the obvious need. To deny that would be "intellectually dishonest"- or maybe an "absurb denial of the obvious." :lol::cool:

[audacious1]

katfever wrote: Tre Pryor wrote: katfever wrote: Tre Pryor wrote: Does anyone have the scoop on Florida's scholarship situation? Looking at the Scout 100, they've got committments from Alex Tyus (PF) and Nick Calathes (PG) and are still going after Patterson, JJ Hickson, DeJuan Blair, George Goode, Trevor Mbakwe, A.J. Stewart and Justin Knox. That's SEVEN power forwards that Florida is looking at! Throw in a SF in Chandler Parsons and a couple of Centers with Martavius Adams and Solomon Alabi and it looks like Florida isthrowing quite the wide net.

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&pid=88&cfg=bb&yr=2007

I don't know how many of those have been Offered, but man, it justseems like they can'thave favorites if they're looking at everyone!

To be fair, Kentucky is listed to quite a few as well. I wonder how accurate theseWeb pages are?
Donavan is a very effective recruiter, has 2 final fours, a title and one of the hottest programs in the nation. UK, under Tubby, is the exact opposite right now and he and his staff are spotty recruiters at best. UF already has 4 or 5 top 100 recruits in the bag next year. Hell, one could argue UT and LSU are hotter SEC programs than UK right now.

Actually, like I just posted according to Scout's Top 100, Florida has 2 committments and a BUNCH of interest.

Rivals says he has 4- check it out.

So the difference is that Rivals puts Adam Allen and Gary Clark in their Top 100 where Scout doesn't list them. I guess that's good news for us for the recruits we're fighting Florida for.