Tag: jodie meeks
Jodie Meeks exciting Bucks fans
I came across this article from Bucksetball.com, a Milwaukee Bucks blog (there’s truly a blog for everything) and ESPN affiliate, that talks about the Bucks need to improve their abysmal outside shooting from last year. The writer isn’t too encouraged about the possibilities, other than Jodie Meeks: What gets my hopes up a little bit [...]
Cementing a legacy: Patrick Patterson’s place in UK lore
Cast your minds back to two years ago last May. Billy Gillispie was but a month into his ill-fated tenure as Kentucky coach. UK had lost a coach in Tubby Smith and a big man in Randolph Morris. Gillispie was scrambling to put together a roster that could compete on the customary Big Blue level. [...]
The Pinkie’s first basketball offseason, the busiest in Bluegrass history
When we started Strait Pinkie almost 10 months ago, we had a list of about 10 different teams we had intentions of covering. However, with UK and UofL football in full swing and basketball just around the corner, we focused the bulk of our energies on the Cards and Cats. It served us well. As [...]
Jodie Meeks Dominates Las Vegas Summer League
After an impressive performance in the Las Vegas Summer League, it appears that Jodie Meeks should have a pretty good chance at making Milwaukee’s roster out of spring training. Of course, that will only be the case if Scott Skiles doesn’t pull a Billy Clyde and tell Jodie not to shoot the rock. The Bucks [...]
Jodie Meeks explodes for 29 in NBA Summer League
It’s been a while since the Milwaukee Bucks have looked smart, but it appears that Jodie Meeks is intent on changing that. Meeks, in an effort reminiscent of his exploits at UK, did everything he could to carry his team to victory, scoring 25 of his 29 points in the second half in an 85-84 [...]
UK football rumors are latest message board monster
Since sometime Sunday night or Monday morning, there’s been a monster lurking under the bed for every UK fan that keeps up with the message boards. If you’re not a message board type, maybe you haven’t heard. Reportedly, some UK football players were involved in an altercation late Saturday night at the Royal Lex Apartments [...]
Jodie Meeks scores 20 in NBA summer league play
Jodie Meeks continued his strong play in the NBA summer league, making the Milwaukee Bucks look smart for grabbing him with the 41st pick and giving him a 3 year contract. Jodie helped lead the Bucks to their third consecutive win, scoring 20 points on 8-12 shooting, including 2-3 from beyond the arc. Jodie has [...]
Jodie Meeks has another strong summer league performance
Jodie Meeks followed up on his 14 point debut for the Milwaukee Bucks in Vegas NBA summer league play by scoring 16 points in an 80-69 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Meeks was the second leading scorer, also playing the most minutes on his team, forming a dynamic back court duo with fellow rookie Brandon [...]
Never a quiet week in UK basketball
Outside of the beginning of the July recruiting period, I figured this past week wouldn’t be the worst to go MIA because of a trip down to South Florida for work. Well, it turned out that there wasn’t any earth shattering Kentucky news, but we did get a pretty steady stream of stuff going on [...]
Jodie Meeks, Juan Palacios on Bucks Summer League roster
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today the team’s roster for the 2009 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bucks 2009 draft picks Brandon Jennings (10th overall) and Jodie Meeks (41st overall) will join second year players Joe Alexander and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, as well [...]
Williams, Clark made the right call staying another year
Great article today from Eric Crawford of the Courier-Journal. It basically talks about how wise a decision it was by T-Will and Earl Clark to stay in school for another year. Crawford also points out how much money both made for themselves by staying with Slick Rick for one more season. He also touches on [...]
Jodie Meeks and the Bucks, a good fit?
OK, so it’s been a couple days now since Jodie Meeks was selected 41st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. I think I speak for many fellow UK fans when I say that a major component of my interest in the NBA is following UK players at the next level. In the past couple years, it [...]
A couple lunchtime notes on John Wall and Xavier Henry
I’ll keep this short but there are two interesting things floating around about John Wall and Xavier Henry today. First up, Dave Telep of Scout.com (subscription req’d) is reporting that John Wall has received word of a qualifying score on his college entrance exams and “is now one big step closer to being fully qualified” to play [...]
Hoops Report: Jodie Meeks has an early 2nd round guarantee
Hoops Report – Jodie Meeks received a guarantee early in the second round, and after verifying with sources, I am now confident that the promise was given by the Denver Nuggets at No. 34. Many people were wondering why Meeks opted to remain in the NBA Draft after the June 15 withdrawal deadline. He said [...]
Darius Miller – The Forgotten One
Following UK basketball this offseason has become nearly a full time job. First, we had the Gillispie-Calipari transition. Then we watched as John Calipari pieced together what may turn out to be the best recruiting class in Kentucky history. Before we could even catch our collective breath, news of major allegations against Memphis basketball broke. [...]
A thank you from Jodie Meeks
This was posted by Jodie Meeks on his website to say goodbye to his fans from Big Blue Nation: To the Big Blue Nation!!! I recently announced that I would be staying in the NBA draft and forgoing my senior season at UK. It seems like only yesterday when I and my teammates arrived as [...]
It’s been real Jodie Meeks
I don’t think that now is the time to try to break down and criticize Jodie Meeks decision to forgo his senior year at UK and stay in the NBA Draft. We have hashed and rehashed the pros and cons for staying and leaving by this point and the fact that he felt he had [...]
Pinkies Up!!! Adam Sandler Cats Edition
Five Quick Thoughts on Jodie’s Departure (John Clay’s Sidelines) T-Will Get Ready (UofL Card Game) NFL Writers adapting to meet Bloggers Cheetah-Like Immediacy (HHR) Sexy Stanley Cup Illustration (Gunaxin) Eva Longoria Yumps it up in GQ Mexico (Sports Crackle Pop) Not the best way to pick up a chick (Tasty Booze) The best way to [...]
Jodie Meeks will stay in NBA Draft
Word is breaking everywhere that Jodie Meeks has decided this morning to stay in the NBA Draft. We will have much more later, but here is Jeff Goodman’s blog post on the subject: Kentucky guard Jodie Meeks has decided to bypass his final season in college and will remain in the NBA Draft. According to [...]
