Today's post has nothing to do with Kendall's son Noah and it has nothing to do with Dick Vitale. However, the two guys are so photogenic that the world should see their picture together. It may never happen again. The family of Git's were lucky enough to run into Dickie V at a restaurant in Sarasota, I think. I was glad to hear that he was very personable and nice enough to give a few minutes of his time. Now on to the irrelevant news.
My Dad and Step-Mother are in Russia on a business trip/vacation. If they don't get too drunk on the vodka and miss their plane, they will be home this week with some very interesting photos and videos. Cathy has emailed a few times and said that the Russians raise a toast to everything. They have had to fake drinking their vodka many times. I bet Cathy has done the most faking. If they can get it through customs I will have myself an authentic bottle of some of Russia's finest. I can't stand to even smell vodka, but it will be a great souvenir anyway. I hope it makes it. Please remember them as they make their long flight home. I hope they have many pictures of famous Russians such as Ivan Drago, Nikolai Volkoff, Ivan and Nikita Koloff, and Lyndall Kantgitoff.
It's been a big few weeks for former Wildcat basketball players and coaches. Rajon Rondo became a champion with the Boston Celtics. Tayshaun Prince was named to the USA Olympic team. Tubby (President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches) stuck it to Billy Clyde when the NABC put out a statement asking coaches to not secure commitments from guys until after their sophomore year of high school. Former Tubby assistant Scott Rigot landed a job at Duquense University and promptly signed Morakinyo Williams. I guess that counts as a big week for Rigot. Jamaal Magloire made Wojo tap out in 6 out of his 7 dreams last week. Patrick Sparks didn't go to jail. And the biggest news of the week, Saul Smith signed an endorsement deal with Soul Glo.
In high school news, Dakotah Euton, a UK basketball recruit was ruled ineligible to play next year for Scott County. Whoever runs the KHSAA should be ashamed. I realize they have to control recruiting even at the high school level, but this kid's family actually HAD to move. His father's company closed down their offices in Ashland and he had two options. Transfer to North Carolina with the company or take a job in the Lexington area. His son didn't want to move out of state because it is his dream to try and win Mr. Basketball in his home state. They toured all the Lexington area schools as well as Scott County. They did their homework, and they liked the facilities and team better at Scott County. So, they bought a home in the Scott County school district. However, since his son is a high profile basketball player, the newspapers were all over the move and the Dad commented to a reporter that they chose Scott County for basketball reasons. Because of this, our beloved KHSAA has ruled the young Euton ineligible. This bothers me mostly because if he were a math whiz and wanted to join the Scott County academic team because he thought their math teachers were better, nothing would be said. This is a kid who is going to be using basketball to get himself a college education, possibly even play professionally. His family HAD to move. Why shouldn't he be able to choose a school which he and his family believes will best suit his preparation for college and possibly his career. It blows my mind and I would like to hear your thoughts, especially you teachers.
Apparently that "lost" Amazon tribe who had never had human contact outside of the tribe was a hoax. This was a story all over the news a few weeks back. Some photographer took pictures from the sky of this tribe and their huts and what not. Now he is saying this tribe has been known about since the early 1900's. He just wanted to discourage loggers from tearing apart the forests. I have wasted minutes of my life reading and typing about this crap that I will never get back, and now you have too. That's the only real reason I posted this junk. I didn't want to be the only one. Now print this and go build a new house so those loggers have to work harder.
Scott Bunch once again took his team to victory last Sunday at Bremen. He is quickly becoming a legend. Rumor has it that his jersey will be retired and will hang from the rafters of Bremen gym. The main problem is that Bunch doesn't have a jersey. He does have an old KBA shirt, as well as an old airbrushed shirt that says "I'm nuts over Clint Allen". Grant Sharp is putting together a commitee of Bremen teachers to decide which shirt to frame for the ceremony.
Since I mentioned Sharp, I would like to close this post by congratulating him on his lucrative endorsement deal with Dodge. They were looking for someone to promote the new Charger, and who better to do that than the charger himself, Coach Sharp. Have a nice day!!!!!!
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