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The 2012-13 season in underway, and just like in 1989 and 2009, the Kentucky Wildcats will struggle to make the NCAA Tournament. To stay apprised and educated, follow me on Twitter @NotJerryTipton. Here’s the weekly notebook:
*Dissident: Kentucky fans are giddy about UK’s recruiting haul for the class of 2013. However, on Monday John Calapari published a shocking missive on his website in which he essentially said that these players are no good. It was a rare moment of candor and honesty from the UK head man. In the article, he blasted the high school seniors, lamenting the fact that they have no idea “how hard they have to work.” He also said that the honors and accolades bestowed on the young stars “means nothing.” Similarly, he complained that the freshmen-to-be would not enable the 2013-14 Cats to “achieve their goals.” Blunt, to be sure, but it is nice to see Coach Cal say what many of us have been saying all along: These guys just aren’t that good.
*Not For You: UK freshman Willie Cauley-Stein was named the SEC’s Freshman of the Week last week. This was not what Kentucky fans wanted to see. There are four highly-touted freshmen on this team, and if one of them decides to claim an award for himself — to the exclusion of his teammates — then chemistry problems are bound to surface. And though WCS had a chance to make amends by publicly dedicating the award to his fellow frosh, he opted not to do so, saying in effect “this award is mine, and the rest of you can go straight to hell.” Wow. Shocking (implied) words from the soft-spoken Kansan. No wonder this team has already lost twice as many games as last year’s team did all season.
*Nothingman: Last Sunday, UK commit Karl Towns, Jr. allegedly achieved a quadruple double. This does not bode well for Kentucky. Assuming the statistics are accurate (a videotape of the game has yet to be produced, so this very well could be an outright lie), then Towns is obviously playing against weak competition. How will he be prepared for the rigors of college basketball by playing against a bunch of kids who are smaller than he is, and not as good as him? And to make matters worse, Towns allegedly broke a rim while dunking a ball during the game, which means that not only is he playing against subpar competition, but he is also playing on subpar equipment. Imagine his shock when he gets to Memorial Coliseum and finds out that the rims are sturdy enough to withstand dunkshots. I’m not Nostradamus, but this has disaster written all over it.
* On this date: On this date in 2012, Indiana had already experienced the high point of their entire season.
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January 11th, 2013 at 12:02 pm
So true Indiana.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
“On this date in 2012, Indiana had already experienced the high point of their entire season”. Best. Statement. Ever.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:11 pm
mmmmmm. Pearl Jam.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:19 pm
“Shocking(implied) words…” lol
January 11th, 2013 at 12:21 pm
Haha seeing NJT type blunt is almost as funny as our new fball coach tweeting out that he’s sitting on an O…
January 11th, 2013 at 12:29 pm
I’m sorry but I just don’t see Stein saying that…he’s a good team mate
January 11th, 2013 at 12:32 pm
The Cats will make the NCAA tournament. We’ll get our 20 plus wins against a down SEC, but we’ll have enough starpower to make the tournament. We will probably win the first round and then get bumped by some up and coming Butler type. Then we will see the sad faces of these freshmen as they declare for the NBA. The program will continue and we will be back and win the final four within three years. All is well.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:38 pm
you’re kidding, right 6?
January 11th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
6 – I’m so sick of seeing this kind of thing. All you people claiming to be realists or whatever get so much joy out of trying to crush the hopes of normal fans. All of us know that is likely to happen, but if you don’t believe or get excited about the chance that our team will put something together and make a really good run, what is the point of being a fan? Your life must suck.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
That was supposed to be to 7, my bad.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
It’s sad isnt it #8? Anybody here seen the movie ‘Idiocracy’? I said it when I first watched it and I’ll say it here….it’s a comedy but is as prophetic as it is hilarious IMO. SMH.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Criticize Cauley-Stein winning freshman of the week ?!? Unbelievable. And by not dedicating the award causing chemistry problems? Jerry, your LHL won a Pulitzer for no less than printing garbage! Your paper’s causing the chemistry problems bud. LHL’s the one who told UK fans to “go straight to hell” by accepting that award!
January 11th, 2013 at 12:50 pm
11 I’m just going to tell myself that Jeff was just going along w the whole “I don’t get NJT” joke and he was just kidding around. I choose to believe that, bc the other option is indeed sad.
January 11th, 2013 at 12:52 pm
12 you’re just going along with the joke too, right? why do people want to make us think they are that dumb? why is it entertaining to see others point out stupidity?
January 11th, 2013 at 12:56 pm
13 also add number 12 to that list
January 11th, 2013 at 12:57 pm
13, 14 My bad, you got this
January 11th, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Love NJT! I also think it’s funny that people don’t get the fact that this is a type of satire
January 11th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Hey grits n’ gravy hows the world series of dice going? Love dave chappelle and eddie griffin. And people on here crack me up. I tune in to this post just to see people argue over it EVERY FREAKIN FRIDAY
January 11th, 2013 at 1:02 pm
#17–I don’t find it funny. I do find it to be an indictment on our country’s aggregate intelligence.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:02 pm
14. yeah, kidding. got caught up with the “most ridiculous manner” stuff.
January 11th, 2013 at 1:03 pm
What #17 said, really enjoy reading NJT
January 11th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
# 18- It got robbed again of course
January 11th, 2013 at 2:22 pm
“Imagine his shock when he gets to Memorial Coliseum and finds out that the rims are sturdy enough to withstand dunkshots” Hilarious!
January 11th, 2013 at 3:02 pm
Woah why is everybody getting mad at me…this a Kentucky site, i want the writers to not assume the worst all the time. Period. Tipton has barely ever given UK any credit.
January 11th, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Where is Yellow Ledbetter?
January 12th, 2013 at 12:55 am
I will continue to believe that anyone who claims ignorance in the comments section of NJT is actually working on a higher plane of satire, where they’ve taken the joke one step further. And maybe, just maybe, those that get mad at the “ignorant” ones, are taking it even further. It’s a cycle I’ve convinced myself exists, so I can read all the comments and retain some confidence in the intelligence of our fanbase…