Are Malik Monk and DeAron Fox's wife fighting here?

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I wasn’t expecting this, she was too slow to be a starter, but improved late season, imo. I hope it didn’t catch Coach Brooks by surprise, can he find a backup Center for star Junior-to-be Streck?

I am sure that a lot of people think that the grief experienced from the loss of a long time companion is crazy, but I can tell you, mine is real, very real. My wife and I had to put down our 14 year old shis tzu (Casey) yesterday. This was one of the most excruciating, painful things that I have ever experienced. This is the 2nd time we have had to go thru this horrible experience. Both times, these loveable, cuddly dogs, contracted glaucoma, causing them to become blind. Our 1st shis tzu had back problems her entire life. Our 2nd one was basically healthy his entire life until his blindness. Both of these adorable creatures filled our life with joy and happiness. They would meet us at the door every day coming home from work. They could not wait for us to pick them up and hug them. They would shower us with "kisses". They were not pets, not dogs, they were our children, as we weren't blessed with any human children. Unfortunately, Casey had developed a cough, almost a crupe cough sound, that he could not shake. He had been on a couple types of medication for about 6 weeks. At one point, I thought that he had gotten over it, but it returned even worse. When he was enduring one of these coughing spells, it broke my heart. I'm not sure if it caused him to be in pain, but it had to hurt him every time they started. He was also on drops for his eyes, and some mild pain relief for arthritis. Before this cough, he would lay beside us on the couch all night, content to be in our lap or cuddled up beside us, especially the wife. After he developed the cough, he was unable to do that. He would rest for a short time and then he would have to move around before he could settle down again. Maybe that was a sign of pain, and I just wouldn't see it. In bed, he would sleep between us, with his head on one of our pillows. You can't believe how this caused us to love him even more. This morning, I awoke at 5 a.m. and saw the snow coming down. My first thought was that Casey didn't like the snow, then it hit me, he was gone, never to see the snow again, and I will never see him again. Funny he didn't like the snow, as he was snow white, with a soft cottony coat and a touch of gold on his ears. We called him our angel, and know he is with the angels, and my parents. Sorry for the ramblings of a 67 year old man that can't stop crying over his best friend's passing.

I heard on the radio that over 1000 college basketball players have entered the portal. Did any players on the current roster enter the portal?

Sorry if Germans.

With Tennessee 100%. Sorry if this has been posted already but all the pressure is on UT at this point. Will be the 3rd straight game they’ve been favored over us this year, we lost 2 key players for the year. I want this win as bad as anyone, but this loss will devastate UT fans 10x more than UK fans imo.

They really missed an opportunity to slay a dragon, with Watkins getting injured, they could beat USC, and likely, would've gotten a chance against the favorite (Connecticut) to get to the Final Four. What a bummer loss to K-State.

I WAS WRONG. I used the term “hard to beat a team three times” in reference to UK playing Alabama recently (who is an absolutely horrific matchup for UK). I just had a buddy send this stat in a group chat and the take and popular saying has been absolutely debunked.

“According to STATS LLC., there have been 981 similar matchups across Division I college basketball over the past 10 seasons. The teams entering the third game 2-0 are a combined 710-271 (.724 winning percentage) in the 3rd meeting.”

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When people bring up that UK has not been to the sweet 16 in a while show them this...and smile.

In all seriousness, poor girl. Someone she's known since high school. I hope he's tormented every day in prison.

I don't want to play the what if game, but if the clouds sway a different way over those few days last spring, we might be title favorites.

I guess I played the what if game

Good hire IMO

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If you're looking for a good place to watch games, Louisville is getting it's first one on 4/28. It's going to be on Bardstown Road by the Snyder. If you've never been to the one in Clarksville, it's Texas Roadhouse version of BW3. They have 80 TVs per store and a very varied menu. Steak, pizza, wings and a bunch of other stuff.

Was listening to Jay Wroght the other day talking about kentuckys defense and how much better it has gotten. He brought up a great point. When Mark put this team together none of them had ever played in his system or with each other They had to learn everything from scratch. So coach started with the offense and got it where it needed to be first and then brought the defense along during the rest of the year. They have greatly improved and I think will be fine going forward as long as we keep some of the same players in the system!

Thought this was interesting... wonder how many schools follow suit? They just made the NCAA Tournament this year.

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UK is back!

Can't compare their defense statistically, and to me that may be the most important trait for that position.
But still:

Name (Yrs remain) school, Ht Wt, Pt, Reb, Ast, TO, Stl+Blk (Stocks), FG%, 3pt% 3pt/gm, FT%
Dent (1) NM, 6'2 185, 20.4, 2.3, 6.4, 3.1, 1.4+0.9 (2.3), 49.0%, 40.9% 0.9, 78.4%
Agbim (1) Wyoming, 6'3 180, 17.6, 3.2, 3.4, 2.2, 1.1+0.3 (1.4), 46.9%, 43.7% 2.8, 78.5% (listed as SG though, and committed to Baylor)
Peterson (1) ETSU, 6'1 190, 19.5, 4.5, 3.7, 2.2, 2.0+0.2 (2.2), 46.8%, 42.2% 2.7, 73.3%
Thomas (2) UNLV, 6'1 185, 15.6, 2.0, 4.7, 1.9, 0.7+0.1 (0.8), 41.3%, 35.3% 0.9, 72.1%

Not yet in portal, but could go in:
Thorton (1) Ohio St, 6'2 215, 17.7, 3.4, 4.6, 1.5, 1.1+0.1 (1.2), 50.1%, 42.4% 1.8, 85.3%
Smith (1) Purdue, 6'0 175, 16.0, 4.5, 8.5, 3.0, 2.2+0.2 (2.4), 43.0%, 38.5% 2.3, 83.0%
Fears (2) Mich. St, 6'2, 190, 7.4, 2.1, 5.4, 2.0, 1.1+0.2 (1.3), 40.6%, 36.1% 0.4, 74.3%
Odum (1) Pepperdine, 6'1 160, 13.1, 3.2, 7.5, 2.6, 1.2+0.0 (1.2), 45.2%, 37.9% 1.7, 79.3%
Smith (1) Dayton, 6'0 175, 10.4, 2.9, 5.3, 2.1, 1.0+0.0 (1.0), 42.4%, 38.3% 0.9, 71.7%

(Stirtz has already committed to follow his coach to Iowa)

I am "watching" several portal threads....... I click on one where the alert says so and so replied to so and so thread..... it's post 286 and I have no idea who they are even talking about and all the replies it seems I've read a millions times...... I love this dude, he'd kill it here..... He's going to so and so........ I don't like this dude...... my dream portal class is..... and then you have to go waaayyy back to figure out which dude is the subject.

'Tis the season of portraling!