UK Claims 10-point Victory Over Tide

Still no real details concerning the status of Ramon Harris (at least nothing that I can find at the time of this posting). I suppose we just have to sit tight and hope for the best.

In the meantime, I think I have a new favorite play for this year. Was it the Patterson jam? No. DeAndre Liggins finally draining a 3-pointer? Nope. The Perry Stevenson head fake, then up and under for a dunk? Negative.

Each of those were great in their own way. But my favorite has to be the Jodie Meeks head-first dive to corral a loose ball-- and that would be regardless of the ultimate outcome of that particular sequence. (Although the technical called on Gottfried for complaining about the play did make me giggle.)

I just really, really loved the way Meeks sold out for that one. It says so much about the guy, and by extension, the effort this team has been giving in these conference games. It was not in the waning minutes; it did not change the game per se; it was just a pure, hard-nosed, I want the ball more than you want the ball type of play. The guy is a superstar, averaging 25+ per game, and here he is out there sacrificing his body like a walk-on looking for extra minutes. Hats off to Mr. Meeks. Loved it.

After the first half that UK put in, I wasn't too sure this one would be that easy down the stretch. I did figure the Cats would rally, but with it being at Tuscaloosa and with baskets being very hard to come by, I thought we were looking at more of a football score type of day. Remember, Kentucky was sitting on 19 at the half.

Patterson being limited by foul trouble obviously limited the team offensively. Big Pat only scored 6, but Perry Stevenson stepped out of the phone booth with another double-double and 'Bama just looked discombobulated for most of the final 20 minutes. Something tells me that Perry likes staying under the radar, but he has a big ticker himself. He has some pride. He's maybe more of the quiet sort, but he likes wearing that Kentucky on his chest, and Coach G is starting to push the right buttons with the guy and putting him in situations where he can succeed.

So the Big Blue Express rolls over the Tide and next rolls into Oxford on Tuesday to face Ole Miss. Hopefully by then, Ramon Harris will be ready and able to join them.