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Five things to watch 1. Kentucky's frontcourt With Kentucky freshman forward Patrick Patterson out for the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his left ankle, the Wildcats have had to rely on some creative combinations. For example, Kentucky coach Billy Gillispie is starting 6-foot-6 sophomore Derrick Jasper at power forward. Jasper started at point guard for UK last season. With ... [link]

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Liveblog: UK-Florida pre-game
Published 3/9/2008 by jclay@herald-leader.com at Sidelines
... The sub-head on my column this morning about Billy Gillispie's team-building was a bit misleading. The column did not say that UK's failure to hire Florida's Billy Donovan was best for the program. What column did say, or tried to say, was that despite this season's ups and downs, the way Gillispie had been able to get Kentucky to bond as a team spoke well for the program's future. From the Florida point of view: Last hope for the Gators? [Gainesville Sun] Gators have one last chance to redeem season. [Orlando Sentinel ...

Gator Basketball at Kentucky
Published 3/9/2008 by mlmintampa <info@alligatorarmy.com> at Alligator Army: Front Page Posts
... I've been pretty lucky. My teams have won a Stanley Cup, a Super Bowl, and numerous World Series. But none of that, even being at Game Seven when the Lightning won the Cup, compares to when the Gators have won titles. That's what has made this year so hard. When the Bucs, Lightning, or Yankees played poorly, I had someone to throw under the bus (Jon Gruden, defensemen not named Boyle, Alex Rodriguez). With the Gators, I only get upset at Dan Werner, especially when he makes comments like this; ...

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