UK has now lost 6 games.

abcfan2005 wrote: UK has now lost 6 games.

Four first round picks on his roster, with one the likely first overall...Cal sucks.

Yes, and probably 4 or 5 more 1st rounders next year. Still in the running for Randle, Wiggins, and Gordon.  But nobody ever gets hurt at UK. The 1 year pro prep school!!  What college??????

State could have used Mays' seven rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes at Oxford in the UVA game last night.

beep beep

UK 87 #16 Ole Miss 74

at Oxford, MS

OldNorthStatesman wrote: State could have used Mays' seven rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes at Oxford in the UVA game last night.

He would have exhausted his eligibilty at State by now unless he redshirted at State.

I liked Julius Mays. He was an excellent free throw shooter. Lowe should have let him play shooting guard position instead of trying to make him a point guard.

packfan92 wrote:

OldNorthStatesman wrote: State could have used Mays' seven rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes at Oxford in the UVA game last night.

He would have exhausted his eligibilty at State by now unless he redshirted at State.

Mays graduated from Wright State. He could have enrolled this year as a graduate student at the U.N.C. co -flagship, N.C. State University, without sitting out a year. This is what he has done at U.K.

Wasn't the knock on Mays was that he was slow as molasses?

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He's on the basketball team at Kentucky, not the track team. Apparently he's fast enough for John Calipari.

if he had of remained at State, then he would not have had to sit out the year that he did at Wright State and would have used up his 4 years finishing up last year as his senior year.  Unless he had reshirted one year.

He had 2 years of eligibility left when he transferred fron State, he used 1 at Wright State (and sat ou a year) and now using his 4th year at Ky. 

OldNorthStatesman wrote:

packfan92 wrote:

OldNorthStatesman wrote: State could have used Mays' seven rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes at Oxford in the UVA game last night.

He would have exhausted his eligibilty at State by now unless he redshirted at State.

Mays graduated from Wright State. He could have enrolled this year as a graduate student at the U.N.C. co -flagship, N.C. State University, without sitting out a year. This is what he has done at U.K.

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That's correct. Also, once he got his degree at Wright State he could have returned to N.C. State and played this season.

Nice game for Mays yesterday.

By John clay — Herald-Leader Sports Columnist

"Uncle Julius" as he's known in Lexington lit it up again this weekend.


KY 90
MO 83 (OT)

 Julius Mays had 24 points on 6-12 shooting, 4-8 from 3, 8-9 from the line, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and only 1 turnover. Game ball.

Got to give the kid credit. He played great on Saturday night. UK had to have that game and they played like it.

OldNorthStatesman wrote: ^
That's correct. Also, once he got his degree at Wright State he could have returned to N.C. State and played this season.

why would he want to come back here and again listen to all the complaining about how he was not ACC caliber material.  I am glad he is proving all the complainers on here wrong.

blpack90 wrote: Got to give the kid credit. He played great on Saturday night. UK had to have that game and they played like it.

How did CJ's mini me play?

That's what a strong work ethic and good coaching can do. Good for you Julius.

can't remember the posters name but he swore up and down that J Mays was an average YMCA player and that when he played pick up ball with him you could tell he was not very good.

Drlada wrote: can't remember the posters name but he swore up and down that J Mays was an average YMCA player and that when he played pick up ball with him you could tell he was not very good.

Maybe he was playing down to the competition.

Well it was while he was at NCSU

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Drlada wrote: can't remember the posters name but he swore up and down that J Mays was an average YMCA player and that when he played pick up ball with him you could tell he was not very good.

Maybe he was playing down to the competition.

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If you can hit shots and not turn the ball over, you can play on a D1 team.

Drlada wrote: Well it was while he was at NCSU

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Drlada wrote: can't remember the posters name but he swore up and down that J Mays was an average YMCA player and that when he played pick up ball with him you could tell he was not very good.

Maybe he was playing down to the competition.

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That person was most probably a troll.

I'm glad that Mays is doing well at Kentucky.  I always liked him.  By all accounts he was a good teammate, good ambassador, and hosted some key recruits (who we landed) on visits.  

I always thought Mays was a solid player who was woefully misused by Lowe.  Had we let him play SG then I think he'd have been just fine.  He was just another of Sid's failed PG experiments.

Oh, and Mays always looked like Mike Tyson's little brother to me.  The similarity was uncanny.

Coach Cal knows what Mays means

"I don't know where this team would be without him."

That's how Coach Cal sums up Julius Mays' one season at Kentucky.

"He's ended up taking on a leadership role and done a great job with it. When he scores, we're really good," Cal said, "but when he doesn't score, we're still okay because  he'll rebound, he'll assist and he's giving a calming presence. His thing is 'I wish I was coached this way for four years.' "

(ukathletics.com, 3/15/13)

Way to make it all about you Cal.

They actually changed the name of the school to Wrong State.

The future is bright for Wright and Coach Billy Donlan.






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