** I would like to make a correction to the comment below that UL has nothing in recruiting. As pointed out by the always informed David Yates, UL does have a solid power forward coming in next year in Justin Coleman. Coleman is a 6'5 210 SG out of Virginia and played at Huntington Prep. Coleman is ranked as the #50 prospect according to ESPN which is ahead of UK incoming guard Stacey Poole. Hopefully he plays well meaning I won't have to look at Mike Marra as much.
While nothing too major is going on, all of the teams have had some news worthy happenings lately. So to bring you up to speed:
- The Reds went 1-2 in their opening series with the Cardinals. Going up against Carpenter, Wainwright, and Penny, 1-2 isn't so bad. A weekend series vs. Chicago will be starting tonight followed by trips to Florida and Pittsburgh. Lets hope the bats can get going vs. the Cubs before the road trip. Side note: Why do all women love the Cubs? Seriously, no team has such a strong female base. Want proof? Ask three women who their favorite baseball team is, if one doesn't say the Cubs I'll give you your money back.
- It's still really early and there is absolutely no reason to panic, but it should be mentioned that our 4, 5, and 6 hitters (Phillips, Bruce, Rolen) went a combined 5-35 (.142) in the opening series. And you guys thought hitting would be an issue this year. Votto had 5 hits by himself.
- In basketball news, the UK men's team is losing more men than Jennifer Aniston (see ladies, we have jokes for you too). Cousins, Wall, Orton, and Bledsoe have all declared for the draft, and Patterson is most likely not far behind saying he will make his decision in a couple weeks and any reports about him so far one way or the other are false. Dayton is also losing high flyer (pun intended!) Chris Wright to the NBA draft. Jordan Crawford of Xavier, and Lance Stephenson of UC will be joining him. Needless to say the Cintucky talent pool will be much more shallow next season.
- In recruiting news, UL still has no one worth mentioning coming in next year. Their 2011 class, however, is loaded. UK has 2 committments thus far: SG/SF Stacey Poole and Turkish big man, Enes (what should I rhyme that name with?) Kanter. His sister Bagina Kanter will not be joining him.
Thats all for now but be sure to check back frequently for updates on the college basketball recruiting scene, spring football, the upcoming NFL draft, and our always positive coverage of the Reds.
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Have to disagree on the Louisville recruiting news. Justin Coleman, a SF from Huntington Prep in WV is a 4-5 star recruit, depending on which service you look at. Scout.com lists him as the #4 SF in the 2010 class (Poole is #11), while Rivals.com lists him as their #8 SF (Poole is #4). I'd say that's worth mentioning.
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