Gary Parrish

Was that the best performance in UK history?

Meek's is a beast.

Glad to see some recognition from you Gary, although putting up 54 is hard to ignore

Was that the best performance in UK history?

I have never in my life would of thought Meeks would do this. Not sure if I can sleep now this night has turned out to be just 2 historically wonderful for a UK fan.

Was that the best performance in UK history?

Top to bottom.............Front to back........Simply no doubt....

Last year, in an injury riddled season, Jodie Meeks averaged 8 points a game.......wow if he coulda been healthy then.   No matter he leads us as we climb the ladder back to national prominence!

Was that the best performance in UK history?

Meeks may have his name in some heads now but realistically he has ZERO shot at winning the National Player of the Year. The only thing Meeks does statistically is fill up the points column. I know he's a good defender but voters only see stats. The fact that Stephen Curry scores the ball at a better rate, drops almost 6 dimes per, and grabs the same 4 boards a game Meeks does leaves Meeks no shot at the award. Curry is also among the nations leaders in steals per game.

Meeks is a good scorer but thats it. Right now I wouldn't put him in my Top 5. I'd still go Blake Griffin, Luke Harangody, Stephen Curry, Tyler Hansbrough, and me personally would put Dejuan Blair at 5 but putting Meeks here or even 4 would be no crime.

Meeks, POY...Not a Chance.

Meeks may have his name in some heads now but realistically he has ZERO shot at winning the National Player of the Year. The only thing Meeks does statistically is fill up the points column. I know he's a good defender but voters only see stats. The fact that Stephen Curry scores the ball at a better rate, drops almost 6 dimes per, and grabs the same 4 boards a game Meeks does leaves Meeks no shot at the award. Curry is also among the nations leaders in steals per game.

Meeks is a good scorer but thats it. Right now I wouldn't put him in my Top 5. I'd still go Blake Griffin, Luke Harangody, Stephen Curry, Tyler Hansbrough, and me personally would put Dejuan Blair at 5 but putting Meeks here or even 4 would be no crime.

Was that the best performance in UK history?

I wouldn't t say ZERO.  He will lead the country in scoring when it's all over. Plus Meeks has a better Fg % and 3pt FG %(42 to 36 ) than Curry. And let me tell you something else, leading Kentucky back to national prominence carries a little more prestige than leading Davidson into the field of 64.

Was that the best performance in UK history?

yea, but look at the level of play curry is in and meeks, you see what curry does, when he plays against real competions, he folds up.., No body is really challenging curry, Meeks is just out standing player, who is playing against better players then curry..,

So to me, Meeks is top player of the year.., you are right all they do is look at stats, but look at level of play...

Was that the best performance in UK history?

You are so right, about that...,

Was that the best performance in UK history?

In a regular season game against Tennessee????

When talking about Kentucky basketball you are talking about championship basketball.

Let's not get blinded simply by the numbers. What exactly was on the line? Conference title? Trip to the final four?

National title? No, no, and no.

I'm sure somewhere there was an equally gutty performance with INFINITELY more on the line than a win against Tenn.

A great night for sure, one for the ages. But one cannot forget the laundry list of important games and amazing performances

in UK basketball history.

Was that the best performance in UK history?

The big thing for me about Meeks.  He can finish hard driving layups almost 100% of the time.  You just can't say that about other "shooters" in college ball, including Curry.  Meeks has an all-around game.  He can get his own shot, inside with penetration or outside, even blanketed, by stepping back or dribbling off screens.  UK has not had that kind of all-around player for quite some time.  When I saw Meeks his freshman year, I thought he would be very good before he left UK, but then he had that micro-fracture surgery before last season and never recovered  and certainly did get time to gain stamina.  I wish he had redshirted last year, but now I don't think it matters, as I am not sure he will be able to stay his senior year as a sure-fire lottery pick and likely a top 5 pick.

Meeks should be in the consideration for POY.  I think he means more to his team than any of the others mentioned above.  UK would be 9 or 10 loss team already without Meeks, there is no doubt in my mind.  The fact he does it surrounded by mostly average talent (young and improving freshman and sophomores and transfers) is just nuts.  UK doesn't have a real PG, though Porter is improving enough to at least pass as a PG now.  TH of UNC is special and tough, but the talent around him every year has been twice that of anything Tubby could muster and now Gillispie is improving the talent, but it will take time to ramp up.

I see no holes in Meeks game.  I can't say that about Luke H of ND and though tough, even TH has mediocre games against faster and quicker centers or forwards.  I think Hansbrough is possible the best performer over a career in my generation, but not necessarily the POY in any one year.  Just as it appears Tebow will play four years at UF in football, Hansbrough four years at UNC is a college HOF career, no doubt, but not sure either is really POY type players when all said and done and considering the wonderful talent around them.  I don't want to overpunish that, but its much easier to put up stats when you have threats all over the court or field, unlike UK this year with Meeks, Patterson and nothing past slightly below mediocre scorers on the rest of the team.