University of Kentucky hires Billy Gillispie

The last thing University of Kentucky basketball fans needed after being spurned by Billy Donovan was for their A.D. to hire a coach with a last name they would never be able to spell right on any of the message boards where they will be whining nonstop about being one of the new SEC doormats. The thankless job of head coach now belongs to Billy Gillispie who left the Texas A&M Aggies to coach the Wildcats.

Billy Gillispie was hired as Kentucky's sixth coach in the last 76 years on Friday, a person familiar with the search process told The Associated Press. He'll replace Tubby Smith, who spent a decade under the glare of college basketball's brightest spotlight before bolting to Minnesota two weeks ago.

Good luck Billy! You are going to need it in the Bluegrass state and in the SEC battling Bruce Pearl at Tennessee, Billy Donovan at Florida and John 'fat cheeks' Brady from LSU.

Florida Gators re-chomp as National Champions

The Florida Gators repeated as NCAA men’s basketball National Champions on Monday night beating the Ohio State Buckeyes 84-75. Florida led and controlled the entire game. The Gators were up eleven points at halftime and never really looked back. Joakim Noah didn’t play much of a factor and scored only 8 points with 6 of those coming from the free throw line.

Ohio State phenom giant Greg Oden was heroic in defeat scoring 25 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. It was likely the last college game for Oden as he is likely to be the #1 pick in this summer’s NBA draft.

The MVP of the game and Final Four was Florida’s Corey Brewer. Brewer is an amazing all-around player both on the offense and defensive side of the ball. Brewer had 13 points, 8 rebounds and shut down Ohio State’s perimeter game.

The game could be bittersweet as Florida coach Billy Donovan is expected to leave to take the University of Kentucky head coaching job. His name has also been rumored to take over as the coach of the NBA’s Miami Heat. Also, as many as five Gators could turn pro early and enter the NBA draft.

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Final Four Picks Tonight

UCLA v. Florida- The Gators are the heavy favorite in this game but I wouldn't be surprised if UCLA pulls of the upset for two reasons. The first one being that Ben Howland is one master of a coach at UCLA and will have a game plan that will put the Briuns in position to win the game. The second reason being that the Gators will be distracted by head coach Billy Donovan's in(decision) to leave the program for more money at the University of Kentucky or with the Miami Heat.

Prediction: UCLA 61 Florida 56

Georgetown v. Ohio State- This game will have a battle of giants between Roy Hibbard and Greg Oden. The big men should cancel each other out so look for the guards to decide this guy. Ohio State's Mike Connelly Jr. is a difference maker. If Georgetown can't stop him then look for the Buckeyes to roll.

Prediction Georgetown 67 Ohio State 64

John Brady...the Devil Dancing in the Pale Moonlight

First, let me explain the name. JohnBrady'sFatCheeks is a moniker esteeming Louisiana's resident #1 gentleman, John Brady (top right), men's basketball coach at LSU. Brady has a set of delightfully rotund jowls, giving many fans of rival SEC teams some rather lewd verbal ammunition, if you're picking up what we're laying down. Now, I'm not the type to go there - especially for a human role model such as John Brady. I think Brady's jowls are quite cute, in fact - and apparently so did former stripper-turned-workout-tycoon Misty Champagne, Brady's wife (top left). Brady's cheeks are so cute, that he even recently turned down a cheek-modeling contract from Revlon.

Brady's facial expression (top right) is par for the course. In this case he's most likely inviting an official to a benefit dinner at Brady's house for cancer research. Again, this guy's a humanitarian. The world is a better place because he is here. Hurricane Katrina blazed over the Gulf as a category-5 monster, but Brady intervened just before its New Orleans impact to reduce it to a category-4. Humanitarian....of Biblical proportions.

You should model your life after John Brady. No, really, you should.

Why certain NBA Greats didnt' win a Championship

Witty and sarcastic Charley Rosen of Fox Sports was asked by a reader to give his reasons on why certain NBA Greats or Near-Greats never won a NBA Championship. Here is what he had to say about these players.

Charles Barkley — because he rarely played defense, and wasn't always in tip-top shape.
Elgin Baylor — because he never played defense and never practiced hard.
George Gervin — because he never played a lick of defense and was marshmallow-soft.
Max Zaslofsky — because he would rather score 20 and lose, than score 10 and win.
Gus Johnson — because the Knicks had more heart and were smarter than the Bullets.
Artis Gilmore — because he never used his full strength, wasn't mean enough, and was marginally clumsy.
Richie Guerin — because he spent his best seasons with the hapless Knicks.
Walt Bellamy — because he was lazy and defenseless.
Patrick Ewing — because he was dim-witted, and a dud in the clutch.
Connie Hawkins — because he was an atrocious defender, couldn't shoot and lacked an overriding desire to play the game.
Haywood Spencer — because he didn't want to play defense, and was useless whenever a game was on the line.
Bob Lanier — because he didn't defend and couldn't move without the ball in his hands.
Karl Malone — because he could be counted on to choke in the clutch.
Pete Maravich — because he was more of a circus act than a bona-fide player.
George McGinnis — because he had a billion-dollar body and a two-dollar heart.
Reggie Miller — because he didn't play serious defense and was an overrated clutch shooter (making most of his game-winners against the high-profile Knicks).
Chris Mullin — because he was too slow, couldn't guard, and couldn't handle.
Calvin Murphy — because he couldn't play defense, and rarely scored easy baskets.
Glen Rice — because he selfishly wanted only to post-up or shoot baseline jumpers. John Stockton — because he was compelled to play with Karl Malone.
Dominique Wilkins — because he played no defense, and was even more likely to turn the ball over than to throw an assist pass.
Allen Iverson — because he's a shoot-first-last-and-always player.
Paul Pierce — because he doesn't come to play every night.
Vince Carter — because he makes too many mistakes when a ball game is up for grabs.
Kevin Garnett — because his game is too lightweight.

Dave Bing, Lou Hudson, Sidney Moncrief, George Yardley,
Bernard King, Jack Twyman, and Nate Thurmond — because they were always on the
wrong team at the wrong time.