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Sunday, March 19, 2006
Calipari's choirboys
In his preview of today's Bucknell-Memphis game, Dave Jones of The Patriot-News says of Memphis:
They get guys arrested for smoking dope and driving 80 mph, weaving in and out of traffic and suspended for slacking on school work. Then, they get reinstated and keep playing. Kareem Cooper has done all that just this season. But, see, he's 6-11 and can shoot the lefty hook. And he's the eighth man, folks.

Varnish is supplied by the coach. Ask John Calipari a question and the answer sounds a guy you've heard before. Then you figure it out -- it's that oil slick in Reno who suckered you into meeting to pitch a timeshare.
Which leads us to this set of links a Hoop Time reader sent us via e-mail:
  • Njoya is the fourth Tiger to be suspended since this preseason, joining Jeremy Hunt (altercation on Beale Street), Andre Allen (patronizing a prostitute) and Kareem Cooper (marijuana arrest).
  • Hunt charged in assault
  • The epic saga of Crime and Punishment at Memphis added another chapter with one-game suspensions handed down to Billy Richmond and Clyde Wade for their role in a fight Monday night in a 78-54 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
  • Wade arrested for credit card theft involving prison inmates
  • Memphis freshman Cooper arrested

    Something tells us the BU pep band will once again be breaking out the chant they used Friday night: "2-4-6-8, All our players graduate."
    • Published at 9:48 AM by Hoop Time.
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