Why do I have this feeling that if Myron Anthony was from Kentucky he would have never left Tubby ? A college basketball coach who is not on Kentucky's staff tells me that Myron is getting advise from a man who wants to see the sophomore forward get to the NBA so he can get money from him. That advise will have Myron transfer to a school where he can get a lot of playing time quickly. This coach also tells me that this 'advisor' doesn't have Myron's best interests at heart.

Even with all of Myron's problems, from academics to the car accident that he kept secret for months, and let his best friend on the team, Wayne Turner take the rap for, I still like him. I think he is a teenager who needs direction. Myron grew up without a father. He once told me that Tubby was the father figure he never had. Tubby knew that Myron needed his help as a person first and coach second.

As a freshman, Myron gave me one of the funniest TV stories of the season. Until he wore a blue uniform, Anthony had never seen snow. "I freaked out the first time I made a snowball." Down the road it will be one of his great memories of Wildcat Lodge.

Before Kentucky played Kansas, we were talking about the history of these two great schools when a caller named Henry joined my sports talk show in Lexington. It was Henry Thomas, who would have been a nice player for Big Blue had he not ripped his knee. Thomas will never forget December 9th, 1989. Kentucky played terrific for most of the first half before the roof caved in. Kansas won 150-95. Pitino wanted to literally choke Kansas coach Roy Williams because they kept on scoring, but Kentucky never stopped pressing.

Thomas will never forget Pitino's actions after the game. "He came into the locker room. It was real small. There were four water coolers. He knocked them all down, then kicked the assistant coaches out. Richie Farmer started to get up and he grabbed Richie and used some words I can't use. We got back to Lexington at midnight, we watched the film of the game until about two am and then he made Deron Feldhaus shoot free throws until three. That was probably the maddest I've ever seen him."

Wouldn't it be great to see a tape of Pitino in the Kansas locker room ?

Thomas had a way of handling Pitino's temper. "You get really scared and don't take your eyes off of him because he would chew you out. You try to pay attention to what he was saying. The man had the aura about him. Practices were pure.........You didn't want to make him mad to make practices any worse."

Thomas came back to watch UK practice under Pitino many times after his career was over. "He got easier as the years went on."

Heishimu "Moo" Evans will always be one of my favorites to wear blue. His attitude and work ethic are second to none. When you add that to what he had to overcome, it makes the small forward extra special. Plus, I can never forget Moo's reputation. Before he suited up in blue, everyone said he couldn't shoot. But, Moo's eight straight points against Utah literally shot UK back into the National Championship game, something that often gets overlooked !

Growing up in the Bronx is a rough part of New York City. Being worried about being safe is an everyday experience. "Oh yeah, plenty of times. I wouldn't go certain places without my brother if I felt I was in danger. I was hesitant to go out of my neighborhood to play basketball." But, Moo went because that's where the best competition was.

Evans lost a buddy in his neighborhood. "Yeah, I lost a friend I went to high school with and played ball with. Charles Thomas got killed at 17, down the street from me, right down the street where I'd go to get groceries for my mother. I lost him at 17. I've learned to be very street smart. I know where to be and where not to be at certain times. I think I've been wise with that. Thank God I'm still here to this day."

For Moo, living in Lexington is a whole different world. "It sure is, I really like it here. I'm comfortable here. I don't feel like I need to look over my shoulder every two seconds. Kentucky has been good to me, so have the fans."

There are parts of Moo's childhood that he doesn't want to talk about. You always hear that some of the best players in the big cities never make it. "I played with a lot of people that didn't want to go to school because of academic reasons, and they could have been some of the best players in New York City. They just didn't have the patience and time to put into school."

Moo was smart, he learned from the mistakes of others who were gifted in hoops. "I learned that I can get an opportunity to get an education and I could get an opportunity to hopefully play professional ball and get out of the city."

For his size, 6-foot-5, Moo is terrific around the bucket and the tall timber. That comes from playing on the playgrounds. "There is no such thing as a foul."

This is a great month for UK fans. Hopefully, as the years go on and UK is playing in both hoops and football in December every year, fans won't take it for granted.

Craig Yeast made third time All-American as a wide out. Alvis Johnson, his coach at Harrodsburg High tells me that "Yeast was the best defensive back I ever saw in high school." That comment is good for almost 30 years of coaching. When I pressed my buddy Alvis by asking him how he could possibly be better on defense, I received this tough look and the words, "he was the best." Makes you wonder if Yeast could have saved a few touchdowns this year.