I am excited about the opportunity I have been given to work at my alma mater as a teacher and a coach. The old saying “There’s no place like home” is truer than you think. I came home in April after moving to Nashville for 6 months. My experience in Nashville was a great, even though I didn’t like the job I had at D1 Sports, but several things happened. I got engaged, I was close to Katie, I coached at Ravenwood High School and met some cool people, and I went to 13 Belmont games. So overall it was a great experience. However, once I moved back to Pendleton County I was offered 3 positions (2 coaching, 1 teaching) in a span of 20 days. It was a no-brainer for me to accept all three positions. God was calling me back to my hometown to give my experiences and knowledge to young adults in Pendleton County. So starting in the fall I will be teaching Health and PE and coaching girl’s golf. I am also the freshman boys’ basketball coach and will be assisting the Varsity and JV teams as well. My summer break is down to less than a month now because we start golf practice on July 23rd.
Nate and I played Potato League together for Star Bank. Ironically, I pitched and Nate caught most of
the time. Nate’s mother, Debbie Jones,
was our coach. Nate and I also played on
the golf team together in high school.
Being from a small community it was neat talking to him before the game
right after he signed autographs for about 20 minutes. He pitched one inning on Saturday night vs.
Milwaukee and did not give up an earned run and struck out Aramis Ramirez on a
nasty 2-2 slider. With that said, the
Sox went 1-1 when we were there and I now have a new favorite MLB team. U.S. Cellular Field is a very nice ballpark and Chicago is a sweet city with LOTS to
do. We got to see Wrigley Field, the
United Center, and Millenium Park.
Portillo’s was a great restaurant with Chicago style foods and I highly recommend
it. Shout out to for Jonny’s parents for
letting us stay at their house for the weekend.
With UK coming off a National
Championship Season and having 6 guys in the 2012 draft, this year may be the
best ever (The 2011 draft sucked). All
told, 7:00pm tomorrow night I will be a tweeting NAZI. Here is a brief preview of what I think is
going to happen in the top 10 and with every Kentucky player:
1. New
Orleans-Anthony Davis (Kentucky) No
brainer. Davis will be an All-Star within 2 seasons. His defensive presence is unmatched by anyone
in the last 5 drafts. Maybe future HoF’er.
2. Charlotte-MKG (Kentucky) If MJ passes on this guy
he should never be allowed in Charlotte ever again. MKG has the potential to be Scottie
Pippen.
3. Washington-Brad Beal (Florida) Beal was mainly a
ball handler in high school, but was a spot up shooter who could get to the rim
in college. Reminds me of Kelenna
Azuibuke on steroids. Great body and is
a playmaker.
4. Cleveland-Thomas Robinson (Kansas) Cavs need an
All-Star big man. Robinson has the
potential to be it. Head over heels
better than Jared Sullinger. I had the privilege
of playing against him in 2010 and I can honestly say he is strong as an ox.
5. Sacramento-Jesryilo Jeefddeeyy (Foreign Country)
We can all agree that there will somebody in the lottery that picks some
unheard of foreigner that is tall and shoots threes. I’m guessing it’s gonna be Sac-town.
6. Portland-Andre Drummond (UConn) Raw big man who
could be like an Andrew Bynum. Portland
loves drafting big athletes with high ceilings.
7. Golden
State-Harrison Barnes (North
Carolina) You don’t want to play this guy in HORSE as he is money from mid
range. Needs to be an attacker to be
successful in the league.
8. Toronto-Dion Waiters (Syracuse) Raptors pick a
guy who isn’t too far from Toronto and they’ll be getting a good one. 6’4” shooting guard that is super competitive.
9. Detroit-John Henson (North Carolina) Henson is
a right handed Sam Perkins but with less offensive ability. However, the Pistons need a tall athletic
center who can block shots alongside Greg Monroe.
10. New
Orleans-Damian Lillard (Weber State)
If Hornets decide to not to trade the 10th pick they draft Lillard
to play alongside Eric Gordon and Anthony Davis. Lillard reminds me a lot of Jay Williams of
Duke-an undersized playmaker.
14. Houston-Terrence Jones (Kentucky) TJ is a great pick by Houston as he is a
6’9” left handed athlete that can shoot the 3.
18. Houston-Marquis Teague (Kentucky) Houston needs a back up PG and Teague is
a great one with a great upside. Will
team up with TJ in the fall.
28. Oklahoma City-Doron Lamb (Kentucky) One thing that
OKC lacks in a 3 point bomber they gain in Doron Lamb. Lamb can spot up in the corner while the big
3 drive and kick out to him.
32. Washington-Darius Miller (Kentucky) John Wall and
Darius team up once again. Miller is an
absolute winner that will be a great asset to the Wizards.
*Besides New Orleans, Houston might have the best draft this year as they get the 14th,
16th and 18th
picks OR Dwight Howard. Either way they
will be a lot better than last year which makes me happy because Kevin McHale
is the Rockets’ coach.
*The Lakers will have the worst
draft as they have zero picks this year.
Sucks to be them.
*Biggest Sleepers-Damian Lillard
(Weber State) Averaged 25 PPG last year in the Big Sky. Can flat out score. Meyers Leonard (Illinois) 7’1” white guy who
is super athletic and is a poor man’s Anthony Davis. Royce White (Iowa State) Mr. Triple Double is
afraid of flying on planes. He does it
all and is a rebounding machine. White needs
to be picked up by an east coast team to limit long distance traveling.
*Most overrated-Austin Rivers
(Duke) I saw him play in his first collegiate game vs. Belmont and showed signs
of brilliance, BUT he is too slow footed and not a good enough shooter to be an
elite NBA player. He should have stayed
in Durham.
Keaton
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