Taken from KSR today: I may hate Louisville, but I love Russ Smith. The senior has been nothing but class this week, and visited UK’s locker room to congratulate the players after the game last night. Eric Crawford has a column up this morning about Smith, including these comments about UK’s players: Of UK’s players, Smith said, “Those are a great group of guys. They show great love. You respect someone when you see a competitor out there on the court. From each class, from my sophomore year on, Kentucky’s guys have shown me the same love. And these are new waves of classes, not the same people. So I’ve gotten great respect from them, potential NBA guys, and that’s great. The twins are fantastic and they’re going to keep getting better. All those guys. (James) Young, (Julius) Randle. Dakari (Johnson), I’ve known him since he was little and I’m excited for what he’s becoming, and you have to love that. And for us, we have guys returning, a great freshman in Terry Rozier, and I can’t wait to see him explode next year. . . . If my career had to end, I’m okay with it ending to Kentucky. Those boys play hard. They deserve everything that’s coming to them. I respect everything about their program and their coaching staff. For me, I just want people to remember me as a great competitor, a great sportsman, someone who respects the game a lot, and whatever it is, I just want it to be a positive legacy.” I know I’m not alone when I wish Russ all the best. Read more of his comments from the game at WDRB:
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:13:56 +0000
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