God, Kentucky basketball and the Net
Posted: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 7:10 PM
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Freshmen, SEC
You gotta love Deadspin. The snarky, irreverent humor, the plentiful links and the wide range of stories, a good portion coming from other blogs.
It all leads to stuff like this.
The gist is prized Kentucky recruit Alex Legion will transfer at the end of the fall semester. Legion, along with Patrick Patterson, was one of the fab freshmen who was supposed to make Billy Gillispie’s first year in Lexington a little easier.
But he apparently didn’t think Kentucky was the “right situation” for him, even though he’s started twice, played in every Wildcats’ game and was averaging 6.7 ppg in about 17 minutes.
It’s strange because Legion and his family would seem to be a family that follows their convictions.
The Lexington Herald-Leader ran this story back in September, a lengthy profile on Legion’s mother, who says she’s a prophet and works with the Church of God in Jesus Name in Lexington.
“The Lord has shown me: They're going to the Final Four,” she said, before adding a qualifier, “providing they play together.”
(Addition to original post: Legion is reportedly considering a return to Kentucky.)
The move has prompted tons of response on the Net, as one would expect. Some of it’s been dismissive of the Legions, some it focuses on where he’ll go (likely Michigan), or implores him to stay. And when the talk gets heated, it gets nasty.
It’s always interesting to me when athletes invoke God, whether it’s to thank God or reference God in an athletic performance.
Why wouldn’t a person just choose to keep their relationship with God private?
