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I just got off the phone with my brother and he told me what the Kentucky Kernel said about the game situation, and this is what was mentioned about Landon Slone....


Just over three minutes into the game, UK added its final potent ingredient to the elixir. The first man off the bench tonight wasn’t heralded freshmen DeAndre Liggins or Darius Miller. It wasn’t sophomore Josh Harrellson. It was freshman walk-on and Paintsville, Ky., native Landon Slone.
“I was a little surprised that Coach Gillispie called me to go in the game tonight,” Slone said. “I know I have to be ready whenever he calls my name.”
Just before the half, the Cats were nursing a four-point lead behind six points from Slone, the Cats’ leading scorer at the time.
“He plays hard and shot the ball well today,” Gillispie said. “I think he can make shots and is used to scoring points, but more importantly, he plays hard and that is why he was in there early today.”
On a night when Unforgettable Sean Woods was in the house, the Rupp Arena crowd was full of memories of that famous team with a former Paintsville High School standout on the floor, just like Unforgettable John Pelphrey.
When asked how they were celebrating in Paintsville today, Slone was coy.
“I’m not sure, but I got a lot of text messages when I got back to the locker room after the game.”

(Rest of the article is at http://kykernel.com/2008/12/07/column-su...#more-9245 )