Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox are believed to be the top two picks in the 2017 NBA Draft.The two and their respective team’s,UCLA and Kentucky will go head to head tonight in a Sweet 16 matchup for the ages.

One former Kentucky Wildcat is looking forward to seeing what the future holds for fellow WIldcat, De’Aaron Fox.

Chatting on the Scoop B Radio Podcast on Thursday, Derek Anderson, who won a NCAA National Championship in 1996 with Kentucky weighed in on the point guard.

Check Out Derek Anderson’s Thoughts On The NCAA Tournament On Scoop B Radio

“I think right now Fox is the key one,” he told me. “So Fox is the point guard. It’s a point guard driven league. If he continues to work on his jump shot and goes full speed like he is doing I think he will be a significant player.”

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ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams is a huge fan of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Karl Anthony Towns.

Williams was the second overall pick in the 2002 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and ACC Rookie of the Year while playing for Duke University.Before leading the Blue Devils to a 2001 NCAA National Championship under head coach Mike  Krzyzewski, Williams was a student athlete at St. Joseph’s High School in Metuchen, New Jersey, Towns alma mater.

“There are a lot of peeps that you see when you’re going through TV and you’re like ‘alright that guy needs my lending hand.’ KAT never needed me,” Williams told me.

The NBA’s reigning Rookie of The Year, Towns is a special player because he’s a modern big man that has a solid back to the basket game, a consistent face-up game, a 3-point shot and slick dribble too.

All of that is cool, but what impresses Jay Williams the most is Towns’ maturity at 20 years old. “The way he handles himself, the way he speaks, the way he thinks through the game, the way he acts off the court, he doesn’t act like a teenager, like he acts like a grown man and that’s how he should act. I’m proud as hell of him. I don’t think there’s a lot of young dudes in the league that have all of their head together and KAT definitely does so.”

Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are a young team on the rise with players like Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine, Ricky Rubio and Shabazz Muhammad gracing that roster alongside Towns.

Towns credited Williams especially during his NBA Draft process in 2015 for helping him stay focused.

During last season, Towns leaned on now-retired forward Kevin Garnett for his guidance in getting acclimated to the NBA. “He continuously told me to be patient,” Towns told me. “Being patient on the court, everything will begin to slow down. I mean, just how to be a professional, how to be a professional in this game on and off the court. Just to do my best to lead, and that’s the biggest thing.”

As for Jay Williams, his book, Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention is worth a read. The book highlights his NBA career and the terrible head-on motorcycle accident that severely damaged himself and ended his career. “I know where that lifestyle can take you,” he said. “The glitz and the fame and all of that, it’s addictive. “You know, you want more of it. The only thing I’m worried about is my bank account and the kind of legacy that I leave with my family. If I can take care of those two things, I’m a happy man.”

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A former Chicago Bull, Williams still keeps his eyes on his former team and the offseason additions of Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade. “Don’t know how I feel about Rajon Rondo,” he said. “I think that he’s a brilliant point guard. Everything that I’ve heard or seen says that there have been difficulties with him in the locker room. I love that D-Wade came home. I still don’t see nobody beating Cleveland though, no matter what they do.”

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Who says Kentucky is only a hoops town? Kentucky lyricist, Erick Tandy is live and direct with his latest installment titled, Can’t Judge.A Fliptown Records recording artist, Tandy is a Kentucky representer by way of Hopkinsville.

According to his bio, he attended the University of Louisville but ultimately chose the wrong road so often traveled, but thru it all he never let adversity kill his dream. After a brief hiatus from the music he returned. What sets Tandy apart from most rappers is his delivery and word play. Tandy has worked in the studio alongside and/or shared the stage with the likes of KxngCrooked aka Crooked I of Slaughter (Shady Records), Starlito aka AllStar and Grammy nominated Nappy Roots. to name a few.

Tandy follows up his Crooked I and Jonathan Hay-assisted single “Axl Rose” with “Can’t Judge.” The Cadillac & A Dream cut was produced by Sam Beast, with the visual shot by BangOutFilm’s Cameron Johnson.

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It’s 2016. Technology (though effective for a while) consumes us. For better or for worse, it’s justifiably the blame for guiding much of our train of thought. And actions. And attention. To some degree, most non-senior citizens will agree. Right? But memories will forever remain precious and hind site will always be 20/20 – in most cases.

With that being said, Kentucky wordsmith Allen Poe teamed up with producer/emcee Denmark Vessey to paint his short, nostalgic canvas and create “Memory”. It’s beautiful and poetically complex. Those familiar with Denmark‘s soundscapes and rhymes shouldn’t be too surprised by Poe‘s execution here. The single’s content is not as complex as, say, an MF DOOM or Dr. Octagon record, but you may have to actually listen to the words and piece together whatever forms naturally. A bit more refreshing than the mindless, spoon-fed doses of material we’re offered on most radio today.

Poe’s love for poetry is undeniable to the average listener. “Memory” is a cool grey dart, introspective and executed perfectly. A pinball loosely bouncing through memory, at the end of the run leaving listeners reminded how important each moment is. Be present.

That’s enough out of us, enjoy the record. One love:

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