**I could update this with still more profane and inane Twitter comments, but why bother? Instead, this post has been updated with Anthony’s responses to the stupidity.**
Keep in mind that Anthony Bennett is a high school senior — a teenager — at Henderson (Nev.) Findlay Prep.
Yet after SNY.tv broke the news Sunday night that the 6-foot-7 Bennett had eliminated Kentucky from his college list and is now down to UNLV and Oregon, some college basketball “fans” took to Twitter to insult and rip him.
“you made the worst decision life your are clearly mentaly ill going to a sh—- team hopefully you play Uk you need an A–whooping,” some clown named @Craig37466188 wrote.
“So you chose money over the cleaner program. Have fun riding the bench at UK. You were average in HS and will be average at UK,” wrote @DaSaffell.
“Amile Jefferson will be better at UK then you would. At UK we like championships and unselfishness. Something you won’t have,” wrote @Ademetree1281.
Khem Birch, Bennett’s friend and potential future UNLV teammate, chimed in with, “lmao !! Don’t worry about the twitter thugs bro !!!”
Tweeted Bennett himself on Tuesday: “I could careless about the people talking & wishing bad on me, at the end of the day ima do me regardless.”
Bennett added that he would decide between UNLV and Oregon “this weekend.”
“I appreciate everyone that’s supportin me through all this but I haven’t made my decision yet, ill pick between UNLV & Oregon on the weeknd.”
Kentucky just won its eighth national championship and has the No. 1 or No. 2 recruiting class (depending whom you ask) in the land for 2012 with Nerlens Noel, Archie Goodwin, Alex Poythress and Willie Cauley.
Bennett surely would have enhanced that class and potentially caused Kentucky to leapfrog UCLA for No. 1 in the ESPN.com rankings.
But he chose to cross them off his list for reasons he deemed appropriate for his life and his future.
That’s his business.
To be clear, it reflects badly on fans of any school who feel it’s their God-given right to insult, abuse and even threaten high school kids who play a sport.
It’s sad and pathetic that many of them hide behind anonymous Twitter or messageboard names.
They’re cowards and bullies, plain and simple.
fearthephog25 / May 7, 2012
Way to keep it CLASSY: All recruits PAY HEED. Just a few ignorants.
@ABennett24 enjoy being irrelevent at unlv or oregon..in a year no one will know who u are when ur playing the NIT !
@ABennett24 is an idiot. #havefunintheNIT #unfollowed
@ABennett24 you don’t want to win a championship do you?
UNFOLLOW @ABennett24 #BBN
@ABennett24 was hoping you would be a cat, but maybe you will enjoy being the leading scorer on a bad team.
@ABennett24 just lost over 24 thousand followers including me #BBN4Life unlv sucks goodluck in future nba or d leagur
@ABennett24 your ass won’t even be eligible to play next year BBN doesn’t want you criminal
Well its officially time to unfollow @ABennett24…BBN
I guess @ABennett24 didn’t want to play team ball and win a national championship, all good, we don’t need selfish players here anyway
@ABennett24 no #BBN? #unfollowed
Worst of all on multiple levels
From: @DaSaffell
Sent: May 6, 2012 11:44p
@ABennett24 Your too stupid to get into Kentucky anyway you retard
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PaulSmenis / May 7, 2012
Thank goodness the KU morality police has arrived to educate us on the evils of Twitter.
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MuchLuck / May 7, 2012
Hey, every once in awhile you get a recruit that’s interested in going to a college…..not a year’s sabbatical before the NBA….
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Donttasemebro / May 7, 2012
There are fanatics and then there are Kentucky fans. Kentucky fans are the most shameful basketball fans on earth. You might find a KU fan doing this every once in awhile, but all these comments from the Big Blue Nation is over the top. If they don’t get every high level recruit that has there name on his list they go absolutely berserk. I know a couple of good Kentucky fans but that is it. This just goes to show that all they have is College basketball. Disgraceful
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UofA BJ / May 7, 2012
Similar to fearthephogs comment about Tarczewski, what a hippocrit and a joke.
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chris71388 / May 7, 2012
I was just going to say the same thing, after Kaleb committed to Arizona KU fans just ripped him non stop! Calling out his appearance and saying nasty things about his parents. Now they are stepping in and being white knights.
Kansas fans are such a joke to me now. Very bitter fan-base.
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GanjahLuv / May 7, 2012
Since were using the term “alleged” then one could say as well “alleged UK FANS”. Pretty easy for any idiot to go onto something and pretend to be a “fan”.
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
No (B)low (J)ob, once again it is you who is wrong. How many times do I have to chin check you and prove you wrong? In regards to Kaleb, I never once bashed the kid. Instead said I feel bad for the kid, go ahead and go back and search prvious comments. Once again I feel bad for Kaleb, and hope he gets the teachings and develops well, although I don’t see that happening at ua. Not the teachings, support, development and exposure as a Jeff Withey. Compare a Kaleb to a Zach Peters each year, as both are incoming freshman. Granted that zona needs Kaleb to produce a lot quicker and rely upon his presence a lot more – the pressure will be on him. At Kansas, Peters is in the mix of a deep Jayhawk frontline and will not see as many minutes as Kaleb in a Weak Pac 12. The key is quality development and quality production. What is Miller going to do, run the Kansas High/Low Offense and center it around Kaleb? LOL I think not! At the end of their college careers, talk to me about Kaleb/Peters impact and development. =) Post Script – How do you like Jeff Withey now? LOL Posting a few Tripl3 Doubles and a lot of Double/Doubles and became a pure shot blocking machine. How is that kid Natyazhko? Oh thats right, he went over seas and you guys lost a lot of players the past few years. HAHA Better go recruit another true center.
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gracetoyou / May 8, 2012
This is not the first time this has happened. Unfortunately it happens quiet often & not with just UK fans. UK just happens to have a huge fanbase & it’s more obvious. Thanks Zags for pointing it out with UK’s fanbase since I don’t recall you doing it with other fanbases.
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blenheimbard / May 8, 2012
As a longtime UK fan I am appalled by such behavior, it is totally uncalled for and indefensible. It is not particularly surprising, there are so many idiots out there who think they can post anything with out any consequences, and that is true of all the fan bases, not just UK’s. Do we have more of them? I hope not, but to one and all let me note that all the Cat sites that I monitor, condemn this. My apologies to Bennett and good luck.
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BostonCat / May 8, 2012
the kentucky effect!!!
you can write this blog about any top 25 team and any recruit. just last week unc fans where questioning williams character. but the focus is uk. why? simple….uk is a magnet. when topics are posted regarding uk….hits and comments go up. uk dosnt drive the needle…..we are the needle. just last week PTI had of all things UK’s OOC scheduling!!! its good to be at the top of the college basketball world. but what is better is the feeling that its going to stay that way for some time. which is why so many obsess over all things uk, things that have nothing to do with them or their team. but uk is on their mind…in MAY!!!!
regarding bennett, its a shame people have to act like that. it is what it is. its not going anywhere anytime soon. i’ll be curious to see if there are future blogs here that point out cowardly fans in other fan bases.
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UofA BJ / May 8, 2012
U really comparing Tarc to zach peters?
U r a beauty phog.
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Donttasemebro / May 8, 2012
The Kentucky effect? When a fan base is louder and more obnoxious than any other group, you get called out. I am happy that Kentucky is back. College ball is better when all blue bloods are good. Just act like you have been here before.
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BostonCat / May 8, 2012
of course its louder. its bigger and more passionate.
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Sinemax / May 8, 2012
BostonCat, I really thought you were different than the rest of the typical Kentucky fans. With just 2 posts, I despise every thing that you’re about, and you fit the generalization. Props to blenheimbard, as you are beyond the mold.
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BostonCat / May 8, 2012
despise….really?
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SiJessieWildcat / May 8, 2012
Not sure which one is worse?
Trending….. #kensucky and all those classless fans
OR
Kanass Gangster U….
ps- Both of youzz, stay out of the West.
Start trending #kensucky
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cactusphil / May 8, 2012
If you don’t want to go to a certain school, it’s your choice. In this instance the prevailing wisdom is that the kid would not qualify academically for SEC play. Best of luck wherever you end up!
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SiJessieWildcat / May 8, 2012
Zag is right. He broke the news of Bennett eliminating #kensucky.
Very good choice on his part.
West is starting the trend on #kensucky.
For the many UK fans that have no class, refer to #kensucky.
Note
When is the NCAA going to take away #kensucky title. All dirty.
Time to clean up #kensucky.
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SiJessieWildcat / May 8, 2012
Findlay family starting to back up their bro.
@ABennett24 It’s crazy how them fans switch on you huh bro? Now you get to see who really with you fam.@easy_bo
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BostonCat / May 8, 2012
kentucky effect = arizona fan trying to trend (and failing) “kensucky” instead of “zona is great” or something like that.
unable to focus on your OWN school/program. instead its UK 24/7.
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Donttasemebro / May 8, 2012
SIJessie,
I believe within the last year Arizona has had more arrests of current and former players than any other school. Thus making Arizona the new gangster U.
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JonHuskyMS / May 8, 2012
hahaha YES. so glad Jessie is back. Calling it like it is, one article at a time.
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UofA BJ / May 8, 2012
Dontesmbro u r right about Arizona having 2 arrests on last month(I’m sure that’s not a record) but difference is Sean miller doesn’t put up with bs like 95% of coaches, and all those players r gone.
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mikemiller13 / May 8, 2012
jessie jessie,
why were you in hiding for so long? is it because your preseason crystal ball predictions failed again? the only time you come around is the off season when no wins or losses occur. at least your brother uofabj stuck around for that piss poor season your terrific team had. get a clue preseason champ!
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
+1
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
”CoachMikeCIA @ABennett24 to KU fans Anthony and @22wiggins are really good friends and come from the same family. U diss 1 you diss all. Bounce family!! ”
Says KU, but im pretty sure he means kentucky in regards to the recruitment of Wiggins. I really think Wiggins was always a lock for FSU though, it is in his DNA.
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Jayhawker28 / May 8, 2012
Not sure how Kansas is Gangster U? Yeah we’ve had incidents, but I am pretty sure every school has.
Additionally, we’ve been in the Academic Progress Rate final 4 three years in a row, and #1 this past season.
UK fans are the worst, we all know it. This incident further solidifies that sentiment.
Good luck to Bennet, smart move not to play for a school where a lot of your fans are classless rednecks.
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UofA BJ / May 8, 2012
Too bad this won’t impact wiggins decision one bit.
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
What would that matter anyway, zona is no where near his list. LOL
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BostonCat / May 8, 2012
too bad indeed….LOL
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UofA BJ / May 8, 2012
What’s your point dumbass?
Arizona isn’t recruiting him.
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mikemiller13 / May 8, 2012
man, arizona fans get extra bold in the off season
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Donttasemebro / May 8, 2012
Arizona basketball is like the Cool kid at school that bagged a bunch of chicks and then got real fat after High School. After several years of being real fat the kid decides to lose some weight and then starts banging average chicks. After that he struggles with weight loss over the years going back and forth until finally he dies of a heart attack.
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mikemiller13 / May 8, 2012
arizona basketball has the most off season accomplishments out of any other program by far. year in and year out
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lob4uk / May 8, 2012
i’ll assure u that the idiot at the first is NOT a ky fan!! he or she is just trying to give ky fans a bad name, and we as ky fans should not stand for it!! i myself wish this young man the best where ever he goes! i am very happy to just have won a national championship, and to have a jealous idiot like zags to point us out of all of the schools that has a few fans that express themselves unsportsman like, and some just down right stupid, is like picking and single grape from a grapevine, because the very fact is they all do it!! so take this idiots article with a grian of salt, because that’s just what it is PURE JEALOUSY!! just like all the other haters of a successful sports team! just trying to tear down before we get started real good, BUT IT WILL BACKFIRE ON U MY FRIEND!!
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gracetoyou / May 8, 2012
Jayhawker28…your full of hypocrisy! I’ve read the shiver when KU misses on recruits.
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UofA BJ / May 8, 2012
KU fans what do you realistically expect out of your group of scrubs next two years?
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JonHuskyMS / May 8, 2012
SiJessie – remember when you said that the FBI was looking into the game after UConn beat Zona in the elite 8 in 2011? What ever became of that?
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
Hey bj, why all this animosity towards KU? We are not even in your weak pac 12 conference. Your inferiority complex is clearly evident amongst college basketball powerhouses. I believe that an inferiority complex is one of the nastiest psychological traits you can have. Seriously, it will mess your life up in a sadistic way, as well as your people skills.LOL You need a hug young fella? Just try focusing on UCLA and UW.
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mikemiller13 / May 8, 2012
uofa, i’ll ask you what ku should expect. you’ve said they have been on the way down…..but can’t back it up with any wins or losses. so you tell me with that magic crystal ball you and your brother use every off-season.
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Donttasemebro / May 8, 2012
Lob4(KU),
Since you are new to this site I will fill you in on something. Every other article on this site has to do with Kentucky. It is quite difficult to say Zags hates Kentucky when he writes about them (mostly positive) all the time.
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UofA BJ / May 8, 2012
Honestly mike I have a lot of respect for KU program.
This whole firestorm between me and some KU fans stem from my opinion I stated last august(which I believe) that KU would struggle starting in 2012-2013 season. This is do to recruiting that I believe this will happen. Last two years of recruiting have been subpar for what KU is accustomed 2. don’t see a ton of promise on current roster which is what I’m basing my opinion on. By no means do I see them missing NCAA’s or becoming irrelevant. I just don’t think they will b competing for FFs next 3 years. (never said KU wouldn’t be good last year)
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
Yes blow job, you said zona was far better than KU and that the Jayhawks will not win the Big12 nor make the NCAA’S. You were way off obviously is regards to zona or Kansas. Think again
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UofA BJ / May 8, 2012
Wrong again.
Ya I really said KU wouldn’t make NCAA’s this year with Robinson .
You r an idiot.
U keep a diary of things I say baby boy?
And enough with the twitter stalking comments, everyone knows you have a twitter account and u stalk recruits so talking about it all the time, it only confirms u do it.
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
Not a child, don’t need to stalk youngsters on twitter. It is for the desperate. Its okay to cry if you like blow job.
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fearthephog25 / May 8, 2012
You just prove how much your a hypocrit. LOL And you never answered how much you love Withey. haha
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UofA BJ / May 9, 2012
Don’t think much nice shot blocker.
Wouldn’t be surprised if numbers stay the same as last year.
No more trob or Danny.
If he gets drafted he’ll never make it. To soft 🙁
12. 8 and 4 blks I’m guessing next year.
What do u guys think.
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UofA BJ / May 9, 2012
Like I said b4 I always thought withey made the right choice to transfer when lute retired. They had no plan for lutes retirement and it cost them basically four years of turmoil.nic wise played 4 four coaches in 4 years.
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fearthephog25 / May 9, 2012
I think if he stayed at zona, he would have faded away like your 2 recent 7 footers and been another nobody. It is called quality coaching and conditioning.
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UofA BJ / May 9, 2012
You r probably right. He would have been coached by Kevin oneil which wouldn’t have been good, then Russ pennell, who was severly underqualified for the job. So ya I agree, and like I said it was the right move 4 him. Obviously being coached by manning is a pretty special opportunity. KU will have 2 heavily rely on withey next year so for your sake u better hope he keeps improving.
What kind of #s u think he’ll put up next year?
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fearthephog25 / May 9, 2012
Easily a double double, and as you know…that does not come easy in the Big 12. You already know the Kansas High/Low – Pick/Roll and involve their Inside Game. Everyone knows it is coming, yet find it hard to stop…nothing changes. Why would I have to hope he improves? Compared to last season, the front line has plenty of depth this coming year. You do know Jamari has already been practicing with the Jayhawks right, as well as BMAC?? Traylor is a beast and will burst on to the scene, nobody even knows he is coming. Jamari = TRob
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SiJessieWildcat / May 9, 2012
Well those #kensucky clowns continue to bash on Bennett.
So, it is not a few kensucky fans but, alot of kensucky fans which are bashing Anthony.
No class.
Recruits be WARNED!
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UofA BJ / May 9, 2012
Well see about that phog
Jamari = trob
Kid hasn’t even played a game.
And trob didn’t provide much production his first year.
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fearthephog25 / May 9, 2012
Who do you think has been banging with TROB and Withey this past season? Think again, the kid can straight fly out of the gym and have the same build out of high school. And don’t forget TROB was behind the Morris twins and Withey, so he didn’t play as much.
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fearthephog25 / May 9, 2012
This by no means is any excuse, because KU had a chance to beat kentucky. But had the NCAA allowed BMAC & Jamari to be full qualifiers and play, the outcome of the Title Game would had been much different. Nothing to be ashamed of, we made it that far by playing tough D and without out top recruits being able to play. The best part was beating unc which had a roster with 7 mcd’s aa’s ond ol roy boy again.
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