re: Anthony Hickey appreciation thread

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I went to the game today and it was bar none the best basketball game I have been to. I hate that LSU lost but it was an incredible game. I've been fairly critical of LSU this year, but there was a lot to be happy about today and Hickey was at the center of tha

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So jealous! I was s'posed to be going to the game, but our trip was cancelled due to illness.

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not sure how much of this got shown on TV but the absolute highlight for me was watching Hickey (and actually most of the LSU guys) and how into the game they were. Hickey was going nuts after big plays, coming out of timeouts, everything. He was the guy that was the most fun to watch,

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You did what I often do - watch bench dynamics, especially when I'm lucky enough to sit behind the bench. It does reveal a lot about players and who the regular team cheerleaders are.

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And to go back to the Hickey theme, the UK crowd was awesome concerning him as well. Obviously he was Mr. Basketball in KY (I'm guessing this was mentioned about 200 hundred times today), but the crowd gave him a huge ovation when he was introduced and when he fouled out (although part of that was likely pure happiness that he was out of the game)

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That surprises the heck out of me. Way to go KY fans