Further Review

“[McKinney] has got all the showtime skills in his game, but he’s more about substance, which is more important. He’s the most gifted guard the St. Louis area has produced in many years. The Jimmy McKinney era will be right there along with the likes of Larry Hughes, Ryan Robertson, Darius Miles and Chris Carrawell.”
— Earl Austin Jr., St. Louis basketball historian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Believe me, gentlemen, the cupboard is not bare.”
— Floyd Irons, Vashon High School head coach, on the talent in St. Louis that will make a run at a fourth consecutive 4A state title for Vashon in 2003

“I know this is hard for the KU fans to get, but I’m as unbiased and objective as anybody you will ever meet.”
— Kevin Kietzman, WHB 810

GH: This from the guy who once told his radio audience that he taught his young son to flip the bird toward Lawrence as they drove past the city’s I-70 exit.

“Chad Durbin said he felt really comfortable out there yesterday, and he attributes that to maturity and experience.”
— Don Fortune, during one of his many Royals updates from spring training, 980

GH: Riveting stuff, Don. The best thing about opening day might be that it brings an end to the cliché-filled, mind-numbing spring training reports filed daily by 980’s Don Fortune.

“I think I could take [ESPN’s Peter Gammons]. Besides, he’s an older guy than me. He’s taller than me, but I’d take him.”
— Fortune, 980

GH: A perfect match for Fox’s new Celebrity Boxing show. I’m picking Gammons to pass out last.

“I completely avoid subjects I’m not passionate about and know nothing about. Just because you have an opinion doesn’t mean you should state it publicly. If a lot of people held themselves to the standards I hold myself to, there would be a lot of silence.”
— Jason Whitlock, 810
GH: And one helluva run on size 52-29 pants.