Link: Kentucky’s Starting Five Declares for Draft
From ESPN.com In case you missed it, the entire starting five from the national champion Kentucky Wildcats declared for the NBA Draft last night. Anthony Davis (and his unibrow), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist,Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb and Terrence Jones are all projected to be lottery picks in this upcoming draft, which is getting a ton of play … Read more
Overrated?
by Justin Cherot For the past several months, we’ve listened to pundits gushing over how deep the 2012 NBA Draft was going to be, how one draft could single-handedly change the landscape of the league. For months, I’ve been naive enough to believe it because, as I’ve indicated before, I’m not nearly into college basketball … Read more
Link: Stan Van Gundy and Gary Williams Disagree
From Associated Press Former deity Maryland Terrapins head coach Gary Williams told a radio station that the Kentucky Wildcats, two wins away from winning a national championship, could beat the Washington Wizards. Orlando Magic head coach wants to know what Williams has been smoking in his free time away from the game. “People will say, … Read more
Link: Rivers Going Pro
From USA Today’s Nicole Auerbach Duke University freshman Austin Rivers is entering the NBA Draft and hiring an agent. Shocking. Or not. While Rivers dazzled at times–most notably in their first meeting with the North Carolina Tar Heels–he also struggled to mesh with the offense, though he got noticeably better as the season went along. … Read more
Link: Heels’ Marshall Breaks Wrist, Status in Jeopardy
From ESPN North Carolina Tar Heels point guard Kendall Marshall broke his wrist midway through the second half of their second third round 87-73 win against the Creighton Blue Jays Sunday. Already a hit with the injury bug as another key player–forward John Henson–is trying to recover from his own wrist injury–now UNC might be … Read more
Tales of the Pool
by Justin Cherot Cute moment between the mini-me and I today: with an assist from ESPN personality Doug Gottlieb, who had his five-year-old fill out a bracket, I convinced my daughter to fill one out as well. Being the great dad that I am, I decided to save her the trouble and pencil-advance all the … Read more
Fab Melo Ineligible for Tourney
From ESPN news services Syracuse big man and defensive anchor Fab Melo has been ruled ineligible for the NCAA tournament. His 7.2 points per game and his 5.9 rebounds may not blow you away, but without the big man directing traffic in the middle of that zone, millions of fans will have to re-evaluate that … Read more
A Letter to Chris Herren
Dear Chris, In 8th grade, my mom grounded me because I was slacking a little bit in scholastically. “Grounded” meant no TV, no going out after sunset, no computer. “Can I buy a book?” “Sure,” she said. I went into the bookstore, and for some reason I grabbed Fall River Dreams. Intrigued by how Bill … Read more
Made in March
by Justin Cherot I slept through the first five months of the college basketball season. There, I said it. One of the most highly anticipated NBA seasons ever may have something to do with it, and if everything holds true to form, we may see some of the best second round match-ups in NBA history: … Read more
