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UCLA loses to Cal St. Fullerton

November 17, 2009

After having hernia surgery yesterday, the one good thing that has come out of everything is me being confined to my couch and watching…ohhhhh about 20 of the 24 hours of ESPN’s college basketball tipoff. One of the more memorable games last night was the Cal St. Fullerton vs. UCLA that went two overtimes with [...]

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The First Annual Feinberg Academic All-American Basketball Classic

May 14, 2009

This past Saturday at Citizens Bank Arena, in Ontario, CA, the culmination of a new kind of sporting event took place. A high school all-American weekend dedicated to celebrating the participating scholar-athlete’s character as well as their caliber of play and (to quote the founder and chairman Robert Icart) “promoting the education and athletics at [...]

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Nike Hoop Summit 2009

April 16, 2009

This weekend I watched the Nike Hoop Summit All-Star Game 2009. Usually I avoid all-star games like the plague. There is usually no intensity, except on the offensive end of the floor.  No defense.  No real caring who wins and loses.  They just bug me.  I guess it’s the basketball purity in me. However, this [...]

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Pac-10 Basketball: Weak

January 30, 2009

After I get done writing this piece and hit the publish button, I will be heading for the out of town, maybe Vegas? Ok, you are right Mom, I come up with any excuse to go to Vegas. Not only do I live in the heart of Pac-10 country (Los Angeles), but most of my [...]

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Why Not to Recruit “One-and-Dones”

December 9, 2008

Before the great Lute Olson decided to hang up his whistle, he said he would no longer recruit “one-and-done” players after being burned by then Arizona recruit, Brandon Jennings, who went on to play professionally in Italy versus hitting the books in Tucson, Arizona. They have books at Arizona? Anyways…     Olson said at [...]

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Kevin Johnson vs Reggie Miller

November 14, 2008

A week ago Tuesday, two basketball loving men were elected as the first African-American to their respective offices.  The first, of course, was Barrack Obama, who will be our nation’s first African- American president.  The second man is the former Phoenix Suns great point guard, Kevin Johnson, who will be the first black mayor of the city of Sacramento.  [...]

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National Signing Day

November 12, 2008

November 11th marks the beginning of the signing period for college basketball. North Carolina leads the pack with five outstanding recruits.  Here is a look at the rest of the top 25 recruiting classes for 2009 provided by Scout.com. 1. UNC 2. Texas 3. Florida 4. Villanova 5. Duke

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Where is the Capital of College Basketball?

November 7, 2008

I started looking through my calendar today, trying to line up some games to go to this season.  First I had a look at the Lakers schedule, but then realized Kobe’s contract hadn’t expired yet and quickly moved on to College basketball. I started with UCLA.  I input all of their games into the calendar.  [...]

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Pac-10 Dominate?

June 25, 2008

During last college season, many of the pundits kept saying the Pac-10 conference had the best talent in the country.  The NCAA Selection Committee didn’t seem to agree, but it looks like the NBA people do.  There’s a good chance that 5 of the top 10 picks will come from the Pac-10.  I don’t think [...]

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The History Of Guard Play

June 23, 2008

This is a little bit of a down time in basketball as we wait for the NBA Draft, the big AAU tournaments to start, the Olympics to start, and the college recruiting scene to heat up.  I thought I’d go back and take a look at some of the changes that occurred in basketball through [...]

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