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June 20, 2011 – Allen Moll With a number of top tier players like Jared Sullinger, Perry Jones, and Harrison Barnes pledging to return to school for their sophomore seasons, the 2011 NBA Draft has decidedly gotten weaker. This year’s field may be one of the least potent in recent memory, going back to the [...]

June 14, 2011 – Allen Moll Over the past 3 seasons, current University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari has seen 9 of his former players become professional players in the NBA. Last season alone, he sent 5 players to the Association, with all taken in the first Round. There is no doubting that as [...]

June 13, 2011 – Allen Moll Heading up to the 2011 NBA Draft on June 23rd, the singularly most debated question has to be who will the Cleveland Cavaliers select with the #1 overall pick? In a draft where many top flight collegiate players chose to remain in school until the whole potential NBA labor [...]

June 10, 2011 – Joshua Sexton By and large, Dirk Nowitzki has been the best player in this year’s postseason. Nowitzki has averaged 28 points, eight rebounds and two assists, leading Dallas to the NBA Finals. [...]

June 9, 2011 – Allen Moll As the collegiate game continues to be a one-and-done type affair, nothing means more to a program than recruiting. More than X’s and O’s, a school’s head coach better be able to recruit top notch high school talent or be left wondering why their squad didn’t make the final [...]

June 7, 2011 – Allen Moll I feel bad for the Portland Trailblazers. Every year they are considered one of the league’s rising teams but somehow have their lofty NBA Title aspirations shattered by some untimely injury to star players. [...]

June 3, 2011 – Allen Moll Whether your a fan of Kentucky coach John Calipari or not, true hoop fans must acknowledge that the man knows what he’s doing when it comes to both recruiting and developing NBA ready point guards. [...]

June 2, 2011 – Allen Moll With the 2011 NBA Draft quickly approaching, most of aspiring draftee hopefuls were in Chicago for the annual Draft Combine. Surely most prospects felt like cattle being led to the slaughter, being constantly poked, prodded, and asked seemingly millions of questions about their work ethic. They have been thoroughly [...]

June 1, 2011 – Allen Moll Although this year’s Kansas Jayhawks squad left the “Big Dance” a tad earlier than expected and will again be losing a number of key contributors to either the NBA Draft or graduation, coach Bill Self is already focused preparing for a successful 2011-2012 campaign. Gone are the Morris twins, [...]

May 31, 2011 – Allen Moll It seemed like a recipe for success just one season ago when the now deposed NC State head coach Sidney Lowe reeled in one of the top recruiting classes in the country. The trio of talented players led by PG Ryan Harrow, SF CJ Leslie, and SG Lorenzo Brown [...]