SouthSideRyan

Baffling. The guy has all the time in the world at ISU and he's acting like he has to make a big run in 2012/2013 or it's curtains. Outside of White he's bringing in JAG's. The SIU kid sucks and Babb and Allen are average. Luscious kind of sucks and you're tying up 2 years of scholarship so he can give you 1 likely mediocre year. I don't get it. I vehemently disagree -- especially relative to Iowa freakin' State -- that Allen is average and Lucious kind of sucks. Vehemently. White was totally worth it for them. What I don't understand is taking risks and tying up scholarships for role players. It's not like Izzo kicks guys off the team or pushes them out often. They obviously have baggage and is 1 year worth it? Luscious was shooting 28% from 3 and 36% from 2 while having by far the worst turnover rate of their guards. He sucked. Last year he shot 32% from 3 and 39% from 2 while having an awful turnover rate. He's really not very good. They could find someone at his level that can give them more than one year. Booker wasn't good in two years in the MVC. Babb is just a spot up shooter. Hoiberg has as long of a rebuilding leash as anyone in the country but he's acting like a guy in dire need of a quick fix. Best way to attract recruits is by coaching a good team. Best way to coach a good team is having good players. It's risky, but as it was said, it's ISU, it's not an outrageous plan.

I honestly had no idea Juwan Howard was still playing. Figured he could just live off the interest of his Eddy Curry loan.

C, G, F, A, B, E, D

I'd rather give Belmont and Utah State at-larges. I'm with you, and Pomeroy loves Belmont . . . but Tennessee did beat Belmont twice this year (and has non-conference wins over Pitt and Villanova). Both games in Knoxville. That said, I'm not sure I could support an at-large Belmont over an at-large Tennessee unless Tennessee loses their next game to South Carolina

Acceptable if and only if you're a first generation immigrant from the Dominican Republic and you bought that jersey before you came to America. And your last name is pujols. And you're a Cardinal fan

People are still talking about Memphis and Butler being at-larges. Mizzou's a lock

What a weird schedule the Bulls have had. The Noah injury could not have been timed any better

Go UNC/Maryland/Cincy/Northwestern/Iowa St/Southern Miss/Marshall/East Carolina/Duke/BYU/New Mexico St/Iowa/Utah/St. Louis/St. Joe's/St. Bonaventure/LSU/Belmont

I don't suppose anybody wants Illinois-Indiana tickets for Saturday do they? Something's come up (beyond the general mediocrity of the Illinois) team and I can't make it down for it.

Isn't HBO or somebody doing a story on Bond' tapes or something like that? If so, that's another angle Bond and Moore could be pumping up. I'm not going to link sports by brooks, but I'm told even he seems to think that Moore's assertions aren't accurate. I'm sure you'd consider sports by brooks a solid source if he said otherwise

if by lawyer, you mean mr newton screaming unintelligibly about suing everyone, i agree. JUST WAIT 2 MORE WEEKS!!! I SWEAR!!!

That's laughable. Forget the Chris Kramer era? If so D.J. Byrd serves as a pretty good reminder. Paul runs directly into planted defenders at full speed. Byrd was under the bucket. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOILER UP WHOO BOILER UP WHOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

They used him too hard but he didn't start hitting until after he played 30 out of the first 30 games.

What does injuries caught up to his production mean? Glaus was terrible the first month of the year when his legs should've been the freshest.

Wait, the Heat signed Eddy Curry? Why???

You guys got that awesome guy from the Clippers, stop being greedy. I'll take Brewer to be the new Tony Allen

Are you volunteering? Only if he's friends with da bum.

They just wanted an early start on happy hour

I predict a lot of booing

The Newtons should hire Anthony Davis's lawyer.

Suck it haters.

It's 1 in 1 out.

Sulley's not a homer. He requires a new word(if not entire language) be invented to describe his fandom

They never turn the ball over.

And KSU is definitely a lock.