Courtesy of LehighSports.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Former Lehigh men's basketball great and current Portland Trail Blazers' standout C.J. McCollum '13 has been selected to compete in the 2016 Taco Bell® Skills Challenge as part of NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto. All-Star Saturday Night is set for this Saturday at 8 p.m. ET with the Skills Challenge slated as the second event. … [Read more...] about McCollum selected for Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend
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Should they stay or should they go (now): NCAA’s April 16 withdrawal deadline adds confusion to NBA draft process
By Joe Manganiello The deadline to enter the NBA draft is April 28. That is the only date that actually matters in this process - just ask Jeff Goodman. So what happened Tuesday: April 16 is the NCAA's deadline for players to retain their eligibility if they entered the draft but refrained from hiring an agent. This deadline is completely independent from the NBA's … [Read more...] about Should they stay or should they go (now): NCAA’s April 16 withdrawal deadline adds confusion to NBA draft process
He made his bed, now John Calipari must lie in it
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell Kentucky's (20-10, 11-6) hopes of an NCAA bid this season took a wrong turn at Georgia (15-15, 9-8) Thursday evening. The Bulldogs, who came into the SEC contest at .500 in the league and one game below that mark overall, beat the Wildcats 72-62. Chalk that as one of those proverbial "bad losses" on the ESPN-scale. The real story, … [Read more...] about He made his bed, now John Calipari must lie in it
2012 Olympics: Why shouldn’t Anthony Davis play more?
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell Going into these Olympics, the buzz word around the US men's basketball team has been "small ball." Coach Krzyzewski would bring his Duke-brand of free-flowing offense and a 4-out, 1-in system that would actually benefit the Americans' personnel. How could anyone blame him? He doesn't have perhaps the world's most dominant center, Dwight Howard, … [Read more...] about 2012 Olympics: Why shouldn’t Anthony Davis play more?
Numbers, theories, styles and the Final Four
By Paul Casey Gotham "There is. A house. In New Orleans. They cawlllllll the rising sun. And it's been. The ruin. Of many a poor boy. And God. I know. I'm one." Four remain. When the ball tips off Saturday night it will signal the beginning of the end. Sixty-four games have been contested. Three to go. This weekend brings together four regional champions whose means to an end … [Read more...] about Numbers, theories, styles and the Final Four