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Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

July 19th, 2008

The Post O.J. Mayo Era Begins For USC

DeMar DeRozan, a 6-foot-6 inch, 200 pound small forward out of Compton High School in California will be academically eligible to play for the USC Trojans next season. DeRozan became eligible with his overall grade point average and recent ACT scores and is ready to enroll in summer classes.
DeRozan, a McDonalds All-American, who was […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 0 comments

July 17th, 2008

Billy Packer Will Not Be Missed

My reaction when I first that Billy Packer will be replaced by Clark Kellogg as CBS’ college basketball analyst was shock at first.
After all, Packer has been covering college basketball for CBS and NBC since 1975 and was on board for 34 consecutive Final Fours.
The 68-year-old Packer, who without a doubt was one of the […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 0 comments

July 15th, 2008

You can’t go wrong in the Summer

In conjunction with b5media’s promo day, I will show you all how I have fun in the summer.
For the last three baseball seasons, fans of the Detroit Tigers have become spoiled. We have witnessed the franchise turn into one of the most competitive in the MLB.
We expect the team to be […]

By Ryan Pravato -- 5 comments

July 13th, 2008

B.J. Mullens hype machine warm and ready

Actually, I think it’s been warm and rearing to go for months now, but I wasn’t paying good enough attention.
At first glance 7′1 B.J. Mullens reminds me of the classic stiff, the guy who had all sorts of people saying great things about him prior to even lacing up sneakers in the NBA.
Robert Swift, Michael […]

By Ryan Pravato -- 8 comments

July 12th, 2008

Posterized!

Memphis Grizzly O.J. Mayo did not disappoint in his first Vegas summer league game on Friday. Not only did he hand out 5 dimes and score 15, he also threw down an emphatic jam after scaling down the court in 3 dribbles.
Poor quality, but still slammin!

I’d like to see Kevin Love do that!!
Minnesota just […]

By Ryan Pravato -- 1 comment

July 11th, 2008

And Another Thing…

Can we please stop referring to certain college basketball players and college athletes in general as “Student Athletes”?
How much of a student do you really think Michael Beasley, Kevin Love, O.J. Mayo, Derrick Rose and the other one-and-dones and two-and-dones were really students? How much time do you think they spent in the class compared […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 0 comments

July 11th, 2008

How Many More Will Follow Jennings to Europe?

The answer - Plenty!
Now that Brandon Jennings is setting a precedent and blowing off both college and the NBA for a year or more to play in Europe, expect more high school players to follow suit. In this great country of ours, nothing is going to stop someone from making a living, and you can’t […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 0 comments

July 9th, 2008

Mike Brey Isn’t Going Anywhere

Mike Brey is the latest to get a nice, fat contract extension. The Notre Dame coach received a two year extension lasting through the 2014-15 season.
Brey’s record is impressive. He’s a two-time Big East Coach of the year. He’s 167-86 in eight years at Notre Dame with five Big Dance appearances and five 20-plus […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 0 comments

July 4th, 2008

But At Least The Shoes Will Get There

A few weeks ago we reported that IUPUI Coach Ron Hunter and his players were going to travel to African this summer to deliver some 250,000 pairs of shoes for underprivileged children with the non-profit group Samaritan’s Feet and Shoes of Hope.
But word has it that while the shoes have already been delivered to Africa […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 0 comments

July 4th, 2008

Now It’s Bruce Pearl’s Turn

Tennessee Coach Bruce Pearl has accepted an extension that is supposed to keep him with the Volunteers until 2014.
Pearl is another very good if not great coach who got the raise and promotion he deserves. He led his team to the number one ranking last season (although it lasted as long as it did to […]

By Kevin Hunter -- 1 comment