Category Archives: College Basketball

Passionate & idiotic @UCLA Student Council wrong about NCAA and college athletics
May 27, 2020

The line between adult and child glowed brightly today as the UCLA Student Council approved an incendiary resolution that was then sent to a variety of California and university officials. It reads in part, “As we look at the rampant negligence and mistreatment of student-athletes in NCAA sports, it’s clear that colleges can not be trusted with policing […]

Louisville did the wrong thing for the right reasons, and it continues to pay
May 5, 2020

Cheating in college basketball recruiting is abhorrent because it elevates the result of the game over what should truly matter – the lessons that basketball instills in players and reinforces in fans. It’s not that winning isn’t important, but the magic of the game is the tug of war that exists between the selfish and selfless.  Players […]

Daishen Nix skips college basketball year in waiting – and college hoops will be better for it
April 29, 2020

Five star recruit Daishen Nix has decommitted from UCLA, and will join the growing number of NBA hopefuls who will jump straight from high school to the G-League. Some are predicting a bleak future for college basketball because talented teens like Nix are shifting holding areas from college programs to the NBA’s feeder league.  Not me.  I’m thrilled. […]