By Yoni Cohen on Fri May 15, 2009 at 10:33:19 PM EST
Why doesn’t Mississippi State try to double down on its lottery bet on Renardo Sidney by also signing the “supermodel with herpes,” Lance Stephenson? Alone, Sidney could lead the Bulldogs to the Sweet 16. But together with Sidney (and Jarvis Varnado), Stephenson might pave MSU a road to the Final Four. If the Bulldogs are willing to gamble on one elite but potentially ineligible recruit, why not two?
Why is Sean Miller’s recruiting haul at Arizona being hailed as an incredible coup? Granted, inking three Top 100 players in less than a (spring) month is no small feat. But Kevin Parrom earlier committed to Miller at Xavier and Solomon Hill earlier signed with Lute Olson at Arizona. Kyryl Natyazhko may have been the Wildcats’ biggest pure get – and he had been seriously considering joining Miller at Xavier.
Why would any NBA team make Stephen Curry a top-10 pick (given the likelihood that Curry is no more productive in the NBA than Eddie House)?
After failing to receive an invite to the Chicago Pre-Draft Camp, how long before Nic Wise withdraws from the NBA Draft?
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