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I agree on the half court game. We tried it once as an experiment with my son's 8th grade team and there were several things I liked. One of the rules is that you have to have at least 2 touches on offense before a shot can go up. And, there's a 14 second shot clock. Those two rules alone...

I don't think it has a realistic chance to catch on but there's an alternative game of basketball that I really like. Go to youtube and search for FIBA 33. It's a 3 on 3 half court game with a 14 second shot clock. I've been trying to get it established here in my hometown as an alternative to...

Well, the Kings drafted Demarcus Cousins, paid him over 3 million bucks, and managed to lose one more game than the previous year. It will be interesting to see if Jimmer can help them win some more games than they've been used to winning. I'd bet he can. He certainly won't be the locker room...

Any list of top 30 players without Steve Nash is highly suspect.

I often refer back to the comments by Darryl Dawkins regarding the differences between the white and black styles of basketball: "Black basketball is much more individualistic," he says. "With so many other opportunities closed to young black kids, the basketball court in the playground or...

It looks like the numbers are in on Jimmer: 6-0.75", weight 196, no step vertical 28, max vert = 33, bench = 14, lane agility = 10.42, 3/4 court sprint = 3.21 It looks like he's the best of the bunch when it comes to lane agility. Middle of the pack on 3/4 court sprint, close to the...

I worked one up about a year ago on power forwards coming in to the draft. I'll see if I can find it.

Keep your eye on the combine results. Let's see how Jimmer compares athletically to these point guards. Player 1: 6-1.75" no shoes, weight 202, no step vertical = 30, max vertical = 35, bench = 15, lane agility = 10.83, 3/4 court sprint = 3.25 Player 2: 5-11, weight 172, no step...

As a longtime UK fan who first started following them in the glory days of Dan Issell and crew I find it odd to see only one white face on the floor when the Wildcats play but several whites who get playing time for Louisville. Denny Crum certainly didn't recruit or play many whites in his day...

Elisha Justice's production from last night's game against Butler: 21 minutes-12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and only 1 turnover. Pretty good line for a unathletic, too short, too slow, too white walk on. I saw him play in the KY state tournament a couple of times and have told...

Chris White 40 time = 4.52. Channing Crowder 40 time = 4.62 Enough said. What would be the ultimate irony would be for White to be drafted by Miami and put Crowder on the bench.

Did anyone notice the brother's reaction when Collie's helmet popped off? Grabbed the helmet and demonstrated a little attitude. Maybe getting burned on national tv by an "inferior afflete" made him a little testy. For the day Collie had 12 receptions, 171 yards and 2 td's.

I read a few of the comments and there seemed to be a lot of folks who recommend raising the basket height. That wouldn't help matters IMHO. It would still favor big lugs with long arms (black) and few skills. A perfect example is DeMarcus Cousins. He's going to be in the top 5 and he's a...

I agree. I haven't had a chance to see Babbitt. I live in KY and have seen plenty of Wall, Patterson, etc. Funny, but Wall's max vertical is only 1.5 inches more than Babbitt yet Babbitt is "unathletic". I'm not sure what a white guy would have to post to be considered "athletic" or if it's...

For fun I took a look at some of the numbers for 4 of the top forwards in the draft. They are listed from 6-7" to 6-9". bodyfat Nostep vertmax vertBench 3/4 ct.sprint Player 1 6.9 30.5 34.5103.22 11.73 Player 2 5.3 28.5 33.5173.25 11.14 Player 3 8.6 27.5 34.5 93.27 11.06...