2008 NBA Draft early entry watch list

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Writing on the wall for JJ; Look to Big Ced for example
Published 5/1/2008 by StateFans at Statefans Nation
... : I love Hickson’s game, but the draft is so crowded. He’d be better off going back to school, dominating for a year and then testing the waters as a sophomore. Of course, any and all of this ‘guidance’ may be irrelevant if JJ is committed to entering the NBA Draft come hell or high water…and, that seems to be the case. The comments under JJ’s name on CBS Sportsline’s tracking of the early entrants says: Nobody was in more of a hurry to get to the NBA than this guy. IMHO, the real crux of the issue for Hickson should have much more to do with his potential longetivity in the ...

Big East Hoops is Ridiculously Stacked for 08-09
Published 5/1/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
Yes, this is our second post of the week about college basketball. Can you tell we miss it? We’re doing so because Vegas Watch has a must-read breakdown of just how loaded the conference is. We’re not sure Big East hoops will be as good as it was in 1985, but it wouldn’t shock us at all if just prior to the NCAA tournament, the Big East had five teams - Connecticut, Louisville, Georgetown, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame - in the Top 10. They’re all preseason Top 15 locks. Due to early departures - the list is quite sad, actually - the Pac-10 will be way down (Arizona State brings back ...