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Mayo a Possible Top 10 Pick
Conquest Chronicles — TrojanNYC has the story via Chad Ford at ESPN. I love AO's writing. O.J. Mayo, SG, Freshman, USC Mayo was ranked No. 1 on our Big Board in July. Some of that had to do with hype, but most of it had to do with Mayo's game. He already had the body and athleticism of an NBA player. He was an excellent scorer and scouts said they thought he would be a full-time ...

USC (Hold the Mayo), UCLA (Nothing But Love), Stanford (Are They for Real?): Thoughts After the Pac-10 Tournament Semifinals
SportsHubLA — Aside from a decently close UCLA/USC semifinal (though somehow, it never really felt like the Trojans were going to win it), the Pac-10 Tournament has given us a solid block of fairly lackluster college hoops. With all this time on my hands, watching and waiting for something exciting to transpire, I’ve put together a collection of thoughts, in no particular order, on what I’ve seen so far. 1. In the offseason, the Pacific-10 Conference needs to re-evaluate its referees, and how they handle controversial calls — particularly at the ends of games. They’ve botched a bunch, and it’s not just me saying so. (See ESPN’s Doug Gottleib, who has been slamming the officiating in the conference on what ...