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Shooting 3s... 1. No NBA guys in high school gyms Before the last collective bargaining agreement, high school gyms and AAU tournaments were a popular gathering place for NBA scouts. Events like Las Vegas and the Nike Camp were must see gatherings ...

Blog | Conversation | July 01, 2011

Shooting 3s... Today's blog is dedicated to the "advisors" who aided in ruining numerous collegiate careers last night. So many good players with eligibility remaining woke up this morning and realized they'd been sold a bill of goods. Their "adviso...

Blog | Conversation | June 24, 2011

Shooting 3s... 1. UCLA taps the pipeline On June 7, Korey McCray was hired by the UCLA Bruins as a full-time assistant coach. McCray is the son of the co-founder of the Atlanta Celtics, one of the most talent-laden traveling team organizations in A...

Blog | Conversation | June 21, 2011

As the director of player personnel for the NBA Top 100 Camp (the guy who invites the players), I've got a unique behind-the-scenes look and hope to share some stories throughout the event. 1. Freeman earns his way in Earning an invitation to this ...

Blog | Conversation | June 16, 2011

Shooting 3s ... 1. NCAA ruling sucked life out of TOC The Tournament of Champions, for as long as I've been in this business, has been one of the jewels of the spring AAU circuit. It's produced great moments like the battle between Raymond Felton ...

Blog | Conversation | May 31, 2011

Shooting 3s ... 1. Tarczewski plans June visits Kaleb Tarczewski (Claremont, N.H./St. Mark's) is an intimidating presence on the floor. To me, he's a drop dead ringer for Ivan Drago, Sylvester Stallone's nemesis in Rocky IV. Every time I run into ...

Blog | Conversation | May 27, 2011

The NBA released its All-NBA teams this week and guess what? In a shocker, most of these guys were elite players long before they traveled on charter planes or needed bodyguards to keep admirers at bay. In fact, once upon a time, these guys were regu...

Blog | Conversation | May 13, 2011

Practices at the McDonald's All-American Game kicked off on Sunday. I arrived in Chicago late Sunday night and caught my first action for Monday's set. My initial observation was that the West team was loaded. Halfway through the practice 75 percent ...

Blog | Conversation | March 29, 2011

Just shooting some 3s ... I often wonder about the NCAA tournament and how it affects the stock of players for the NBA Draft. Therefore, I asked a pair of NBA front office folks for their candid take on the NCAA tournament, how they perceive it and ...

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2011

Just shooting some 3s ... 1. Ochefu will decide in March Don't look now, but the junior big men are starting to disappear. That's right, a very deep crop is incrementally shrinking. It's long been my opinion that down the road in order to win the b...

Blog | Conversation | March 01, 2011

Shooting 3s ... 1. Unranked to top 10 My man Drew Cannon has been my summer intern since he was 15 years old. Now a sophomore at Duke, he's always thinking hoops. This morning I opened my e-mail and found a few nuggets from him. Since 2000, Cannon...

Blog | Conversation | February 15, 2011

Shooting 3s ... A few weeks ago, we touched on the subject of transfers. The deal here is that National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) reported this fall that 40 percent of all Division I signees turn into transfers by the end of their sop...

Blog | Conversation | February 01, 2011

Shooting 3s ... During my hiring process with ESPN, we talked about pulling back the curtain and talking about recruiting and college basketball in ways fans don't always get to see the game. Sometimes, things aren't pretty but they are worth talkin...

Blog | Conversation | January 26, 2011

Shooting 3s ... 1. How Sullinger and Johnson arrived Tuesday night's matchup between Ohio State's Jared Sullinger and Purdue's JaJuan Johnson represents two players, not at opposite ends of the spectrum, but definitely different. Johnson arrived a...

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2011

Shooting 3s ... 1. Recruiting and the panic button Plain and simple, demand exceeds supply when it comes to available talent in the senior class. Back in October, college staffs were excited to call and get the news out about their latest recruit....

Blog | Conversation | January 21, 2011

This year, the top three high school players in the senior class performed on ESPN's family of networks. Fans got a chance to see for themselves and craft their own opinions on who should be No. 1. Let me tell you, settling on the top guy isn't alway...

Blog | Conversation | January 18, 2011