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Fran Fraschilla breaks down eight players to see who he feels is ready for the NBA and who he feels could use a little more seasoning before declaring for the draft.

Blog | Conversation | December 22, 2010

Quality defensive players come in all shapes and sizes, so it's obvious that physical requirements are a given. Coaching takes a player to another defensive level. Most important, however, is watching a player's mental approach to the game on the ...

Blog | Conversation | October 12, 2010

Fran Fraschilla scouted several of college basketball's brightest stars at the LeBron James skills academy, and offers an early look at which guys have improved and how they stack up for the 2011 NBA draft.

Blog | Conversation | July 12, 2010

It's the time of year for Franta Claus to pass out some Christmas gifts. The college basketball season is off to a great start, but I will be keeping an eye on who's been naughty or nice. In the meantime, happy holidays to all our college basketball ...

Blog | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Although it's early in the college basketball season, I've gotten out to a couple of the major preseason tournaments. After broadcasting the Puerto Rico Tip-Off last week, I just returned from the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, Fla. Here's my advice t...

Blog | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Fran Fraschilla evaluates the underclassmen with NBA draft buzz at the Old Spice Classic and finds that all of them still have work to do. He focuses on a pair of Florida State players, a Michigan star and Jordan Crawford, the guy who dunked on LeBron.

Blog | Conversation | December 02, 2009