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When LeBron James was an 18-year-old NBA rookie, he averaged 20.9 points, 5.9 assists and 5.5 rebounds in 39.5 minutes per game. It was by far the worst season of his career -- by the time he was an NBA "sophomore" he was well on his way to putting u...

Never fear, you basketball-loving, Dream Team-worshipping, blueblooded American, you: The United States is still producing the best basketball talent in the world. Of course, you don't need me to tell you that. One glance at LeBron James should do...

When you're Jabari Parker, the best player in the class of 2013 -- and, according to the cover of Sports Illustrated, "the best high school basketball player since LeBron James" -- it's not easy to live a normal life. Not when college coaches are con...

The Afternoon Links are (intermittently) back, and they are exactly what they say they are. Some days will bring more than others. This is the offseason, after all. If you have a link you'd like included, your best bet is to hit me on Twitter. You ca...

Dwyane Wade's relationship with IU coach Tom Crean is well-established. Crean coached Wade during his breakout seasons at Marquette from 2001 to 2003, the latter of which included a run to the Final Four and a junior season that established Wade as a...

John Calipari's relationship with LeBron James is no secret, nor is it anything new. But it does remain a huge competitive advantage. High school basketball players may not universally like LeBron James -- the dude's Q rating hasn't exactly been t...

Thomas Robinson's summer just keeps getting better. The KU forward dominated for large stretches at the Chicago Nike Skills Camps in June against some of the best forwards in the country; he flashed the kind of athleticism and rebounding ability that...

Last year, I was watching a late-season Ohio State game with my buddy Paul. Paul, like myself and many in our demographic, is a college basketball shorts enthusiast. Paul was impressed by the subtle changes in OSU's uniforms from one year to the next...

Sure, the Big East schedule took a little longer than most other conferences -- you have LeBron James to blame for that -- but like the prodigal son, the schedule is here now, and that's all that matters. Yes, the Big East announced its schedule a...

It's fun to blame LeBron James for things. The sporting summer's utter lack of self-awareness and perspective? Blame LeBron. A free-agent fracas that annoyingly consumed our worlds for several months? Blame LeBron. An NBA whose stars must now consoli...

The summer of LeBron James was supposed to be over a while ago. But it's the tail end of August, and still LeBron -- who entered our collective college consciousness during the Tom Izzo-Cleveland Cavaliers flirtation this offseason -- is invading the...

At least Anthony Davis Sr. has a sense of humor about his son's recruitment. Either that, or LeBron James' legacy is already being felt, and I don't like it. Anthony Davis Jr., as you may know, is the No. 12-ranked player (and No. 4 ranked power f...

So here's an indirect and unlikely consequence of LeBron James' famed departure from the greater Ohio area: What happens to his relationship with the Ohio State Buckeyes? Since James began his own Nike basketball line, the Buckeyes have sported un...

Hey, remember Tom Izzo? Who almost left his hero-for-life gig at Michigan State for a potential opportunity to coach LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers? Izzo's decision already looked like the smart one. After all, he never received any assu...

This year's big college-to-NBA coaching possibilities have centered on John Calipari and then, much more seriously, Tom Izzo. Calipari's connection to the Chicago Bulls (or anywhere LeBron James was going) was always just a rumor, while Izzo's potent...

Bob Huggins was not pleased with the officiating in Monday night's loss to Connecticut, so much so that he earned himself an ejection in the final minute -- one of those "I'm sick of this, I'm getting kicked out, which ref do I insult first" coach's ...