Recruits mustn't forget common courtesy
Jay BilasDecisions, Relationships, Courtesy and News: I am not one of those old guys who pines for the way things used to be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
New NCAA rules: The Good, the Bad, the Goofy
Jay BilasSeveral new NCAA rules have been passed or proposed recently. Here are my thoughts on a few of them: Phone Call Sensibleness: The NCAA is on the way ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009
On Michigan, Rose and mid-major scheduling
Jay BilasThe tearful news conference and the endless throat-clearing of reports on the length and frequency of Michigan football practices...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
Why I think the NCAA got it wrong again
Jay BilasYou are hearing the laments all over the place. Did anyone really get penalized or harshly disciplined in the Memphis case? How did John Calipari es...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009
Wait a minute -- that congressman said what?
Jay Bilas...that compared the NBA's age limit to vestiges of slavery, using hyperbole usually reserved for cable news gasbags. The so-called "one-and-done" rule is not an NCAA rule and has nothing to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 16, 2009
Evaluating the draft process and other musings
Jay BilasThe NCAA's decision to limit the time a college player can test the waters in the NBA draft process is a good one, but it does not go far enough. N...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 07, 2009
A few answers for Sonny Vaccaro
Jay Bilas, ESPN.comIt's not a matter of whether Jeremy Tyler has the right to drop out of high school. It's a matter of whether it's the right thing to do. By taking on many of the assertions made by advisor Sonny Vaccaro, Jay Bilas draws his own conclusion.
Story | Conversation | May 06, 2009
Making sense of draft process
Jay Bilas...ESPN's bottom line, so many players are reported as declaring that it is no longer even news. The real news would be a good player saying no to the draft and returning to school...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009
Thoughts on the Final Four
Jay BilasIf you are one of the populist BCS bashers, please consider this: The Final Four and the NCAA tournament are really big deals, and not taken for grant...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009
Basketball experience should count
Jay Bilas, ESPN.comThe NCAA tournament selection process often selects the Johnny Bravos of basketball, and that is not always such a bad thing. But there is room for improvement.
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009
Need to enforce sportsmanship rules
Jay Bilas, ESPN.comIs sportsmanship lacking in today's game? We have seen plenty of instances in which that's the case, and college basketball needs to pay attention.
Story | Conversation | February 12, 2009
Jay's inner thoughts on college hoops
Jay Bilas...anyone really surprised that Tubby Smith has done such a good job at Minnesota? Did that breaking news really sneak up on anyone? The guy has done nothing but win throughout his entire career. The...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2008
Musketeers, Mountaineers and so much more
Jay BilasSome thoughts swirling around my head as we all look forward to this weekend's stellar set of games: • I have watched a lot of tape of Xavier, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008
Thoughts, trends and treats from November
Jay Bilas...analysis as we close out the first calendar month of the 2008-09 season: • The worst news of the year is that Notre Dame's Luke Harangody is out indefinitely with pneumonia. Harangody received...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2008
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