http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. The teams that have landed in the top five of ESPN.com's preseason power rankings are there for a reason. In some cases, for lots of reasons. These ar...]]> November 03, 2011 09:35:59 PDT As a former coach, I am pragmatic enough to know that you never have perfect players. The art of coaching is to put your imperfect players in position...]]> May 11, 2011 04:44:08 PDT On Tuesday, I wrote about some of the top frosh in college basketball in terms of how they're performing at the college level -- but playing college b...]]> January 12, 2011 07:05:04 PST I believe that high school players should be able to make the jump directly to the NBA if they so please, but I would be in favor of an "at least two ...]]> July 20, 2010 04:47:17 PDT Let's be honest. A top college player's No. 1 goal is to play in the NBA as soon as possible. And it's on the agenda of people close to him -- relati...]]> April 22, 2010 05:39:16 PDT As the NBA stays on the lookout for shooters at the college level, there are some important distinctions between the two games that NBA personnel must...]]> December 16, 2009 04:14:20 PST It will be a star-studded night at Madison Square Garden as No. 4 Kentucky takes on No. 12 Connecticut on Wednesday in the SEC/Big East Invitational. ...]]> December 09, 2009 04:54:44 PST I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I'm looking forward to seeing Kentucky and Connecticut square off at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. It's ...]]> December 08, 2009 21:42:18 PST I am a basketball purist, so I understand and appreciate that when it's played at its best, the sport is the ultimate team game. In fact, I've often c...]]> November 08, 2009 12:50:56 PST What I Am Learning I am a student of the game of basketball. Each season, I've got to begin my studies all over again. I've already had the chance t...]]> October 21, 2009 06:55:37 PDT