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Mayo impresses while Randolph, Greene falter
Doug Gottlieb• Credit O.J. Mayo for being very smart. Mayo looks great in individual workouts, as he is mature (20 years old) and very skilled at nearly ever...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2008
Mayo has the hype; these guys will have the longevity
Doug Gottlieb, Special to ESPN.comO.J. Mayo has all the hype, but players like Blake Griffin, Jonny Flynn, Patrick Patterson, Jai Lucas and James Harden are the real "program changers", the guys whose impact will have a longer-lasting effect on their programs, writes Doug Gottlieb.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2007
It's no secret why USA Basketball stinks right now
Doug Gottlieb, Special to ESPN.comAfter the recent fifth-place finish in the Pan Am Games and silver-medal finish at the Under-19 world championships, here's why USA Basketball is struggling, writes Doug Gottlieb.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2007
What many are thinking, but won't say publicly
Doug GottliebCollege basketball is an interesting clique. There are some dysfunctional...If not … 9. Cut off the western United States in terms of true national championship contenders...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
These transfers are ready to contribute … now
Doug Gottlieb...campuses all around the country, the backup quarterback is generally the fan favorite in football; on the basketball side, the transfer is the one everybody talks about. Transfers leave their first school for a variety...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009
These teams have the goods to contend (Part II)
Doug Gottlieb...s Top 40, I started to think about the massive group in the middle of the college basketball world that feels forever disrespected by not being on such a list. Not that whining gets you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009
Pearl receives bad recruiting news while in Israel
Doug Gottlieb...the Class of 2010 -- decommitted from Tennessee while Bruce Pearl was in Israel coaching the U.S. basketball team at the Maccabiah Games. Popular speculation is that Kentucky and Oregon will be on Selby's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2009
Thomas to FIU doesn't make sense
Doug Gottlieb...Kentucky and South Alabama have become juggernauts within the league, while no one in Miami cares about basketball all that much. Just one out-of-touch administration, one athletic director who is tempting fate to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 17, 2009
Perspective is essential in bubble discussions
Doug GottliebWhat's wrong with rewarding a team for a great season? While sitting in a mock selection room in Bristol, Conn., last Sunday, I recognized the contr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2009
Not superstars, but super value
Doug Gottlieb...likes of O.J. Mayo, Jerryd Bayless, Derrick Rose and Kevin Love introduce themselves to the college basketball world. But as quickly as they arrived, they were gone. What makes the college game exciting, healthy...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2008
Cost-effective coaches to keep an eye on
Doug Gottlieb...5, 5, 5" philosophy. In the old Continental Basketball Association, American Basketball Association 2000, United States Basketball League and the D-League, coaches...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2008
Gerrity's decision to leave Charlotte is puzzling
Doug Gottlieb...really have a true campus "feel," and so basketball players are a bit more isolated than they...took heart with what they saw from Team USA. In fact, one source told me that this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2008
Analyzing the draft camp players
Doug Gottlieb...or defender though, so he just plays good basketball. Europe. • Tyrone Brazelton, Sr., Western Kentucky: Brazelton...the point at the pro level in the United States. • Brian Butch, Sr., Wisconsin: He has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 02, 2008
Don't overlook these teams this season
Doug Gottlieb...a load as an incoming freshman, Bryan Mullins and Josh Bone both return, Kevin Dillard was Mr. Basketball 2008 in Illinois, and redshirt big man Nick Evans is back. Rest assured, the Missouri Valley Conference...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2008
Super insights from Sunday
Doug Gottlieb...the games. Packer also said that he believes that Coach K has really benefited from coaching Team USA. Packer said that from asking Kobe Bryant about what he eats to picking up some zone tips...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 04, 2008
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