BEVERLY HILLS (MI) -- Happy Cinco de Mayo, y’all. It’s time to catch up on the latest links. Make sure your trays are in their full, upright and locked position:
-- Doug Harris of the
DDN says Georgetown transfer Vee Sanford is a UD-lean:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...cxtype=feedbot
-- Former UD recruit LaDontae “Buckets” Henton visited Providence according to a Tweet from TJ Kelly:
http://twitter.com/#!/bsutefan/statu...55350525050880
And he will announce his destination at 2:00PM today between PC and Iowa State, according to a Tweet from Steve Schwanda at All Eyes on Hoops:
http://twitter.com/#!/alleyesonuhoops
Which is ironic because if Henton ends up at PC he will, in essence, replace Dayton native Markus Crider on the Friars’ roster.
-- Doug Harris also says that Henton’s fellow-former UD commit Percy Gibson could end up back in the Flyer fold:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs...or_gibson.html
As always, the comment section after one of Doug’s blog pieces is an absolute must-not read.
-- How about a video of the Team Detroit 16s, featuring UD recruiting targets Denzell Watts and Leo Edwards? Sure, why not?
http://www.legends247.com/ngs/?p=3441
-- Here’s an NBA pre-draft workout featuring former Flyer Marcus Johnson:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPWxLvrz9yk
-- Rush the Court with another way of looking at college basketball attendance figures – percent of sellout. UD stills ranks well:
http://rushthecourt.net/2011/04/27/n...r-examination/
-- The Scout 100 is out for 2012 and UD is mentioned by two of the players listed:
http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75...pid=88&yr=2012
-- The Twitter Commandments:
http://www.crimsonquarry.com/2011/4/...-with-athletes
Wait a minute. This guy is talking about interacting with players on Twitter, as in following and exchanging Tweets with them. Really. And I got crap for publishing a list of UD players’ public Twitter accounts?
-- Well this sucks – CBS and excitable announcer Gus Johnson have parted ways:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...cbs/index.html
Who can forget Johnson’s great call on CW’s breakaway dunk vs. WVU in the NCAA?
-- The NCAA came out with their annual rule change on when a player must declare for the NBA Draft:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6444510
-- In better news, the NCAA is finally close to adopting a semi-circle restricted area under the hoop:
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/...icted+area+arc
Now if the NCAA would only adopt a rule that says ‘flopping’ is an automatic technical foul, we’d be all set.
-- This is long overdue -- a statue of Celtics' legend Bill Russell in Boston:
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketb...s_to_anno.html
-- If you are wondering why vagabond hoops recruit Kevin Ware committed then de-committed to UCF or why onetime
Xavier commit Michael Chandler ended up at UCF, you have to ask this solid citizen:
http://eye-on-college-basketball.blo...83066/28947918
-- Speaking of fishy, here is an account of the basketball program at Quality Education Academy in North Carolina:
http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011...-academic-work
-- Dave Telep from ESPN.com with his suggestions for fixing the above problems:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=6472683
-- Dana O’Neill with her spin on the same subject:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/column...ana&id=6477362
-- Chris Herren, “Basketball Junkie”:
http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-bas...ls-it-straight
-- My man Alan Parsons is one of many musicians who will contribute to William Shatner’s new album, “Searching for Major Tom”:
http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/apr...ew_Album.shtml
-- Here’s a feel-good story: two half-brothers from my hometown of Leominster, MA finally found each other…5,000 miles away on Waikiki Beach!
http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com...enterprise.com
That’s it “From the Swamp.”
You can email me at:
swampy@udpride.com