BEVERLY HILLS (MI) — Welcome to the College Basketball Off-Season, where the Coaching Carousel spins, the Wheel of Transfers goes round and round and none of it really makes any sense.

— If you’re looking for something to do tonight, 2010 Flyer recruit Ralph Hill be playing in the Kentucky/Ohio All Star Game at Thomas More College at 7:30PM:

http://www.oh-kyallstargame.com/1.html

— Speaking of Ralph, he made OHSH.com’s 1st Team All-State Squad:

http://www.ohshoops.com/2010/03/2010-ohsh-awards.html

Coupla interesting names on the OHSH.com All Freshman Team: PG Jaaron Simmons from Alter, who came to many games at UD Arena this past season and 6’6” Evan Bradds from Jamestown Greenview, the grandson of OSU great Gary Bradds and more importantly, the son of former Flyer player David Bradds. Simmons and Bradds are AAU teammates.

— Great update from Arch in the DDN about how former Flyer Sedric Toney has stepped up to the plate to help get Dayton basketball legend Dwight “The Blur” Anderson into a rehab facility:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/former-dayton-hoops-star-anderson-on-his-way-to-new-life-635285.html

— Here is a link to the NBA Draft Early Entry page, with projections as to where each player will go:

http://www.nbadraft.net/2010earlyentry

— Everyone jump on (or off, as the case may be) the Coaching Carousel, which seems to be twirling especially fast this year. Among the head scratchers:

Al Skinner at BC:

http://www.boston.com/sports/columnists/gasper/2010/03/bc_out_of_place.html

Our boy OP to DePaul, who is being welcomed with open arms by the Chicago PSL coaches:

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncb/columns/story?columnist=greenberg_jon&id=5062296

Dino Gaudio at Wake Forest:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5064441

Will the expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 96 teams slow the Coaching Carousel down in future years? I seriously doubt it. Schools like Iowa, DePaul, BC and Wake will still have unrealistic expectations.

— If the Coaching Carousel is in full swing then so is the Wheel of Transfers. The Duquesne Dukes got hit particularly hard, as three guys (and possibly a fourth) including Melquan Bolding decided to kiss Ron Everhart goodbye:

http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/dukesblog/archive/2010/04/10/bolding-williams-lewinson-leaving-program-for-sure.aspx

— In the Ohio HS Playoffs, Stevie Taylor and Gahanna Lincoln didn’t just beat heavily favored Columbus Northland, featuring OSU recruits JJ Witherspoon and Jared Sullinger — they kicked their butt. Video evidence:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S7t4EXIwqo

— Here’s everything that is wrong with HS basketball today: an article from the Chicago Sun-Times glorifying a dunk by Illinois recruit Jereme Richmond that didn’t even count! It was waved off because of an offensive foul! Oh yeah…and his team lost.

http://yourseason.suntimes.com/boys_basketball/2114056,032010-boys-basketball-obrien.article

I’ll take Brandon Spearman’s team play over Richmond’s individual effort any day of the week.

— From the Tweet Beat. Charles Little’s view of life:

http://twitter.com/clittle315

WARNING: Chuck’s Tweets can get a little graphic.

And CopyKatz…someone pretending he’s Andy Katz:

http://twitter.com/copykatzespn

— Remember that great Lou Reed tune from the early ‘70s “Walk on the Wild Side?” Well then, here you go:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0322101makeup1.html

— Driving down I-75 to my nephew Dave’s wedding in Cincy 2 weeks ago gave me a chance to once again behold “Big Butter Jesus”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx6fxJS0pt0

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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