BEVERLY HILLS (MI) — While the respective Nations of Flyer and Rhody anxiously await a decision between UD and URI from coveted Chicago Simeon SF Kendall Pollard, let’s hit the links to kill some time:

— The latest from KP himself, courtesy of ChicagoHoops.com:

http://chicagohoops.hoops247.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2465:kendall-pollard-narrows-list-to-2-schools&catid=34:recruiting

— Josh Benson is one of the “2012-2013 Bounce-back Players” according to CBS Sports:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/storylist/20512719/5/2012-13-college-basketball-previews/2012-13-bounceback-players

The same crew at CBS Sports also gives us “68 Things to Watch in 2012-13”:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/20546534/the-season-starts-today-so-heres-our-68-things-to-watch-in-2012-13

— Speaking of URI, new Head Coach Danny Hurley says that he has a two year plan to rebuild the Rams:

http://zagsblog.com/articles/hurley-has-2-year-plan-to-rebuild-rhody/

— The A-10 Conference Tournament is ready to bang head-to-head with the Big East’s edition in New Yawk next spring:

http://zagsblog.com/articles/brimming-with-bravado-in-brooklyn-a-10-ready-to-go-head-to-head-with-big-east/

— College Chalk Talk compares and contrasts the non-con schedules of UD and the newest member of the A-10, Butler:

http://collegechalktalk.com/?p=2405

— Andy Katz analyzes the entire Atlantic 10 conference non-con schedule, team-by-team:

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/65009/nonconference-schedule-analysis-atlantic-10

— The list of “Ten Mid-Majors Who Could Make Some Noise” includes A-10 members VCU, SLU, SJU and Flyer foe Murray State. What it doesn’t provide is a list of ten schools, as only six programs are featured:

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/09/which-six-mid-majors-plus-three-could-make-some-noise-in-march/

— Jerry Palm has the Atlantic 10 getting a total of five bids in his initial bracket projection. Only the Big Ten, ACC and Big East have more:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

— Want to be a stellar stat geek like Jerry Palm, Ken Pomeroy or UD Pride’s Figgie123? Here’s how to get started:

http://basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2415

— How the heck can the Alabama State Hornets have 23 players on their roster? Yeah, two of ‘em are listed as redshirts, but still how is that possible? Did they all walk-on or what?

http://bamastatesports.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&roster=126&

— Here is your official “From the Swamp UD/NBA Player Tracker” to check on the progress of “The Flyer Four” trying to hit the big time in The League:

Brian Roberts, New Orleans Hornets: http://www.nba.com/hornets/

I have already circled Monday, February 11th on my calendar. That’s when B-Rob and the Hornets will make their only appearance here in Detroit vs. the Pistons.

Devin Searcy, Philadelphia 76ers: http://www.nba.com/sixers/?hp=1

Chris Johnson, Orlando Magic: http://www.nba.com/magic/?hp=1

Chris Wright, Toronto Raptors: http://www.nba.com/raptors/

Another familiar name on the Raptors’ roster is one of my all-time favorite Flyers, Assistant Coach Johnny Davis:

http://www.nba.com/coachfile/johnny_davis/index.html?nav=page

— “The Sweet Tweet of the Week” comes to us from ESPN’s Jay Bilas. His tweet says it all:

http://twitter.com/JayBilas/status/256818409935872001/photo/1

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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