The struggles of Jimmer Fredette illustrates how superb college players are not guaranteed NBA success if they lack skills that provide useful in a complementary role. The example for the 2012 Draft class could become Jared Sullinger. Read more »
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The Fredette Lesson
Looking Back, Looking Ahead To Tournament Week
Examining the final regular season weekend of the Big Ten, ACC and SEC, along with everything you really need to know to enjoy Tournament Week. Read more »
Heat, Kentucky: Basketball's Two Dominant Teams
The Heat are the Kentucky Wildcats of the NBA: a team full of elite athletes who take great pride in their defense and can physically overwhelm the vast majority of their opponents. Read more »
YABC Column For Feb. 27th (POY Races, Improbabilities & More)
As Draymond Green locked up the Big Ten POY award and Kansas battled Missouri for a likely No. 1 seed, Saturday afternoon encapsulated everything that is great about the NCAA regular season. Read more »
Recruiting And Player Development, 2012 Edition
The best way to examine the value of specific college coaches is to examine how well they recruit and subsequently develop their talent. Let's examine the top 49 coaches from the Power 6 conferences. Read more »
YABC Column For Feb. 20th
Michigan's upset of Ohio State, comebacks all around, Air Force beat SDSU, Alabama wins without its two best players, Meyers Leonard brought to tears, Missouri's once-in-a-lifetime season and more. Read more »
Monroe Doesn't Feel Snubbed, Confident There's Room For Improvement
Greg Monroe is the latest in a long line of Hoya bigs to succeed in the NBA, following Patrick Ewing, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning and Roy Hibbert. Read more »
Understanding Breakout Players
Thomas Robinson, J'Covan Brown, Meyers Leonard, Jamaal Franklin and Trae Golden are amongst the Top-20 Breakout Players in college basketball. Read more »
Big Ten Bracketology
Selection Sunday is about a month away, which makes it an opportune time to examine which Big Ten teams will be dancing and which ones could dance into the Elite Eight or even the Final Four. Read more »
YABC Column For Feb. 6th (Iowa St., Florida St., Robbie Hummel & More)
On Florida State with and without Ian Miller, Miami's upset of Duke, Missouri as a No. 1 seed, Iowa State, Robbie Hummel as a spot-up shooter and more. Read more »
YACB Column, Jan. 30th (On The Weaknesses Of The Top-25 & More)
Many have called this a down year for college basketball and though that argument can be made about elite teams, there are still plenty of reasons why it's a fallacy. Read more »
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