Father and son
This is not the first time a father and son have played in the NBA and college at the same time. Don’t remember the last time it occurred or even the players involved. This Former Fab 5 player from Michigan has a son in college. Early this month 40-year old Juwan Howard was added again to the Heat roster. The University of Detroit has Juwan Howard Jr. a 6-6 sophomore on it‘s roster.

They lose and win at the same time
Kentucky failed to make the NCAA field of 68; they were relegated to the NIT. The first NIT game they lose to Robert Morris, is Robert Morris a person or a school? 59-57 was the final score over Kentucky. The next day Julius Randle a 6-9 240 pound power forward chose Kentucky over Kansas, Duke and several other high profile programs. Randle is rated the number two prospect in the Class of 2013 by Rivals. This answers another question---the school of choice for Andrew Wiggin’s number one in the Class of 2013. We know with a degree of certainty he’s not headed to Kentucky with the numbers there. Best guess, injured Nerlens Noel might be the only Wildcat to head for the NBA. There are highly recruited players who could possibly transfer to other schools if that occurs Wiggin’s might be headed to Lexington.

Balance
I don’t write to provoke controversy, I’m opinionated I will grant you that. I refuse to write from that perspective. What ever is written is my opinion, it might not be yours but that’s okay. My favorite basketball “expert” has struck again, Jason Whitlock claims college basketball is out of alignment. He points to Kansas losing to TCU and Duke not playing as Duke. That’s an interesting take from a guy who played football and is only an observer of basketball. Whitlock wants parity in the NFL but criticizes it for college basketball. The one n done athlete has certainly impacted the college game however there are other factors. Good or bad a larger number of kids are playing AAU ball during the summer, a number are “ready” for the NBA after one year. Free enterprise Whitlock champion of individual rights seems to have a problem with an opportunity for a number of athletes to gain employment. Don’t point your finger at me, Whitlock is one the culprits in what’s wrong with college basketball. The NCAA, the one n done athlete and others not mentioned are certainly “warts.” Is the game suffering, only if you tend to believe the Whitlock’s who attempt to be experts on every sport?

Power conference?
I wonder if the Big XII Conference is still touting its prowess as a power conference.  After the first round NCAA tourney games I seriously doubt it.  12 seed Oregon beat 5 seed Oklahoma State.  4 seed Kansas State took it on the chin losing to 13 seed LaSalle.  San Diego State was a higher seed than Oklahoma so they should have won their match.  Kansas and Iowa State were the only Big XII teams left to hold up the conference banner winning their opening matches.  Finally there was only one, Ohio State squeaked by Iowa State leaving Kansas as the remaining Big XII school.  Power conference, we might question that statement. 

Labels Out
A number of you might recognize Labels Out from the Bud Light Beer commercials. For those who might not have seen it, the camera focuses on four guys seated in the stands at an NFL game. Their team must kick what amounts to a game winning field goal. They turn the labels out on their Bud Light, one of the guys ask the question why? There is a detailed explanation why turning the label out works so the question guy turns his label out too. Of course their teams’ field goal kick is successful. Do you have routines or help aids that you believe benefit your team and are you superstitious? The sports world is full of superstitious athletes, in baseball, “it is bad luck to touch the baselines while running off and onto the field between innings.” Basketball, “Bounce the ball before taking a foul shot for good luck or wipe the soles of your sneakers for good luck.” It was reported Pete Maravich wore the same floppy socks for every basketball game he played at LSU. There are others I might have overlooked you might think of others.

I’m unsure if mine is superstition or just plain routine, it started in 1999. That was the first season I wore my Laker gear on game day, that night the Lakers won. I thought “I helped them to win by wearing my logo shirt” I will continue this routine. Since then it’s rare I don’t have some article of Laker clothing on prior to game time. I thought “if this works for the Lakers maybe it will work for Mizzou as well.” I began a habit of wearing Mizzou gear as well on game day; you might ask what occurs on days both play? That’s simple which ever team needs a win the worst that’s the team. This habit (or superstition if you prefer) has been extended to football. I don’t follow the Chiefs or NFL football to any great degree however whenever the Mizzou football team plays I have my stuff on. Laugh at me if you wish this stuff works try it yourself. (factmonster.com)