Jay is still losing. Fortunately, his writing is still good.

Some think that rising high school junior Greg Oden could be the #1 draft pick right now. He’s talking about going to college, but there’s a 0% chance of that happening.

You know, I hadn’t realized just how much Bill Simmons’ writing had suffered from having two jobs. I guess it just gradually got worse and I didn’t realize it. Now that he’s off the show though, he’s back as strong as ever. It’s like night and day from a month ago. It’s a great thing.

UNC is considering adding permanant advertising in the Dean Dome and Kenan Stadium. UNC is the only school that I can think of that doesn’t already have ads. If the ads are kept to a reasonable size, I don’t think it’ll affect anyone. No one seems to mind or comment on signs in Cameron.

Normally, Ralph Wiley’s Page 2 stuff is unreadable. This one is actually pretty decent. It drifts into incomprehensible babble on occassion, but it’s a good read. His point is that the Lakers really aren’t that good, and he thinks the Pistons would have an excellent chance to beat them.

Michael Wilbon talks about how the NBA Draft sucks both in general and this year in specific. This is nothing new, but Wilbon writes it better than most.

Josh Powell played a game in Raleigh the other night for his latest team, the WBA (who?) Southern Crescent Lightning. Powell seems more than a little defensive about his bad decision a year ago to turn pro. Instead of playing in some minor league for pocket change, he could be a rising senior at State…

Kentucky and Florida to the ACC? No. Not going to happen. This guy’s just stirring the pot.

This article focuses on the recruiting needs of the Big Four schools. It also breaks down who to watch in Bob Gibbons’ big AAU tournament this wekeend in the Triangle.

The Mummy breaks down the ACC basketball recruiting status of each school, including its misses and wishes.