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When West Virginia high schooler O.J. Mayo enrolled at USC last summer, we knew two things: He was the biggest “get” in the program’s basketball history and was only sticking around for one year. While his presence and NBA-ready talent brought immediate attention to the city’s other hoops program, he also brought trouble with him.
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The next shoe potentially drops for USC and OJ Mayo (more for the former, really) as the NCAA will officially launch an investigation into allegations of cash, gifts and other general no-no’s received as an amateur. We’ll see what dirt, if any, gets revealed with this digging expedition.

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Famous (potentially) last words, courtesy of me, on April 11 when OJ Mayo officially turned pro:
In the end, like most things, the reality of OJ was somewhere in between the extremes of those who figured his tenure would lead to the SMUing of USC’s hoops program and those who, to paraphrase Mel Gibson in Braveheart, […]

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When it comes to UCLA’s NCAA hoops title aspirations in 2009, as the Beatle phrase that’s been beaten to death by derivative scribes like myself goes, “All you need is Love.”  But should Kevin do the expected and start collecting NBA paychecks, a potential replacement at center may more than “do” in a pinch.
Phenom high school big J’mison Morgan […]

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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute has joined Kevin Love and Russell Westbrook in the pool of early entrants into this year’s NBA Draft, though unlike some underclassmen he seems to be carefully wading in rather than screaming “Cannonball!” and making a splash. Like Love and Westbrook, Mbah a Moute will hold off on hiring […]

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Admittedly, on the Shocking News Meter it ranks near the bottom, trolling around with the sun rising in the east and word that Amy Winehouse might not be the picture of health, but the news that OJ Mayo will hire an agent and make himself available for the NBA Draft is still a little disappointing, […]

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While the Blazers were town on April 2nd to play the Lakers, I looked over at the Portland bench, just like I always do during basketball games. Having dibbled and dabbled in coaching for a little while, I still find myself intrigued by them. Thus, I pay attention to what the assistants on the […]

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It is a bittersweet time for all the college basketball junkies of the world. Tuesday morning, college basketball officially goes on hiatus. But at the very least, that sad realization comes with the revelation that it should go out on a special note. For the first time in NCAA tourney history, there are […]

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Every time I hear the name Kevin Love and see the so-called experts naively underestimate him because he’s one of those White Men Who Can’t Jump, I always think of me and Larry Bird.
Quick backtrack: In 1978, the L.A. Times sent its young NBA reporter, another alleged b-ball expert, to French Lick, Indiana, to write […]

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Yes, there is still a lot more college hoop to be played this season. We’re still in the midst of the Sweet 16 in the NCAAs, the NIT is nearing the semi-final stage (if you care), and the CBI (what?) is preparing to begin its best of three championship series (Seriously, if you’re […]

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