Don’t think Louisville vs. Kentucky is a hard-core rivalry? Check out the Final Four smack-talking t-shirts after the jump. This is NASTY. Brutal, like Duke vs. North Carolina.
Kentucky vs. Louisville: rivalry t-shirt wars (photos)
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2013 NBA Draft Early Entrants
April 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
The 2013 NBA Draft will soon be here. The deadline for college basketball underclassmen having to decide their future has officially passed so at this point, you are either in or out. Here is an updated list of underclassmen who have declared for the 2013 NBA Draft and where they could end up being selected.
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Updated: 4/29/13
Follow paulmbanksMichigan’s Tim Hardaway Jr. will continue NBA legacy
April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Reported today, Tim Hardaway Jr will declare for the NBA Draft.
As the Orange Krush Illinois student section at Assembly Hall harassed Tim Hardaway Jr of the Michigan Wolverines, they chanted “daddy’s boy, daddy’s boy.” Rather unimaginative and not at all damaging, don’t you think?
Follow paulmbanks2013 NBA Draft stock report: Big East edition
December 11, 2012 By 3 Comments
The NBA Draft Stock Report checks in on which college basketball players have either helped or hurt their future draft position. This edition focuses on which Big East players have opened some eyes or disappointed since the start of the season.
Follow paulmbanks2013 NBA Draft stock report: Charleston Classic edition
November 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
It wasn’t a star studded field but the Charleston Classic did afford college basketball nuts like myself to check out some competitive early season hoops. Led by their spectacular guard play, the Colorado Buffaloes claimed the tourney title. Though their play didn’t thrust them into the national spotlight, it certainly caught my attention and probably opened the eyes of some NBA GM’s as well. Here are some players who either helped or hurt their 2013 NBA Draft Stock.
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Follow paulmbanks2013 NBA Draft stock report: Puerto Rico Tip-Off edition
November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Oklahoma State Cowboys showed they are going to be a team to reckon with this season by demolishing N.C. State in the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. As a result, their two star players did wonders for their 2013 NBA Draft stock. Here is a look at which players helped or hurt the draft stock in Puerto Rico.
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Follow paulmbanksWho had the most accurate 2012 NBA Mock Draft?
July 5, 2012 By 3 Comments
A mock draft is exactly like a sports nerd crossword puzzle- you have to work hard to make things fit logically. And our friends at Weakside Awareness have done a study showing who can complete the puzzle most effectively.
From WA:
NBA Draft 2012 is in the books so it’s time for a lot of grading… no, I don’t mean judging teams or drafted players because it’s too early but there’s one draft-related topic which doesn’t require waiting few years:
Who Had The Best and Worst 2012 Mock Drafts on the Internet?
Follow paulmbanksTrail Blazers have interesting draft with Lillard and Leonard
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Portland Trail Blazers made an interesting splash in the 2012 NBA Draft taking a point guard from a mid-major school that few people had heard off, and a project pick at center. They took Damian Lillard at #6 from Weber St. and a guy who played for someone named Weber in Meyers Leonard from the Illini at #11.
This marks the first time since 1990 that Illinois has had a player selected in the first round of both the NFL and NBA Drafts in the same year. Jeff George went to the Indianapolis Colts #1 overall, and current Bulls analyst Kendall Gill went fifth to the Charlotte Hornets. This year Whitney Merciless went #24 to the Houston Texans and A.J. Jenkins went #30 to the San Francisco 49ers.
Follow paulmbanks2012 NBA Mock Draft-Second Round (6/28/12)
June 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Happy NBA Draft Day!!!! Time to defend my crown as having the most accurate NBA Mock Draft on the internet last year (humble brag.) Click on the players’ name for a complete, in-depth scouting report and the team name for a list of off-season needs. You can also follow links to interviews The Sports Bank conducted with the top prospects at the NBA Draft Combine. Also, check back later today for our FINAL version.
(By the way, The Sports Bank was graded as the most accurate 2011 NBA Mock Draft on the web.)
Check out our ridiculously early 2013 NBA Mock Draft. Click here for The Sports Bank’s 2013 NFL Mock Draft.
Follow paulmbanksTerrence Jones: yet another Kentucky Wildcats NBA first round pick
June 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There will be at least five, possibly six Kentucky Wildcats taken in the first round of this NBA Draft this June 28th, and yes we know that’s just plain nuts. All the “league” level talent coming out of Lexington, some of the guys get lost in the shuffle and forgotten. Everyone knows Anthony Davis, and most people know Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, but what about Terrence Jones, who sits at the edge of the lottery picks?
Jones came to UK with Brandon Knight and Doron Lamb, and has already bought a Cadillac for his mom in anticipation of the draft.
Follow paulmbanksWill Damian Lillard be the first point guard taken on draft night?
June 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
Because he played at obscure Weber State, you may not have heard of point guard Damian Lillard. But you will hear plenty about him come NBA Draft night, he just might be the first point guard taken, and looks to be a lock for the lottery. Mid-major guys are often overlooked and Lillard is no exception. Even though he has, and pretty much has always had, all the tools.
“I think a lot of people talk about me playing at a smaller school at Weber St. and I think camps like this are a perfect opportunity to show that I can play to the level of everyone else in the draft,” Lillard said at the NBA Draft combine.
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