I actually think it was a smart move not to give it out. By not giving it out, it shows restraint. Restraint to people who will want your money, restraint to people who do not need your number. It shows discipline, something many players do not have. This will not jump his status but it will not have a team not draft him either and if there are two players who a team likes and one has a checker past, the team will take the the better bet.

The rule is not "a player can not leave until after x year in college", it is age based. All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. The rule should be 20 years since for most players, that is two years of college. The players would be better and would provide a better product on the floor for the NBA and NCAA. In college, you learn more than just how to play ball, you learn that many 18 year olds are stupid (especially ones that have the gift of being a great basketball player since many have everything handed to them) and need to grow up. The ones that care about their future, will grow outside the court as well as on the court.

+100 Lets not also forget Navy, Purdue and Michigan State also have a much longer tradition of playing ND than Michigan does.

So the coaches are giving payback to Lebron for the media who voted Gasol, defensive player of year? No way that happened.

At what level is this being used? In the A ball, this could be a really good idea and then it is removed when you get higher into AA and AAA ball. At the AAA level, I do not see this working. Is this being used on the fast rising player like a Matt Harvey or a regular player? There is not enough details given to give a good or bad response.

Do you really believe the NY Post? This is information from last season, it is irreverent now, just like the Post. This is just filler to meet the quota of new articles.

And that does not include Howard. Between two players (Kobe and Pau), the Lakers owe $49 million for the one year. Add in the $9 mill for Nash and three players are costing the Lakers $58 million. How about the rest of the team? Bring up the Lakers and their reasonable team salary is a losing battle everytime. Lets assume Howard is resigned. Is it safe to say you want to keep Earl Clark also. That is going to be another 25-30 million next year. The only salaries on the Lakers next year that are reasonable are Jodie Meeks and Steve Blake.

You trade contracts not players. That is why Meeks will never be traded since he is cheap and a solid player. That is also the reason Gasol has been rumored to be traded all season.

One more note, why did you not use the real next year's Magic salary? Arenas has been off the books for years. Assuming the picks are decent for the Magic, they got exactly what they wanted out of the trade. Based off expectations (which is the only way to compare teams in a trade like this), the Magic won the deal and have put themselves in a good position to improve. Were the Lakers expected to be an 8 seed? Did the Sixers expect Bynum to miss the whole season?

Lakers did not win this deal since they are barely making the playoffs and are a very old team with few draft picks in the near future. They went all in and they need a river card miracle to have any chance of doing anything this year. Also, if Howard does not resign (I think he will), the Lakers are the biggest losers. Philly obvious is not winning the deal. Denver did well with Iggy, especially considering they are the best team in the deal this year and have a solid future ahead of them.

All that being said, Orlando will win the deal in the long term. They got exactly what they wanted. They got 5 draft picks (3 first round picks) and a young core of talented players. Look who they got in the deal, Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Moe Harkless, Nikola Vucevic, Josh McRoberts, and Christian Eyenga. Harkless is a typical one and done player, very talented but needs time to mature. Afflalo is a good scorer and the best pickup Vucevic, is a very good player. Did I mention 5 draft picks?

It would not be too dumb if Amare needs to retire due to both knees being bad. I doubt it will happen but if it is that bad, you never know. The Knicks need a offensive threat in the post.

Bynum maybe cheaper than Amare too. I do not see Bynum getting a max deal. I see him getting a short term deal (3 year) for 10-12 million or (which Bynum may prefer) a one year deal for average money just to prove himself and then go for the big money.

Right now with 12 picks in this years draft including 2 in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, the 49ers are not mortgaging their future by making a deal for Revis. That being said, until he proves he is healthy, it would be a stupid move. Also, any Revis deal would require two things to happen, 1) make the Jets happy and b) sign Revis long term at something that makes him happy. With other big time players and a QB to pay in the next few years, I would not trade fro Revis. One question that I have not heard yet, if you sign Revis, who do you lose since Revis wants a ton of money?

especially with Joe Johnson out recently.

For market share, it is about number of televisions not fans. The network is what the conference wants to expand. The B1G would most likely get more leverage in contract discussions if they can get more people in an area.

3 out of 4 are good. I would want Duke over FSU. Getting Florida's market makes sense but Miami would make more sense over FSU since it would bring in a bigger market share.

The teams I would want in addition to yours (UNC UVA GT) if I was the B1G would be Miami, Duke and Vanderbilt. Miami is a bigger market than northern Florida. As a long shot how about Boston College? It is a good academic school and they could carry a potentially huge untapped market. Worst case, Uconn would jump at an offer but I do not see it coming from the B1G.

I do not see this at all. The Jets will need to trade Sanchez first otherwise, there will be too much money at the QB position. Remember, the Jets are way over the cap right now and will most likely cut Scott, Pace and others like Jason Smith just to get to the cap number.

http://www.nyjetscap.com/2013_Articles/trading-darrelle-revis.html

Revis can not hold out this year. It is in his contract, just like the Jets can not tag him. Revis should be able to get something solid in return. All we know is he will not be traded inside the division.

Tyrone Wheatley said the exact opposite on the radio this morning. He did said the Bucs knew some of the calls when changing the play due to a long snapper, replacing a pro-bowl player, who never played center having his first start in the Super Bowl could not make the same calls the pro-bowler could change.

The timing seems interesting to me. Brown is looking for attention. You are not a HOF player Brown. You should remove 10-15% of the HOFers. Only the best of the best, not the best of the pretty good should make the HOF. This includes players from my team also, like Harry Carson. If there is any doubt for a rational voter, you do not belong. It is stupid that the NFL has to have a set number of players in the Hall every year. It dilutes the Hall when any questionable player gets in without paying the entrance fee.

How do you or anybody else know what he did for his son? I have no idea what he did and nobody else does either. Any report from the media that you read/hear, good or bad about any situation, may not be accurate or even truthful.

Dream scenario: I want to see Reid in Dallas. What a slap in the Eagles face if he can be better than the Eagles next year. Reality: Detroit They have the talent on both sides of the ball outside of a RB, which Reid uses less than any other team anyways. He will go to team with a solid QB in place otherwise you are asking for failure before it starts. It is the same reason Fischer went to St. Louis.

If there is a a deal tha main person they get in return will be for almost ready prospect like the Beltran deal.

I totally agree, it will not happen due to Amare's uninsured contract and his knees. But I am a Knicks fan so I would love this trade if the Lakers want to get rid of Gasol. Now if you can get some quality depth for Gasol, it maybe worth it for the Lakers. The age and lack of depth will destroy the Lakers this year.

They are not equal players. Amare when 100% healthy maybe he is close but with his knees and the uninsured contract, Gasol is the much better player to have. You do not trade players, you trade contracts.