Random College Basketball Ramblings

Ty Lawson is by far the most important player in College basketball!

On a team that has five players that average double figure scoring, Ty Lawson is by far the most valuable. I would make the case that he should get the National Player of the year this year as well. Lawson led the Heels to a resounding win over the Oklahoma Sooners with an unbelievable stat line (19pts, 5 assists, 1 Turnover). The guy only has 2 turnovers in his last 3 games and a pile of assists and points. All this while hampered with a very sore toe.

All the talk has been about Blake Griffin being the best and being the slam dunk #1 pick in the NBA draft. I will say right now, that if I'm up there I take Lawson at #1 without any hesitation. What recent draft choices have had the biggest impacts. Chris Paul anyone? Guards make a huge impact on a struggling team right away. Big guys? Not always (see Greg Oden). Lawson has the quickness, court vision, confidence, deadly shot, and a way of taking care of the ball that pushes this deep team over the top. His skill set makes him and this team a deadly choice in the final four. If this week sees him get healthier, then UNC is your National Champ!

Seth Curry. . . OUT!

Alright! Seth Curry announced on Tuesday that he was leaving Liberty University and moving to a bigger conference. Then yesterday, less than a week later, he announced he's headed to (of all places) DUKE. So he goes from being a part of a school that worships God to pulling on a uni as a Blue Devil. Interesting. Look I sincerely wish Seth the best! But, once he steps onto that campus, I can not cheer for him. He could have gone to any other school in the country, and I would have followed his career and rooted him on with all my heart. He is now going to fade into the woodwork in my mind.

At first I was upset that he "used" LU to gain some publicity and move up to where he really wanted to be anyway. But truly, who could blame the guy. He was young, undersized, and coming off a weak year in the middle of high school during the original recruiting process. He had very few offers, and none from where he envisioned being. So, he took the one he thought was the best all the time hoping it would lead him to where he wanted to be all along. In principal, I don't really like that, but in reality we all do the same kind of things on a smaller level throughout our lives. So, I wish the young man the best, and hope he gets what he wants.


Finally, Some really exciting hoops!

One last point. The first weekend of the tourney was good, yes. But this past weekend was outstanding! Competetive games, drama, upsets, and players stepping up big time makes for lots of excitement. I watched most all of the games in sparkling HD on my 42" Vizio and loved them all. So, here's hoping the Final 4 weekend is that good!

That's what's rolling around in the DOME for now!