SAN DIEGO
- First of all, kudos to my colleague, Jay Glazer, for breaking the news that
Brett Favre had been traded to the New York Jets.
Anyway, Sea World was terrific yesterday and we're going to spend the first
half of today at the pool before making the drive to Los
Angeles.
We'll have something on how quickly things can and do change with coaches in
the next few weeks, but just think what might have happened to Kansas
coach Bill Self if Davidson's Jason Richards had made the desperation 3-pointer
against the Jayhawks in the Elite Eight.
Kansas fans might be chasing Self
out of Lawrence right about now. In
reality, he'd probably be in Stillwater, coaching his alma mater, Oklahoma
State, and Travis Ford would still be telling everyone how much he wants to
stay in Amherst, Mass.
Instead, Self just inked a 10-year, $30 million contract that makes him the
second-highest paid men's basketball coach in the country - behind the guy who
won the previous two national titles - Florida's Billy Donovan.
HIGH RISER
Scout.com's Dave Telep reports that arguably the guy who raised his stock this
summer more than anyone else - Brewster Academy-bound athletic power forward
Thomas Robinson - has cut his list to five.
Robinson admits George Washington was about all he had involved going into the
summer. Now his list is Memphis,
USC, Kansas, Miami
and Texas.
BAYNO CONTINUES TO STOCKPILE TALENT
New Loyola Marymount head coach Bill Bayno added yet another piece this week
when Perris High (Calif.) forward
Kevin Young enrolled in school.
Young was set to go to prep school, but he is a last-minute qualifier and opted
to stay close to home and play for Bayno - where he could be an impact guy
immediately.