I can hear it now: With the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the New Jersey Nets select John Wall from the University of Kentucky. Sorry Kenny Hayes, but despite your bomb from the parking lot to tie it, Wall had the last say.

That’s right, the start of the college hoops season is just one week away and you know what that means: it’s time to unleash the mother effing fury! For the past seven months, I’ve been bottling up a vicious mixture of excitement and rage, just waiting for the moment to release my emotions onto the rest of the world. Well that time has come. Your boy Matty D is back to give you a look at the top teams in the country and to separate the champs from the chumps. Read More »

Billy Gillispie should really just leave the state of Kentucky. Between a dismal season (by Kentucky standards) to getting fired to suing the school for breach of contract - it’s fair to say his time in the blue grass state has not been one of the better experiences of his life. Getting busted for a DUI just 30 miles outside of Lexington, KY last night definitely added insult to injury. Read More »

While everyone has declared John Calipari the next “King of College Basketball” after leaving Memphis for Kentucky, the Tigers have a great chance to make a late splash in the recruiting scene this Spring. Head over to High School Hoop, where they’ve got inside scoop on the situation brewing in Memphis. I’ll tell you this - they’re the two top-ranked unsigned recruits in the nation…

Before the NBA season started, I wrote a piece titled, “Rajon Rondo Deserves A Long-Term Deal.” At the time, people thought I was crazy. (I’m serious, read the comments.) But look who’s laughing now. After GM Danny Ainge exercised Rondo’s $2.09 million team option for next season, I jokingly wrote that “Rondo will have to wait another year to buy that second home.” With that in mind, check out his first one…

This is kind of funny - some of the top recruits at the list of final schools still standing in the John Wall Sweepstakes took the time to pitch the Word of God Academy (N.C.) superstar point guard on HighSchoolHoop.com to sell him on why he should sign with their school.

Coaching, TV exposure, alumni networking are all factors that seem to come up in their pitches. As does what seems to be the most important factor of all: girls. Check it out HERE.

Coach Cal got another one today. Over on the re-vamped HighSchoolHoop.com, we’ve been tracking today’s college announcement from Alabama’s Eric Bledsoe, arguably the best PG in the high school class of 2009 not named John Wall. Read More »

Watch out now, but John Calipari is quickly trying to become the next Coach K. Sure the wins aren’t there yet, and neither are the titles, but in terms of helping former players/aspiring coaches get a start in the profession, right now there is no one better than Cal. Read More »

Could Ben Gordon be a quality NBA point guard? Clearly he has a good enough handle — just ask Arron Afflalo, who was getting mixed up by BG in last night’s Bulls/Pistons game — and he’s shown some passing skills when he wants to pass. If the right coach got Ben in the right mindset, could he be a more effective scoring PG than an undersized two-guard? You could ask that question with a straight face after Gordon put up 19 points and six assists while helping fill in for injured Derrick Rose (wrist), the rare game where BG was a force despite not hitting any threes. Read More »