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The Pistons' summer league roster isn't complete but Dawson already is on it. The type of contract he's likely to get (two-way or Exhibit 10) doesn't vary much by franchise. The biggest difference by franchise would be who has more openings on the regular roster due to injuries during the season.

I'm about 95% confident that you are right. Most of the top prep prospects want to go somewhere that will maximize their exposure. You do that by joining teams that make deep tournament runs, play in the more elite holiday tournaments, and get more than their share of media attention.

I think that's the first CBB player I've seen who listed salmon as his favorite food. Health conscious no doubt.

I'm fairly confident PSU and Rutgers will be in the cellar. PSU might have been able to avoid that had Niederhausen not stayed in the draft but they look pretty weak by conference standards now. I don't know what to think about Nebraska. They lost four of their top five players but they have...

Making the NCAA tournament every year, or almost every year, isn't as easy as many seem to think even for a Big Ten team. Here are the current Big Ten teams who have made at least 8 of the last 10 NCAA tournaments (not counting the cancelled 2020 postseason year): Michigan State Wisconsin...

Obviously, we'll all know more after a few games are played but, before that additional knowledge, I expect them to be better than last year. At this point, I don't expect them to win a lot more regular season games but I expect them to be able to win games by a more comfortable margin than...

Also, there is more incentive for players to play in the College Basketball Crown. Teams that finish in the semifinals or better get cash awards for the players.

Assuming the College Basketball Crown continues next year, Big Ten teams are required to play there if the CBC invites them and they aren't selected to play in the NCAA tournament. No Big Ten teams were in the NIT in 2025. Conference teams can decline to play in both the NIT and CBC but they...

So, you think they will be at best one conference win better than last year and worse than last year at the low end?

If it's bona fide NIL, that should be true but if it's just disguised pay-for-play, that certainly can be limited. In fact, in reading about the settlement some months ago, there was a planned task force (supposed to be headed by one of the top accounting firms) that would monitor and set...

Nowhere near as bike crazy as Amsterdam. You really have to watch where you're walking there.

I haven't read the rest of their team capsules yet. I was eager to post the Gopher one. I'll get back to the article but I think it's fair to say that both Maryland and Indiana have set themselves up very well.

CBS Sports predicts that the Gophers WILL NOT finish in the basement (they have Northwestern, Penn State, and Rutgers there). They have them one step above that group but, hey, that's progress these days. Minnesota 2024-25 record: 15-17 Postseason: None PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP G Isaac...

Although I would have preferred another big man personally, I think this is about as good of a prospect as we could have hoped for at this point. I'm not one for going out on the limb with predictions but I feel comfortable in saying that this team won't finish tied for last in the league in...

Good story! Another reminder that the tax law isn't just the verbatim reading of the words. It also depends on application which can be selective and also may involve intervening circumstances. Sometimes, they can just throw the law out the window in particular cases. A very notable example...