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College basketball: Top story lines

"They're back talent-wise," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said. "One of the things that people have said about Kentucky - and I tended to agree with - was over the last few years when you watched them warm up, you weren't looking at the kind of talent you were used to seeing at Kentucky. This year they're going to be as talented as anybody. They're just young."

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College basketball: Top story lines before tip-off

"They're back talent-wise," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said. "One of the things that people have said about Kentucky - and I tended to agree with - was over the last few years when you watched them warm up, you weren't looking at the kind of talent you were used to seeing at Kentucky. This year they're going to be as talented as anybody. They're just young."

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Could ESPN Take the Final Four From CBS?

... weren’t in the Final 4, Vitale would find a way to mention ‘em.) Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas? That’s a solid trio. Shulman and McDonough are basically a wash; Raftery and Bilas kinda sorta have a Bill Walton-Snapper Jones banter going on, which we enjoy. [ USA Today ]

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Roundtable: Pac-10 basketball season

... Last year was supposed to be a down year, and yet you look at how many guys got drafted."Jay Bilas, ESPN analyst: "You can't lose that kind of talent and stay at a top level constantly, but they still have some really good players. They may not be quite as powerful, but Washington is going to be a top 10 team to start the year. Cal and UCLA will (also) be very good."The Wise experienceSenior...

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What to read while the sound of a bouncing ball in an empty gymnasium gets louder and louder

... a closer look at T-Will's overall game, and came away extremely impressed. The world wide leader's Jay Bilas recently answered some questions for a newspaper in Arizona, and spoke candidly when the topic of Rick Pitino was brought up. Louisville coach Rick Pitino also was in the news for the wrong reasons. He admitted to having an extramarital affair. The woman was charged with trying to...

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Unverified Voracity, Quickly

... Elsewhere, MGoTalk has posted an interview with Brabbs . Hey, wow, this might be a good idea. Jay Bilas says the NCAA basketball committee is thinking of getting rid of limits on phone calls : The NCAA is on the way to getting something right through a proposal to allow unlimited phone calls to recruits during contact periods. I have long been a vocal opponent of the phone call restrictions...

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Bitter Lawyer Interview: The Unique Journey of Len Elmore

The Bitter Lawyer blog, perhaps better known (to me, at least) as the home of the humorous video series "Living the Dream" about a BigLaw associate, also has a great series of interviews with notable lawyers including David Baldacci, Tucker Max, Jeffrey Toobin and Jay Bilas. The most recent interview is with Len Elmore, a former basketball star at the University of Maryland and in...