Kobe is the Smoke Monster

After a great night from the Jazz, let’s take a look at what’s going on in the basketball world in general:

NCAA

• Joe Lunardi from ESPN has his first guess at this year’s NCAA bracket, it’d be interesting to see how accurate this may turn out to be (Spoiler: Lunardi concurs with the ESPN line that Duke is#1 overall team)
• Villanova F JayVaughn Pinkston under school investigation for potential involvement in an altercation that led to an assault report. Pinkston, a freshman, was named a McDonald’s All American and earned New York’s Player of the Year as a senior
• Jakarr Sampson, Maurice Harkless and D’Angelo Harrison have signed letters of intent to St. Johns. All three were ranked in ESPN’s top 100 as seniors
• Tonight’s games include Illnois-Chicago at (4) Pitt, Toledo at (16) Illnois and Louisana Tech at (25) Texas

NBA Development League

• Timberwolves to host Trey Johnson, Sundiata Gaines, Curtis Jerrells and Aaron Miles to workout with the team prior to tonight’s match up against the Kings
• Rockets forward Patrick Patterson assigned to defending D-League champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers
• The Vipers defeated Los Halcones in their first preseason game

NBA

• The Pacers went 20 for 21 in the 3rd quarter last night, on their way to a 144-113 victory over a legitimately shocked Nuggets team
• Shaq returned to practice today, may be back for Friday’s game in Miami
• The Lakers will be revealing a statue to guard Jerry West during All-Star Weekend
• Don’t look now, but the Cavs are atop the Central division

And just in case you forgot, Millsap was huge against Miami last night:

~ by djepperson on November 10, 2010.

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