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Shoals Presents: A Very Interesting 2010 Draft Diary

Well, the 2010 NBA Draft happened, and disappoint it did not. I live-blogged the thing the old-fashioned way. Then I went back, took out the worst lines, elaborated on some ideas, and now have a draft document that's part recap, part diary. Not only do I finally understand what "retro-diary" mean, I see why it's a...

Digger Phelps Is a Maniac on the Floor

I imagine ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas prepares for a telecast by studiously reviewing his notes. Back in Bristol, Doug Gottlieb has people slap him in the face John Henderson-style. And Digger Phelps, after he picks out a tie and a matching highlighter, likes to dance. Via Buster Sports, Digger busts a move...

Battle of Unbeatens Becomes First Women's GameDay

STORRS, Conn. -- With an hour to go to air, Lee Fitting got the loving, but firm needle from Jay Bilas that it was time to stop talking to a reporter and time to get down to the business of putting together a television show.So, Fitting, the coordinating producer of ESPN's GameDay, joined Bilas and fellow analysts Digger...

Dick Vitale, Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas Have Heated Argument Over St. Mary's

Say what you will for Dick Vitale, he's certainly passionate about college basketball. But does his passion get in the way of his ability to analyze the sport objectively? His colleagues Digger Phelps and Jay Bilas seemed to suggest so on ESPN Sunday night. Asked to name a team that didn't deserve its NCAA Tournament...

Carolina Rolls Wolfpack, Kay Yow's Celebration Marred By Ugly Ending

It wasn't actually "Kay Yow Day" in Raleigh, but it might as well have been (and it wouldn't surprise me if that holiday actually popped up) with all the pink in the crowd. A good 60-70 percent of N.C. State's fans were wearing pink shirts to honor Coach Yow, and both Sidney Lowe's and Roy Williams' coaching staffs wore...

Jay Bilas News From the Web

05/20/12 Wessler: Opportunity more important than downsizing... Source: PJStar - Peoria IL True, the deck might be stacked in favor of some and against others.
05/20/12 Wessler: Irritated by NCAA small talk Source: PJStar - Peoria IL True, the deck might be stacked in favor of some and against others.
05/16/12 Wessler: Looking for stars near you Source: PJStar - Peoria IL Why is the best local athlete or coach you ever saw not in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame?
04/22/12 Duke Basketball: Why the Blue Devils Need Jay Bilas... Source: Bleacher Report Jay Bilas is one of the most, if not the most, popular college basketball analysts.
04/19/12 ESPN analyst Jay Bilas' two-cents worth on NCAA... Source: The Herald-Sun - Durham NC Former Duke player and current ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas thinks NCAA student-athletes should be paid whatever they can get on the open market.