Thursday Morning Dump

- Its Jeff Goodman's turn to argue for a change to the recruiting calender. Currently, there are two 10-day live periods in July with nothing in April. Goodman says that the NCAA should bring back two weekends in April because, among other reasons:

Let’s face it. By eliminating April, the NCAA thought it would cut down on the number of school days missed by kids. However, the tournaments are still taking place – even without the coaches in attendance.

Makes sense, right?

- Off-season Dana O'Neil!!. ... Two times!!!

- Both the prosecution and the defense have rested in the trial of Karen Sypher, meaning that it is time for jury deliberations. They will continue this morning, which means that we will likely get a verdict today.

- Any UConn fans out there want to take a trip down memory lane with me? How about this article from the Hartford Courant from way back in 1986 when Jim Calhoun first got the job. (h/t RTC)

- We talked about Sean Kowal last week, and NIU has finally granted him his release. I think it was because of us, right?

- The Legends Classic field was announced yesterday. Today at 1:30 on ESPNNews, the brackets for ESPN's early season tournaments will be announced. Can we get a Washington-Kentucky matchup in the Maui?

- Branden Dawson, a top 25 recruit in the class of 2011, committed to Michigan State yesterday. On facebook. Before he told Tom Izzo.

- We completely agree with Bill Self here, that the best talent evaluators are the guys at the mid-major level.

- I'm such a sucker for stories like this.

- Chandler Parsons is still growing. He's up to 6'10", 225 lb now.

- The Tark drove a Rolls on recruiting visits?

- Kenny Kadji, the Florida transfer, is headed to Miami.

How long do you think it will take college coaches to realize you can't give Austin Rivers an inch of space to shoot?

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