Tuesday Morning Dump

- Your must-read of the day: Most high school susperstar basketball players take things for granted, but because of a friend named Dan Tan, Michigan's Darius Morris never did

- Some quick links on K-State's season-saving victory over Kansas last night: Rob's take for Beyond the Arc, Andy Glockner, Andy Katz, more Andy Katz, Jeff "His Jersey Shore name is Brosideon" Borzello

- Four words: Gary Parrish Poll Attacks. Need I say more?

- It's Tuesday, which means it's time for John Gasaway to provide ten truths

- In the latest edition of Seth Davis' Hoop Thoughts he gets inside info from scouts on 53 of the top college players in the country

- In the latest edition of BubbleWatch, Andy Glockner wonders why all the beef is gone from the bubble. Speaking of the bubble, the conference tournaments this year may cause more bubbles to burst than we've ever seen before

- Matt Jones identifies four teams that need big weeks in order to keep their Tournament hopes alive

- Eric Angevine updates us on all the notable quotables from head coaches in "Coach Speak"

- Gary Parrish takes a look back at the weekend that was (and drops us a H/T as well!)

- Andy Katz prognosticates about Florida State's future without Chris Singleton. Jeff Eisenberg wonders if the Seminoles can make the tournament without him. Coach Leonard Hamilton says Singleton's surgery was successful

- Eamonn Brennan discusses Kansas' new No. 1-ranking and a bunch of other poll thoughts. Brennan also notes that Mic Cronin may need to drop the beef he has with Yancy Gates

- I want to see the Mountain West Conference get four bids to the NCAA Tournament, but it's likely that only three will go dancing. Jeff Borzello tells us why it's plausible that only two actually make it

- Jordan Taylor showed more than just poise and moxy on Saturday, he showed his heighten level of leadership, says Mike DeCourcy. He also says that trying to determine who exactly is number-one is like trying to determine if it was actually Brett Favre in those pictures

- According to Adam Zagoria, Seton Hall coach Frank Willard had no choice but to dismiss Keon Lawrence and Jamel Jackson. The senior duo missed curfew on Thursday night in order to attend a party. (That's foolish on their part. Everybody knows the best house parties take place on Wednesday night)

- Rush the Court's "Love/Hate" column is quickly becoming one of my favorite-reads of the week

- Despite the bubble being "soft" this season, there is no denying that Tennessee is firmly planted on it

- Diamond Leung reports that Cal coach Mike Montgomery is fed up with the Pac-10 officials

- Wyoming fired their head coach Heath Schroyer last week, making him the first coach to be fired mid-season this year. San Diego State head coach Steve Fisher stood up for his "co-worker" and ripped the university for their poor decision-making skills. But of course, Fisher has already been reprimanded for his comments

- Radford head coach Brad Greenberg has been suspended for the rest of the season because of NCAA violations

- Arkansas hasn't exactly had the season they were hoping for. But head coach John Pelphrey insists he'll stay the course

- Former Kentucky-turned-Illinois-turned-Florida International player Alex Legion has been dismissed from the program by head coach Isaiah Thomas

- Due to a laceration under his right eye that required stiches, the status of Missouri's Marcus Denmon is uncertain for the Tigers game against Texas Tech tonight

- The "phantom Spitter" incident won't go away. Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan says there is no video evidence

- Florida head coach Billy Donovan says forward Chandler Parsons is out indefinitely after injuring his left leg in their win against Tennessee on Saturday

- Percy Allen is the Washington Huskies beat reporter for the Seattle Times. Allen is one of the most-knowledgeable and insightful beat reporters in the country. Montlake Madness provides a knowledgeable and insightful Q&A session on Allen

- Oh, just another article documenting Texas' now-legendary defense

- Some people wonder if the Syracuse student section is in the wrong spot at the Carrier Dome

- Some national writers offer their opinion on the Maryland Terrapins and their dwindling tournament chances

- Lost Letterman provides another week-long series about college basketball. This week they will be discussing the impact of Junior College transfers.

- Don't look now, but Rutgers seems to be righting the ship

- Not just anybody gets the nickname "Showtime". But Michigan's Jordan "Showtime" Morgan isn't just anybody.

-How many teams from the CAA will make the tournament? Conventional wisdom tells us the answer is "less than we are hoping for"

- The Hot Seat Watch: one of the best top-ten lists I've seen all year

- Here is a solid list of the top-ten games of the upcoming week

- Purdue secured a commitment from class of 2013 shooting guard Kendall Stephens

- Who is going to be named Big-Ten Player of the Year? Probably Jared Sullinger, but you cannot have the discussion without mentioning Jordan Taylor. Somehow the Purdue blog Hammer and Rails didn't get the memo

- You have probably never heard of Doug Sirmons, and that's fine because he is a referee. But he has called more technical fouls than any other referee in college basketball this season. The next closest ref is just 18 tech's away. Yes the statistics are a bit misleading, but anytime you get a chance to pile on a referee, you take it

- Somebody from Indiana's 1976 National Championship team is selling their ring

Yeah, that's Landry Fields and Andy Rautins. And that's about all I'm willing to know or care-to-know about this video