Tuesday Morning Dump

- Your must-read story of the day comes from GQ, who got an exclusive interview with Jerry Joseph. Who's Jerry Joseph, you ask? He's Guerdwich Montimore. Yeah, it's confusing, but totally worth your time. But if you have absolutely no time to spare on a meaningless July Tuesday, read Diamond Leung's concise recap. But you will be missing out.

- Everybody's favorite troubled-collegiate-hoopster, Renardo Sydney, has slimmed down this off-season. The Mississippi State big-man has dropped 27 pounds this summer, but still remains well above the 270 pounds he was listed at last season

- Why did Team USA do so poorly at the FIBA U-19 World Championships? Is the rest of the world catching up, or did the Americans leave their best players at home?

- Speaking of the FIBA U-19 Championships, Luke Winn got to travel to Latvia to watch the tournament. He provides his wrap-up recap in 19 thoughts

- Jeff Eisenberg ranks the top-five breakout stars from the FIBA U-19 Championships

- Jason King breaks down his list of the best coaches at the mid-major level

- Austin Rivers may be the top incoming freshman in the country, but he will still have to develop his game

- Eamonn Brennan believes that the BCS-conference commissioners have the power to destroy the NCAA.....sorta

- Jared Sullinger is spending his summer trimming down his physique. But is that really a good thing? Much of what made Sullinger so great was his ability to throw his weight around underneath the basket

- Michigan State is looking to have a bounce-back season. The emergence of Keith Appling could help the Spartans regain their status amongst the elite programs in the country

- Wake Forest coach Jeff Bzdelik has suspended two players indefinitely for violating athletic department rules

- Former-Arkansas sharpshooter Rotnei Clarke met with Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger yesterday. Landing Clarke would be a huge opening salvo for Kruger, who left UNLV after this past season to take over at Oklahoma

- Of all the guys who left college to pursue the monetary benefits of the NBA, none of them were in the position that Kansas' Thomas Robinson was in. But he decided to stay in school and reach is potential before taking the leap to the next level. We need more guys like him

- An NBA Draft Day Reflective from Every Month should be March

- I think it's safe to assume that Sean Miller was the right man for the job at Arizona. He helped transform Derrick Williams into a man-child, then seemingly reeled in every recruit that visited Arizona, including Gabe York, who committed over the weekend

- What's with all these kids changing their name? First it was SirDominic Pointer, then James Michael McAdoo, now James Kidd Gilchrist

- New Mexico signee Hugh Greenwood had a impressive performance at the FIBA U-19 World Championships. The Australian import scored 26 points against the USA in the fifth place game, and his would-be game-winning three-pointer rimed-out at the buzzer

- Here's something that not enough people talked about at the time: The effect Rick Pitino's off-court drama had on the program

- The NCAA can help itself by creating more local "Big-5 Challenges"

- The Marquette program is becoming known for producing NBA overachievers

- Former-UCLA Bruin Jrue Holiday is dating a chick on the U.S World Cup Team (You can thank Sunday's miracle comeback against Brazil for this link appearing in the dump)


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