Wednesday Morning Dump

- Pat Forde's "Forde Minutes" is a weekly must-read for every hoops-junkie (And that's not just because Forde shows us some love). Forde also comments on the punishment handed down to UConn and what that says about coach's accountability

- Style Archive Part Duex

- Matt Norlander says Jay Bilas is a must-follow on twitter (Wow, I can't believe this is getting front-page billing on the dump)

- Gary Parrish gets his Jim-Boeheim on in response to who else, but Jim Boeheim

- Mike DeCourcy dishes on the possibility of the Big East getting 11-teams in to the Big Dance

- This guy must have hit his head really, really (really, really, really) hard.

- Now that UConn's punishment has been handed down, Jeff Goodman says it's Tennessee's turn on the chopping block

- Lost Letterman is responsible for one of my favorite reads of the week: the Hot-Seat Watch

- Villanova is starting to buckle under the pressure of the tough Big East schedule. After winning 15 of their first 16 games, the Wildcats have gone a mediocre 6-and-6 since then and now sit in seventh place in the conference. Don't worry 'Nova fans, the sky isn't falling

- A lost ipod is to blame for Klay Thompson's benching Saturday

- The big reason for Arizona's recent success isn't just the play of Derrick Williams, or the Wildcat's backcourt, it's the chemistry. - In case you were unaware, the Derrick Williams block at the end of the Washington game was a very-close call

- Jeff Eisenberg caught up with Matt Dickey, the kid that hit the game winner for Coastal Carolina last night.

- A great-read on Greg Whittington, a popular power-forward in the class of 2011. The Maryland-native has gained numerous suitors, but Washington, Georgetown, Maryland and DePaul are all showing heavy interest. Check the end of the article for an interesting take on the Terps recruiting tendencies

- Bill Self uses a Lou Gehrig-story as a teaching point for Tyshawn Taylor. Speaking of the Kansas point guard position, Eric Angevine details the options for the Jayhawks going forward

- Rick Bozich notes that the Derby Classic Basketball Festival is void of any Kentucky recruits. The Kentucky blog "A Sea of Blue" provides an insightful analysis of Bozich's rant article

- The race is on for the #4-seed and opening round bye in the Atlantic-10 tournament, and a handful of teams are in the running

- We've all seen and heard the same song-and-dance regarding Utah State: Only one win against a team inside the RPI-100. But the Aggies aren't worried about the public's perception

- The Horizon League Tournament seedings may be more confusing to decipher than the Dead Sea Scrolls (Rob Dauster wrote about this yesterday at Beyond the Arc, but I like spreading the love)

- The Mikan Drill provides photo-evidence of Jared Sullinger's lackadaisical defense positioning

- Kentucky Sports Radio ponders a very interesting question: Who would be better off? Purdue with Hummel or Kentucky with Kanter?

- If you are in to prep-school hoops at all, you might want to give this a read. It's a recap of an epic clash between Brewster Academy and The Tilton School, two of the best teams in New England

- Well I'll be damned: Dickie-V wrote a children's book

- Temple students throw their hat in the ring for "Most creative student-section in the country"

- Georgetown's Hollis Thompson weighs-in on (via rap video) the Georgetown Student Government election which features teammates Henry Sims and Nate Lubick

- Cal Tech ends 310-game conference losing streak. Surprisingly-enough, the Wizards or the Cavaliers were not involved

- Bob Knight probably wishes he had eyes in the back of his head