This was thrown out there to the masses by Deadspin yesterday, now it’s hit The Big Lead and will surely gain a little traction as the early, slow days of May have hit us. No need for an Almost Famous reference to be thrown out there; it’s already staring you right in the face. I just need to know how hard Hansbrough fought to make such an impressive jump into that pool. I’m surprised he’s not going in head first.

Frasor’s Famous moment is on the other side of the jump. (more…)

This image is from The Sports Hernia. I have to buy a digital camera in time for next season.

Kind of makes you wonder how he gets so many quality recruits.

Despite the fact that the two teams are anything but a guarantee to play each other on Monday, Bruin Roar has put together a cute, Photoshopped collage of Hansbrough-inspired comedy. Many of you may not know, but the band above that Hansbrough is singing for is Guster. I Love. Guster. (What a random choice for Bruin Roar to pick out … I don’t know if they knew who the band was.)

A couple more funny ones after the jump. (more…)

I don’t read Lunardi’s stuff… this is why. Dude got every single team right. How does that make picking the field fun? Next year, all of you should avoid this man at all costs. And while it’s nearly impossible to nail all of the seedings, he correctly predicted this year’s NCAA Tournament. (more…)

No one really cares about basketball in the Ivy League, so why is Tommy Amaker trying so badly to win there? Hasn’t he realized that the Coach K endorsement has worn itself out? In case you missed it, the New York Times had a piece on this yesterday: Harvard has been cheating in trying to win in men’s basketball. I know, it’s pretty hilarious.

Amaker had this guy named Kenny Blakeney, who was a player at Duke while Amaker was an assistant there, play a bunch of pick-up basketball with potential Harvard recruits. At the time of the games and the multiple phone conversations, Blakeney wasn’t on the Harvard staff, but once we has, the recruits came right along! Tommy, you just have to be swifter than that.

Silly, stupid, smart guys.

While what Times reporter Pete Thamel uncovered isn’t the juicy stuff they make movies about – fixed SAT scores, cash to recruits, a free house for mom and dad – the questionable actions appear to be deliberate attempts to, at the very least, work around well-known NCAA rules.And, again, this is Harvard. This is the Ivy League, of all places. These are supposed to be the standard bearers of what is right about college sports, not places trotting out the old, “Hey, everyone else is doing it” defense.

Since 1974 there hasn’t been a single NCAA infraction inside of the Ivy League. Sorry, Tommy, but you’re in the wrong conference for this kind of nonsense.

Thorns of Scandal Nip Ivy League’s Harvard {Yahoo!}

For those of you who need to reaffirm you disdain for the Dukies, a St. John’s fan waxes and laments about why Duke isn’t worthy of all its praise. This, of course, right before St. John’s gets whacked by 40 today at 4 p.m.

5 Reasons I Could Never Root For Duke {Johnny Jungle}

Basketball Prospectus has, once again, done a magnificent job in breaking down a bunch of the Tournament teams for us to analyze and decipher. Who is under the radar? John Gasaway confuses you, then ropes you in.

Conference Check {Basketball Prospectus}

After Syracuse’s defeat of Georgetown on Saturday, I mentioned the floor-storm-that-shouldn’t-have been up in the middle of New York. I also mentioned that there had to be certain rules for floor storming somewhere around these Internets.

I think we’ve found the definitive voice on the matter…

Rules For Storming the Floor {Storming the Floor}

No, I haven’t sold out. I’m just helping out a friend by letting you know how you could meet Dickie V. (Stay in your seat, please.) I didn’t want to go through the trouble of putting up an ad and this was on shorter notice, so a post will suffice.

Alltell Wireless is doing this “My Circle Pick & Roll Challenge” deal, where you can be the first-ever “Chief Basketball Officer” and earn $100,000 doing so. Oh yeah, on top of that you ride on your own private jet to five conference tournaments of your choice. Suddenly, it’s intriguing.

All you have to do is pick a bunch of games over at FanU.com/alltel.  If you pick the most games correctly, you’ll meet Dickie V and some other “celebrities” apparently!

Hey, if you pack some ear plugs, it’s worth a shot.

My Circle Pick & Roll {Alltell Wireless}

Sorry I didn’t come at this with you sooner, but I hit dreadful traffic this morning.

This is all from the fantastic The Big Lead, which sites a source as saying that Kelvin Sampson could be axed from IU as early as Friday.

It seems to be the right move, and I’ve already given you the only proper successor, so Indiana should really just move on and try and head into The Tournament with a new coach. It could enable them to have some sort of shot at respect as Flash Gordon and D.J. White try and to get this team to a Final Four before they’re gone and this program falls back into mediocrity.

Source: Indiana’s Kelvin Sampson to Be Fired Friday {The Big Lead}