Sunday Night Links: Drew is a Dragon
Posted by kj on Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
Drew Neitzel has signed with the Artlund Dragons of Germany’s Basketball Bundesliga (I’m a casual international soccer fan–which I know sounds like any oxymoron. Anyway, I love saying the word “Bundesliga.” Bundesliga. Bundesliga. Bundesliga.) Apparently, the move was made to ensure some guaranteed money and playing time in a competitive league, as European teams tend to fill their rosters before NBA teams make their cuts in October. It’s a one-year deal, so he can take another shot at the NBA next year. (Thanks to TMadison for posting this news item in the comments section during my absence.)
Spartanmag.com has the list of MSU players who’ve participated in the Lansing Moneyball Pro-Am league. Chris Allen made the most appearances. Suton and Lucas were the two biggest names not to show. Suton’s been resting a sore knee on the weekends, following pick-up games with this teammates during the week. Apparently, the playoffs were moved up to this weekend, rather than being played next weekend as originally scheduled. We await a report.
Mike DeCourcy lists MSU as one of four teams that could potentially have enough to overtake consensus national favorite North Carolina next year.
Dion Sims could be the next MSU two-sport star. Sims is a 6′5″, 230-pound senior-to-be out of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.
Michigan picked up the commitment they’d been looking for: Darius Morris is a 6′3″, 175-pound point guard out of Los Angeles who’s ranked in the top 100 nationally for the class of 2009 by all the major recruiting services.
Jamar Smith has been dismissed from the Illinois basketball team following a violation of his parole. Paint the Town Orange questions whether Bruce Weber may get too close to his players, citing the ill-advised second chance he gave Smith and the personal manner in which Weber took Eric Gordon’s decommitment.
ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenburg has everything you could ever want to know about how Big Ten basketball officials are selected and supervised. It’s not an easy gig to get, and the conference certainly seems to do everything possible to oversee the quality of the officiating on an ongoing basis.
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