DYSON WORTH THE PRAISE

Jerome Dyson was today named Big East rookie of the week for a second time this season. He should end up being an all-rookie selection by season's end.
Early in the year, I was among those members of the media praising him and saying how good of a player he would be. Although Dyson's freshman season has come with some struggles, I think still we all know how good he is.
Maybe a year or two away from being a pro, Dyson will only grow as a shooter, and once he knows when and when not to drive to the basket, he might grow into a Big East Player of the Year candidate.

In other news, does anyone really think UConn is still going to the NCAA tournament? The way I see it, talks shouldn't even begin unless UConn wins at least three of its final four games and reaches the conference tournament semifinals.

Lastly, for those who enjoy blogs and would like to see the life of a mid-major beat writer — smaller cities, smaller venues, but still some really good basketball a lot of times that unfortunately is underappreciaited — check out Brian Moritz of the Press & Sun-Bulletin, my old paper in Binghamton, N.Y. -- http://www.pressconnects.com/blogs/bubasketball/bubasketball.html