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On April 4, one week ago today, Da’Sean Butler was a crumpled heap on the Lucas Oil Stadium floor.  After leading his West Virginia Mountaineers to an improbable Final 4 berth, the All-American senior had faced an established and well-coached Duke team in the heat of the national spotlight.  He was the main offensive option and strongest on-court leader for the Mountaineers.  He had foregone the NBA draft in successive years in ...

ThereÆs an old saying, ôgreat people make great basketball players."á But with the slew of drunk driving charges and drug busts that follow our NBA superstars, it is hard to think of these dunking demi-gods as healthy human beings.á Rich and young, their egos oftentimes fill the roomùthe area that is not filled with their posse, that is.á You root for them, you cheer their success and marvel at their ...

Originally found at TSCblogs.com I have, in my mind, a player with a Hall of Fame-type career.á A player who led the league in jersey sales while leading his team to multiple 50-plus seasons as their sole offensive option.á This player absolutely dominated the league for three straight years, doing so smack-dab in the middle ofáKobe, Shaq, andáDuncan's prime. At his peak, he had a scoring average higher than ...