You sure about that?

At the end of the day, I think that’s why he came back. If he’d left for the NBA, he probably would have been a 2nd round guy with only a shot at a guaranteed contract. He saw what happened with PJ Tucker. I think Damion sees the decision of returning as one in which he can get himself better prepared, possibly parlay his success this coming year into a first round pick, which will allow a little more leeway in terms of his NBA career arc.

That’s thinking about it a little more logically than I think what happened. At the end of the day it was an emotional decision. Damion simply decided he wanted to come back, even though people close to him felt like he probably should go pro. But as far as logic goes, I think that’s where his head was at. Whether he gets to work on driving on defenders or shooting from outside as much as he wants to, he’s going to have an opportunity to work on it some, and he could, with a good year, move his draft stock higher.

I would love to see it. He’s simply a great kid, who has worked very hard. There’s not a more loyal person in the entire program. He’s going to be a huge asset on the court and in the locker room as the program takes its best shot at a national title it’s ever had — and quite possibly ever will have.

In fact, if you see Damion play with his back to the basket more than two or three possessions per night, I’ll crap a Close to Jumping and set HenryJames on fire.

On defense, however, Damion will be guarding 4’s in our regular personnel.

Coming out of the pro camps James was told decisively that he needs to work on his shot and his perimeter defense. Yet, all signs from Barnes seem to say that he’s going to be needed to play inside this year, and James has good-naturedly said he’ll do whatever is best for the team. So, how does he pick up the skills to showcase his NBA-ready game in a system that needs him to do the opposite?

Come on now. Do they come to your house and make you turn on the game?

I haven’t been to a NBA game in years, so I haven’t paid an inflated price for a ticket, a small portion of which technically could be said to go to the WNBA. But I’ve never heard of anyone saying,”Wait, part of this money I’m spending goes to the WNBA… I’m not going.”

The thing is on the ropes, as best I can tell. The Comets, who were popular (it turned out) because they won and won and won and won, folded. When Les Alexander sold the Comets, I knew it was only a matter of time (as Les never would sell something that was making money). I was surprised that he found a sucker.

At some point, the NBA will pull the plug. Until then, I recommend staying ignorant.

If you don’t like the league don’t fucking watch it and if it is causing you that much distress maybe you have other issues.