A Matt Simpkins update

It's probably not 'news' at this point but former prep wunderkind Matt Simpkins, whose basketball promise and personal issues have had him playing all around the country since his freshman year in high school, is no longer headed to Nevada.

The latest plan was for Matt Simpkins to get his academics in order at Diablo Valley College and then head up to Reno on a Nevada basketball scholarship.

Call this detour #45732.

That's because he was recently jailed Memphis (in December), Nevada has moved on (this may have happened even prior to the latest trouble -- we don't know) and another opportunity to display his skills and earn a college education has been squandered.

Go here.

It's never to late to grow up and turn matters around but the first step is quit deepening the hole you're digging/have dug. At this point, Simpkins needs to focus on and resurrect his life, period. Forget about basketball maybe altogether but certainly at least until some personal progress and stability have been established.

But enough moralizing. Let's move on.