More Friday WAC stuff

Boy, Jeff Portnoy pulls no punches. He's back with another column:

yes it can get worse
Jeff Portnoy
Honolulu Advertiser
February 11, 2010

in my last post, i asked whether things could much worse for the basketball Bows. Well, it can and did. The latest news is that Jeremy Lay's season is over. The stated reason is that he will undergo hernia surgery. I find it very curious that he says he has to been dealing with this injury all season, but only now has decided to miss the rest of the season with only three weeks to go. If he has been living with it, there was no prior information regarding the injury and it certainly did not show on the court. I am not saying it doesnt exist nor am i saying he doesnt need surgery. I just find the timing very strange. This is a team that is now left with one scholarship guard, and will have to finish the season with either guys playing out of position or walk-ons at the Guard position.. And speaking of guys playing hurt, some say its possible Thompson may need surgery on his shoulder after the season, but he continues to suck it up game after game...

Go here for the remainder.

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This was inevitable -- Don Verlin hears from Karl Benson. Chris Murray has the details here.

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It's thankfully not WAC-related but here's yet another Icarus-like tale of a big-time basketball wannabe.

Neither does George Vecsey hold back anything (has he ever?). Binghamton's rise was a house of cards with too many jokers and very few aces. Did these people really think the charade would work? Or were they figuring they would be elsewhere when the eruption occurred?

Pete Thamel has a more formal report here.

Here's the litany in full-length form.

If you employ Don (Renardo Sidney) Jackson as your lawyer, well, prepare to wear stripes and pound rocks.

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