What Jay Bilas is looking forward to this season

[SilkyJ]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/preview2010/columns/story?columnist=bilas_jay&id=5779974

Finally a non-Insider article!

Jay hits on a ton of topics here. Great read.

[4decadedukie]

Jay’s article is excellent; however, I respectfully take serious exception to his contention that “Nothing is gained by forcing kids to sit out that (A) want to play in college and (B) are full-time students and academically qualified,” referring to Kentucky’s Enes Kanter. Potentially, something absolutely critical is reinforced by Kanter’s possible disqualification by the NCAA, due to his Turkish professional basketball credentials. Specifically, the integrity of amateurism in intercollegiate athletics might be strengthened (presuming Kanter is documented as a professional), which I believe is quite important, especially during an era when the integrity of college athletics is constantly criticized as a result of the conduct of players, coaches, boosters, administrators and so forth.