The stage is set for the sweet sixteen in the Midwest Louisville  faces Arizona and Michigan State plays Kansas.  In the East it’s Pitt vs Xavier and  Villanova vs Duke.  In the West it’s Connecticut vs Purdue and Missouri vs Memphis. In the South North Carolina plays Gonzaga and Syracuse plays Oklahoma.  The Big East has five teams in the sweet sixteen.  So the stage is set and it appears to be an interesting field. At this point  any team can beat another on any given night.

All bets are off of who will prevail at this point  the fortunate will hold up the trophy, that is  the team that make  less mistake, takes care of the ball to limit turnovers, hit all their free throws and shoot for a decent percentage from the floor while getting on the offensive and defensive glass.  The team that capilizes of the other teams mistakes, will more than likely advance.

Louisville signed Alabama forward Josh Langford, a native of Huntsville, Alabama. Langford has family in the Louisville area and has visited the area many times over the years. Pitino watched the 6-foot-6, 200 pound player play in Orlando, Florida and offered him a scholarship.

Langford is ranked the No. 11 small forward in his class by scout.com. Rivals.com rates him the No. 86 player overall. Langford was also recruited by Mississippi State, Clemson, Memphis, Miami, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas State, and Southern California. Langford is Louisville first signee for 2010.

Some college coaches are still seething over the one and done rule. The dilemma being do you recruit the highly rated prospect and shun the player with potential and build your program for your future? These are hard tough questions that need to be answered.

The future benefit of the program should take precedence over recruiting the highly rated player in hopes of landing a national championship.

Around The NBA

Ron Artest, Sacramento Kings is close to being traded to Houston for Bobby Jackson and Donte Green.

The Charlotte Bobcats signed Emeker Okafor to a six year 72 million deal.

Atlanta signed Maurice Evans to a three year 7.5 million deal.

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