Free-agent assistants free to 'recruit' whenever, wherever
While college coaches and their staffs can't contact recruits over the summer, nothing is stopping jobless coaches from fostering relationships before taking a job at some school. Gary Parrish looks at one loophole in the recruiting process.

Working hard, while hardly working is tempting
The best recruits, all the coaches and Gary Parrish are converging on Las Vegas. For work. Yes, there might be some card playing, but this week -- the biggest of the summer -- is about the basketball.

Time to blow whistle on risky referee business?
For a long time, NCAA teams have been hiring league referees in the offseason to call practice games, even receiving all-expenses paid trips. In light of the Tim Donaghy scandal, Gary Parrish wonders if the NCAA is going down a slippery slope.

Requiring more years could spell less talent for Lute
Simply put, Gary Parrish thinks Lute Olson is making the wrong call in deciding to not chase one-and-done recruits. After all, you wouldn't cut blondes from your dating pool, would you?

Proven vet Curry best candidate for new face of college game
Tyler Hansbrough is, without a doubt, talented. But his game is rather ugly. While making his rounds out on the recruiting circuit, Gary Parrish suggests a fresh face who is fun to watch is needed in college hoops, and who better than Davidson veteran Stephen Curry?

LeBron, Paul provide unforgettable scene, stirring memories
It was a sight to see, King James and Chris Paul playing pickup games in the Akron Rec Center against college campers at LeBron's Skills Academy. Even more astonishing, the mighty duo struggled. Don't believe it? Ask Gary Parrish.

Mock drafts can make a mockery of the process
Rising and falling on draft boards for 2009? Already? Just ask Gonzaga's Austin Daye -- once barely a top-50 prospect but now a top-five projection. This is ridiculous, Gary Parrish says.