Ricky O'Donnell

Alex Caruso, all-time great NBA role player

Yaxel, Morez, Mara is the best frontcourt in men's college basketball since 2015 Kentucky. They all complement each other so well, too. Illinois had no chance tonight.

How it feels to take bronze in the Woke Olympics

Phil Jackson’s ‘40-20’ rule for NBA title contenders has 3 members this season If Phil Jackson’s rule holds, only three teams can win the 2026 NBA championship.

Shout out to the Zen Master www.sbnation.com/nba/1104650/...

We could’ve taken silver with you on the team, but still pretty happy with bronze

Leave your questions, and I will be popping into the comments at 3 Eastern to answer them.

I appreciate Ricky’s photo selection here.

Bracketology AMA: Give our expert your men’s March Madness questions Ask our Bracketology expert anything about March Madness.

Our guy @bracketdobber.net is answering bracket/men's college hoops questions in the comments here later this afternoon

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NBA mock draft 2026: First-round update with college regular season ending Here’s our latest 2026 NBA mock draft.

New NBA mock draft with thoughts on Peterson vs. Dybantsa, why the late lottery feels like a hornets' nest, plus 10 underrated prospects:

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The Bulls have lost 10 in a row

NEW #CashConsiderations with @rickyodonn.bsky.social on the truly tanktastic basketball the Bulls are playing right now. Just how bad have they been? They're 0-10 with a -18 net rating in February. Plus we talk about the bizarre Jaden Ivey situation and more.

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The Bulls have lost 10 straight and are one game away from a winless February

How to replace the NBA Draft Convincing the league to pull the trigger seems like a longshot. But there's a solid path to a viable system if the NBA is bold enough to decouple losing and elite prospect acquisition.

An update concept of rookie free agency. No system is without flaws, but I do think it would end up better for the league and its teams than the draft. www.teamziller.com/abolish-nba-...

I like it!

The NBA’s tanking fixes don’t solve the league’s biggest problem Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.

One more blog on tanking www.sbnation.com/nba/1104270/...

I’ll be locked in when they play Duke in the Sweet 16

I’ve got Saint Louis Billikens fever. Only Robbie Avila can heal America in March

The ReadJack Interview: The Michael Jordan Superman Painting Bulls fan Carlos Medina on his father's iconic Michael Jordan Superman painting at the 1998 Grant Park rally.

Hello new followers! Thank you to everyone for sharing @jeffagrest.bsky.social's great piece. As he noted, I am working on a 90s Bulls book. If you have great stories and photos — like the one here — please reach out!

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The Bears do not *need* a new stadium. They want one to enrich their already super wealthy owners. Leaving the lakefront/Chicago for any other option will be a massive self-inflicted wound. Best option is to just stay at Soldier Field until the McCaskeys sell.

The Bears moving to Indiana would be a soulless betrayal of a city that loves them The Indiana Bears just aren’t right.

. @wilmes.bsky.social nails it on the Indiana Bears:

"Profits only go so far before they start to defeat pride and purpose, and the Bears will be leaving so much of what matters about their franchise behind if they all care about is maximally fleecing a government"

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The Bulls are "up" to the No. 9 spot in the lottery standings. They've lost 10 of their last 11. Somehow there are 26 games left in this season.

I'm going college hoops mode the next seven weeks so the Bulls aren't my problem, but every possession Simons and Sexton get over Rob is a waste of time. Dillingham-Giddey-Okoro-Matas-Jalen is the one lineup I would want to see the rest of the way.

Darryn Peterson’s bizarre injuries at Kansas, explained as best we can Darryn Peterson won’t stop checking himself out of games for Kansas, and the story keeps getting weirder

What's wrong with Darryn Peterson? Tried my best to explain his ongoing injury issues and why he keeps checking himself out of games in the second half:

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9 NBA teams who can win the 2026 Finals, ranked by their championship chances Let’s rank the teams that can actually win the 2026 NBA championship.

Ranked the NBA teams that can actually win the championship this season www.sbnation.com/nba/1103962/...

I was mad about the Bears moving to the suburbs until they started threatening to move to Indiana, and this is why the only way we get Medicare 4 All is to start by proposing Medicare 4 All Pets

Keaton Wagler to an Ivisic twin might be the best pick-and-pop combination in the country

Look who's watching Keaton Wagler and Illinois tonight

I'd take Arkansas to the Final Four if I had even a little faith in their defense. So much firepower on that team. Acuff + Thomas is the coolest Cal backcourt since Fox + Monk

Darius Acuff pull-up dagger three to send Arkansas-Alabama to overtime. He's got 41 points at the end of regulation

John Calipari ruined Maleek Thomas' would-be game-tying three with a timeout, and Maleek is not happy

Acuff’s scoring is unreal great especially at the college level, but I’m less enthused he spends most of his defensive energy trying to switch onto the weakest offensive player every possession instead of, you know, defending