NBA Draft WiretapNo Plans Of Going Pro Yet For NoahJoakim Noah, now a projected lottery pick, is gearing up for this weekend's Final Four and is deflecting the talk that he might bolt for the NBA early. "I'm having the time of my life," Noah said. "Right now, I'm loving this. This is what it's all about. I know that people dream about going to the NBA, but it's a little different for me because I'm not one of those people who didn't have food on the table (growing up). "The refrigerator was always full when I went home. I mean, I understand why people talk about it and that's my dream, but at the same time, is that what it's all about? I love my life right now and I love playing for Florida." "It's definitely something you consider; that's a lot of hamburgers right there," Noah confessed. "But right now, if anybody on this team thought about the NBA at this point right now, that would be the most selfish and disappointing thing. I think it's something that I'll definitely talk about with my family and my coaches, but money doesn't buy happiness. That's the truth." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Redick, Morrison Named Co-Players Of The YearESPN News Services are reporting that Duke's J.J. Redick and Gonzaga's Adam Morrison were selected co-players of the year Thursday, the first time in the 50-year history of the United States Basketball Writers Association that two players have received the honor. "About once in a generation, we see a situation where there are two extraordinary players who separate themselves from the rest of college basketball and clearly stand together as the best in the game," USBWA president Tony Barnhart said in a statement Thursday. "It happened in 1979 with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and the USBWA feels it has happened again with Adam Morrison and J.J. Redick. Our organization has never voted for co-players of the year but on this, the 50th anniversary of the USBWA, it seems entirely appropriate to break with precedent in order to honor two equally deserving young men," he said. Redick and Morrison will be presented with the Oscar Robertson Trophy during an awards ceremony at Conseco Fieldhouse on Friday. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Ty Thomas, George Mason, Amare And More On RealGM RadioIn the third episode of RealGM Radio, Aaron Bronsteter and co-host James Gould discuss the Final Four and the miraculous run of the George Mason Patriots. Bronsteter interviews Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post, the beat reporter for the Patriots and Jim Kleinpeter of the New Orleans Times-Picayune who covers the LSU Tigers. Bronsteter and Gould talk with Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com to discuss which NCAA players are improving their draft stock and talk fantasy hoops with Craig Huffman as the season winds down. The show also contains discussion about the Phoenix Suns among Bronsteter and Gould and in an interview that Bronsteter conducts with Paul Coro, the Suns beat reporter for the Arizona Republic. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mar 2006 Archive
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