And pardon my typo’s. It is Memorial Day after all. And I have things on the bar-b-que.

Peace be with everyone on this holiday weekend.

So be it. Obviously there’s a lot of programs….other than rock chaulk…….that would be happy to have the guy play. And it’s not seemingly against the rules to float an idea in the newspaper. But to think that they have been whole heartedly in the active hunt for this guy is a stretch. At this point, I just hope that Lance finds a good match for himself.

I’ve always believed that was College Park. Gary Williams has long expressed his interest in Stephenson. It would place him relatively close to home but not in NYC, gives him lots of exposure, especially playing in the ACC which, no disrespect to the Big East, is consistantly the best basketball conference top to bottom.

College Park offers excellent facillities, a hall of fame coach, students that would appreciate his talent and, if he decides he wants more than basketball, an excellent education.

According to Matt Bracken of the Baltimore Sun, Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News doubts Lance will end of in Tucson, “It’s unlikely Arizona will add guard Lance Stephenson, the New York prep star who lists the Wildcats among his finalists. Stephenson is a talent, but [Sean] Miller will concentrate on landing players who have a serious future with the program.”

Similarly, Bruce Pascoe, of The Arisonza Daily Star, states, “It will be interesting to see if this case gets settled out of court or dismissed before then, but if it goes the distance, that puts Sean Miller in a tough spot: Does he try to land Stephenson before the case is over, only to possibly have him later found guilty? Or does he keep waiting, since UA could add him in mid-summer without any real harm done except him missing the start of summer classes, which most freshman take.”

(That being said, I’ll also state my personal opinion, as someone who has spent time in Tempe, Tucson, Jacksonville and College Park, that Tempe has beautiful young women that like to party, lie in the sun, and have surgery to enlarge their breasts. Tucson also has beautiful women but they are more cerebral and less interested in partying every night.

UMd and UF women are remarkably similar, which is somewhere between Zona and ASU women. Might be a little warmer in the winter in Gainesville, but it’s no where near the beach. And about 20% of the school from Jersey and New York at Maryland. I think it is an east coast thing. After all, it’s not like Florida is the “true south” and Maryland isn’t either. So oddly, although there is about 850 miles between them, and it is a few degrees cooler in College Park (seasonal in the winter but similar in the summer, but no where as cold as a Kansas winter) the women are amazingly similar. Attractive, with a desire to put studying first but also have fun. Of course, that is a generalization. Of course this is a generalization. I find that State College, Chapel Hill and Austin women are similar to this too, but then, Texas is a whole ‘nother county, huh?)

Anyway, sounds like he has it narrowed down to Maryland and Arizona, with Memphis, and perhaps Gainesville given an outside shot. But without Cal there, I can’t see Memphis. Less of a chance going pro there these days. It’s probably the most poverty stricken places in the country. And nothing I have heard says that Lance is interested in UF. Does he want to be a point guard?

Depsite what Zag stated earlier…..I have to think that Maryland has hung around and is now leading the game. Long a Gary Williams strategy.

I think I know why you didn’t like the UofA girls; the same reason you like UCLA girls- you have terrible taste in women. UT and Florida should sue you for defamation and libel for even mentioning their women with UCLA.

UCLA? I still can’t get over that one…

Now, give the SEC girls 5 years and most of them are going to be Brittney Spears look-alikes (recent Brittney, not old school Brittney), but they’re pretty amazing from 18-22. If you’re looking for a long-term mate, find an attractive girl in the Big 12 or Big 10 (Wisconsin, Ohio State, Kansas and Texas are 4 of my favorite places to have to visit)- the towns are great, partially because the girls are so much more genuine and look like they’ll keep their beauty into their 40s and beyond.

I’ll agree with you that Scottsdale/Tempe tends to attract surgically enhanced beauty. Nice to look at but most of them are there for their Mrs degrees.

UofA is alright, but for it’s location I was expecting more. In the Pac 10 I’d call it average, right there with Oregon, Washington and Cal. Oregon St, Wash St, and Stanford obviously bringing up the rear.

Ole Miss? Not even close. Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama are all considerably better than Ole Miss. Florida, for as dumpy of a town as gainseville is, is just glorious for co-eds.

And yes, all of this is first-hand experience (I have been on recruitment visits to probably 90% of the top 100 schools in the country for work). Again, UofA isn’t bad at all, it’s just not glorious like Florida, UCLA or Texas.

I have always heard that Ole Miss has the hottest women in the SEC, but I personally have no experience of that, so I cannot comment. You say that Arizona State has better looking women than the UofA, so this must come from your personal experience then… right? I mean, you have seen this with your own eyes, otherwise you would not take a side in such a heated rivalry. I hope that your not just saying this because of some silly Sports Illustrated poll.

I don’t know about the quality of SEC women on specific campuses, but I can tell you for a fact that if you are looking for spray tans, silicone and cologin injections, then ASU is the place for you. Phoenix has all of the superficiality of Los Angeles but without the burden of having an ocean… and the women reflect that. Tempe women are hot, sure, but they were also not born with 1/2 of the body parts they carry around with them.

Me personally I have seen both campuses 1000s of times and the University of Arizona has more beautiful women hands down. Obviously Lance Stephenson will make a decision on a school based on what is in the best interests of his future. I am not in his camp, so I can’t really tell you if he is a silicon man, or not, but I guarantee you that one way or another he is not going to play for the scumdevils.