In college basketball, experience trumps one-and-done hype

Posted Jan 13, 2014
It should be fun to watch all the freshmen develop and improve and play their way through setbacks. Sure, it would be great to see how much better they might be as juniors and seniors, but that’s not going to happen. The teams that are playing the best basketball right now — Arizona, Syracuse, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Wichita State — all have experienced players who know how to win. Those who are freshman-dependent are still learning. (Washington Post)

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