As we patiently await the recruiting decisions of the major remaining players, here is today's news:

• The Big Bluegrass Blog " One and Dones ARE a good idea, and here’s why . . .
  Here's something you don't see every day.

• UK or NBA? Patterson must decide what's best | KentuckySports.com
  You could say the same thing about Patrick Patterson. Right now, he need not worry about what's best for Kentucky basketball or John Calipari or incoming recruits. He need worry only about what's best for himself.

• Mass pro defections? Now watch Calipari clean up - CBSSports.com

  Kentucky has five underclassmen heading into the NBA Draft, four of them freshmen. Crippling blow? Not for Kentucky recruiting maestro John Calipari. Gregg Doyel can't wait to watch how he does it.

  I'm totally with you, Gregg.  Pass the Milk Duds.

• UK hoops notebook: Cats can reload | KentuckySports.com

  "If everything broke right, it might not stack up with Wall and Cousins," Oettinger said. "But it could end up being the best recruiting crop in the country again."

  Here's hoping.

More after the jump.

• AJC’s Mr. Basketball gets offers from Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Auburn, Michigan, Georgia Tech, UGA, Alabama, more (UPDATED) ** | Prep Zone: High School Sports

  As expected, the colleges have been offering scholarships at a dizzying pace on Monday. Thornton’s current offer sheet consists of Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Auburn, UTEP, along with the other four mentioned earlier — Georgia Tech, UGA, Alabama, and Clemson. Thornton is anticipating conversations with Memphis and Tennessee on Tuesday.

  I believe I mentioned that recruits tend to decommit around this time due to coaching changes.

• Fair and right aren’t always equal : The Kentucky Kernel
  I think this editorial is largely correct, although I would much prefer Strickland man up and resign rather than force UK to let him go.

• Opposing Views: Year in Review: 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Season

  We all know everything he did, so there’s no need to go into great detail here. Simply put he was mesmerizing and captivating on the court, while cordial and humble off of it. And for all the talk about Wall using Kentucky as a "pit stop," on the way to the NBA, many forget that Wall had over a 3.0 GPA in his first semester at Lexington.

  I think this is exactly right.

• NBA Draft Prep: Top Centers - Basketball News & NBA Rumors -

• Count John Calipari with those who cant stand the NBA eligibility rule - ProBasketballTalk - Basketball - NBC Sports

  I think college baseball has it right. Players can get drafted by teams straight out of high school by a major league team (and, in a very different system then basketball, they are off to minor league teams to develop). But if you go to college, you have to go for three years.

  I like this rule, too.  Why can't we get it for basketball?

• Enes Kanter Is the Beginning of Calipari 2.0 - Is Brandon Knight Next?
  

• Casual Thoughts on NCAA Tournament Expansion - Casual Hoya
  I agree with much of this analysis.

• College Basketball: UNC's Davis going pro | Salisbury, NC - Salisbury Post
  Cue the chorus of early entry complaints. Oh, wait, that's right -- this is UNC, not Kentucky and Davis is a sophomore, after all. That just makes all the difference.

• Stansbury says he’s staying at MSU - Mississippi State - SunHerald.com

  Sometime over the last two or three days, Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Stansbury became the odds-on favorite to take the same job with the ACC’s Clemson Tigers.

  On Monday, however, Stansbury told MSU officials he will be staying in Starkville.

  Good.  Like him or not, Stansbury is one of the best coaches in the league.  I'm glad the SEC is keeping him.

• Rush The Court " Blog Archive " Morning Five: 04.13.10 Edition

• Barnhart: Cool to idea of home games in Louisville — Jerry Tipton on UK basketball

  But on Monday UK Director of Athletics Mitch Barnhart reinterated his opposition to more than the traditional one "home" game in Louisville in future seasons. He shook his head and voiced firm opposition to more than one "home" game in Louisville when asked after a UK Athletics Association Board of Directors meeting.

  I hope John Calipari can change his mind on that.  Maybe three is too many, but two certainly wouldn't be.

• Oregon basketball: Kenny Payne to Kentucky? 'Not true' | OregonLive.com

  Oregon assistant coach Kenny Payne is still waiting - like everybody else - to see who the Ducks hire to replace Ernie Kent, and he shot down a rumor that he will be hooking up with Kentucky coach John Calipari.

  That's that.  For now, anyway.

• The Big Blue Nation Report: Getting to know Marcus Thornton...
  Some video of Marcus Thornton.

• Ortmayer evaluates tight ends | Vaught's Views
  We really need to come up with some kind of pass-catching threat from the tight end spot.

• College Basketball Capsules: Syracuse's Wes Johnson to enter NBA draft | syracuse, div, enter - Sports - Brownsville Herald
  No surprise here.

• Twitter / Dan Wolken

  The Rod Strickland story is sad; kind of puts a whole new perspective on putting your image on a whiskey bottle.

  Predictable stupidity from Wolken.

• Thornton, Jones, Ross, Kanter and more recruiting news John Clay’s Sidelines
  John Clay's Big Blue Links.

• Hear Coach Cal on ESPN's Mike & Mike
• A.J.'s Folly - Part Three - NBA Draft Big Man Rankings - Anchor Of Gold