Team USA in a 15-point hole in a 40-minute, FIBA game is a completely different war than the NBA. Finally, LeBron gets to feel what it’s like to play Wisconsin at the Kohl Center. Or peak Virginia vicegrips where the clock just melts like butter.

Is Omaha Biliew about to be the latest transfer to rehabilitate their stock under Steve Forbes at Wake Forest? Isaac Trotter and I discussed on this week’s show: youtube.com/live/6Yv83JuxC…

PUT EM TO SLEEP, STEPH

Elliot Cadeau, not the big man platoon, is North Carolina’s biggest X-Factor. Dove into the tape to find how the 5-star can level up in Year 2. - Attacking long closeouts was an issue - How Tamin Lipsey can be a blueprint for a big shooting jump READ: 247sports.com/article/film-s…

We talked about Elliot Cadeau’s chances for a breakout season on last week’s show, which I contend comes down to confidence, & by extension, shooting. Isaac Trotter did a deep dive yesterday on other important factors. 📝 247sports.com/article/film-s… 📺 youtube.com/live/6Yv83JuxC…

Florida sophomore Alex Condon picked up basketball late, but the Australian’s tape is so impressive. Favorite stat? Florida opponents shot just 51% at the rim with Condon on the floor. Why Condon has the makings of a massive Year 2 jump. READ: 247sports.com/article/film-s…

Michigan State survives Madrid All-Stars, 94-87. Some #takes Winning time lineup: Jeremy Fears, Jaden Akins, Frankie Fidler, Xavier Booker, Carson Cooper👍 Late-clock offense went to Fidler (bootyball) and Fears (pick-and-roll). Booker’s jumper was dialed. Ball-screen D was 🤢

Jaden Akins is primed for the biggest on-ball role of his career at Michigan State. What does that look like? - example of a late-career, scaled-up role - shot chart has to change - pockets of smart playmaking - Frankie Fidler help Akins if… READ: 247sports.com/article/film-s…

We’re 4 minutes out from this week’s show: ▪️Isaac Trotter and I breaking down the best team, player, and NBA prospect in each major conference; ▪️Eric Bossi and I talking about the recruitment of the nation’s top ranked prospect AJ Dybantsa. 📺 youtube.com/live/cRIXRk2AD…

What team could dethrone Houston or Iowa State as the best defense in college basketball next year? Making the case for a Duke defense that is armed to the teeth with elite positional size and way, way more than just Cooper Flagg. Full show: youtube.com/live/cRIXRk2AD…

Yesterday’s show started to break down the new look ACC & Big Ten, plus the Big East. We also talked about out the recruitment of AJ Dybantsa along with some of the professional considerations that impact these recruiting processes in the NIL era. 📺 youtube.com/live/cRIXRk2AD…

Really interesting addition for Creighton. Liberty was the only team that attempted more unguarded catch-and-shoot 3-pointers than Creighton. Greg McDermott is going to have some fun freeing up Fedor Zugic who was a 36% floor-spacer for David DeJulius and Umoja Gibson.

Who will be the best player in the Big Ten this year? Isaac Trotter went with Braden Smith. I’m going with Iowa’s Payton Sandfort. 📺 youtube.com/live/cRIXRk2AD…

Just gonna reiterate the same realignment take over and over again: This sucks but the games would be fun.

Today's Candid Coaches story for CBS Sports asks: Will a woman be the head coach of a men's Division I basketball program by the year 2030? Polled more than 100 coaches on this question. Here's how they voted and what they said. cbssports.com/college-basket…

How can this Illinois defense get better with a brand new, much younger roster? - Illinois’ defense has pivoted from aggressive to passive - Why Kylan Boswell’s point of attack defense is key - The new big man who looks like a Houston clone READ: 247sports.com/article/film-s…

General Managers are here to stay in college basketball. Butler, Wyoming and Syracuse all hired one this summer. DePaul and Michigan have assistant coaches doubling as GMs. Latest for CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 on the money moves from current GMs that should pay off. cbssports.com/college-basket…

College basketball’s best players when Cam McCormick was a true freshman: Malcolm Brogdon, UVA Brice Johnson, UNC Buddy Hield, Oklahoma Denzel Valentine, MSU Josh Hart, Villanova Perry Ellis, KU Georges Niang, Iowa St. Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga