Charlie Villanueva took some time to talk with Hoops Addict about his role with his CV31 Foundation and as the national spokesman for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation.

Brandon Jennings is averaging just 18 minutes of playing time per night. Had he made a different decision, he could be playing at Connecticut, Kansas or USC, as each school offered him a scholarship. It appears that Jennings made a big mistake.

When a head coach is fired during the season the team is caught in a state of flux. You have a general manager and fans expecting changes, however due to the hectic traveling schedule of NBA teams the new head coach won’t necessarily get a lot of practice time with his new team to implement new sets. Hence the need to bring someone into the mix that already has some familiarity with the players and the organization.

We often hear from ownership and team presidents that everyone at the organization is accountable for its success or failure: players play, coaches coach, managers manage. That is a wonderful sentiment, but when it comes to the showdown, it does not hold. Teams get desperate for a quick fix and there needs to be a fall guy. It is a pity though that coaches, not team executives, must fall on their sword.

“I told Nick tonight..you’ve gotta help us in other ways, and I said remember, you aren’t going to score 30 every night in the NBA,” Ed Tapscott said with a smile creeping across his face. “These people are aware of you now, there are good coaches on the other side, and they’re going to make adjustments. When you score 33 on someone, they are going to adjust and take away something. Make a play, and that doesn’t always mean make a basket.”

Folks it’s been two full weeks since the last Power Rankings, but we appreciate your patience. A lot has changed in the landscape of college basketball, as the teams ranked #1 and #2 in the last poll have both since lost.

While the media were huddled around Kenny Natt prior to a recent game against Toronto, it came up in the conversation that he has a long history with Canada. Despite not being born or raised here, he’s spent enough time here and built up enough relationships to have some cherished memories involving basketball and Canada.

There have been a couple times over the past month when I’ve been gently reminded that there’s a whole lot more to life than just basketball. Reading about the battle Wizards PR guy Brian Sereno is going through is one of those times.

After the New York Knicks 96-89 loss against his former team the Washington Wizards, Jared Jeffries spoke to Hoops Addict about the health of his knee, his role with the team, and the current state of the Indiana Hoosiers.

Obama cut his teeth with the game of basketball long before he ever aspired to be a politician, let alone a presidential candidate. He was the second man off the bench for Punahou High School in Hawaii back in 1979 and wore number 23 long before Jordan made that number famous. His nickname back then was “Barry O’Bomber” because of his lethal outside shot. Obama only played one year of varsity basketball, but that just so happened to be the year his team advanced to and won the State Championship.