Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune does a nice job with his NBA blog. This week Siler details his travel during a 4 games in 5 nights set for the Jazz and it ain’t pretty. Skim it and then remember that until about 15 years ago NBA teams used to mainly fly commercial before transitioning to private charters.

Patrick Patterson’s injury is devastating for a Kentucky team that has always played hard through their injuries and adversity this season. Patterson has been carrying the Wildcats. But you have to wonder if this might increase the chances of Patterson sticking around for another year?