Lost Time Is Not Found Again is what the MPS blog crew has been reading today. Maybe.

+ Steve Nash on Conan O’Brien. {Slam Online.}

+ What the Rivals 100 recruiting map says (and does not say) about the state of college football. {Dr. Saturday.}

+ ESPN mentions Deadspin during “Sportscenter.” {Awful Announcing.}

+ The Pac-10 is now the slowest conference in college basketball. {Basketball Prospectus.}

+ Non-sports: Your “Real World” recap. {Gawker.} You can know watch videos inside of Gmail chat. {Official Gmail Blog.}

Quotable:

“For this to happen, though, these coaches need to once and for all break free of the “good numbers, bad team” thinking. Watch the film. Does he hamper his teammates? Make good decisions? With a better supporting cast and coach, how many more wins would he have? The All-Star Game rewards individual accomplishment, which paradoxically, can be the deciding factor in a team win. Sometimes, there’s no realistic option but taking a look at individual play alone. Has any guard been as dangerous this season as Devin Harris? Outside of LeBron, what forward in the East is really messing with Danny Granger versatility and discreet dominance? As Jefferson and Durant mature into the players we expected them to be, are they not a vital part of today’s NBA landscape?

Dismissing these guys based on lazy, all-or-nothing judgments isn’t just unfair to them, or fans who deserve to see them. It’s exactly the kind of thing the league should avoid if it wants to make sure it gets the most out of its assets and really give the best and brightest a chance to show during All-Star Weekend. It’s not just about making a glorified exhibition all it can be — it’s about making the league a bigger, more accepting place, not having the same five teams on television all the time, and helping fans appreciate that you can play great basketball and still come out looking like a loser.” – Bethlehem Shoals on NBA All-Star selections