I figured I would share with you a little more information on netball, the new sport of choice for Jessica McCormack.

This is an e-mail I received from a reader in Australia.

"The sport has a fanatical following amongst women in Australia and New Zealand. Best described as "women's basketball" it differs from basketball in primarily having thrown passes, that can only be done when the player has stopped and there is no dribbling. The game has been getting a lot more general free to air TV time. On the other hand normal basketball cannot get free to air (time) and is struggling to stay alive."

As for the impact of McCormack's decision not to return to UConn, I don't think it will be that much of an issue next season since UConn has Tina Charles and Kaili McLaren coming back and adds Heather Buck, who will benefit from a season worth of practices against Charles, to the mix. But with Charles and McLaren going into their senior seasons, it's no wonder that adding another post player is a bigger recruiting need for UConn than it was a few weeks ago. If Baylor's incoming freshman Brittney Griner is half as good as people claim she is, being thin in the post will be a major issue in the coming years. UConn is off to a good start in the next recruiting class with commitments from 6-foot-5 Stephanie Dolson and 6-3 Michala Johnson but clearly should bring in another big kid in the next class unless they weave some magic for the incoming freshman class.