It's starting to look as though I was wrong about Ferry's interest in keeping Mamadou Datt. Don't know if it's about Ferry liking the kid's game, or wanting to balance class sizes, or if he just doesn't see a big man out there who he thinks would be better, but it looks like Datt is still on the roster.

I was initially very excited about this kid when he first got here. Lots of length and he seemed to be able to get off the ground pretty well. Doesn't rebound well and is limited offensively, and with the knee problems may have restricted mobility. I still think I would have kept Abele, because when St. Louis or someone else throws out a 7-foot monster, Martins always seemed to be able to hold his own defensively, plus he was a senior so you get the scholie next year.

I do hope Winters stays, because I think he is head and shoulders the best player Ferry recruited last year. He just didn't get enough touches to show it, but we've flogged that horsie to death already.

In addition to my question about Datt, I think it's interesting that no one has stepped up to two questions I've also thrown out:

1. Did Amodio interview anyone nesides Ferry before offering him the job? Or did he think his flirtation with Dambrot and his buddy from Xavier constituted a "search." For that matter, how does Hofstra get a search firm and we rely on Greg's Rolodex?

2. Has Ferry actually moved to Pittsburgh?