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Patty Mills Sidelined After Fracturing Foot

Patrick MillsLAS VEGAS -- The Portland Trail Blazers announced Friday that second-round pick Patty Mills, a gifted guard from St. Mary's, fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during a Thursday night summer league practice. It's just the latest blow to the talented guard, who was once tabbed a lottery pick just a few months ago.

Mills, who might be fighting for a roster spot or perhaps headed to the NBDL, will be examined again later today, but the injury likely means that he'll be sidelined for the entire NBA Summer League, losing the chance to make an impression.

Mills excelled for Australia in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was once considered a likely first-round pick, but he dropped to 55th overall in last month's draft. He could eventually be a gem but it is uncertain how long he will miss.

West Roundtable: Is Memphis a Lock?

The NCAA tournament is just one day away, so FanHouse writers and editors got together to talk over each region. The Midwest Region got the ball rolling, followed by the East. The South looks like it could go to the top seeds, but what about the West? Here is the last installment of our NCAA FanHouse Roundtables.

Chris Burke: Unlike the other three regions, where it's the top seeds' bracket to lose, UConn may not have the same stranglehold over things due to Jerome Dyson's injury. The Huskies have lost two straight and are just 4-3 since Dyson hurt his knee, so they look, to me, like the most vulnerable of all the No. 1 seeds. It doesn't help that, after the first round, they may not have another easy game. The other six teams in the top-half of this bracket can be considered threats, from Washington right on down to Mississippi State and Northern Iowa.

Add More Teams? That's Madness

Every year, Selection Sunday officially kicks off the beginning of March Madness. Usually, the three-day lull between the release of the almighty brackets and the actual beginning of games is marked by complaining, whether it's Memphis not getting a No. 1 seed -- which is going to end up being the best thing that ever happened to the Tigers, by the way -- the Big Ten or Pac-10 being allegedly overrated, or the dwindling of mid-major entrants. It's always something.

Still, we can put up with that. Debate and discussion are good things. There is one suggestion, however, that is so absurd I'm almost embarrassed to dignify it: Some people, including several predominant commentators, want to expand the tourney field to 128.
More NCAA Tournament Coverage: Morehead State Marches On

NCAA Tournament Bid Tracker

Selection Sunday is still days away, but several teams have already punched their tickets for March Madness. Find out which teams are already in the field of 65, which bids are getting decided today, and why every one of these teams could potentially bust your bracket.

After Wednesday night, two more teams are on their way to the NCAA Tournament. Click through the gallery below to see all the automatic qualifiers thus far.

NCAA Tournament Bids

    Portland State (23-9) | Big Sky | Automatic Bid
    Why They Could Be Dangerous:
    The Vikings could be a classic pain-in-the-butt first-round opponent for some lucky major. They've got experience from playing in the tournament last year and they're not afraid to shoot the ball from long range. Some 45.2 percent of all their field goal attempts were 3-pointers. Get hot and some major will be awfully unhappy.

    Steve C. Wilson, AP

    Robert Morris Colonials (24-10) | Northeast | Automatic Bid
    Why They Could Be Dangerous:
    The Colonials do the most important thing in basketball well -- shoot. They hit 40 percent of their 3-pointers (although they shoot it rarely) and 51.4 percent from inside the arc.

    Gene J. Puskar, AP

    Cleveland State Vikings (24-8) | Horizon | Automatic Bid:
    Why They Could Be Dangerous:
    When Cinderella wears a Viking helmet, watch out. Third-year head coach Gary Waters has turned a 10-win program into the Horizon League champion predicated on tenacious perimeter defense. Cleveland State is fifth in the nation in steal percentage.

    Darron Cummings, AP

    Western Kentucky (24-8) | Sun Belt | Automatic Bid:
    Why They Could Be Dangerous:
    Ask Louisville. The Hilltoppers beat the Big East regular-season champion in Louisville. By 14. They don't have Courtney Lee anymore, but they have four players averaging in double figures.

    Danny Johnston, AP

    Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-5) | West Coast | Automatic Bid:
    Why They Could Be Dangerous:
    It took the Bulldogs time to live up to preseason expectations, but they're finally looking like a Final Four contender. The Zags have lost just once in 2009 and rank in the top 11 in both adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency.

    Jae C. Hong, AP

    VCU Rams (24-9) | Colonial Athletic | Automatic Bid
    Why They Could Be Dangerous:
    Eric Maynor is back and he's got an equally dangerous frontcourt mate. Two years ago, the speedy point guard bounced sixth-seeded Duke in the first round. He's even better now (seventh in the nation in assist rate) and with forward Larry Sanders, this duo is as good an inside-out combo as any in the field.

    Steve Helber, AP

    Radford Highlanders (21-11) | Big South | Automatic Qualifier
    Why They Could Be Dangerous: Radford doesn't have anything approaching an RPI top-100 win, but they do have the most dangerous Belarusian in the tournament. We think. Artsiom Parakhouski, a 6-foot-11, 260-pound lane-clogger scored 26 points as the Highlanders beat VMI in the Big South final and could be a matchup problem for the wrong two seed.

    Don Petersen, AP

    Morehead State Eagles (19-15) | Ohio Valley | Automatic bid
    Why It Could Be Dangerous: Kenneth Faried. The sophomore is majoring in rebound. He's in the top 10 in the nation in both offensive and defensive rebound percentage and is third overall in raw rebounding, between two names you might be familiar with, Blake Griffin above and DeJuan Blair below.

    Mark Humphrey, AP

    Cornell Big Red (21-9) | Ivy | Automatic bid
    Why They Could Be Dangerous: First, because you'll probably work for some of these guys one day and secondly because the Big Red can shoot. They're 21st in the nation in effective field goal percentage.

    Kevin Rivoli, AP

    Northern Iowa Panthers (23-10) | Missouri Valley | Automatic bid
    Why It Could Be Dangerous: The Panthers are an opportunistic defensive team, they're 13th in the nation in steal percentage and generate 18.3 turnovers per game.

    Tom Gannam, AP

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