News and Notes: Positive and Negative Late-Season Trends for PC, More on Minaya's Defensive Numbers, Recruiting Updates, Friars Scorching from the Left, and More

1. Over the first half of the season, we spent a lot of time in this space highlighting the phenomenal defensive numbers of Justin Minaya. In truth, we did a little less of that once Ed Cooley started stumping for Minaya to get more national attention for his defensive prowess, and it became a talking point on the telecasts. Regardless of where this sea…