The time is drawing near for decisions from Patrick Patterson and Jai Lucas.

Some fans are growing tired of the wait, while others are just growing more desperate to know where the players are headed.

Fans also want to know why some well-known guards like J'Covan Brown, Larry Drew and Jordan Theodore dropped in our new rankings for the class of 2008.

These issues and more are addressed by National Basketball and Recruiting Analyst Jerry Meyer in this week's mailbag.