As coaching moves and jumps to the NBA intensify, there's bound to be some wise decisions --- and some head-scratchers --- trickling out in the coming days.

And that's what "Good move, bad move" is for.

Good move: Joe Alexander goes window-shopping for the NBA. With all respect to the West Virginia forward, hardly anyone knew who he was before the Mountaineers won a few NCAA tournament games. That's not his fault. But he'll have the chance to return to school for his senior season and play on an even better team. Even if labeling someone "a winner" is a bit disingenuous, being associated with a really good team never hurts.

Bad move: D'Andre Jordan even thinks going pro is the best long-term choice. The Texas A&M center hasn't signed with an agent, and that's smart even though nbadraft.net has him projected to be a back-of-the-lottery selection. However, NBA teams --- particularly bad ones --- are notorious for taking an athletic 7-footer with vastly more potential than production. Jordan was not dominant as a freshman, averaging 7.9 points and 6.0 rebounds. If he stays and gets better, the upper reaches of the lottery will await next year. If he leaves, here's betting he barely develops over the next three years and winds up with less coin in the long run because he does little early in his career. Jordan needs another year in school, and while bolting for riches is understandable, it's not the best choice he can make at this juncture.

Good move: Kevin Love reportedly headed to the NBA Draft. Well, duh. Even if UCLA coach Ben Howland refuted the Los Angeles Times report, absolutely no one should quibble with a first team All-American leaving if he so chooses.

To-be-determined move: Trent Johnson leaves Stanford for Louisiana State. There's a nice bump in pay, the Lopez twins are gone, and the Pac-10 will again be an unfriendly neighborhood even as some other notable names vanish from the league's tableau. But how much extended success can be had in Baton Rouge? John Brady had a Final Four and not a whole lot else as he tried to win with a series of guys who weren't staying more than a year or two. Helping matters is the relative weakness of the SEC West, where a good coach could build a division winner in two years.

Bad move: Mike Montgomery taking over at California a week too early. Imagine Montgomery returning to Palo Alto now that Johnson, his former assistant, is on the move to the Bayou, rather than sitting across the bay in Berkeley. This doesn't look so bad if Ryan Anderson comes back, but that trip to Maples Pavilion is going to make the former Warriors coach even more wistful than he once thought.

Good move: Travis Ford remains at Massachusetts. Sometimes, the right decision is standing pat for a year. Let's face it, many of the jobs that swung open this year weren't very good. He said he was uninterested in the Louisiana State job on Tuesday, though the Providence gig remains available. But another good season in Amherst might be able to net Ford something bigger at this time next year.

--- Patrick Stevens