0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 3/15/2012
Continuing with tournament pod previews, let’s look at the late games in Nashville now that the fourth team is making its way down from Dayton. This pod should provide three very competitive games and is ripe for upsets. Game 1 4 Michigan Wolverines (24-9, 13-5, KenPom: 25)Ticket punched when…added Ohio State to their list of […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 3/12/2012
WCC vs. Big East. Big Ten vs. MAAC. The evening session in Pittsburgh will have plenty of local flavor and at least one intriguing matchup. Let’s run through the teams and make a couple calls. Game 1 7 Gonzaga (25-6, 13-3, KenPom: 32)Ticket punched when…beat Xavier in late December–the Musketeers’ first game back at full-strength […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 2/29/2012
The Patriot League hasn’t won an NCAA game in six years (2006, (9) Bucknell over (8) Arkansas). Yet, how many league tournaments in the next two weeks will feature the last two conference players of the year? The Patriot League, which tips of tonight with four games, does just that. Two years ago, Lehigh’s C.J. […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 2/3/2012
This post will be the first of a recurring series that takes a look at shot charts and selection for some of the most notable shooters in the country. Hollis Thompson of Georgetown is currently sixth in the nation in three point percentage at 49.4%. The Hoyas however, in averaging an adjusted tempo under 65 […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 1/25/2012
7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 The line in the box score line above isn’t much to look at, yet it’s a sight for sore eyes to the Temple Owls. Last Saturday night 6’-11” senior Michael Eric returned for seven minutes, missed one shot and committed two fouls in […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 12/9/2011
The coaches stayed. Jobs opened this spring at Maryland, NC State, Georgia Tech, Providence, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Miami and more. Yet, Shaka Smart signed a contract extension to stay at Virginia Commonwealth; Chris Mooney agreed similarly with Richmond. It’s not supposed to work that way. Last March the VCU Rams and Richmond Spiders, whose home […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 12/2/2011
It’s no secret: the Pac 12 is not having a good year. You won’t find highly a anticipated top-5, or even top-10, conference challenge match-up featuring a Pac 12 program. There is no marquee team, let alone marquee star, power conferences need to be considered elite- Cal is ranked highest this week at AP #24 […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 11/21/2011
The coaches’ attire will be silly, but the games won’t be. I’m going to run through some numbers to know and watch as way of previewing the Maui Invitational which tips off today. Of the eight teams in paradise, only Duke has played as many 4 games, and Kansas owns the rare previous matchup with […]
0 comments by Daniel Bonsall on 11/17/2011
I can’t think of a better way to excite a new audience or fanbase than by leading with a child sexual abuse scandal. The opportunity is irresistable really. I’m choosing to go this route. Pat Chambers had no such luck. Just in case the prospect of rebuilding the Penn State basketball program wasn’t daunting enough, […]
