Everyone knew Georgia Tech was going to be bad this season. The buzz around Georgia was slightly more positive. Now these two teams – who each sit at 4-4 – square off in Athens in a game the winning school will be able to point toward. Their seasons may end in conference tournaments, but at […]

With the young season now a month old, things are starting to take shape in the Big Ten.  While Ohio State has done nothing to suggest they aren’t still a heavy favorite to with the conference title, there have definitely been some surprises amongst the teams behind the Buckeyes.  In case you (or a managing […]

Through the games of December 5th. 1. Duke (7-1) (last rankings: 1) Best win: Kansas Worst loss: Ohio State Duke finally suffered a loss in a not-very-close game to Ohio State. Still, their offense is ranked 6th nationally and their defense 19th. This week they have Colorado State and Washington to get back on track. […]

Harvard picked up their 19th-straight home win yesterday when they bested Seattle by 10 points in a 70-possession game that was decided at the charity stripe. With some smart play in the paint (see what I did there), Harvard had 36 trips to the line to Seattle’s 18. Now they’re 8-0 for the first time […]

Postseason awards are as much about hype as they are about hoops. Names get stuck in voter’s minds early and it’s difficult to dislodge them. But the awards aren’t for everyone. To win the Naismith Award as the Player of the Year it helps if you play for a school with great tradition (see Tyler […]

1. Which team is leading the country in eFG%? Indiana? Pitt? Missouri? Nope, it’s Creighton. On Sunday they reeled off their 7th straight win, this time over Nebraska.  They also have wins over Iowa and San Diego State. And prior to conference play they still have St Joe’s, Tulsa and Northwestern. Come March this team […]

1. The discussion is about the shot John Henson had blocked with :07 left in the Kentucky game, and how he hung his head rather than foul when Kentucky took control of the ball. That was a legitimate lapse. But it shouldn’t overshadow his defensive effort. As usual he was all over the place, helping […]

During the Kentucky-UNC game I was flipping to Miami-UMass during commercials. The juxtaposition was extreme going from sold out Rupp Arena to a Bank United Center that was so empty you could hear what fans were yelling at the refs. Miami has a great pair of guards in Durand Scott and Malcolm Grant, but the […]

They’re the guys at the bottom of the box score — if they’re lucky to even make it that far. They pay to play the sport they love for precious few minutes when their team is either way up or way down, and they always have a legitimate chance of joining Club Trillion. But sometimes […]

1. With 2:37 left in the game, Alabama trailed Georgetown 54-45. In the span of five possession Alabama eliminated the lead (JaMychal Green layup, JaMychal Green tip-in, Tony Mitchell three, Tony Mitchell FT, pair of FTs by Trevor Releford), but then on the game final possession Georgetown got the ball to Hollis Thompson on a […]

I don’t require many things in this world, but the ability to watch live basketball is one of them. And I don’t mean live on television – I mean in-person. The rattle of the buzzer, the screech of sneakers on a gym floor, the ability to focus my attention away from the ball, the seamlessness […]