by Matt Zemek | Mar 31, 2014
No more conventional arenas. No more cuddly 11 seeds… well, at least not this time. No more narratives about how Kentucky’s one-and-dones had failed. It’s time to set up the Final Four in short-term and long-term historical contexts. These are the 10...
by Matt Zemek | Mar 26, 2014
In the Sweet 16, the difference in seed lines generally shrinks, so in a very real sense, upsets are not supposed to be as earth-shaking as they are in earlier rounds. Yet, seeing a takedown of a top seed by a 4 or 5 that’s: A) way too small in the paint; B) not...
by Matt Zemek | Mar 25, 2014
After all the action from the past weekend, what facts remain in place, and what new facts have emerged? Plenty, of course… but let’s start with 10. 10 – GONZAGA’S RELENTLESS, MODEST CONSISTENCY Given Gonzaga’s national brand, you would...
by Matt Zemek | Mar 25, 2014
After all the action from the past weekend, what facts remain in place, and what new facts have emerged? Plenty, of course… but let’s start with 10. 10 – GONZAGA’S RELENTLESS, MODEST CONSISTENCY Given Gonzaga’s national brand, you would...
by Matt Zemek | Mar 25, 2014
After being inundated with hoops for four straight days on the first weekend of the NCAA tournament, Americans arrive at some basic points of agreement about college basketball. The serious hoophead and the casual sports fan might not follow college basketball with...
