by Matt Zemek | Mar 4, 2015
Pundits, websites, and television commentators — in sports but also politics and other realms of human endeavor — will frequently exaggerate. Some of this is intentional (click-bait, ratings, starting conversations, etc.), but there comes a point in time...
by Matt Zemek | Mar 4, 2015
Tuesday night, the Kansas Jayhawks won the outright Big 12 championship most people thought they’d win all along, present company very much included. Death. Taxes. Bill Self winning the Big 12. It’s part of the air we breathe in college basketball, as...
by Matt Zemek | Mar 2, 2015
If a rival fan base — or on a broader level, the collection of fan bases in a conference — hopes that a given coach sticks around for a long time, that’s a pretty good indication of a coach’s perception in the public eye. Keep this in mind:...
by Matt Zemek | Feb 23, 2015
The realization should dawn on you by now: The college basketball regular season is almost over. This is the final week of regular-season play for many smaller (one-bid) conferences, and there are only two weeks left before the power conferences begin their...
by Matt Zemek | Feb 19, 2015
When a discussion on “ways to improve college basketball” develops, the first thing you’ll likely hear is that timeouts need to be reduced, guldarnit. After the timeout discussion runs its course, the next biggest topic is likely to be all the fouls...
