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Lastly, a Look at the South
Finally, the South… 1. #1 Duke Blue Devils v. #16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions – As much as I would love to hate on the dookies, my Heels are in the NIT so I won’t say anything. 2. #8 California Golden Bears v. #9 Louisville Cardinals – Cal is one of the more disappointing teams in the [...]
Continue reading...A Look at the West Region
17. March 2010
Now let’s look at the West Region. 1. #1 Syracuse Orange v. #16 Vermont Catamounts – Vermont lost to Binghamton this year. 2. #8 Gonzaga Bulldogs v. #9 Florida State Seminoles – Interestingly enough, the Zags are the underdogs despite being the higher seed. I suppose that’s what happens when you sell out big time in the [...]
Continue reading...A Look at the East Region
16. March 2010
Now a look at each of the matchups in the East: 1. #1 Kentucky Wildcats v. #16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers – John Wall should have his own personal SportsCenter Top 10 from this one. 2. #8 Texas Longhorns v. #9 Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Two pretty disappointing teams, with Texas being the more disappointing of [...]
Continue reading...A Look at the Midwest Region
16. March 2010
Let’s take a quick look at each of the matchups in the Midwest Region: 1. #1 Kansas Jayhawks v. #16 Lehigh Mountain Hawks – Well, the line is at 26 and the O/U at 146. If Kansas doesn’t score 100, I’ll be disappointed. 2. #8 UNLV Rebels v. #9 Northern Iowa Panthers – I think I heard [...]
Continue reading...An Early Look at the Madness
15. March 2010
Ah yes, March Madness is finally here. A time for Cinderellas, upsets, and a bunch of college kids enjoying the time of their lives. And for me, a reminder of how bad North Carolina was this year. I’ll be posting a more in-depth look at the field later on but here are my early thoughts [...]
Continue reading...Got to Toughen Up
21. December 2009
I was going to write a long post about the shortcomings of the North Carolina Tar Heels this season (I’ll save that for later), but I can sum it all up in one word: hustle. In a nutshell, nobody on this team is really going after the ball. All those 50/50 balls? [...]
Continue reading...To the Window, To the (John) Wall
10. December 2009
If you didn’t know by now, John Wall is by far the best talent in college basketball today and probably the best player too. He’s so good I expect Ashley Judd to return to Lexington this year to watch some games. And if you watched Kentucky’s game against UConn last night, now you know. John Wall [...]
Continue reading...Young and the Rest(less)
8. December 2009
- #1 Alabama v. #2 Texas – not taking anything away from the other undefeated teams (TCU, Cincinnati) I think the BCS did get it right by pitting these two teams against each other. I know I can’t wait for the Shipley/Arenas matchup on the outside. Interesting fact: Other than LSU’s Justin Vincent in 2004, no [...]
Continue reading...Just Awful
8. December 2009
Sad news to report this morning. Duke freshman guard Andre Dawkins lost his sister to a car accident over the weekend. She and their mother, who was also injured, were driving to Durham to watch their son play against St. John’s. Let’s all take a moment today to say a little prayer for Dawkins and [...]
Continue reading...UNC/Valparaiso Game Thoughts
15. November 2009
Unfortunately this game was not on television nor was it available online so I could not watch it so I’ll limit my thoughts on this one. After all, I am relying only on the box score. We should’ve won by more than 11. Valpo shooting 44.4% from long distance is unacceptable. These types of opponents’ shooting performances [...]
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