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2012 NBA Draft Grade: Thomas Robinson
Thomas “T-Bone” Robinson became a household name this tournament season, something Southeast Conference fans know all about, as he has terrorized the SEC all year. The junior’s draft value has skyrocketed throughout the course of the year and is now a slam-dunk to go in the top five picks of this year’s draft. Below is [...]
TweetSlowly Setting the Sweet 16
By the end of Sunday evening, sixteen teams will remain in an NCAA Tournament that seems to switch each day between higher-ranked schools winning easily and monumental underdogs closing out upsets. Saturday saw two Sweet 16 matchups set, one a tantalizing rematch. Kentucky and Indiana face off for the second time this season on Friday [...]
TweetA Dearth Of Upsets, A Healthy Bracket
Friday morning near the water cooler, the kitchen or the breakfast table won’t be easy. Your co-worker, your roommate or your significant other who hasn’t watched a minute of college hoops all season yet picked chalk across the board is leading the bracket pool. So what is a diehard March Madness fan to do when [...]
TweetNCAA Tournament First Round: Kansas vs. Detroit
By Adam McGill Game: (2) Kansas – (15) Detroit 3/16 9:57 PM ET Game Analysis: Kansas has been one of the most well rounded basketball teams in the nation this season. They have recorded an amazing 27-6 record so far and are looking to add a couple more tallies to the win total before it [...]
TweetQuick East Regional Projections On Selection Sunday
Chalk favorites: (1) Syracuse and (2) Ohio State Best mascot because your significant other is definitely asking: St. Bonaventure’s Bona Wolf. Click here for an image. Cinderella: Kansas State. The Wildcats are bruisers and if they take advantage on the offensive glass, Frank Martin’s team could surprise Syracuse. After that, it’s smooth sailing to the [...]
TweetQuick South Regional Projections On Selection Sunday
Chalk favorites: (1) Kentucky and (2) Duke Best mascot because your significant other is definitely asking: Wichita State Shockers. Yeah, good luck explaining it. Still, that’s sweet hair and an unbeatable, permanent smile. Click here for an image. Cinderella: UNLV. A six-seed is a bit high for the slipper but I don’t trust anyone in [...]
TweetQuick Midwest Regional Projections On Selection Sunday
Chalk favorites: (1) North Carolina and (2) Kansas Best mascot because your significant other is definitely asking: Hard to go wrong with Temple’s persona, Hooter the Owl. Click here for an image. Cinderella: Belmont. Pundits would have you believe the Bruins already destroyed Georgetown. I think N.C. State defeats San Diego State so a Sweet [...]
TweetQuick West Regional Projections On Selection Sunday
Chalk favorites: (1) Michigan State and (2) Missouri Best mascot because your significant other is definitely asking: St. Louis Billiken — click here for the creepy image. Cinderella: Long Beach State. The 49ers, were they to reach the Final Four, could theoretically upset three conference tournament champions (Louisville, Michigan State and Missouri). Book a flight [...]
Tweet5 Early NCAA Tournament Upset Possibilities
Picking chalk and cheering for favorites works for some NCAA hoops fans. It doesn’t for this one. The most thrilling part of choosing a bracket is carefully deciding which upsets are bound to happen. They don’t always occur as often as we’d like but there’s a extra bit of pride that encompasses correctly pegging a [...]
Tweet2012 Big East Tournament Begins Amid A Conference Realignment Cloud
The Big East Tournament hosted two games in Madison Square Garden today, the beginning of the finest five days in hoops outside of March Madness. But the cloud looming dampens that mood. This isn’t the final rendition but it’s the last chapter of the current book. West Virginia exits to the Big 12 in July. [...]
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