Hmm. What to make the lead story . . . The NCAA has been getting a raw deal lately, through every fault of their own, but I think the revival of Larry Bird down in Gainesville might just bump the NCAA down to Side Dish status. Yeah, I think so. […]
Month: November 2002
Neither Forgiven or Forgotten
Neither Forgiven nor Forgotten by Jed Tai The NCAA is at it again. Ruling with an iron fist. Play in a three-on-three charity game? North Carolina’s Will Johnson and Jonathan Holmes did. You’re suspended one game. Rent a car when you’re under 25 years of age? Memphis point guard Antonio […]
The Morning Dish – Thursday, November 21, 2002
The big word last night was “stunned”, as in I’m “stunned” that more people are making such a big deal out of this “upset”. No. 11 Xavier was unseated in the Preseason NIT Quarterfinals by Stanford. By one. At Stanford. A day after flying cross-country. So you can see that […]
Pull the Polls
Pull the Polls by Mitch Schneider Will somebody, please, do away with all preseason polls? These things have no merit, and are about as accurate as a Florida election. I realize Americans love to rank everything that can possibly be studied. But it’s practically impossible to select the top 25 […]
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Well I guess the top story from last night was the lack of any surprises whatsoever. What looked interesting on paper with a grudge-type matchup with Holy Cross facing their “ghosts-of-1-seeds-past” Kansas was interesting until just about the 17-minute mark in the first half. After that, it was pretty much […]
UNC Looking Good Again
Uh-oh, UNC Looks Mad . . . by Jon Gonzalez Let’s say for the past 25-30 years that you’ve been invited to the big dance. That kind of streak would have anyone believing their one of the prettiest around (although I didn’t say it, this analogy looks geared toward women). […]
WAC Notebook
Boise State falls in Preseason NIT by Phil Dailey The Boise State Broncos looked to unveil its new up-tempo offense in front of a national ESPN2 audience Monday night, against the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The new run-n-gun style offense head coach Greg Graham promised appears to be a work in […]
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Welcome to Hoopville! Greetings! We here at Hoopville are pleased to welcome you to our community, where you’ll find some of the best college basketball writing anywhere. Some of you have visited before, and some are new guests. This feature is called “The Morning Dish”. The Dish was created to […]
Last Hurrah for Class of 99
Last Hurrah by Jed Tai On March 24, 1999, a select group of the nation’s top high school players gathered at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa for the premier showcase of U.S. prep basketball talent – the McDonald’s All-American game. After two-plus hours of spectacular passing, shooting, and dunking, the […]
EAsy Does It for Hoop Dreamers
Former College Standouts still have Hoop Dreams by Nicholas Lozito University of San Francisco graduate LyRyan Russell still dreams of one day playing in the NBA. The 6-foot point guard lit up Sacramento on Wednesday night for 24 points. Russell, however, wasn’t sporting a professional jersey as he would have […]
