This year’s NCAA Tournament has not brought us many true upsets, but it will bring us a Sweet 16 full of history, though.
Month: March 2015
The Morning Dish – Monday, March 23, 2015
A bad day for No. 2 seeds tells us a lot about the winners, including one with a coach whose legend grows. Plus a near miss for one conference, other top seeds move on, and more coaching news emerges.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 22, 2015
When it comes to the lists of the very best teams in March, the current list of usual suspects starts with names like Arizona, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State. It’s high time another school was added to that elite hierarchy in the sport.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 21, 2015
Friday was pretty much the opposite of Thursday, and almost historic in a very different way, right up to the end. Plus some trendy picks didn’t work out this time around, a Bulldog should be ready for Saturday.
The Morning Dish – Friday, March 20, 2015
As far as drama goes, Thursday at the NCAA Tournament was as about as good as it can get. But there’s also a good chance that such games aren’t going anywhere and are going to be the norm this year. And maybe for the foreseeable future.
Rhode Island 88, Iona 75: A tempo free recap
Rhode Island beat Iona in a first round NIT game that was played at a fast pace. We have the numbers to give a little more of a sense of the end result.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, March 19, 2015
Calm in the face of daunting situations. Both Robert Morris and Dayton had it Wednesday night, and as a result, both are moving on in the NCAA Tournament.
Rhode Island has grown up right before our eyes
Rhode Island has gone through a nice season of growth, and that, along with a glimpse of the future, was evident in their first round NIT win over Iona in which they beat the Gaels at their own game.
Crisis? Tuesday’s First Four showed college hoops is far from it
The opening games of the NCAA Tournament showed yet again that college basketball is not a sport in crisis, just one with some rough edges that can be softened.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The NCAA Tournament opened last night with its First Four games. For entertainment value, the night could not have gone much better.
