There’s a New Sheriff in Town by Jim Woods So you thought you had gotten rid of me. I think the editor of Hoopville thought I was gone. In fact this article is so far overdue I think he was thinking of firing me. And he should have. You probably […]
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Big East Recap
Big East Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Jim Woods This past season in America’s deepest conference was great one. Beyond just Connecticut capturing their 2nd National Championship in 5 years, this season was filled with great individual performances, surprise teams, great coaching jobs, and breakout stars. At a time when […]
PHX First Round Preview
First Round Preview – Phoenix Region by Jim Woods No. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 12 BYU The returning National Champs get to start their journey towards a repeat title performance in the city Carmelo Anthony now calls home. Last year was truly special for the Orange, but this year the […]
PHX First Round Recap
First Round Recap – Phoenix Region by Jim Woods No. 5 Syracuse 80 vs. No. 12 BYU 75 I got two words for you: Gerry McNamara! He is the only reason why the Orangemen have lived to see another day in this dance. He single-handedly kept Syracuse in the game […]
Big East Tournament Finals Recap
Big East Conference Finals Recap Recap by Jim Woods No. 2 Connecticut 61 vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh 58 Can you say ESPN Instant Classic? That is the best way I can describe last night’s dramatic Big East Final between Connecticut and Pittsburgh. It started with the emotional return of Huskie […]
Big East Quarterfinals Recap
Big East Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Jim Woods Things heated up on the second day of action with a typical Pitt performance to start things off. The second game of the day featuring Boston College and Syracuse was one of the stranger games you will see, but certainly had […]
Big East Semifinals Preview
Big East Conference Semifinals Preview Preview by Jim Woods No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. No. 5 Boston College This contest is a rematch of the 2001 Championship game where the Eagles took home the title. The only Eagle who remains from that group is Uka Agbai and his leadership has been […]
Big East Semifinals Recap
Big East Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Jim Woods No. 1 Pittsburgh 62 vs. No. 5 Boston College 53 Pittsburgh once again proved why they were the league’s best team in the regular season, by playing their suffocating defense and getting great point guard play out of Carl Krauser. The […]
Big East Finals Preview
Big East Conference Finals Preview Preview by Jim Woods After ten intense hard fought games over the last three days, it all comes down according to plan to the number one and number two seeds meeting for the conference championship. Pittsburgh meets Connecticut for the third consecutive year in the […]
My Field of 65
My Field of 65 by Jim Woods Here are the final picks. Strictly Automatic America East, Atlantic Sun (Central Florida), Big Sky, Big South (Liberty), Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy (Princeton), MAAC, Mid-Continent, MEAC, NEC, Ohio Valley (Murray St.), Patriot, Southern Conference (ETSU), Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt, WCC, MAC. Issues […]
