NCAA To Smaller Conferences: Season Doesn’t Matter by Phil Kasiecki When it comes to postseason play, it now seems painfully clear that the NCAA just wants to shill for the six power conferences. It wasn’t enough that they dropped the ball a couple of times with the NCAA Tournament; they […]
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Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 12, 2006 The clock is nearing midnight for us and the NCAA Tournament selection committee, and the ticking hands will shortly reach 12 for the undeserving bubble schools. Usually a quiet day for bubble teams with mostly top conference […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 11, 2006 With less than 36 hours until the selection committee reveals the field, the Crystal Basketball has produced a clearer view of the 65 NCAA Tournament teams. On the bubble, Dan Hauptman foresees Florida State squeaking into the […]
Atlantic 10 Semifinal Notes
Atlantic 10 Tournament – Semifinal Notes by Phil Kasiecki CINCINNATI – The best-case scenario has happened for the Atlantic 10 as we head into the championship game. George Washington will not win the conference championship, which assures the conference of two NCAA Tournament bids. Had the Colonials repeated as champions, […]
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal Notes
Day two at the Atlantic 10 Tournament by Bill Kintner CINCINNATI – Here is a quick score board of the days results. Temple 68, GWU 53 Saint Joseph’s 56, Saint Louis 37 Xavier 59, Charlotte 55 Fordham 64, LaSalle 62 Saint Joseph’s Coach Phil Martelli stopped to talk for a […]
Atlantic 10 Tournament Notes
The Sights and Sounds of the A-10 Tournament by Bill Kintner CINCINNATI – It is March, the time of year that the A-10 gathers for their annual festival called the Atlantic 10 Tournament. This year it is on the banks of the Ohio River at the US Bank Arena. The […]
Poor Gerry McNamara
McNamara Comes Through in the Clutch by John Celestand Hey, I’m sorry Gerry. I’m sorry Jimmy. That’s all I can say for maybe the dumbest thing that I have ever wrote. A couple of weeks ago when I came out with my Big East awards, I was one of the […]
Crystal Basketball
NCAA Tournament Crystal Ball by Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos March 10, 2006 The busiest day of conference tournament action produced several monstrously important results that affect the seeds of several teams and the NCAA Tournament livelihood of others. After Dan Hauptman and Michael Protos consulted their Crystal Basketballs, they […]
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinal Notes
Atlantic 10 Tournament – Quarterfinal Notes by Phil Kasiecki CINCINNATI – For the second time in three years, the Atlantic 10 Tournament champion will be a team that won four games in four days. It could be the same school, too. All four teams who had to play on Wednesday […]
Horizon Semifinal Recap
Horizon League Semifinals and John Parry by Bill Kintner MILWAUKEE – Before the first Horizon League Semifinals between number two seed Butler Bulldogs and the number three seed University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix, I sat down with Butler Athletic Director John Parry. He talks about the Bulldogs, the Horizon League […]
