The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 22nd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The day many mid-major fans have awaited has now arrived. Bracket Buster Saturday is upon us, with nine matchups on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNPlus. Unfortunately, the day has lost some of its luster, as this doesn’t appear to be […]
Columns
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Friday, February 21, 2003 by Jon Gonzalez By the time it was all said and done, there were fans streamed across the hardwood at Pauley Pavilion and UCLA players with grins the size of watermelon slices. The scene in Westwood Thursday night was reminiscent of past […]
Seton Hall
The Kids in the Hall by Adam Shandler It was the year 2000, NCAA tournament. The Seton Hall Pirates scourged through a bracket with such troublesome foes as Oregon, Temple and Oklahoma State. Tommy Amaker’s first Pirate tournament team surprised the first two opponents before succumbing to the Cowboys in […]
Part 2
Who’s the Best Point Guard? Part II – The Results by Jed Tai Part I | Part II Who’s the best point guard in America? Last week, we explored the method based on statistics. This week, we display the results. Before we make the big announcement, we need to note […]
Portland Pilots Home Finale
Gaels Ground Pilots in Home Finale by Jed Tai This past Saturday saw many upsets in the ranks of college basketball. The Portland Pilots hoped to be counted among them. Playing host to the St. Mary’s (CA) Gaels in their home finale, the Pilots looked to pick up a much […]
Touring the Northeast
Touring Around the Northeast by Phil Kasiecki There’s a running theme in this week’s look around New England and across the country: tight conference races. It seems like no conference has a runaway leader, or lacks some jockeying for position in its upcoming conference tournament. If anyone needs evidence of […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 16th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The day after Valentine’s Day was not one filled with love for Top 25 teams on the road. Six teams were upset victims on the road, including three in the Big East. (One could debate the use of ‘upset’ […]
Pac-10 Freshmen
Youngsters Precious on the West Coast, too by Nicholas Lozito When people mention this season’s freshman class, the names Rashad McCants, J.J. Redick and Matt Walsh get more mention than Gary Coleman’s at a “Where Are They Now?” convention. They seem to forget, or be unaware of, a flock of […]
Morning Dish
The Morning Dish – Saturday, February 15th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Friday nights usually belong to the little guys in college basketball, as most teams from the major conferences are busy preparing for games on Saturday, the busiest day of the week. With that in mind, we turn our attention […]
Teresa Phillips
Putting Out Fires, the Teresa Phillips Way by Adam Shandler You’re the Athletic Director of a school whose men’s basketball program looks like a bad episode of Cops. First, your head coach, Nolan Richardson III, brings a gun to school for show and tell. Not on your watch, you say. […]
