Notes on the Greatest Show on Earth by Michael Ermitage You always want your first column to be like a firm handshake. Not too strong, not too sweaty but certainly strong enough to leave a lasting impression. So, it is with this column that I introduce myself as the newest […]
Columns
Ugly Without an Alibi
U-G-L-Y! You ain’t got no Alibi… by Bill Thayer I think we’ve all seen the video by now. Texas freshman point guard T.J. Ford chasing down a loose ball, only to end up in the stands being attacked by an angry Oklahoma State fan. It was an ugly scene that […]
Does Size Matter?
Does Size Really Matter? by David Mosse When Josh Moore and his 7 foot 2, 300-pound frame set foot on the University of Michigan campus in September of 2000, he carried with him a burden of expectations. After two years of being overpowered in the rugged Big Ten and missing […]
UC Irvine Prime Time
Irvine Ready for Prime Time by Don Weinstein 3,299 attended the UC Irvine Anteaters and UC Riverside Highlanders game at Irvine’s Bren Event center the other night, including one gentleman from Hoopville. The Bren Center is located on the UCI campus, in lower Orange County, California. I went expecting to […]
A More Educated League
A More Educated League by Jason Drucker One of the most constant debates throughout all of basketball has been whether or not the players serve as role models. Charles Barkley doesn’t seem to think so, but many college programs disagree. With the face of professional basketball appearing much younger nowadays, […]
An Illogical Weekend
An Illogical Weekend For those of us who don’t remember what we learned in high school math, the Law of Syllogism states that if P is greater than Q, and Q is greater than R, then logically P is greater than R. After the wild weekend of hoops upsets that […]
Battle of the Bluegrass
Notes from the Battle of the Bluegrass by Brian Seymour I suppose I should come clean right off the bat and admit I am not a Rick Pitino fan. It flies in the face of journalistic objectivity for me to admit this, but I suppose if you faithful Hoopville readers […]
How Big Are You?
How Big Are You? by Bill Thayer “Big players make big plays.” It’s a simple phrase. I don’t know who coined it, I don’t know when it started, but dammit, it’s one of my favorites. While watching the Duke/Kentucky game, something crossed my mind – Jason Williams is ready for […]
The Hot Commonwealth
The Commonwealth vs. the CAA Making A Case For The Red-Hot Rams by Adam Shandler So being a fan of the JRR Tolkien trilogy Lord of the Rings, I just had to get me one of those light-up promotional goblets being offered at Burger King. My quest to the nearest […]
Deja Vu all Over Again
Deja Vu all Over Again By Dan Hauptman Twenty-seven consecutive appearances. The last time that the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team did not make the NCAA tournament was 1974. Dean Smith was the coach, Matt Doherty was only 12 years old, and none of the current Tar Heels […]
