RPI? More like R.I.P. by Bill Thayer The RPI. Three letters that can make any college basketball fan cringe. Three letters we are going to hear over and over again as March approaches. Three letters that can make or break a team’s chances of dancing. Three letters that should no […]
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Big East Notebook
Big East Notebook The Whole F’n Game! If you haven’t heard about the thrilling Notre Dame-Georgetown game from last Saturday, I’ld like to know what it’s like living under a rock. Notre Dame beat the the Hoyas in DC, despite a 35 point, 20 rebound performance from big man Mike […]
Women’s Hoops Update
She’s Got Game by Tracy Granzyk They’ve Definitely Got Game Having been an active participant in women’s basketball for longer than I’m willing to admit, I have been one of the game’s biggest critics. I used to cringe when my cohorts would put up nationally televised air balls that looked […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Notebook Big Time – 1 vs. 2 The Kennel Club will be barking loud and clear this weekend when Pepperdine comes to Spokane for a rematch against 8th-ranked Gonzaga. Amongst the many reasons to watch the game on ESPN 2: the Zags are attempting to avenge their only […]
‘Zags to Riches
Zags to Riches by Brian Strong Say it loud and pronounce it right. Gone-ZAG-uh is letting the country know they’re a Top Dog. The power structure on the West Coast has officially extended north. UCLA, USC, and Stanford have long been the sturdy pillars of a strong left coast hoops […]
WAC Notebook
WAC Notebook The Skinny The WAC has created quite a stir this season as both Hawaii and Tulsa reached the 20-win plateau (each is at 20-4, 11-2 in conference play) last week. Tied for third in wins are Fresno State and Louisiana Tech with 15 apiece, though Tech has three […]
Slamming Dunking
Slamming Dunking by Dan Hauptman The second-most overrated and useless aspect of college basketball is the slam dunk. It really serves no purpose other than to show off a player’s athleticism in front of fans who hoot and holler as if their team just won the national championship. Think about […]
Metro Atlantic Notebook
Metro-Atlantic Notebook Man-hurt-an What happened to the Jaspers? The team from Riverdale was 6-2 in the MAAC and in first place. Now, after losses to Canisius (Feb. 8) and Niagara (Feb. 10), Manhattan is tied for second in the conference with the Purple Eagles. Normally one of the more prolific […]
SEC Notebook
SEC Notebook Alabama: (20-4 overall, 8-2) – Despite dropping their last game at the hands of Mississippi State, the Crimson Tide have emerged as one of the stories of this college hoops season. Prior to dropping a 76-62 final against the Bulldogs, Bama’ rolled off six straight victories, climbing all […]
Basketball Factories
Basketball Factories by Michael Ermitage It was Wednesday night and I was crying in my beer. My alma mater had suffered yet another embarrassing defeat. And I asked myself why? How? What makes a once-proud program turn into the whipping boys of the conference, the punch line to every message […]
