Madison Square Garden has played host to many great events over the years. In the college basketball game it is home to the “final four” of the nation’s oldest post-season tournament, The NIT. Add the Pre-season NIT, Big East Tournament and Coaches vs. Cancer, to name a few and you can see why the Garden is termed the “Mecca” of basketball.
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News and Notes Approaching the Weekend
Army may not have the won-lost record to show it, but the Black Knights look like they can be a tough out in an improved Patriot League. The biggest reason is that they have a number of scoring threats to go along with being athletic. After Monday night’s win at Bryant, ten different players have scored in double figures at least once this season.
Weekend Tournament Quick Hitters
While NJIT’s losing streak gets plenty of attention, Monmouth also entered Saturday’s game without a win. They were 0-6, albeit against a very difficult schedule, so they were happy to get a win. The least difficult opponent they had played before Saturday is probably FIU, and that was a road game against a team not lacking in talent that has been hit by injuries.
Big Ten Notebook: The Big Ten is Down? Not So Fast . . .
Who says the Big Ten is down? Through the first few weeks, the conference has one loss as a whole, and that loss was to Duke.
I admit, the competition isn’t of the highest level, and most of the games have been on Big Ten courts, but there aren’t the Division II losses or stunner upsets that have shown up this time of the season in years past. Does this mean the Big Ten will be represented heavily in the polls or send seven teams to the dance? Obviously not.
Big Ten Preview
Big Ten Conference 2008-09 Preview by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal The formula of recent years in the Big Ten has been as follows: Step One: Start with two very good, potentially elite teams. Step Two: Add another couple tournament-ready teams to the mix. Step Three: Blend in a few average, borderline tourney-bound […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal It’s Big Ten Tournament time. Let the games begin. First Round Game 1: No. 8 Iowa (13-18, 6-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan (9-21, 5-13) Season series: Tied 1-1 Analysis: Both teams won on the opposing team’s home court, a rarity in this conference, […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal At this point in the Big Ten season, only four teams remain in contention for the league title. We expected Indiana and Michigan State to be there, and it’s no surprise to see Wisconsin in the running, but Purdue is a stunner. Let’s […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal Now the season begins. At the midpoint of the conference season, we can begin to see the eventual shape of the league, which teams have postseason life, and the players to keep an eye on down the stretch. With that, a look at […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal We’re two weeks into the Big Ten season, and there are some things I can definitively say now, and things I soon expect to say in the future. These I know, beyond a doubt Eric Gordon is the best player in the league. […]
Big Ten Notebook
Big Ten Conference Notebook by Nils Hoeger-Lerdal It’s tough to win on the road in the Big Ten. It was tough, last year. But in the first week of the 2008 conference season, road teams went 5-4, and Penn State nabbed wins at both Illinois and Northwestern. PSU had two […]
