It’s become almost a yearly occurrence now that Scott Drew’s Baylor squads are underrated heading into a season. The Bears perennially are undersold. They don’t have blueblood status steeped in decades of tradition. They just may not ‘look’ like a top 20 team in a modern game that values guards upon guards and has little use for teams defined by a quirky defense. Maybe it’s just the bad highlighter uniforms. Whatever the reason, it’s an error that needs to be corrected.
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2016-17 Atlantic 10 Post-Mortem
The Atlantic 10 went somewhat as expected this year in that the top three teams were expected to be there. Things will look a little different on the benches next year, and there may be other places where that is the case as well.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 11, 2017
Friday brought us a day full of drama and decisiveness, great games and important results all the way around. We also saw one team continue to remind us that they can make a big run later this month.
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 21, 2016
Duke made it through a challenging early stretch in a good place, including a good win on Sunday. Plus a few more tournaments conclude, a controversial ending, and a Duck is ready to go.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 13, 2016
After a couple sweet games Friday, college basketball’s season-opening troubles were on full display in all their glory Saturday.
2015-16 Atlantic 10 Post-Mortem
The Atlantic 10 saw a little bit of everything, but a lot of good things continued in 2015-16 as part of that.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, February 21, 2016
There is no substitute for double round-robin conference schedules where every team plays each other twice, home and away. For those of us who thoroughly enjoy and believe in the double round-robin format, the Atlantic Sun and Northeast Conference have been as good as it gets this year.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Miami (Fla.) certainly appears to be well past its Dow Jones season of a year ago. This year, the Hurricanes have established themselves as a legitimate top 25 team, and quite likely will continue to be even more than that if they can continue results like their 80-69 win over Duke Monday night.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, January 17, 2016
It’s not just the big games a team wins; it’s how they play in the games immediately after, as well as in games throughout the season that they aren’t expected to lose. In that regard, Saturday was not a good day for a few teams who have had some big moments this year.
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 29, 2015
We’re reaching the time of the college basketball season where we’re going to start seeing teams undergo a serious in-season transformation.