Thursday night was another light, finals week-inspired schedule of games. Among the headlines of the night: reserves making their mark.
Tag: Duke
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 16, 2014
In the middle of December the college basketball season grinds to a slow crawl, like one of those heavy coal trains taking its sweet time to cross and leaving you stuck at an intersection for an interminable amount of time. We also have now passed the one-month mark for the season, so it’s a good time to take an early look at some RPI numbers. It’s still early in the season, and especially too early to look at individual team RPI numbers too much yet, but we’re starting to get a drift of the pecking order for conferences.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 15, 2014
Penn State’s basketball team is having some success now, with a big win on Sunday. Plus, a career day for a Husky, a scare in Washington and an ACC upset in Raleigh lead the way.
The Morning Dish – Thursday, December 4, 2014
This introduction was going to be about one of the most anticipated games of the year so far, as Duke and Wisconsin squared off in a battle between top 5 teams, Final Four contenders and legendary coaches. That changed after midnight here in the Central time zone after watching Wichita State face Utah in what was maybe the second-most anticipated game of at least the night, anyway.
Led by Cook, Duke is more balanced and tougher this year
Duke is off to a good start and looks more balanced and tougher this season. Leading the way is a guy few might have expected in such a role, Coaches vs. Cancer Classic MVP Quinn Cook.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 23, 2014
The weekend has featured several instances of something we don’t see often: BCS conference (or Group of Five, or whatever term you want to use) teams taking to the road against good non-BCS teams.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 22, 2014
A busy day of tournament action included one championship game, while several others have their championship matchup set. Plus a couple of late surprises and a couple of key injuries in tournaments.
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, November 19, 2014
College basketball’s first big day of the season was really almost all we could’ve asked for. From early morning to into the night, the day offered a number of outstanding games that might already get some people thinking March. Exciting finishes, back-and-forth games, offense, defense, big schools, little schools, fantastic inbound plays-you name it, you could find it on Tuesday.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 16, 2014
The second day of the college basketball season was generally a quiet one. Before getting to Saturday’s games, though, a quick look back at a one that went very late and under the radar from Friday:
2013-14 ACC Post-Mortem
The ACC wasn’t exactly the powerhouse conference many thought it would be in 2013-14. Will that be the case when expectations rise further next year?