Some weekly thoughts, from watching and reading and generally spending too much time following college basketball:
Tag: Mississippi
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, December 9, 2014
A prevailing theme over the last week or so of college basketball games has been resilience. Just when some may have thought they were down and maybe even wanted to count them out on various levels, a number of teams have made some real statements in the past week in their next games following poor performances. We saw it again Monday night as Florida played easily its best game of the year to rout Yale 85-47.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, November 30, 2014
As part of this weekend’s big kick off to the Christmas shopping season, yesterday was dubbed Small Business Saturday across the country. The basketball schedule for the day might have qualified under that designation, as few of the biggest names were in action, in part because the big holiday tourneys ended a few days ago. What the day may have lacked in big names, though, it did not lack for stories.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 8, 2014
With the season less than a week away, we look at a few conferences, plus a couple of suspensions, more exhibition games and a new head coach on Twitter
2013-14 SEC Post-Mortem
The SEC had two teams in the Final Four and their teams had a 12-3 record in the NCAA Tournament. But the conference was carried largely by two teams and looks very top-heavy.
NIT Thoughts and Reflections
Another NIT has come and gone. Here are some notes and perspectives, especially with a big concern about the future.
MIssissippi State: Bulldogs Deliver More Late-Season Heroics
For the second consecutive season, Mississippi State has saved its best for last, with a run through the SEC tournament that might deliver an NCAA Tournament bid.