It was a quiet day in terms of final scores, but a rivalry game included a scary injury, one team could have taken the second half off on Sunday, and an Ivy League contender suffers a key loss.
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The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 14, 2015
We get a perspective check as the season opens. Plus a mixed bag of matchups and game results, a couple of NCAA matters and team suspensions, and one conference contender has a scary moment with its star player.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 14, 2015
A wild day of conference tournament action had a few endings that just can’t be explained. Plus an ejection in Nashville, controversy in the Big Sky, and a day full of championship games is right in front of us.
NC State is not making it easy on themselves
North Carolina State appears to have put themselves in a good position for the NCAA Tournament, but they aren’t making this easy on themselves.
The Morning Dish – Monday, January 12, 2015
Sunday was not a good day to be a top ten team, especially on the road, as three of them went down and reminded us that nothing in college basketball is guaranteed.
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?
Abu, Terrell announce college choices in a special place
On Saturday, Abdul-Malik Abu and Jared Terrell made their college announcement at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. That made the significance of it hard to miss, and one player’s relative had some words to remember.
Plenty of teams prepare to jockey for seeding, selection tonight
In the immortal words of the Black Eyed peas, tonight’s gonna be a good night. There are 40 teams in action tonight, and more than half of them are likely to appear in the NCAA Tournament or seriously challenge for their conference’s automatic bid. We’ve got elite powers like Kentucky, […]
Head-to-head comparisons: TIQ studs vs. prime time stars
If you’re looking at nothing but overall productivity on the court per 40 minutes, a few big names don’t have the same impressive stats when compared to guys who aren’t receiving as much attention but are legit stat stuffers. As mentioned in the latest TIQ stats for the ACC, Pac-12 […]
Is NC State better than Duke right now?
In theory, a credible player rating system should allow you to begin to compare teams. After all, a team is the sum of its parts, right? Well, it’s not that simple, as evidenced by the fact that North Carolina State’s players produce a Total Impact Quotient sum of 133.7 in […]