The Big 12/SEC Challenge understandably grabbed headlines, and it had a different result, but there was much more on the day as well. Included was something that had not happened in several decades.
Tag: North Carolina
The Morning Dish – Tuesday, January 23, 2018
We’re getting closer. It’s still only January yet, but with February just around the corner now, we’re nearing the time where talk about things like bracketology and bubbles can actually pick up in earnest as sample sizes finally reach a representative phase.
Scanning the Nation Notebook Jan. 19 – On transfers, polls, analysts, Oklahoma, Temple and more
Notes, numbers, and a bunch of grumblings about college basketball in the middle of January, as we touch on some of the hot topics of late, plus players like Trae Young and Nate Grimes and teams like West Virginia, Temple and Pacific… The transfer debate has flared up yet again, […]
The Morning Dish – Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Following up a Final Four is hard, but one program’s next act gets a big boost. Plus more good action in the competitive SEC, you can just about guarantee one result in the ACC, and a rare bad night for a young star who’s had many good ones.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 31, 2017
Saturday included 14 ranked teams in action, including a trio of games matching two ranked squads. Three ranked teams were knocked off by unranked, and three more very nearly were. Number One went down. In the end, though, the biggest storyline were the undefeated teams. Specifically, the day started with three. By the end there were none.
The Morning Dish – Sunday, December 24, 2017
New Mexico State has been a quality program for a long time. But this year is different.
The Morning Dish – Monday, December 18, 2017
Penn State has been and remains a tough place to win, but Pay Chambers might have his best chance at it yet. Plus the Tar Heels rally again, the Sun Devils win another, and a tradition continues at Madison Square Garden.
The Morning Dish – Saturday, December 2, 2017
Gonzaga is not going away quietly despite heavy personnel losses. Plus the Tar Heels have a little too much, a buzzer-beater ends a long home winning streak, and an ACC team’s depth takes a hit.
The Morning Dish – Monday, November 27, 2017
The PK80 Invitational was all we could have hoped for, especially at the very end. Plus more tournaments end, including others with late runs by the winners, and might we see the return of a player we thought we would only see a few minutes of?
The Morning Dish – Saturday, November 25, 2017
The most telling game of the day had one team pulling out another where they seemed vulnerable and it was one that got away for their opponent. Plus tournament action heats up, with a few surprises as a day off looms for many of them.
