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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Where has the 2015-16 season gone? The presence of a leap year day yesterday did nothing to convince us that the past four months have absolutely flown by. If anything, it only enhanced that feeling, as conference postseason honors started trickling in at the same time that we started checking out the brackets for the first conference tournaments that kick in starting…today?
Before Iowa State was placed in so many preseason top 10s and labeled by some as a Final Four favorite and a short-list contender for the national title, it might’ve been instructive to watch the Cyclones’ final game from the 2014-15 season.
Neither Oakland nor Iona are likely to win the regular season championship in their respective conferences. It also should surprise just about no one if either or both are in the NCAA Tournament a month from now.
This season, there are no surprises when a top-5 team goes down. Frankly, it’s also almost never a surprise when Louisville is the group defeating such a highly ranked squads. Still, the Cardinals’ 71-65 win over No. 2-ranked North Carolina on Monday was bigger than some and maybe most this year.
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 Southwestern Athletic Conference has for some time been devoid of a signature basketball program. It now may have one. Or two.
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.
While hustle is always appreciated and encouraged in basketball, increasingly there are times it gets out of control and safety becomes an issue.
ESPN’s new practice of not sending announcers to cover a few of its games this year has already resulted in some embarrassing moments, and last night brought about the worst one yet.
The issues of scoring and pace of play in college basketball continue to get a considerable amount of press, and that’s a very good thing. ESPN this past weekend on College Gameday had a thoughtful, quality discussion of the state of the sport, and a good share of the conversation […]
