Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin' Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation. '08 - '09 Results: 30 -7 (11 - 5 ACC) Lost to Villanova in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, 77 - 54. Coach: Mike Krzyzewski 760 - 215 (29 seasons at Duke) 833 - 274 (34 seasons) Key Returners: Brian Zoubek - 4.1ppg, … [Read more...] about College Hoops Countdown | #8 Duke
Archives for November 2009
So Long, Charlie!
ND football has just hit a new low. And although he may not have been fired just yet, Charlie Weis just took one step out the door with Saturday's unbelievable head-scratching loss to Navy. The only thing that can save him now is to win the next 3 games (at Pitt, UConn, at Stanford) AND the bowl game. But right now, the chances of that miracle happening look quite slim … [Read more...] about So Long, Charlie!
Primping and Pimping
Rants From the Couch by Bill Ribas One thing struck me while I was watching the Yankees moments after their win over the Phillies the other morning (I used the DVR and watched after the kids got on the bus, since I fell asleep the night before), and that was the almost obscene rush to get the newly minted hats and shirts onto the players as quickly as possible. It was … [Read more...] about Primping and Pimping
College Hoops Countdown | #9 Tennessee
Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin' Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation. '08 - '09 Results: 21 -13 (10 - 6 SEC) Lost to Oklahoma State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 77-75 Coach: Bruce Pearl 98 - 37 (4 years at UT) 415 -121 17 seasons Key Returners: Wayne Chism - 13.7ppg, … [Read more...] about College Hoops Countdown | #9 Tennessee
College Hoops Countdown | #10 Michigan
Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin' Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation. '08 - '09 Results: 21 -14 (9 - 9 Big Ten) Lost in the second of the NCAA Tournament, 73 - 63. Coach: John Beilein 31 -36 (2 seasons at Michigan) 582 - 354 31 seasons Key Returners: DeShawn Sims - 15.4ppg, 6.8rpg Stu … [Read more...] about College Hoops Countdown | #10 Michigan