By Paul Casey Gotham Smith nabs an Oscar The honors keep rolling in for Duke's Nolan Smith. Earlier this week, the senior captain earned a POTW. Now, the US Basketball Writers Association honored the Blue Devil guard with the Oscar Robertson Player of the Week award. Smith averaged 26 points, 4 assists and 2.5 rebounds as Duke beat North Carolina and Miami last week. … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | 2/16/11
Archives for February 2011
Who Am I? | 2/16/11
By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Release your inner James Joyce and show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. Not many schools can lay claim to having two #1 overall picks in the N.B.A. draft. My alma mater can. In fact, we did it in back-to-back years. Although, there is some confusion about territorial picks. … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | 2/16/11
Atlantic 10 weekly bounce
By Paul Casey Gotham Harper and Galloway earn weekly honors Justin Harper led the Richmond Spiders to a pair of conference triumphs and earned himself conference Player-of-the-Week honors. The senior averaged 21 points and 9 rebounds as the Spiders opened with a 69-65 victory over George Washington and finished the week beating St. Louis 64-52. Harper scored 22 against … [Read more...] about Atlantic 10 weekly bounce
Games of intrigue 11.6
By Paul Casey Gotham A glance at some of the interesting tilts on this week’s college basketball slate. Kansas at Kansas State -- tonight, 9p.m. K-State's season is falling harder than former Western New York Congressman Chris Lee's political career. A victory tonight could provide a taste of redemption. Michigan State at Ohio State -- Tuesday, 9 p.m. The … [Read more...] about Games of intrigue 11.6
Casey’s Top 25 | 2/14/11
The top eight stayed the same with some changing of positions. As for 9-25? They are like a Jerry Lee Lewis song: "Come on over baby. Whole lotta shakin' goin' on." 1. Texas - The Horns are holding opponents to 36.3 percent from the field (2nd in the nation) and 28.1 percent from behind the arc (5th). 2. Kansas - Tonight's game with K-State looked like a dandy in the … [Read more...] about Casey’s Top 25 | 2/14/11