By Paul Gotham In less than 48 hours, we will be fully immersed in conference tournaments. As the regular season of college basketball ends, here is a smattering of questions to consider. 1. Does Jim Boeheim have any voodoo is in his bag of tricks? Louisville is 11-4 against Syracuse, including a Cardinal win less than a month ago. Rick Pitino seems to have a hex on his … [Read more...] about Burning Questions For This Final Weekend of Regular Season Play
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West Virginia-Villanova: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: West Virginia and Villanova close their Big East regular seasons at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia Center when Bob Huggins brings in his No. 10 Mountaineers (23-6/ 12-5) for a clash with Jay Wright's No. 8 Wildcats (24-5/ 13-4). Plot: Both of these teams have clinched byes into the Big East quarter-finals. Sub-plot: Neither of these teams … [Read more...] about West Virginia-Villanova: Tale Of The Tape
Dayton-Richmond: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: The Robins Center will be rocking tonight with the sounds of an Atlantic 10 rumble. Brian Gregory brings his Dayton Flyers (19-9/ 8-6) to Richmond for a tilt with Chris Mooney's Spiders (22-7/ 11-3). Plot: Richmond already clinched at least third place in the A10 standings. With a pair of wins to close conference play, Dayton could jump from … [Read more...] about Dayton-Richmond: Tale Of The Tape
UConn-Notre Dame: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: Hot times tonight in the Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center when Jim Calhoun and his Connecticut Huskies (17-12/ 7-9) come a calling for a Big East battle with Mike Brey's Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-10/ 8-8). Plot: A first round bye is at stake. The Irish possess eighth place and the final bye for the upcoming conference tournament. UConn is … [Read more...] about UConn-Notre Dame: Tale Of The Tape
College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010
By Paul Gotham Here come the Irish What was once thought to be an aberration is looking more and more like reality. The Notre Dame Fightin' Irish knocked out a pair of Big East contenders: Pittsburgh 68-53 and Georgetown 78-64. A quick look at the box scores shows that the Irish are doing more with less. Notre Dame shot 22 of 44 from the field, including 10 of 18 … [Read more...] about College Basketball Splinters | March 1, 2010