by Paul Casey Gotham College hoops provided a premier hunker-down event yesterday filled with drama, 'upsets', and intrigue. Observations: Points are starting to become more difficult to come by. Yeah conference play has that way about it. Wake Forest and Clemson both entered yesterday's ACC battle of the undefeated averaging over 80 points per game. The final score: … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops: Observations and some not-so-surprising upsets
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Tale of the tape: Wake Forest at Clemson
by Paul Gotham Setting: The Demon Deacons pay a visit to Littlejohn Coliseum for a Top Ten matchup between undefeateds as #2 Wake Forest (15-0 / 2-0) takes on #10 Clemson (16-0 / 2-0) in an ACC battle. Plots: On paper the teams boast similar resumes. Both average over 80 points per game. Wake Forest is 51.2% from the field including 34.1% from the arc and 69.9% from the … [Read more...] about Tale of the tape: Wake Forest at Clemson
Xavier over Rhode Island – all in a night’s work
No doubt when Sean Miller's Xavier Musketeers answer the dinner bell, they travel to the dining hall behind the Cintas Center like the rest of the student body at the Jesuit school in southwest Ohio. From time to time the Muskies may grab a snack or two from the various eateries in the Gallagher Student Center. After watching them on the hard wood, it wouldn't be difficult … [Read more...] about Xavier over Rhode Island – all in a night’s work
ACC full of surprises thus far
by Paul Casey Gotham In what could be a case of quality over quantity, the Atlantic Coast Conference has rather quietly seized four of the AP's most recent Top Ten. While much has been deservedly made of the Big East and their potential for nine or ten teams earning invitations to the NCAA tournament in March, the ACC has shown they could be punching more than one ticket … [Read more...] about ACC full of surprises thus far
Tale of the tape: UNC at Wake Forest
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: Joel Coliseum on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the scene as the #4 Demon Deacons (13-0) host the #3 University of North Carolina Tar Heels (14-1). Game time is 8:00 Sunday. Plots: The game marks the first ACC Conference game for the Deacs while the Heels are 0-1 after their loss to Boston College … [Read more...] about Tale of the tape: UNC at Wake Forest