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
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This Date in College Football Belt History – January 3
January 3, 2003 The Fiesta Bowl Miami, FLA, vs Ohio State The top-ranked, 12-0 Miami Hurricanes & coach Larry Coker had a 31-game Belt reign as they prepared to meet the 2nd ranked, 13-0 Ohio State Buckeyes of coach Jim Tressel in the BCS Championship game. The Hurricanes were 11 ½ point favorites & almost all of the national prognosticators expected Miami … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – January 3
Casual New Years Eve
by Wally Before y'all go out and celebrate, a few things to ponder and debate before we hit the boatload of games coming our way Saturday: * I'm still surprised that Miami is favored over the Irish by 2 1/2 in today's Sun Bowl. I woulda pegged ND the fave by 4 or so. I guess Miami is still viewed to have superior team speed and athleticism, etc, but they sure didn't … [Read more...] about Casual New Years Eve
NBA Power Rankings 2.0
By Ian Levy It's time for another look at some NBA Power Rankings. To review, my Power Rankings are different from many others in that I don’t use any subjective judgements, instead relying on a very specific statistical measurement. These Power Rankings are based on the Differential between each team’s Offensive and Defensive Ratings. Offensive and … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings 2.0
NBA Power Rankings 1.0
By Ian Levy With two weeks of the season under our belt, I thought it time to take a look at some NBA Power Rankings. My Power Rankings are different from many others in that I don't use any subjective judgements, instead relying on a very specific statistical measurement. My Power Rankings are based on the Differential between each team's Offensive and Defensive … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings 1.0