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
Miami
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
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