by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: Beale Street will be bopppin' tonight as the Sweet Sixteen comes to Memphis. Mark Few brings his number 4 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (28-5) to town for a lip-smackin' tilt with Roy Williams and the number 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (30-4). Make my pre-game meal bar-b-que chicken. Ooops! Scratch that. It's Lent. I'll wait until midnight … [Read more...] about Gonzaga-UNC: Tale of the Tape
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Villanova – Duke: Tale of the Tape
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: It's a Big East-Atlantic Coast Conference clash of the titans when Jay Wright and his 3 seed Villanova Wildcats (28-7) throw down with Mike Krzyzewski and the 2 seed Duke Blue Devils (30-6). Put on a pot of coffee this is the late game (9:57) at the Bank North Garden in the heart of Bean Town. Plot: This is Duke's 33rd tournament … [Read more...] about Villanova – Duke: Tale of the Tape
Xavier – Pittsburgh: Tale of the Tape
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: The TD Bank North Garden in Boston, Massachusetts is the scene for a Sweet Sixteen matchup between Sean Miller's #4 seed Xavier Musketeers (27-7) and Jamie Dixon's #1 seed Pittsburgh Panthers (30-4). Plot: Xavier looked ripe for the picking after limping to the finish line going 5-5 in the month prior to the NCAA Tournament. A trip to … [Read more...] about Xavier – Pittsburgh: Tale of the Tape
Jamie Dixon Playing Hopscotch in a Mine Field
by Paul Casey Gotham and Patrick 'Rey' Reynell Rey! You watchin' the play-in game or NIT stuff? Watching Devan Downey and Stephen Curry battle it out in what could be Curry's last college game. The tournament is missing out not having these two guards included. You really think it's Curry's last game? Just a chance. Have you checked out the East … [Read more...] about Jamie Dixon Playing Hopscotch in a Mine Field
Perusing the stats: Rebounding Margin
March is not far away. Now is the time to take a longer look at numbers and how they will have a bearing come tournament time. Today's stat is rebound margin. Taken on a game by game basis this number represents how many rebounds a team gets versus their opponent. As of today - here are the leaders: Rank Name GM W-L REB RPG OPP REB OPP RPG REB … [Read more...] about Perusing the stats: Rebounding Margin