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
NCAA Hoops
Tale of the tape: #7 Texas at Arkansas
By: Paul Casey Gotham Setting: SUHHHHH-WEEEEEEEETTT!!! It's a Big 12 / SEC matchup at Bud Walton Arena on the campus of the University of Arkansas when Rick Barnes brings his 11-2 Texas Longhorns to Fayetville to square off with John Pelphrey's Razorbacks who enter tonight's game 11-1. Plot: It's one last non-conference game for these two combatants. The Longhorns … [Read more...] about Tale of the tape: #7 Texas at Arkansas
Crunching the numbers college hard wood style
by Paul Casey Gotham What’s in a number? Some will tell you numbers don’t lie. While others will point out how numbers can be manipulated. In the coming weeks college basketball fans will have a chance to see how numbers play out on the hard wood. For example tomorrow night the team with the number one scoring offense in the country, VMI, hosts the Richmond Spiders. The … [Read more...] about Crunching the numbers college hard wood style
Tale of the tape: Texas at Wisconsin
Setting: 9:30 EST tonight - It’s a Big 12 – Big 10 throw down in the cheese state as #9 Texas (9-2) travels to Madison for a two-step with Wisconsin (9-2). Plot: Both teams played Saturday – Texas lost to Michigan State, 67-63 while the Badgers dropped Coppin State, 57-46. Other than the Longhorns 6.3 blocks per game that rank 14th in the country, neither of these … [Read more...] about Tale of the tape: Texas at Wisconsin
Geez…that shook the bushes
NCAA Men’s hoops served up a feast on Saturday including two match-ups pitting top ten teams. On the surface these contests could appear as nothing more than games in December, but don’t be mistaken these battles will serve as a gauge of things to come. For now though the weekend’s events shook up the rankings. Then #6 Duke proved to be less than gracious in their home away … [Read more...] about Geez…that shook the bushes