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
NCAA Hoops
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
Tale of the tape: Duke and Xavier
Setting: Saturday, 2:00 pm at the Izod Center – or the Arena formerly known as Byrne Arena or formerly known as the Meadowlands. Conflict : Duke vs. Xavier Plot: Duke (9-1) comes into the game ranked 6th in the AP and Coaches Polls. Xavier (9-0) enters the contest ranked 7th in both polls. Sub-Plots: The match up marks the fourth such meeting of Top Ten teams this season … [Read more...] about Tale of the tape: Duke and Xavier
Atlantic 10 building its resume
With the Charlotte at Duquesne tip-off marking the official opening of conference play in less than a month, the Atlantic 10 has slowly put together a resume worthy of catching the attention of the NCAA tournament selection committee come March. Fresh off the 2008 tourney where the A10 grabbed two of the 34 at-large bids, the conference is looking not only to prove last year … [Read more...] about Atlantic 10 building its resume