By Paul Gotham Now that the dust has settled, and the NCAA Championship is behind us, time to take a look at the conferences. Much gets made about the strength of individual conferences and how a team's strength of schedule impacts tournament status. Take the numbers from the last ten years. Put them in jar. Shake them up and see what you get. Number of titles won; … [Read more...] about Quality over Quantity: ACC at the top of the heap
North Carolina Tar Heels
All-Americans Taking The Super Out Of Super Size
By Paul Gotham The hits just keep coming for the Golden Arches. It was bad enough when Morgan Spurlock released his documentary exposing the ills of fast food. Like any of us needed a movie to prove that a steady diet of Big Macs, fries, and Coke would lead to poor health. Did Spurlock really need to put himself through 30 days of three meals a day from McDonald's? Wouldn't … [Read more...] about All-Americans Taking The Super Out Of Super Size
College Hoops Countdown |#4 North Carolina
Leading up to the 2009 NIT Season Tip Off on November 16th, Pickin' Splinters will be counting down the top 25 of the college hardwood nation. '08 - '09 Results: 34 -4 (13 - 3 ACC) Beat Michigan State to win NCAA Tournament, 89 - 72. Coach: Roy Williams 176 - 37 (6 seasons at UNC) 594- 138 overall Key Returners: Ed Davis - 6.7ppg,6.6rpg Deon Thompson - 10.6ppg, … [Read more...] about College Hoops Countdown |#4 North Carolina
For These Final Four The Difference Is The Same
by Paul Casey Gotham Sixty-one games later and here we have it - four teams. Actually, it's far more than 61 if you count all the single elimination conference tournaments played for an automatic bid. To many, making the Final Four is akin to a championship. A team wins four games from one Region and earns the honor of cutting down the nets. Thus now on this final stage … [Read more...] about For These Final Four The Difference Is The Same
Tyler Hansbrough and His Green Light
by Paul Casey Gotham Three more games and the college basketball season comes to an end. It is hard to imagine that two national semi-finals leading to Monday's championship, and the 2008-2009 NCAA Men's basketball campaign takes its place in history. So too draws the curtain on Tyler Hansbrough's college basketball career and the University of North Carolina forward's … [Read more...] about Tyler Hansbrough and His Green Light