By Paul Gotham Down to the wire Semester's end brought a buffet of college hoops on Saturday. Serendipity, a clock infarction, upsets, and upsets avoided provided another shake up of the polls. When the dust settled, six ranked teams had fallen. One Atlantic 10 team lost at the buzzer, and another won. Butler and Xavier gave everyone the weekly dose of … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | December 22nd, 2009
Temple Owls
CBB Splinters | December 16, 2009
By Paul Gotham Sunday sweep for the A-10 Rumors of the Atlantic 10's demise appear greatly exaggerated, at least for now. After a sluggish November characterized more as opportunities lost rather than seizing chances, the A-10 seems to have landed on its feet. In a pair of intra-city rivalries, Xavier downed Cincinnati, 83-79 in a double overtime classic, and Temple took … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | December 16, 2009
CBB Splinters | 11/18/09
By Paul Gotham Mind for a marathon Nothing like a made-for-television event to feed the appetite of all basketball junkies. Nothing like a made-for-television event to start the revenue stream for ESPN. Billed as a marathon, ESPN offered 26 continuous hours of college hoops on Tuesday. How sweet it was to come home from work and catch some action. Never mind that it was … [Read more...] about CBB Splinters | 11/18/09
NBA Splinters | July 26, 2009
by Rey >Much Ado About Dunking I was at a conference all last week. I briefly caught ESPN one day in my hotel room and noticed that a video of the infamous LeBron-James-getting-dunked-on-at-his-own-camp surfaced. In case this hasn't been stuffed down your throat yet, here it is: As we all expected, right? This was no big deal. Of course, many have over-analyzed … [Read more...] about NBA Splinters | July 26, 2009
Temple Guards in the NBA: How Will Dionte Christmas Fare?
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell Quite a few Temple University guards continued their careers at the highest level of professional basketball these last two decades. Some became first round draft picks while others signed after going undrafted. With the 2009 NBA Draft finally coming Thursday June 25, Dionte Christmas has completed all of his pre-draft workouts including an invite … [Read more...] about Temple Guards in the NBA: How Will Dionte Christmas Fare?