By Paul Gotham Van Gundy criticizes Carter's defense...or lack thereof It sure didn't take long, and it sure comes as no surprise that Stan Van Gundy voiced his displeasure with Vince Carter's defensive effort in practice. On the second day of practice, Wednesday, Carter decided to take off a play and let JJ Redick go back door for an easy deuce. Van Gundy let Carter … [Read more...] about NBA Splinters | October 2nd, 2009
Tyler Hansbrough
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
Tale of the tape: UNC at Wake Forest
by Paul Casey Gotham Setting: Joel Coliseum on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the scene as the #4 Demon Deacons (13-0) host the #3 University of North Carolina Tar Heels (14-1). Game time is 8:00 Sunday. Plots: The game marks the first ACC Conference game for the Deacs while the Heels are 0-1 after their loss to Boston College … [Read more...] about Tale of the tape: UNC at Wake Forest
“10”
As the Michigan State Spartans did their finest Roberto Duran and begged – ‘no mas’, the North Carolina Tar Heels secured a six to five advantage for the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2008 Big Ten/ACC Challenge . Tyler Hansbrough dropped 25 points and Ty Lawson dished out eight assists as the Heels spanked the Spartans 98-63 in a game that wasn’t even that close. Hey Wally! … [Read more...] about “10”
NCAA Hoops – Early Returns
Once was a time when November college hoops consisted of nothing more than glorified scrimmages with fans in the bleachers. Top 25 teams looking to catch their stride would schedule games against bottom of the barrel squads in contests that would amount to nothing more than a match up resembling the one-sided affairs of the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals. With … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops – Early Returns