If you are doing your homework for the NCAA tourney, you have come to the right place. Most college basketball fans know about the Dukes and Indianas and Georgetowns and Gonzagas. But what about South Dakota State? Belmont? Florida Gulf Coast University? [Read more…]
Twenty-three. Despite the game of his life from Jeff Green. And the man who got it done at the end for the Miami Heat was none other than Mr. Unanimous, as he shall be called after all the MVP votes are tallied. Shall we rename the MVP rankings The Race For Second Place? Meanwhile, the Nuggets’ win streak reached 12 with a controversial finish in Chicago, the Lakers scored the fewest points of any team playing except the Hornets, and the Knicks
How much do you know about the Brooklyn Nets head coach P.J. Carlesimo? Other than the Latrell Sprewell choke incident and the insistence on starting Kevin Durant at the two once upon a time – both disastrous scenarios – you probably don’t know too much about the man. That’s about to change some, as you’ll learn about his loyalty, what he thought about the “choke” incident, how he thinks the 2012 USA Team would fare against The Dream Team and more
Will the Miami Heat lose another game this season? With a nail-biting 105-103 victory against a surprisingly feisty Boston Celtics team that played without Kevin Garnett, the Miami Heat extended their ridiculous winning streak to 23 games – the second best streak ever in NBA history. The team overcame a career night from Jeff Green, who had a whopping 43 points on 14-of-21 shooting – including 5-of-7 from the 3-point line and 10-of-13 from the stripe – along with seven rebounds, two
The Los Angeles Lakers play in Phoenix tonight and will be looking for their seventh win in nine games. More importantly, tonight was supposed to mark the return of Pau Gasol to the Lakers’ lineup. Gasol unfortunately broke the news this evening that he will not be making his return tonight in Phoenix, but will be back on the court soon. [Read more…]
Southern won the SWAC championship by knocking off Prairie View A&M on Saturday. Here are five things you didn’t know about the NCAA Tournament-bound Jaguars: 1. They’re 22-4 in their last 26 games. Since a 1-5 start, Southern has been on fire. The Jags rolled through the SWAC schedule at 15-3 and captured the tournament title by knocking off Alabama A&M and Prairie View A&M, who were a combined 14-22 in conference. 2. They made the NCAAs in part because Texas Southern was
If Anadolu Efes is supposed to have merit as a contender, they sure aren’t supposed to let a team with ten losses take them to overtime in their own building. But for a second straight week, Jordan Farmar scored 20-something and Istanbul’s darlings resisted the urge to tumble into their old ways, closing it out against Bamberg 89-86. [Read more…]
The University of the Pacific is back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006 after winning the Big West Championship on Saturday night. 1. They don’t score much. Senior point guard Lorenzo McCloud leads them with 11.4 per game. The rest of the Tigers average under double figures in scoring. Travis Fulton is second on the team at 9.1 points per. 2. They’re Pacific Ocean-deep. See what I did there? Ten guys average at least 11 minutes per game, and