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Archive for January 2008

January 19th, 2008

Quote of the day - 1/19

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s quote of the day from Hall of Fame coach Abe Lemons:
There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket.
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January 18th, 2008

ESPN’s Pat Forde Big Men on Campus report

If you haven’t checked out the latest Big Men on Campus report from ESPN’s Pat Forde, you need to watch it.
Forde’s stuff is always very good and insightful.

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January 17th, 2008

What’s lame about college basketball

A few days ago, I ran across a great article from our friends at Maxim entitled The Lamest Things in College Basketball.
The list was pretty good, and I wholeheartedly agreed with some of the entries.
For example, Duke basketball. I absolutely, unequivocally hate Duke basketball. Bobby Hurley. Christian Laettner. Cherokee Parks. Those freaking Cameron Crazies. You […]

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January 17th, 2008

Bobby Knight opens the 900 club

Texas Tech head coach Bobby Knight became the first mens coach in the history of the NCAA to record 900 victories as the Red Raiders defeated the #9 Texas A&M Aggies 68-53 Wednesday night.
Whether or not you like Knight, his coaching style, or how he deals with the media, you must respect what he has […]

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January 16th, 2008

Games to watch this week - 1/16

Now that we’re in the midst of the conference schedules, there are some great matchups this week that you don’t want to miss:
Wednesday January 16: Florida at #15 Mississippi - the Rebels face a stiff test from the 15-2 new-look Gators. Can freshman Nick Calathes and the young Gators figure out how to win on […]

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January 15th, 2008

Injury update - January 15

With the conference battles well underway, many teams are having some major injury problems. Here are some of the latest injury updates from around the NCAA:
California small forward Theo Robertson will take a redshirt this season after he decided his left hip had not healed enough after off-season surgery. Robertson was already questionable to play […]

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January 14th, 2008

Top 25 rankings - ESPN/USA Today poll - 1/14

The last three major unbeaten teams in the country headline this week’s ESPN/USA Today rankings - North Carolina, Memphis and Kansas.
With the conference battles starting to heat up, these three teams may not remain unbeaten for very long. With UNC facing their tough ACC schedule, they could be the first to fall.
Stay tuned…
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January 12th, 2008

Quote of the day - 1/12

Many pearls of wisdom have come out of the world of college basketball. Some are profound…some are humorous…all are enjoyable. Here is today’s quote of the day from Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca:
My way of trying to motivate my players is to tell them how good they can be; to build them up, instead […]

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January 11th, 2008

Saint Louis Billikens’ fans must be so proud…

As I logged onto the internet this morning, I saw a score run across the sports ticker that peaked my curiosity:
George Washington 49, Saint Louis 20.
Wait a second…I thought all of the college football bowl games were over. Did the NCAA slip another one into the schedule?
Unfortunately, that was the final score of the George […]

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January 10th, 2008

NCAA bubble teams - in January???

Even though we are barely into January, it is never, ever too early to start talking about the NCAA tournament.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi talks about some of the teams that are going to need to some help if they want to get into March Madness.

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