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College Fast Break - NCAA Basketball - College Basketball

September 5th, 2008

Sooners at #4

The Sooners come into the season as under-the-radar as you can get while having one of the most talented players in the country on the roster. While Blake Griffin is now a widely known force, soon the country will discover just how good freshman guard Willie Warren is. A 6’4 combo guard, Willie […]

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August 10th, 2008

Prediction six: Buckets

Last season’s leading scorer was Charron Fisher of Niagra. He averaged 27.8 ppg, just beating out VMI’s Reggie Williams (27.7).
Rounding out the top five was Michael Beasley, Lester Hudson (Tennessee-Martin) and Stephen Curry.
DI scoring leaders- DI vs. DI only
With so many returning quality top (*power) conference players (Conference USA included) scattered […]

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July 27th, 2008

Prediction one, actually there’s two in here

It’s never too early to start pontificating about the upcoming season.
My crystal ball I dust off every July or August is acting abnormally insane, as, for the very first time, the Northwestern Wildcats have scratched their way to the front of my lopsided prediction formation… via the crystal ball.
I need to listen to […]

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July 20th, 2008

Aussie resurgence?

Came across this article in the Denver Post today.
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The NBA draft can be an eye-opening event. In 2005, it was just that for college basketball coaches.
When Utah center Andrew Bogut stepped to the podium to shake commissioner David Stern’s hand as the No. 1 pick, college coaches across the country took notice, dusted off their […]

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July 19th, 2008

A Foot Thick?

Ole Miss head coach Andy Kennedy is in complete favor of a foot thick three point line for college basketball.
“I’m not in favor of keeping two lines on the floor,” Kennedy said. “I think it will really create confusion with the women’s line not moving and now moving the men’s line back another […]

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July 10th, 2008

Brandon Jennings: Coming to an Italy arena near you

Flashy point guard Brandon Jennings has decided to skip college (Arizona) and to play overseas in Europe for a year. He made the decision without receiving a final notification on how his 3rd try at the SAT turned out.
The Washington Post recaps Brandon’s decision and how it could affect the decisions of the talented, […]

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June 22nd, 2008

Not so fast Doubters

Is the University of Arizona the new Yale of the West?
Brandon Jennings sure might believe it.
The young basketball whiz from California, PG Brandon Jennings, might just decide to play overseas if he is found to be ineligible to play at Arizona next season due to insufficient SAT scores.
Brandon Jennings, who signed a letter of […]

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June 14th, 2008

Mock Drafts are just that, Mock

Andrew Skwara of rivals.com looks at 22 underclassmen who have not signed an agent and discusses whether or not they should sign with one and say goodbye to the college basketball lifestyle for good.
DECISION TIME
A.J. Abrams, Texas
STATUS: Should head back to campus
THE BUZZ: The 5-10 shooting guard shocked everyone - including the Texas coaching […]

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June 6th, 2008

The next Paul Pierce?

Game 1 of the NBA Finals saw the Celtics outlast, completely out shoot and utterly out hustle the Lakers in the 2nd half. This was surely not the start the media favored Lakers had in mind, nor was it what Stephen Kersey had in mind over at Hoops Fantasy.
Unless, of course, Kersey believes the […]

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June 1st, 2008

Day 4 in Orlando

Draftexpress.com President Jonathan Givony gives us a final look at how well certain players performed on Friday.
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David Padgett Louisville
David Padgett put on a passing clinic, rebounding from two underwhelming performances to show NBA executives in attendance just what he can bring to the table as an extremely heady high-post center who makes everyone around him […]

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