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March Madness Through The NBA Lens (Round Of 64)
While the NCAA Tournament has cachet all its own, one way of looking at the Tournament from the perspective of NBA talent evaluators. Here are the games and prospects most worthy of your attention for the round of 64. Read more »
Comparing The Conferences
The Pac-12 has been suffering through a long dark period. The Big Ten has been dominant (at least in the pre-conference schedule) for the last few years. Should we expect a change this year? Is the Pac-12’s slump over? Is the Big Ten’s boom about to come to an end? Read more »
Sweet Sixteen Day 1
On a night that saw three Big Ten/Big East match-ups, Dan Hanner explains one flaw in the Big Ten's current league configuration. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 4
Twelve of the 16 teams in the Sweet Sixteen were in the preseason AP Top 25, and Michigan St. was among the first teams in the “others receiving votes” category. But Indiana, Ohio, and NC State have all exceeded expectations this season by making it this far. Read more »
Major Conference Tournaments Day 3
Collapses by bubble teams, buzzer beaters, injuries, and neon yellow uniforms highlighted the busiest day of Championship Week. Read more »
2012 Big East Power Rankings
Syracuse finished the regular season with a 17-1 record and were predictably significantly better than any Big East rival. Read more »
Freshmen Bring Hope
Teams that play a lot of freshmen are the most likely to improve as the season goes on, while those with a lot of experience are more likely to plateau. In this piece, we examine freshmen minutes for every major school in the country. Read more »
Big East Prospect Watch
With Jeremy Lamb, Andre Drummond, Khem Birch and Mouphtaou Yarou, the Big East once again has several high-quality NBA prospects. Read more »
Harry Potter And The 2011 NCAA Tournament
Unlike books and films, sports is always unscripted entertainment and the good guys don't win every time. Let's look at how that relates to the schools (beyond UConn) that should celebrate their March success. Read more »
Surprises And Flops, Part 2
Examining the surprises and flops this season in the Big East, ACC, Big 12 and Atlantic-10. Read more »
College Coaches On The Hot Seat
Is there an empirical model to predict when a coach will get fired? The short answer is no, but there is data to suggest who deserves scrutiny. Read more »
Conference Rankings (End Of Jan. Edition)
As we have commonly seen in recent seasons, the Big East has been the deepest conference in the country. Read more »