Should Kentucky have played more zone this year, why Niels Giffey made a lot of fans happy, and how Napier survived a few frustrated moments to lead his team to victory. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Blog
A Champion Is Crowned
UConn-Kentucky Title Game Shows Changes In College Basketball
Kevin Ollie didn’t recruit most of his roster, but his offense and maneuvering of lineups have been essential to reach the championship. The Huskies starting lineup has shown a change of the times as well. Read more »
The Worst Game Of Aaron Gordon’s Life
Did the Elite Eight expose Aaron Gordon's game, or prove he is not a quitter? Read more »
Every Player In The Sweet Sixteen
Time to classify every player in the Sweet Sixteen. Read more »
Top Tourney Matchups For Friday
After one of the best Thursdays in NCAA Tournament history, there’s still plenty of action left for entertainment on Friday. With lots of intriguing matchups on hand, we take a look at six in particular to watch. Read more »
Congratulations Louisville
On Saturday I wrote about how Louisville personified the word team. The championship encore had the same script. Read more »
Recap Of Final Four Saturday
The Number One Offense will now meet the Number One Defense, but Syracuse and Wichita St. have nothing to hang their heads about. Read more »
Sweet Sixteen Day 2
Revisiting a dramatic comeback, the end of FGCU's run, and praising Kevin Ware for his improved play. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 2
The joy and pain of the upset, playing with reckless abandon, Muhammad's eligibility, Friday's crazy runs, and the coach who concerned me the most on Friday. Read more »
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 »
Initial Bracket Thoughts
Which top seeded teams have been the most/least consistent since the start of the year? Read more »
How Kentucky's National Championship Is Good For College Sports
College sports programs belong to their fans while professional sports organizations belong to their owners. There a lot of things seriously wrong with the NCAA and its underlying business model, but the situation in the NBA is far, far worse. Read more »
The Title Comes Home to Kentucky
A few final thoughts on the championship game. Read more »
Final Four Saturday
Sarcasm, Triumph, and Heartbreak from a fantastic Saturday at the Final Four. Read more »
Sweet Sixteen Day 2
What does every coach in the Sweet Sixteen have in common? A great efficiency margin over the last 5 years. 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 »
NCAA Tournament Day 3
How the Syracuse lineup has evolved without Fab Melo, and more notes on Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament. Read more »
Why We Reject Random Chance And Embrace Intangibles
Random chance explains a lot of what happens in sports. But we are reluctant to embrace it because we want the outcomes of sporting events to be meaningful. We want each win or loss to say something deeper about the quality of the participants. Read more »
On The NCAA Tournament (Day 2)
Kyrie Irving's return, Gus Johnson's Mom, why Georgetown was Friday's biggest loser, plus Texas' expectations remain relatively stagnant. Read more »