A player with Nic Moore's size had better be extremely fast (which he is), have an extremely high basketball IQ (which he has) and not have any holes in his game (which he doesn't). Read more »
Southern Methodist Mustangs Analysis
The Unfortunate Obscurity Of Nic Moore
Larry Brown's Ultimate Punishment
SMU might as well appeal the postseason ban because it's going to be hard for Larry Brown to assemble a group like this again, given the recruiting restrictions he will face, his ever increasing age and the NCAA microscope the program will be under going forward. Read more »
Why SMU Has The Pieces For A Deep Tournament Run
Nothing has gone according to plan at SMU this season. The NCAA is already sniffing around the program. Nevertheless, the Mustangs keep on winning. Read more »
NCAA Injury Splits, Part 2 (Early February Edition)
It is time once again for our annual injury splits column, showing how various teams have performed with and without key players on the floor. Read more »
Six College Basketball Choices
On how Duke, Kentucky, Michigan, SMU, Ole Miss, Oregon State, South Carolina, Penn State, Colorado State, Wyoming, Dayton and Marquette have begun their seasons. Read more »
Larry Brown's Mission Of Building NBA Factory In Dallas
Larry Brown basically has an NBA coaching staff trying to improve the prospects of marginal prospects in order to get them a fighting chance to get into the league. Read more »
College Basketball Preview 14-15: American Athletic Conference
SMU and UConn are the co-favorites to win the American Conference, with Memphis, Tulsa and Cincinnati hoping to reach the Big Dance. Read more »
Way Too Early Top 25 Projections
I break out my lineup-based projections model to predict the 2014-15 season. Read more »
The Bigs Of The Incoming 2014 College Class
Jahlil Okafor, for all his skills, plays more like the No. 1 overall pick in 1994 than 2014. For a glimpse at where the game is going, you have to look at Karl Towns and Myles Turner, two of the other top big men in the class of 2014. Read more »
Evaluating Recent Coaching Hires And The Meaning Of Coin Flips
Tubby Smith and Larry Brown's turnarounds, plus meditations on close losses and wins for Tom Crean and Jim Boeheim. Read more »
Final Thoughts On Ranking 351 D1 Teams
Over the past few days, Dan Hanner has presented his updated projection model, his season projections on ESPN Insider, Q&A's with Eamonn Brennon and John Templon, along with replying to questions on Twitter. Here are a few additional thoughts that didn't make the cut. Read more »
Larry Brown's Brilliant Final Act
The NBA wrote him off, but Larry Brown couldn’t leave the game behind, the game needed him. Brown needed a job and SMU had nothing to lose. It was the ultimate marriage of convenience. One year later, it looks like a brilliant decision for both. Read more »
American Conference Basketball Early Projection
Why Temple and Cincinnati might be worse than some experts think, and why Rutgers could have a competitive starting lineup if everything works out right. Read more »
Predictions For A10/CUSA
In a surprise announcement, VCU is headed to the A10 for the upcoming season. Where do I project the Rams to finish? Read more »
The Many Facets & Unpredictability Of March Madness
While personnel determine scheme in the NBA, college basketball coaches recruit players that fit their schemes. Read more »
2012 Conference USA Power Rankings
Memphis was revealed as being overrated as they went through a difficult non-conference schedule, but absolutely raked their Conference USA competition to become a sleeper. 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 »
Conference-USA Prospect Watch List
Even though the All-Conference USA first team was comprised entirely of seniors, the vast majority of the league’s talent returns from a year ago Read more »
Returning Freshmen, Big Ten And C-USA Notes
The Big Ten sent seven teams to the Big Dance, while a familiar face at UAB continues to excel in Conference-USA. What will these two conferences look like in 11-12? Read more »
The History Of C-USA Freshmen Of The Year
Conference USA alums have won the past two NBA Rookie of the Year awards. Read more »
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