There's been a growing belief that the NBA has finally moved to a place where a long, skinny, agile four-year late blooming senior can become a starter-quality player. With the right situation, Frank Kaminsky can surely become a useful player with where the league has gone, but he doesn't have the talent to thrive anywhere. Read more »
Wisconsin Badgers Analysis
Draft Report: Frank Kaminsky Of Wisconsin
College Basketball Crowns A Champion
The hero was a freshman, just not necessarily the one we expected. Read more »
Wisconsin Vs. Duke
Kentucky vs Wisconsin lived up to the hype and more. Read more »
Final Four Is Set
The numbers that suggest Mark Few and Sean Miller are the best active coaches without a Final Four appearance, plus more on Okafor, Blackshear, and the Elite Eight. Read more »
Sweet Sixteen Day 1
Thoughts on the Sweet Sixteen, particularly two great games out west that set up a fantastic regional final. Read more »
The Goliaths Of The Tourney
While there is always an element of randomness involved in a one-and-done tournament, there is an underlying pattern as to who is advancing and who is going home. For the most part, higher seeds with elite big men are safe while the ones without are vulnerable. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 4
Looking back at Michigan St.'s upset, Seth Tuttle's last game, the frustrating reality for Dayton fans, and the two-game numbers for every remaining tournament team. Read more »
NCAA Tournament Day 2
Looking back at all the action from the second day of the tournament. Read more »
Bracket Suggestions And Major Conference Tournament Wrap
On teams that have been lucky/unlucky on margin of victory, why this might be a year to pick more chalk and final thoughts on the final day of the conference tournaments. Read more »
Willie Cauley-Stein And The Two-Way College Basketball Superstar
Willie Cauley-Stein is the best player on the best team in the country and he’s not going to be a first-team All-American. There’s lot more that goes into helping your team win basketball games than scoring a lot of points. Read more »
NCAA Injury Splits, Part 1 (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 »
Five Player Defense (And Offense)
Five-player lineups for college basketball remains largely uncharted, but we examined data for Wisconsin to project what we can expect this season. Read more »
Early Season Tournaments, Part 2
On the Battle 4 Atlantis, NIT, Great Alaska Shootout, Orlando Classic, Wooden Legacy, Las Vegas Invitational, Emerald Coast, Corpus Christi, Barclays, Las Vegas Classic and Diamond Head. Read more »
College Basketball Preview 14-15: Big Ten
Wisconsin was dominant on a per-possession basis last year, they went to the Final Four, and they bring nearly everyone back, which will make challenging for the Big Ten very difficult for everyone else. Read more »
Looking To The 2015 NBA Draft: Small Forwards
A small forward who can’t shoot 3’s has to have the game to be a primary offensive option at the next level, since the ball will naturally wind up in their hands. As a result, it’s become a bit of an all-or-nothing position - there’s no such thing as a role playing SF who can’t stretch the floor at the next level. Read more »
NCAA Top 25 Projections (Post NBA Draft Declaration Deadline)
I explore the stats that make my model more skeptical of Texas, SMU, San Diego St., and Oklahoma, and I show that Syracuse, Ohio St., and UCLA still have plenty of elite high school talent. Read more »
Way Too Early Top 25 Projections
I break out my lineup-based projections model to predict the 2014-15 season. Read more »
Final Four Saturday
Kentucky continues to overcome the odds, Wisconsin's season was historic even without a Final Four win, and I break down the simulcasts. Read more »
Counting Down To Four
Why Bo Ryan deserved a Final Four trip, Michigan St.'s poor half-court offense, and other thoughts as we set the field for the Final Four. Read more »
Sweet Sixteen Day 1
What it means to have a Cole Aldrich moment, Scott Drew's enigmatic coaching, UCLA's three point defense, and Aaron Gordon's promotional video highlight Day 1 of the Sweet Sixteen. Read more »