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 »
Arizona State Sun Devils Analysis
NCAA Injury Splits, Part 1 (Early February Edition)
College Basketball Preview 14-15: Pacific-12
Arizona are the clear favorites to win the Pac-12 again in 2015 with UCLA, Stanford and Utah hoping for a place in the top-25. Read more »
Super Sophomore Point Guards
Typically in college basketball, point guards see the most dramatic improvement between their freshman and sophomore seasons. Trey Burke, Michael Carter-Williams and Shane Larkin were prime examples last season. Now it's Marcus Smart, Marcus Paige and Jahii Carson. 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 »
Pac-12 Basketball Early Projection
With the MWC taking a step back, eight Pac-12 teams should be in the NCAA tournament hunt in 2013-14. 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 »
Team-By-Team Gold Medal Winners
The Jazz and Thunder have had the most Gold Medalists since the USA began bringing NBA players in 1992, while Duke leads amongst colleges. How do the other 29 NBA teams rank? 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 Pac-12 Power Rankings
Washington won the regular season championship, but were ranked fifth statistically in a conference that was bunched together in the top half. Read more »
Major Conference Tournaments Day 2: Big East, Pac-12
How important is it to have Jim Calhoun on the sideline, Oklahoma's late game gamble, and other observations from Wednesday of Championship Week. Read more »
Recruiting And Player Development, 2012 Edition
The best way to examine the value of specific college coaches is to examine how well they recruit and subsequently develop their talent. Let's examine the top 49 coaches from the Power 6 conferences. Read more »
Colleges On NBA Rosters
Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, UConn, Florida and Arizona each begin the 11-12 NBA season with 10 or more players on NBA rosters. 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 »
YABC Column, Dec. 19 (On Perry Jones, Miami, BYU, Illinois & More)
A hero moment for Perry Jones III, BYU doesn't slow down offense post-Jimmer, Reggie Johnson's return to the Miami lineup and much more. Read more »
Feast Week Is Over
Notes on the Thanksgiving week games, plus in-depth analysis of the Old Spice Classic. Read more »
Old Spice Classic Day 1
Sure the Maui invitational had its marquee teams and double overtime games, but even early season tournaments with "weak" fields can be fascinating. Here is my live report. Read more »
The Anti-Recruiting Tool
There are many ways to build a winning program. John Calipari’s focus on younger players may be the best way to get elite recruits, but it isn’t the only way to build a winning program. Read more »
Relative Value Losers, Pac-12 And Horizon League Notes
Using Relative Value to identify teams that will struggle to repeat their 2011 success, along with looks at the Pac-12 and Horizon. Read more »
Pac-12 Prospect Watch List
The Pac-10 may have morphed into the Pac-12 this offseason, but the extra 24 players hasn't resulted in any surefire lottery players even though there are several sneaky good prospects. Read more »
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