Does a team's performance in cupcake games matter? How did Marquette score 35 points at home? Plus a few words of praise for Michigan St.'s Branden Dawson. Read more »

On Obama watching Oregon State, VCU, Trae Golden, the search for upsets, Branden Dawson at the 4, Harvard Watch and more. Read more »

After receiving a ton of questions about how to interpret Best Case and Worse Case Scenarios in the projections, we run models on Kentucky and Michigan from last season as both were outliers. Read more »

Looking at Andrew Wiggins and Kansas in the Battle for Atlantis, the Old Spice Classic, Wooden Legacy, Barclays Center Classic, Corpus Christi Challenge, Las Vegas Classic and the Diamond Head Classic. Read more »

In the second of a three-part series, we breakdown the NIT (with a potential Gordon vs. Parker matchup), Maui Invitational, Legends Classic, CBE, Gulf Coast Showcase and the Cancun Challenge. Read more »

In the first of a three-part series, we breakdown several holiday tournaments including 2K Sports, Puerto Rico, Coaches vs. Cancer, Hall of Fame Tipoff, Paradise Jam and the Charleston Classic featuring the likes of Michigan State, Louisville, North Carolina and Michigan. Read more »

Since Ken Pomeroy began tracking possessions per game (aka tempo, aka pace) on his website, fans have used his measure of tempo to argue about the entertainment value of their team. But the entertainment value of tempo has long been exaggerated. Read more »

When it comes to pace-of-play, a team’s head coach is critical. In this edition, we look at the pace of play for each team in all of the major conferences. Read more »

Returning minutes are sometimes deceiving. That’s because a number of teams will welcome back players who missed all or nearly all of last season. Let’s take a look at some of those players such as John Gasser, Jeronne Maymon, God's Gift Achiuwa and Brandyn Curry. Read more »

With the start of college football right around the corner, some fans may be setting aside some extra cash for a bowl week vacation. But as fun as a trip to the Sun Belt can be in January, I don’t think enough sports’ fans appreciate college basketball’s holiday tournaments. Read more »

What’s the difference between Kentucky’s 5-star freshmen and Auburn’s sub-3 star freshmen? The difference is over 10 points per 100 possessions on offense (104.6 vs 94.2). Of course a player’s teammates, coach, and overall environment will have a lot to do with his performance as well. But the raw averages paint a pretty compelling picture. Read more »

In the world of NBA scouting, polish and accomplishment are often dwarfed by the simple question of who is the most aggressive. If you believe you are the best player on the floor, maybe someday you will be. Read more »

Digging deeper into the Pac-12 standings next year... Read more »

Exploring the loss of Katin Reinhardt and why a team with 8 former Top 100 recruits on the roster is not in most Top 25 rankings for next season. Read more »

Andrew Wiggins decision to attend Kansas isn't the only news to shake up the Way Too Early Top 25 over the last few weeks. Read more »

How did unexpected NBA draft decisions and some recent transfers impact the Top 25 projection for 2013-2014? Read more »

Golf's credibility problem and the NCAA rule that must also be changed, plus a college-centric perspective on the Jordan Brand Classic. Read more »

On Saturday I wrote about how Louisville personified the word team. The championship encore had the same script. Read more »

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 »

Arizona's latest commit Aaron Gordon stole all the headlines, but I was more impressed with a less-heralded name headed to Washington. Read more »