Archive for February, 2006
GW just as good without Pops???
Yoni Cohen made the case for a successful GW team without Mensah-Bonsu back in December. He has updated this discussion and we will all get to see if his prediction/suggestion was accurate.
George Washington’s Mensah-Bonsu out for regular season
The Associated Press is reporting George Washington’s center, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, is out for the rest of the regular season and perhaps more with a torn cartilage in his left knee.
“We hope to have him back in a couple of weeks,” coach Karl Hobbs said Thursday.
Mensah-Bonsu, the team’s second-leading scorer and rebounder, did not return after [...]
Bracket tips and tricks
Getting ready to guess which of the 65 will make it to Indy? Here are few ideas that may help you get a leg up on your office mates. Peter Tiernan puts forward 11 trends in NCAA hoops that you should know.
Duke to recapture top spot
As upsets continue to reign in the world of college basketball, Duke will take the top spot in the AP poll this week. UConn, Texas, Pitt and UCLA all fall to conference rivals this week. The top 5 teams go weeks appearing to be head and shoulders above their peers only to allow [...]
2006 pre-season thoughts
Resource Admin over at College Football Resource has already begun looking at the contenders and pretenders for 2006 in That’s Nice, How About an Encore?
My initial thoughts. Ohio State, Auburn, USC, Notre Dame and Penn State will all be touted as pre-season contenders. Texas, Alabama, LSU, West Virginia will also receive a [...]
NIT to invite all conf. champs
The NIT selection committe will ensure conference champions receive a post-season tournament birth. According to the Associated Press the NIT will extend an invitation to all regular-season conference champs.
All regular-season conference champions not in the NCAA tournament field will be guaranteed a berth in the National Invitation Tournament, and teams no longer have to [...]
Bracket Buster Line-up
Catch the breakdown on this weekens Bracke Buster line-up and set your Tivo accordingly. ESPN.com - NCB - BracketBusters breakdown
Davis leaves Indiana - Surprised?
ESPN’s Forede writes it is “ Finally time to exhale for Davis, Indiana. “This is a great day for Indiana basketball,” Davis proclaimed. “Trust me, it is.”
“Thousands of Davis bashers will agree heartily with that statement, with some justification. Indiana should be better off without Mike Davis — and Mike Davis should be better [...]
Bracket Forecast Update
Here is a mid-week update on bracket leaders.
Seeds:
1: Duke, Memphis, UConn, Texas
2: Villanova, Tennesse, Illinois, Gonzaga
3: , Florida, Iowa, West Virginia, Pittsburgh
4: UCLA, NC State, George Wasington, Ohio State
Bubble and the RPI
Need a little statistical analysis in your basketball? State Fans Nation has an interesting historical look at the RPIs of the teams receiving at-large bids. In A Look Back at the Bubble
the writer concludes:
* Teams with RPI ranking of 1-35 will receive an at-large bid to the NCAA [...]
Gov. Bush a Nole?
EDSBS is reporting a potential gotcha down in Tallahasee. Jeb Bush apparently sent a text message to a Florida State recruit. EDSBS - URBAN MEYER: VOTING DEMOCRAT IN NEXT GOVERNOR’S ELECTION?
“I want to meet the governor, and tell him that last time I checked, the University of Florida is a state institution, too,†said [...]
NCAA hoop coach of the year
Who is in the running for coach of the year? First of all, let’s look at the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, C-USA, Pac-10 and SEC.