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Have no fear San Diego St., BYU: Being #1 hardly means a thing in college hoops
Welcome to college hoops, where being number 1 overall in the tourney might actually be a bad thing
SCOTT JACOBS
There’s no BCS and college hoops fans have to be incredibly thankful for that. Because after a week where the top 4 in college hoops all went down, allowing #5 Duke (the only team that was able [...]
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89! The Lady Huskies break college hoops’ most heralded streak
Save your opinion for a second, and take in the incredible fact that the UConn women’s basketball team has now won 89 games in a row
SCOTT JACOBS
“It just keeps getting more ridiculous by the day,” Geno Auriemma said, a quiet raspy-ness to his voice, his arms crossed at the podium inside the bowels of the [...]
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Despite Irving’s injury, Duke’s in good hands
Number 1 Blue Devils should be able to get by without their best player for a little while
CARRINGTON HARRISON
This season, the thinking has been that it’s Duke and everyone else. In the early part of this season the Blue Devils have cruised to a 9-0 record, defeating highly ranked teams like Kansas State and Michigan [...]
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It’s the most wonderful time of the (sports) year
Want to see the difference between college football and college basketball? Look no further than this week, where opposites play out.
CARRINGTON HARRISON
This is the best week in sports. You can keep your Super Bowl week, your opening weekend of the NCAA tournament or college football Bowl Week.
Give me Thanksgiving week: Feast week with meaningful college [...]
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Get a coach, get a prime-time player, and your school can win it all
College basketball is underway. After 24 hours of hoops our college hoops expert dissects what it takes to win it all in the 21st century. Hint, hint: it’s not the Calipari way
CARRINGTON HARRISON
November means short days, long nights, cold weather and college basketball. This past Tuesday, ESPN had its annual 24-hour long marathon dedicated to [...]
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Two points better and nothing more
In a remarkable game as tight as any one could ask for, Duke outlasts Butler in a scintillating championship game
SCOTT JACOBS
Duke was bigger, tougher, and stronger, but against a gritty, veteran Butler team with nothing to lose, it still was barely enough. As Gordon Hayward dashed up court, with the seconds ticking away on a [...]
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96-team NCAA tournament: This is why the BCS system works well.
Mediocrity doesn’t have to be rewarded.
MITCH BLATT
Sports by Brooks is reporting that the NCAA will expand March Madness to 96 teams.
This (pointless) expansion illustrates a system that is the exact opposite of the BCS system, and, while it is entertaining for what it is, it kind of deligitimizes the regular season.
Let’s assume the point of [...]
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JSB Exclusive: Our interview with SI’s Seth Davis
Seth Davis took some time at of his busy schedule to discuss some hot button college basketball issues with us– including why the NCAA should not expand their tournament field, and why Brandon Jennings is the exception and not the rule
SCOTT JACOBS
Thanks to Coke Zero and their new basketball contest Fannovation (we’ll get back to [...]
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