Category Archives: conf tourney challenge

I am ready to declare the Thursday before Selection Sunday as the most underrated day on the sports calendar.  Yesterday, there were 49 tournament games across the country.  To put that in perspective, the best four days in sports (the … Continue reading →

Every year, it seems I have some weird basketball mancrush.  And, it’s oftentimes rather unusual.  It’s never a guy like Jimmer or John Wall, or someone like that.  Last year, it was Austin Freeman, and a couple of years ago … Continue reading →

How strange is this conference in its composition?  Even though it is called the “Great West,” one of its teams is the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Jersey City, NJ (not even the western part of NEW JERSEY).  Two more … Continue reading →

The WAC isn’t quite what it used to be and, with the M-West moving in such a positive direction, and the Pac-12 still dominating the recruiting trails due to their immense resource advantages, this league may not be getting better … Continue reading →

The Mountain West conference was easily the best conference in the west and could easily be considered one of the best in America – and all of this in a year where they lost one of their better programs, BYU, … Continue reading →

This was not exactly a very interesting year in the SEC.  It was Kentucky and a bunch of underachievers.  Case in point is Tennessee grabbing the 2-seed.  But, the tournament could be interesting, especially after Calipari sort of alluded to … Continue reading →

UNC and Duke are still elite programs, but what in the world happened to the rest of the ACC?  This conference used to run 9, 10, sometimes 11 teams deep, and this conference tournament was can’t miss television.  Now, does … Continue reading →

Don’t get me wrong, I love watching great defensive basketball.  I also really like hard, physical styles of play.  Hell, I grew up rooting for John Chaney defenses and, well, John Chaney offenses, so I am no stranger to slow, … Continue reading →

After the top seed in the MEAC was dismissed last night, and the #2-seed squeeked by, the #3-seed enters the tournament, as well as two winners from Tuesday’s quarterfinals. #3 Delaware St. vs. #11 Florida A&M The Hornets of DSU … Continue reading →

After a really, really ugly display of basketball all day at the Staples Center, the Pac-12 will try and redeem itself by including its best four teams now. #1 Washington vs. #9 Oregon St. Lorenzo Romar gets another Pac-12 Coach … Continue reading →