Category Archives: College Hoops
Cimorelli’s Question of the Day: James Harden
Is James Harden the Best College Basketball Player that No One Has Ever Heard Of? I say that unless no one has ever heard of Blake Griffin, yes, Harden is the best. I just got DVR, so I have been … Continue reading
Getting Ready for the Conference Season
The New Year, to me, does not mean the exciting conclusion of a college football season (though, it could mean that if they ever got their acts together and made a playoff)–it means the exciting beginning of the college hoops … Continue reading
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Holiday Sports Watching
-I watched some of the fourth quarter of the Poinsettia Bowl last night, which TCU won in a tight one over Boise State. I don’t how long ESPN has been doing this, but they had something called “Interactive Tuesday” happening … Continue reading
College Basketball Preview: The Contenders
[DISCLAIMER: most of this was written before the preseason tournaments, so I apologize if some new developments were not addressed. Oh, and one of these teams is written facetiously–see if you can figure out which one.] I wrote a column … Continue reading
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Tagged duke, gonzaga, louisville, notre dame, oklahoma, pittsburgh, temple, tennessee, ucla, uconn, unc
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First Impressions of the 08-09 College Hoops Season
The glory that is the college basketball season is well underway, and I’m looking forward to settling in tonight for two top teams in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, when Duke travels to Purdue. Baseball is the only sport I look forward … Continue reading
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Tagged blake griffin, davidson, duke, florida, georgetown, gonzaga, greivis vasquez, kyle singler, nick calathes, north carolina, notre dame, oklahoma, purdue, stephen curry, syracuse, tennessee, ty lawson
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Goodbye, Billy Packer
CBS announed today that Billy Packer will not be back as the lead broadcaster for their NCAA basketball coverage throughout the upcoming 2008-09 season. Jim Nantz will regain his play-by-play role, but will be joined by Clark Kellogg as the … Continue reading
Looking Ahead to Next March
One of my favorite columns to read every year are the ones where, in the aftermath of the championship game, the writers project the top teams for next year’s college basketball season. I’ll attempt to beat them to the punch this … Continue reading
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Tagged duke, gonzaga, kansas, louisville, michigan st., north carolina, pittsburgh, tennessee, tyler hansbrough, uconn, usc
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How successful was Ohio State’s season? …and other stories
WHAT’S THE VALUE OF AN NIT TITLE? Ohio State played an strong game last night, topping off a pretty impressive run to an NIT title. They beat a game UMass team 92-85, in which the Minutemen got the tempo they … Continue reading
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Tagged andre allen, billy grier, california, drake, indiana, john calipari, john chaney, keno davis, memphis, michael beasley, mike montgomery, nit, ohio st., oregon st., san diego, tom crean, tony bennett, tyler hansborough, umass
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Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
Which of the Final Four teams will have: (a) the most NBA players, (b) the most NBA starters, and (c) the most NBA all-stars? My thoughts (tell me if you agree or not) ALL-STARS: Derrick Rose (not a sure thing, … Continue reading
Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
How do the four Final Four coaches stand up, in order of pure coaching ability?
