Monthly Archives: March 2008
Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
How do the four Final Four coaches stand up, in order of pure coaching ability?
Live Blog: Elite Eight
Memphis will take on Texas in what should be a great game. I think Texas will pull this one out, with the “home-court” advantage working for them. The big matchup, of course, is Derrick Rose vs. D.J. Augustin. Augustin will have to … Continue reading
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Tagged billy packer, chris douglas-roberts, d.j. augustin, davidson, derrick rose, kansas, memphis, stephen curry, texas
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Sweet Sixteen: Day Two
Last night’s games were pretty exciting. The West Virginia-Xavier game was a terrific game. Western Kentucky’s run against UCLA was somewhat surprising and exciting. The Louisville-Tennessee game was incredibly sloppy and somewhat disappointing as far as how the Vols did … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 ncaa tournament, davidson, kansas, memphis, michigan st., stanford, texas, villanova, wisconsin
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Live Blog: Sweet Sixteen
Second Games: Louisville vs. Tennessee and UCLA vs. W. Kentucky 10:05PM: Bruce Pearl is sticking with J.P. Prince at the point to start the game. The point guard play (both who and what) will be interesting to track for the … Continue reading
BSB Live Blog: The Sweet Sixteen
OK, welcome to the first ever BSB Live Blog! I think these things are all the rage on sports blogs, so why the heck not try it? The first 45 minutes of this will be really bad though because, honestly, … Continue reading
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Tagged bob huggins, joe alexander, josh duncan, north carolina, washington st, west virginia, xavier
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The Sweet Sixteen: Day One
With apologies to anyone who is not a college basketball fan, for several reasons. One, they have probably been pretty bored with the content on BSB, and, two, they are missing out on the greatest annual sporting event in the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008 ncaa tournament, louisville, tennessee, ucla, unc, washington st, west virginia, western kentucky, xavier
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Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
Which Sweet Sixteen game is the most interesting?
Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
Are the first four days of the NCAA tournament the best four [sports] days of the year?
An Interesting Season
Way back in November, I wrote a piece outlining the eight teams that I thought had a chance to win the championship. They were (in a relative order): UCLA (the favorite), Tennessee, Memphis, North Carolina, Kansas, Georgetown, Louisville and Michigan … Continue reading
BSB In-Attendance: UMBC is Going Dancing
If you have never gone to a low-major championship game, particularly one on a participant’s home floor, you are seriously missing out. I had my first opportunity to do just that on Saturday, when I went to the America East Championship between … Continue reading
