Daily Archives: March 8, 2012

CTC Day Eleven Preview: Let’s Get the Big West Going

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The Great West is Neither Great Nor West…Discuss

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The Midnight Snack in the WAC

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The MWC – The Best Basketball West of the Mississippi

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The Last One Begins…The SEC

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: Remember When The ACC Was Good?

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The Best Conference in America Might Be the Worst to Watch

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The Other Two MEAC Quarters

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The Pac-12 Quarters

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

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CTC Day Eleven Preview: The Southland’s Final Four

The Southland quarters were yesterday, setting up today’s semifinal doubleheader. #2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Lamar SFA crushed their rival Sam Houston St. yesterday, while Lamar struggled with Northwestern St., but survived.  Now, these two teams that were picked … Continue reading

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