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The Madness That Was March: Kansas Sinks Memphis
The stage was set for April 7th. It had been a wild month of March as College Basketball was rounding up another fantastic season full of thrilling finishes and electrifying players...
Written by Micah Secor about 15 days ago 1 comments -
Eight Big East Teams Placed In AP Top 25 Poll
After losing 78-60 to Villanova, Albany's head coach, Will Brown gave his opinions on the game during the post-game press conference which not only compliemented Villianova head coach, Jay Wright's Wildcats, but the entire Big East Conference...
Written by Julianne Pelusi about about 1 month ago 0 comments -
Rock Chalk Championship: Super Mario's Miracle Shot and How It Went Down
Mario's Miracle: April 7th, 2008 The referee hands Derrick Rose the ball for his second free throw. He pumps the ball above his head, then takes four dribbles. He looks at the rim, then hits the second free throw with 10...
Written by Brock Humphrey about 5 months ago 3 comments -
2008 NCAA Championship Game: Exact Opposite Of 2003 Championship For KU
What the Kansas Jayhawks did in the 2008 NCAA championship game, they could have done in the 2003 game also. Both games were some what similar. KU was facing teams with freshmen prodigies in Carmelo Anthony for Syracuse and Derrick Rose for Memphis...
Written by Brock Humphrey about 5 months ago 0 comments -
2008 NCAA Championship Game Produces Eight NBA Draft Picks
Just like the 2007 NCAA Championship teams, the 2008 Championship teams had multiple players get selected in the 2008 NBA Draft. This was, for the most part, expected by many people...
Written by Brock Humphrey about 6 months ago 2 comments -
19 and Upside: Age Requirement Benefits Professional and College Basketball
LeBron James headlines an ad campaign representing his journey from shooting hoops in his backyard to his domination of both the NBA and global sports economy. The tag line: "You don't want to be me; you want to be better than me...
Written by Peter Bukowski about 8 months ago 9 comments -
College Basketball: Which Conference Is the Best?
I’m sure everyone has long heard debate over what conference is the greatest. Most of you have probably even joined in those debates to talk about which conferences are over-rated and under-rated...
Written by Andrew Lange about 9 months ago 4 comments -
NCAA Championship: Kansas Jayhawks Shock Memphis Tigers in Overtime
It was fitting that the college basketball season ended this way: two powerhouses playing for all the marbles. Kansas and Memphis both seemed like destiny’s darlings as they squared off ...
Written by Andrew Tonge about 9 months ago 6 comments -
After Jayhawks' Win, Bill Must Ask Self: For Love or Money?
We've seen it all before. Coach gives his heart and soul building the program.Coach wins a national championship.Coach subsequently leaves to accept a big, fat contract at alma mater...
Written by Rob Slater about 9 months ago 9 comments -
Jayhawks-Tigers: Kansas' Angles Beat Memphis
The odds favored Memphis. The angles won it for Kansas. No, that's not angels. Although you'd wonder, given what the Jayhawks accomplished in seven minutes, twelve seconds, to go from down 60-51, to winning the national championship 75-68...
Written by Brandon Hull about 9 months ago 4 comments -
College Basketball: Don't Defend Chris Douglas-Roberts or Billy Packer
There is a call, rather a no call, in the National Title game last night that will go unmentioned today because Kansas won it all. Let’s not forget what happened and what Billy Packer had to say concerning it...
Written by Nino Colla about 9 months ago 1 comments -
Bring on Gus Johnson: Time for a Change at CBS
One of the great events on the sports calendar concluded last night with an all-time great game between Kansas and Memphis...
Written by Jared Reback about 9 months ago 5 comments -
NCAA Champions: Kansas Finally Proves Worth in San Antonio
It took a few weeks, and Kansas finally had to beat a couple of real teams, and the Jayhawks earned an National Championship in the process...
Written by Chris Brakebill about 9 months ago 0 comments -
Final Four Randomness
I was going to do some sort of recap of the game and the Final Four but you can find that in your locals. Plus, I assume all of you watched all the games, so no need to tell it again. Instead, you’ll find some random thoughts on what I saw...
Written by TK on Toast about 9 months ago 0 comments -
Memphis Chokes Away a Championship as John Calipari Still Can't Win the Big One
For 238 of 240 minutes played in the NCAA Tournament, the Memphis Tigers played like a team that didn't read press clippings that said how they couldn't win the tournament. They made free-throws and beat very good opponents...
Written by Gavin Brownstein about 9 months ago 9 comments -
NCAA Tournament: The Culmination of March (er, April) Madness
Sixty-four teams have dwindled down to two.History was made when the four number one seeds made it to the Final Four, ensuring a one vs. one match up...
Written by Ian Robinett about 9 months ago 0 comments -
Sidetracked: Mocking the Final Four and Calling It RIGHT!
In light of this Final Four being the most interesting ever, I thought this YouTube video would be worthy of sharing. It’s not often that you can devise a system for guessing the winners while also mocking every team that made it this far...
Written by Jacob Sloan about 9 months ago 1 comments -
NCAA Tournament: All-Final Four Team
Well, neither of the teams that I picked to reach the Championship game won last night. My predicted champion by 13 points, UCLA, looked awful in their loss to Memphis...
Written by Andrew Kneeland about 9 months ago 0 comments -
NCAA Final Four: Memphis Throttles UCLA
UCLA came into the Final Four looking to win an NCAA championship after failing to do so the previous 2 years. This was the worst possible match up for them. They had no answers as Memphis had their way with them 78 - 63...
Written by Andrew Tonge about 9 months ago 4 comments -
The Memphis Pros Smell Like a (Derrick) Rose over UCLA Bills
Hindsight is a cruel gift. You realize that focusing on one flaw can obscure the total picture. In doing so, I proudly pronounced that there was no way Memphis would be able to overcome ...
Written by Marc Daley about 9 months ago 0 comments -
Five Reasons Why Memphis Won’t Win it All
1) DID YOU HEAR?!? THEY CAN’T MAKE THEIR FREE THROWS!!! 2) A team that loves to run the dribble-drive offense is going against three defenses that are very adept at drawing charges and tightening up in the paint...
Written by Matt Norlander about 9 months ago 2 comments -
NCAA Final Four: Bet on UNC, Memphis
Despite all the things that has happened in this year's tournament, history is ready to be made as all four top seeds have survived the long stretch...
Written by Ron Johnson about 9 months ago 14 comments -
Five Reasons Why Kansas Won’t Win It All
1) Because we’ve seen this before: A loaded Kansas team with a fistful of future pros coming up short in a big spot...
Written by Matt Norlander about 9 months ago 1 comments -
Brandon Rush Returning Home to Kansas
Brandon Rush decided to withdraw his name for the upcoming NBA Draft in June to better work on his game in College. His second time taking out his name from NBA contention...
Written by Sean Stancill about 9 months ago 0 comments -
NCAA Tournament: Final Four Storylines
Just to put it all on the table, here’s what we’re looking at this weekend. The four teams combine for almost 6,900 wins, over 300 Tournament wins, 17 national titles and 51 Final Fours...
Written by Matt Norlander about 9 months ago 0 comments
