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Someday, It Will Happen: A 16th-Seed Victory

I try not to concern myself with low probability events: winning the lottery, death by shark, Virginia's coach getting fired (nevermind), or being struck by lightning, twice...

Written by Ben Allaire about 8 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
ACC Coaches on Offense: Who's Good, Who Isn't, and One Way To Tell

Successful college basketball coaches need to accomplish two tasks in order to win: recruit talent and win the X's and O's battle. However, in the course of the one NCAA season the former is fixed; the coach is stuck with who he has recruited...

Written by Ben Allaire about 9 months ago 460 reads 15 comments
Magic Acquire the Wrong Guy: Why Jeff George Would Be a Much Better Fit

Jason Whitlock is making a guest appearance in this space. With Jameer Nelson now injured and out for the season, the Orlando Magic need a strong hand to guide them into the playoffs...

Written by Ben Allaire about 9 months ago 4,594 reads 1 comments
Virginia's Dave Leitao: Will He Stay or Will He Go?

I don't love speculating about coaches losing their jobs. It always bristled the great Dr. Z when a question would come into his mailbag about a coach's future with a team. It isn't the head coach's future that truly bugs me...

Written by Ben Allaire about 9 months ago 242 reads 2 comments
Virginia's Offense Isn't the Team's Only Problem

Much has been made of the slide in the Virginia offense since the departure of J.R. Reynolds and Sean Singletary. As the years have ticked by since that rather magical 2007 campaign, it's ...

Written by Ben Allaire about 10 months ago 67 reads 2 comments
Is Dave Leitao Scaring Players Away from Virginia?

By all accounts, Dave Leitao is a one scary dude. But is his intensity too much? At first blush, you’d think so. Leitao has managed to run off a fair number of recruits during his tenure at UVa: Derrick Byars, Gary Forbes, T...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 1,787 reads 4 comments
Miami Offense Looks to Top Ohio State Defense in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

Ohio State at Miami (Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7 PM) There’s a lot to prove for Miami this year. Last year’s campaign was a marked success, resulting in an NCAA Tournament berth and a near upset of Texas...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 536 reads 3 comments
Virginia Tech and Wisconsin Set for Defensive Battle in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

During the doldrums of the college basketball offseason, it’s difficult to keep busy. At the present time, everyone appears to be stoked about college football or buzzing about the latest major league baseball trade...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 679 reads 0 comments
Why You Owe This Man a Brief Thank You

In any industry, it’s important to remember the innovators and their innovations. Without an accurate history of what happened, you lose track of how you got to be doing what you’re ...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 254 reads 0 comments
Dave Leitao and the Virginia Cavaliers: A Defining Season

Next season, the training wheels are off. When Dave Leitao started at Virginia, he knew he had a solid backcourt—Sean Singletary and J.R. Reynolds, both of whom were recruited by his predecessor—to anchor the team...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 1,001 reads 5 comments
Mocking the Draft: NBA Draft Picks As Sitcom Characters, Part II

This is the second part of the Mocking the Draft: NBA Players as Sitcom Characters. Part I is here. 6. New York Knicks, O.J...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 5,663 reads 9 comments
Mocking the Draft: NBA Draft Picks as Sitcom Characters

Did you ever wonder if… The first five picks of the NBA draft could be characterized by sitcom characters? Probably not—but when inspiration strikes, you just have to roll with it...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 9,206 reads 26 comments
The NBA Draft—ACC Early Entries

This article is in response to Will Ojanen’s excellent entry on ACCNation.com that listed four ACC early draft entrants: Wayne Ellington, Danny Green, J.J. Hickson, and Ty Lawson. Will also detailed what he thought their decisions should be...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 1,196 reads 7 comments
NBA Draft: What To Expect, Picks 6-10

This is the second article in a series. See Part 1 (Picks 1-5) and Part 3 (Picks 11-15) for more details. 6. PER = 16.0, PPG = 11, RPG =5, APG =1...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 608 reads 3 comments
NBA Draft: What To Expect, Picks 1-5

This set of three articles has been a little pet project of mine. People are always jockeying for position in the draft, but no one has any idea what to expect given their draft position...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 692 reads 1 comments
ESPN's NBA Draftniks: Who's Hungry?

It has recently been chronicled that Memphis prodigy Derrick Rose has a penchant for eating gummy bears and Starbursts. Teammates have suggested that Rose misses occasional practices because "that's all the kid eats for breakfast...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 762 reads 8 comments
Separated at Birth: George Bush and Isiah Thomas?

I’m not one for politics, save for the occasional throwdown. I’ll toss out an opinion here or there when the topic comes up at the dinner table. I might catch The Daily Show once a week perhaps...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 454 reads 7 comments
Bill Simmons: Friend or Foe?

The other day I was “promoted” to College Basketball Community Leader. Once the confetti was cleaned up, the groupies had gone home, and the last champagne bottle was pitched into the recycling bin, Mr...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 738 reads 11 comments
So Close: Three Ways Memphis Could Have Won the NCAA Championship

In the aftermath of last night’s delightfully entertaining championship game, some people would prefer to point the most obvious shortcoming on the losing team’s squad and hold that flaw up as the only reason they lost the game...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 2,080 reads 20 comments
The Final Four: Efficiency Rules

With the Final Four fast approaching, it’s important to get the lowdown to know exactly what to watch for in the games...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 2,187 reads 4 comments
Measuring Conference Strength: Bill Simmons is Wrong About the Pac-10

I am not a Bill Simmons hater. The guy has some excellent observations about the NBA. He knows a lot about professional basketball in the United States and can be sometimes clever with his writing, and uses his own platform shrewdly...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 928 reads 8 comments
NCAA Tournament Sleeper: The Portland State Vikings

A professor of mine once said, “Be bold with your predictions—that way people will listen.” Thus, it would be easy to pick St. Joseph’s or Kansas State as my sleeper...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 1,199 reads 13 comments
Virginia Basketball: Thank You Sean Singletary

Dear Sean Singletary, Thank you.Thank you for playing hard all the time, even when the season was crumbling around you...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 1,411 reads 11 comments
A Three Bid Conference: Could it be the ACC?

With all the NCAA tournament bubble talk being bandied about, I get worked up. I love speculating about who’s in and who’s out and all that tomfoolery...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 924 reads 7 comments
Virginia’s Two Game Win Streak: Tempered Enthusiasm

I can’t even begin to tell you how pleased I was about Virginia’s win versus NC State. I have the inside track on winning $1. I just recently got DVR and could watch the game as much as I wanted...

Written by Ben Allaire about about 1 year ago 550 reads 2 comments

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Ben Allaire Article Archive

Someday, It Will Happen: A 16th-Seed Victory

ACC Coaches on Offense: Who's Good, Who Isn't, and One Way To Tell

Magic Acquire the Wrong Guy: Why Jeff George Would Be a Much Better Fit

Virginia's Dave Leitao: Will He Stay or Will He Go?

Virginia's Offense Isn't the Team's Only Problem

Is Dave Leitao Scaring Players Away from Virginia?

Miami Offense Looks to Top Ohio State Defense in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

Virginia Tech and Wisconsin Set for Defensive Battle in ACC-Big Ten Challenge

Why You Owe This Man a Brief Thank You

Dave Leitao and the Virginia Cavaliers: A Defining Season

Mocking the Draft: NBA Draft Picks As Sitcom Characters, Part II

Mocking the Draft: NBA Draft Picks as Sitcom Characters

The NBA Draft—ACC Early Entries

NBA Draft: What To Expect, Picks 6-10

NBA Draft: What To Expect, Picks 1-5

ESPN's NBA Draftniks: Who's Hungry?

Separated at Birth: George Bush and Isiah Thomas?

Bill Simmons: Friend or Foe?

So Close: Three Ways Memphis Could Have Won the NCAA Championship

The Final Four: Efficiency Rules

Measuring Conference Strength: Bill Simmons is Wrong About the Pac-10

NCAA Tournament Sleeper: The Portland State Vikings

Virginia Basketball: Thank You Sean Singletary

A Three Bid Conference: Could it be the ACC?

Virginia’s Two Game Win Streak: Tempered Enthusiasm

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