Entries from November 2008

November 22, 2008

Friday Recap

Virginia Tech is becoming all too familiar with losing games on ridiculous buzzer beaters.

Xavier now stands at 4-0 and once again has put a very quality team on the floor.
All the Top 25 teams in action last night won, including North Carolina, Uconn, Duke.  (4) UCLA’s demolition of Southern Illinois is a [...]

November 21, 2008

Los Angelos blues

What a night for Los Angelos in college basketball as both of their top 25 teams fall in stunning upsets. UCLA lost in the Garden 55-52 to Michigan, a team who lost 20 games last season. Could this be the beginning for the fighting Beileins? Is this the turning point for a program that has [...]

November 20, 2008

Mercer makes a name

The Mercer Bears opened some eyes with a win at Alabama the other night but followed that victory with another upset at Auburn. Both of these teams are expected to contend in the SEC West, so it wasnt two easy wins. The road doesnt get any easier for the Bears as they host Georgia Tech [...]

November 19, 2008

Thoughts

Can Steph Curry carry Davidson?

The saga at Seton Hall continues to test the patience of fans as Bobby Gonzalez once again shoots himself in the foot by engaging SNY writer Adam Zagoria. I obviously don’t know what really happened but Gonzalez need to learn that battling someone who can portray him in any manner he [...]

November 17, 2008

Impressions and Thoughts

Duke is once again overrated, as they are ranked #5 in the nation. I know it was early in the year but a 3 point win over Rhode Island is very unimpressive. Rhode Island was a lock for the tournament last year before they became a train wreck and somehow stunk it up enough to [...]

November 16, 2008

The Day in Review

Saturday in college basketball can be summarized by a lack of marquee games. North Carolina without the services of Psycho T downed Penn in not so impressive fashion, while Butler won the rematch with Drake. A surprising result of the day was Northeasterns win at Providence, a blow to renewed optimism at Providence. How can Keno Davis not [...]

November 10, 2008

Opening Night

The 2008-2009 season will officially open up tonight with the 2K Sports Classic with two games in Cameron Indoor. Houston and Georgia Southern will whet the appetite of the Crazies before their Blue Devils take on an overmatched Presbyterian squad.
Obviously the Duke-Presbyterian game will most likely never be in doubt, but maybe one of Presbyterians [...]

November 7, 2008

The state of Seton Hall basketball

As a huge Seton Hall fan it is disturbing to witness the deterioration of the program. What was a program being guided by a steady hand under Louis Orr has become a three ring circus with Bobby Gonzalez running the ship. The three problems that plague this program under Gonzalez are 1.insufficient recruiting, 2.continuous conflict [...]

November 5, 2008

2008-2009 College Basketball Preview

I’d like to welcome back any people who read my blog last season and thank them for their support. I’d also like to encourage those people to let others know about my blog, which I will continue to run throughout the season.  My season preview will have my Top 20 and Major conference predictions:
Top 20
1. North [...]