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Sweet Sixteen Picks – Thursday

I can’t remember a better first weekend of the tournament (though, I expect I say something to that effect every year, but this one seemed different), and now I can’t explain how great this Sweet 16 is looking.  There isn’t … Continue reading

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The New Year Report: Conference Previews – Part One

New Year’s Eve is right around the corner.  Some people think of resolutions.  Others think of champagne corks.  Still others reflect back on another year gone by.  But, for me, one of the things I think of first when I … Continue reading

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Tuesday’s Top Twelve – Best Matchup/Potential Matchups of the Weekend

The best sports weekend of the year–hands down–begins in earnest in less than 48 hours.  Yes, I am like little-kid-on-Christmas excited.  No, I’m not embarrassed by it.  Looking over the  brackets, there are a bunch of first-round matchups and potential … Continue reading

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College Basketball Preview: The Contenders

[DISCLAIMER:  most of this was written before the preseason tournaments, so I apologize if some new developments were not addressed.  Oh, and one of these teams is written facetiously–see if you can figure out which one.] I wrote a column … Continue reading

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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

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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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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

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College Basketball Preview: The Contenders

At the beginning of the college basketball season, there are so many questions and so few answers. Even the most involved fan has to wait at least a month to really know a little of what to expect for this … Continue reading

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