Give it to Redick

People seem to be having a terrible time choosing between Duke’s J.J. Redick and Gonzaga’s Adam Morrison for the various player-of-the-year awards.
Now I don’t like Duke any more than anyone who doesn’t love Duke, which is to say I hate them, and Redick’s just one more Duke player that’s so good you can’t help but […]

Haikutacular Hoops Highlights

Florida St. 79, Duke 74
Golly gee, look what
happens when the refs don’t cheat
and call phantom T’s.
Texas 43, Texas A&M 46
Longhorns continue
Jekkyl and Hyde act, lose to
last second Aggie 3.
LA Clippers 89, New Orleans/OKC 67
Hornets scored 16
points in second half. 16.
That’s, like, umm, not good.
New York 99, Memphis 101
Hey, the Knicks only
lost by two points. Doesn’t […]

Top 25 Hoops

#17 Ohio State (17-3) 94 @ #22 Michigan (16-5) 85
#12 UCLA (19-4) 50 @ Washington State (10-9) 30
St. John’s (10-10) 41 @ #16 Georgetown (16-4) 64
#10 West Virginia (17-4) 53 @ #13 Pittsburgh (17-3) 57
USC (15-7) 73 @ #23 Washington (16-5) 87

BMOC: Jamar Butler
Ohio St. Freshman Guard
20 pts
FG: 7-10
FT: 4-4
REB: 5
AST: 5

Penders hit with Technical for Passing out

University of Houston basketball coach Tom Penders collapsed during the first half of a game against UAB on Saturday and officials called a technical foul. Penders dropped to his knees before falling face-flat when UAB’s Wen Mukubu drove to the basket and was fouled by Cougar Oliver Lafayette. After Penders was carried off the […]

This Man Shouldn’t Be Making Final Four Picks

…and yet he does so anyway.
Duke just got through with its first game and win of the season, looking for all the world like the No. 1 team in its first game of the season. Which is to say a little ragged, but still a 17-point winner. We got to see J.J. Redick looking the […]

Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory Of The Coming Of The ‘Horns

The AP dropped its preseason college basketball poll today — let the water cooler talk begin. Duke Preseason #1. Yawn. No North Carolina or Kansas. Yeah, yeah. Villanova nabs first place vote. Goody.
Now if I were a sports journalist with a reputable publication, I’d try to avoid making any biased statements or expressing any personal […]

A rose by any other name will get your ass tossed

Nicked, verbatim, from the AP:
Jim Boeheim was ejected in the final minute of the first half of Syracuse’s exhibition game against Saint Rose on Tuesday night…
10 Hail Marys, Jimmy.