December 2008 – Bracketville USA

Mountain Men

There are many teams in the Big East with instant name cache; UConn Georgetown, Syracuse, and Louisville to name a few. West Virginia would be pretty far down that list. However, the Mountaineers have staked their claim as a contender in the best conference in the country. The Mountaineers are at full strength and areContinue reading “Mountain Men”

Just When You Thought It was Safe to Go to the Desert

The Arizona Wildcats and Arizona St Sun Devils are staking claim to being two of the best teams in the West. This is shaping to be the best year of college basketball in that state since 1995 when Arizona St earned a #5 seed and made it to the Sweet 16 and Arizona received aContinue reading “Just When You Thought It was Safe to Go to the Desert”

Seasoned Curry

Stephen Curry is on a tear of epic proportions right now. He’s scored 44 twice already in is staking his claim as national player of the year. He has Davidson primed for another undefeated season in the Southern Conference and you can just about book that at-large bid. I truly believe he’s capable of leadingContinue reading “Seasoned Curry”

Please Pray for Rodney

This is definitely a post I wish I didn’t have to make. I just want to take this time out to ask everyone to keep Rodney Rogers in your prayers. The former Wake Forest star was in an ATV accident, which left him paralyzed from the shoulders down. Rogers is one of my all-time favoriteContinue reading “Please Pray for Rodney”

The Slap You’ll Feel in March

Last night in the Ohio St/Miami game, Jack McClinton of Miami took a swing at Anthony Crater of Ohio St. Now, I don’t think it was an exceptionally vicious swipe, but it’s still something that shouldn’t have happened. McClinton is clearly Miami’s best player and is one of the best guards in the country. IContinue reading “The Slap You’ll Feel in March”

Post Holiday Reaction

I hope everyone has been watching basketball over the past week. We’ve had plenty of great action from the Caribbean to the Hawaiian Islands. We’ve had some impressive performances and then we’ve had some duds. Stock Up: Gonzaga. Never before have I thought a Gonzaga team had a better chance to get to the FinalContinue reading “Post Holiday Reaction”