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Morning Five: 06.29.12 Edition

rtmsf — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:31:42 +0000

Last night was NBA Draft night, and as always, some players shot up the board in the final tally while others fell off. We’ll have much more on the top draft storylines later today, but for now we’ll briefly tease it by saying the biggest winner of the night was no surprise to absolutely anyone: John Calipari. With six more players selected in this draft (four in the first round), Calipari has put an absurd 15 players into the NBA Draft in his three seasons in Lexington (11 in the first round). There have only been 90 first rounders selected [...]

Into the Lion’s Den: It’s Awesome When ACC Teams Play in Strange, Hostile Arenas

KCarpenter — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:27:16 +0000

Despite a minor kerfuffle over Andy Glockner dinging Duke‘s schedule for not playing “true” road games, I think that we can all agree that non-conference road games are a thing of beauty. While old conference rivalries are their own distinct joy, and an on-going series between non-conference foes can be reliably entertaining (Kentucky vs. North Carolina, for example), there is something special when a team goes somewhere it has never been before and takes on the challenge of playing in hostile territory. And while prime time showdowns between two big schools in power conferences are entertaining, it is almost always [...]

Will the Duke Swoon Begin Tonight at Clemson?

rtmsf — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:46:50 +0000

Wait, did you guys hear that? It happened over the weekend… a strange ticking noise, more specifically, it happened as the calendar moved to February. It has the faint sound like a bomb is about to go off, as if some well-known and respected ACC team is about to collapse. Ok, maybe not collapse – that would characterize Clemson. It’s become a pat line around these parts that Clemson inevitably collapses every season. While the Tigers got over that particular demon last year and managed to actually find its way into the NCAA Tournament (losing in the first round to Villanova after leading by as much as 18), [...]

10.07.07 Fast Breaks

rtmsf — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:50:43 +0000

We’ve let the news accumulate for a while, so without any further delay…

Tom Izzo porked the media by putting them through a “typical” 2-hr MSU practice last week. Ben Howland got a hefty raise and an extension through 2014 coaching his self-professed dream job. If you haven’t heard, Jim Jones’ grandson Rob Jones will be playing for the University of San Diego this year. There have been multiple takes on this, but we like Extra P.’s at STF best. Hoops Weiss has a scathing analysis of the Jim Calhoun / Holy Cross Coaches vs. Cancer situation. Kyle Whelliston contributed a really insightful article [...]

09.26.07 Fast Breaks

rtmsf — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:31:49 +0000

Some news flotsam and jetsam we’ve accumulated this week…

It was an expensive week for Ohio State paying its head coaches, as Thad Matta got a $500k raise (to $2.5M per annum) and contract extension through 2016. Tennessee forward Duke Crews has been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. How long is “indefintely?” We mentioned it briefly above, but it deserves its own note. Former Hawg PG Corey Beck was shot Sunday morning during a robbery attempt – he is listed in good condition. Free Shoes University is embroiled in another cheating scandal – the question is which sports are involved? Porsches, Polo & Ponies. [...]

08.02.07 Fast Breaks

rtmsf — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:59:35 +0000

August sorta snuck up on us, and with it did the realization that we’re now only about ten weeks away from Midnight Madness. 2007-08 schedules are slowly leaking out (Hey Florida – way to challenge build confidence for your new guys), and students will be back in the school in just a few weeks. We’re getting closer…

Speaking of schedules, the four Preseason NIT first/second round sites are: Ohio St., Syracuse, Washington, and Texas A&M. Best chance for a first-round upset? Oral Roberts over TAMU. Wazzu stepped up to the plate to compensate Tony Bennett for [...]