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Four things to know about Class of 2020
Here are a few things to know about this class: Small ball This class is showing early signs of that rare combination of true size and skill that is being emphasized everywhere in the game. Before the current Golden State Warriors team, the Warriors under Don Nelson in the early 1990s actually started playing with […]
Continue readingPortland Trail Blazers’ Trendon Watford injures knee in loss to Houston Rockets
Watford led the Blazers with 15 points and 10 rebounds before suffering the injury with 3:01 remaining in the 115-98 loss. He fell to the court and grabbed at his left knee after awkwardly stepping on the foot of Houston’s Dennis Schroder. Watford was helped to the locker room by teammates and coaches, unable to […]
Continue readingNCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22
Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]
Continue readingNo coaches, no problem: Record night from Mika Zibanejad highlights New York Rangers’ 9-0 victory without regular staff behind bench
It was the franchise’s largest margin of victory since 1986, and it came without its entire coaching staff behind the bench because of COVID-19 protocols. The team’s AHL head coach, Kris Knoblauch, filled in for Rangers head coach David Quinn, while associate general manager Chris Drury and Hartford Wolf Pack associate head coach Gord Murphy […]
Continue readingMarch Madness 2021: What to know about every team in the NCAA tournament bracket
Now that the 2021 men’s NCAA tournament field is set, you’ll need the right information to make the right picks in your March Madness bracket. We’re here to help with our annual 68-team preview. The tournament will tip off on Thursday with the First Four, while the first round begins Friday. All games will be […]
Continue readingShaka Smart and why it pays to have patience with college basketball coaches
On Sunday, Texas men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart punctuated a weekend that included a thrilling victory at West Virginia — cancer survivor Andrew Jones made the winning 3-pointer — by playing in the snow with his daughter during a rare winter snowstorm in the Lone Star State. “My daughter has never lived in a cold […]
Continue readingBiggest surprises and disappointments of the 2020-21 college basketball season
At this point in a normal season, college basketball fans would be looking ahead with excitement about all the action that will lead up to Selection Sunday. But in this season, staged during a pandemic, most just hope we get to Selection Sunday. The postponements and cancellations caused by the coronavirus have cast an undeniable […]
Continue readingBig 12 2020-21 predictions: Is the Big 12 college basketball’s best league?
Player of the Year Medcalf: Marcus Garrett, Kansas Borzello: Jared Butler, Baylor Gasaway: Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia Lunardi: Jared Butler, Baylor Newcomer of the Year Medcalf: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Borzello: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Gasaway: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Lunardi: Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State Jeff Borzello, college basketball insider: Whoa whoa whoa, settle down. […]
Continue readingNewcomer Impact Rankings: Which college basketball freshmen, transfers will lead teams in 2020-21?
There are a couple of things to note. One, this is a ranking based purely on the impact during the 2020-21 college basketball season. Not recruiting ranking, not pro potential — impact during the upcoming season. For example, North Carolina freshman Caleb Love was ranked behind teammates Day’Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler in the ESPN […]
Continue readingBaylor takes over No. 1 spot in college basketball’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2020-21
With Baylor getting Jared Butler and MaCio Teague back, the Bears move to the top of the preseason rankings. There’s a tier of three teams atop the rest of the country this season, with Baylor, Villanova and Gonzaga separating themselves from the pack — on paper, at least. But Baylor will have the most continuity […]
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