Tennessee vs. Kentucky: SEC Showdown
February 13, 2010
The Tennessee Volunteers have been on a roller coaster ride the last few weeks. A 15-2 start to the season had the Vols ranked in the top 10. Wins against Kansas, Memphis and Mississippi shows that this squad is capable of taking on all challengers regardless of the situation. However, they were caught looking ahead when they played a bad Georgia team back in late January. That loss took some of the wind out of their sales, and they ended up losing the Vandy match-up. They rebounded to win 3 straight...
Big East Friday Night Match-Up: W. Virginia v. Pittsburgh
February 12, 2010
Friday offers a rare Big East game. This one happens to be between 2 of the top teams in the conference. Five of the top 25 teams in the country reside in the Big East. The West Virginia Mountaineers are currently ranked 4th in the country while the Pittsburgh Panthers has slid down to the #23 slot due to a resent losing streak. The Mountaineers got the best of the Panthers in their first match-up back on February 2nd with a 70-51 beat-down that wasn’t even as close as the final score indicated....
WCC Showdown: Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. St. Mary’s Gaels
February 11, 2010
The West Coast Conference has become one of the premier secondary leagues in college basketball. Two of the WCC’s top teams square off Thursday as the Saint Mary’s Gaels travel to the McCarthey Athletic Center to take on the 11th ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Zags have been a perennial powerhouse since Mark Few has taken the helm as head coach. In his 11 seasons as HC, his Gonzaga teams have never had less than 23 wins in a year. Saint Mary’s currently holds the edge in conference play with...
Struggling UNC tries to Fuel the Fire against Duke
February 10, 2010
The greatest rivalry in college basketball may not have the same luster this year. The Duke Blue Devils are having another solid year behind the leadership of head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Duke is currently the #7 team in the country according to the coach’s poll, and are leading the ACC conference with a 7-2 record. Their counterparts, the North Carolina Tar Heels, seem to be a shell of the team that won the title last year. However, like many rivalry games, you can throw records out the window...
NBA’s Best and Worst Square off Tuesday Night
February 9, 2010
The best and worst teams in the NBA (based on record) will play Tuesday night in what should be an absolute BLOWOUT! The Cleveland Cavaliers currently have the best record in the NBA, and are vying for the opportunity to compete for the NBA Championship. On the other side of the court from the Cavs will be one of the worst teams in NBA history. When the New Jersey Nets began the season they knew they would have a difficult time competing, but I’m sure they didn’t anticipate having a 4-46 record...
Super Bowl XLIV Preview: Indianapolis Colts v. New Orleans Saints
February 7, 2010
Peyton Manning made the top ranked New York Jets defense look like silly 2 weeks ago in the AFC Championship game. His ability to read blitzes and audible on the fly, make it nearly impossible for any defense to stop him. The New Orleans Saints have been phenomenal offensively this year, averaging a league leading 31.8 points per game. The most surprising stat regarding the Saints is that their 25th ranked defense has only allowed 34 more points than the Colts during the regular season. The focal...
Big East Top-25′s Collide
February 6, 2010
The Big East is loaded with college basketball talent. They have 5 teams ranked in the top-25, and the first 4 are currently ranked in the top-10. Both the Georgetown Hoyas and the Villanova Wildcats are part of that group. It’s almost a certainty that the Hoyas will fall from their #8 position at the end of the week due to a disappointing loss to the South Florida Bulls on Wednesday. Georgetown has been a bit of a mystery this season as their play has been extremely inconsistent. They lost early...
Spurs and Trailblazers: NBA Thursday Night Battle
February 4, 2010
Both the Portland Trailblazers and the San Antonio Spurs have been fighting through injury issues this season. Fortunately, each of these squads have enough talent and depth to keep pace with the division leaders. The Portland Trailblazers have dealt with more injuries this season that any other team in the league. Starting small forward Travis Outlaw has been out with a foot injury but is expected to return shortly. Portland’s leading scorer Brandon Roy hasn’t played for over a week with a hamstring...
ACC’s Best Battle: Georgia Tech vs. Duke
February 4, 2010
The Duke Blue Devils are coming off of one of their most embarrassing losses of the season. Georgetown took them out to the wood-shed on Saturday as they beat them handily in a 89-77 win. Duke allowed a season high 89 points as they fell behind early, and couldn’t handle the size and strength of the Hoya’s big men. Thursday will be a different story as Kyle Singler and company take advantage of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets lack of shooting prowess in an ACC battle that includes the only 2...
Big East Clash: W. Virginia Mountaineers/ Pittsburgh Panthers
February 3, 2010
The W. Virginia Mountaineers are on a roll! They have won 4 in a row including a 77-74 win against a very good Louisville team on Saturday. Wednesday will present a rather large challenge as they take on the 21st ranked Pittsburgh Panthers at home. It seems as though head coach Bob Huggins has got the Mountaineers heading in the right direction following their heart-breaking loss to Syracuse back on January 16th. Prior to that loss (their first at home), they had only lost 2 games, and both were...
