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NCPA Study: Right Data, Wrong Conclusions

October 2, 2011
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I just browsed through the recent NCPA (National College Players Association) study “The Price of Poverty in Big Time College Sport“, which has gotten a lot of attention in the press. In general, the study looked at the value of a student-athlete and offers some suggestions for improving the system. Most of the press went [...]

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Calipari Interested in Chicago Bulls Coaching Position

May 6, 2010
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Recently, it has been known that John Calipari has piqued interest in jumping ship from Kentucky, after only one year, for the professional ranks of the NBA. I am not going to BS my feelings for Calipari, I hands down do not respect him or like him. Not only do I think he is unbelivabley [...]

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NCAA Tournament Expands to 68 Teams

April 23, 2010
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Beginning in 2011, the Men’s NCAA tournament will expand to 68 teams. The tournament will also be broadcast on TNT, TBS, and truTV, along with the regular CBS. The TV deal, a $10.8 billion deal through 2024, is most likely a good thing. It provides a way for every single game to be viewed during [...]

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2010 NBA Draft Early Entries

April 12, 2010
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The age old question, should I go pro? Underclassmen have until 11:59 p.m. ET on April 25 to declare for the 2010 NBA Draft. Those players who have not hired an agent, and who have not previously declared, have until May 8th to withdraw their name from the NBA draft in order to retain their [...]

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Hayward’s Shot Off by Half the Width of a Cord of the Net

April 8, 2010

I can’t get the finish of this game out of my head. While I personally keep thinking about Howard’s baseline fadeaway with 13 seconds left, the half court buzzer beater would have been a huge shot as well. The reason I have focused on that fadeway is that I think it had a much better [...]

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March Madness Money

April 7, 2010

March Madness is a financial boon nationwide. While CBS picks up most of the online and television revenue, host cities all over the nation benefit from increased tourism. FastCompany put together some colorful info on where some of the money goes during the tournament. I like the bottom left…”You”! *image source: fastcompany.com

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I hate you Brendan Drury

April 6, 2010
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Do you know who Brendan Drury is? He is my one friend that I know who is a Duke fan. One. Uno. Solo. That’s it. Like many of you reading this, you probably only have one Duke friend as well, because who can possibly like these guys? Who can cheer for Brian Zoubek, Kyle Singler, [...]

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2010 NCAA Championship Preview

April 5, 2010
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The 2010 NCAA Championship game tips off at 9:21 est (thank god I live on the west coast). The anxiety is crushing me on how this game is going to play out. We have the truest “David vs. Goliath” that we have seen in some time for the Championship game. Everybody loves to root for [...]

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Butler’s Ties with Hoosiers

April 2, 2010
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At this point, we all know that Butler is from Indianapolis, which is where the Final Four is being played this year. But, this is more than an Indiana story. This story goes back to the movie every basketball loving kid grew up watching: Hoosiers. The ties between the movie, Hoosiers, the team that movie [...]

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Random Thoughts from Last Weekend Watching March Madness in Vegas

March 29, 2010

Does anybody possibly like the camera angle CBS uses behind the basket? I mean really CBS, people at home really want to watch the game from that angle? Also, how horrible is it when you go from watching a game with Bill Rafferty doing the commentating, and then, you get Jay Bilas? That is the [...]

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