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    Fran Fraschilla on Mad Dog Radio this PM

    It's happened before. He currently has a three game skid against UConn, and both Florida and Arkansas beat the Cats three straight times a few years back. I thought the same thing until I looked at the game results since Cal has been at UK.
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    ESPN is backtracking

    ACC is now 6 and 5. Only the Big East at 5 and 5 has a worse record. These were the top two leagues according to KenPom.
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    Cover your eyes (Duke)

    ESPN and the national media are desperate for Duke to validate their inflated preseason predictions that this was a team of destiny. I'm not going to lose any sleep over their incessant attempts to make Duke into a super team, when their record and recent performances indicate otherwise. In...
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    Are we still in play...

    The fact that we are even talking about the possibility of a one seed reflects how balanced the tourney field is going to be this year. As badly as the team played through the first twelve minutes of the game last night (0.286 efficiency vs. 1.190 efficiency for Vandy), it played at a high...
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    Mike DeCourcy lists the 10 teams that have a shot at the title....

    I'd add Kansas and Arizona to your list. Both of their adjusted defensive efficiencies are not within the range for all previous champions from 2002 according to Kenpom. Still have doubts about Gonzaga. Of the ten he lists, I tend to believe that the champion will come from North Carolina...
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    Scouting Tennessee

    Thanks for your in-depth look at the Vols. Assuming that we're down two guards, the game could hinge on 1) whether the refs try to equalize the fouls called, 2) whether Hawkins and Monk can stay out of foul trouble, and 3) if one or both are burdened with fouls, how does Cal handle that? KSR...
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    Duke drops all the way to 5th in BPI

    I far prefer Kenpom as an objective guide to where teams stand relative to each other. Looking back over the championship teams to 2002 (the first year for Kenpom's ratings), you'll find that no team has won the championship with an offensive rating below 40 or a defensive rating below 22 or a...
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    Local Media Kissing Turtleneck's you know what

    In the end, it's the taxpayers of Kentucky who've been had. The state is a signatory to the deal, and as happened when UofL was brought into the state university system 40 years ago, the state (meaning all of us who pay taxes) will be on the hook to pay off the bonded indebtedness. In essence...
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    Likely outcomes for UK versus UNC

    I tend to side with you on UNC winning the game-probably won't be by double digits, but I just don't think our front court, aside from Bam, has the maturity and the ability to deal with UNC on the boards. Close game, but in the end Carolina controls the boards and pulls out a close one.
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    Stats after 9 games, behind the numbers

    OP, Nice job of comparing the current squad vs. past Cal squads and earlier BCG and Tubby teams. Since you have already done the hard work of digging up the numbers, may I suggest you look at blocks and steals as a percentage of the other team's total offensive possessions? That might provide an
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    Who are some the best pure college shooters you ever watch play..

    The Rocket
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    Duke Insider Andrew Slater Just Changed Pick For Bolden To UK

    Just got on this morning and took at where the Crystal Ball stood---and from what I see Andrew Slater said Duke on Friday at 539 PM, and in fact, Adam Rowe from Duke Insider said Central Connecticut State (that's a new one--is Adam throwing up his hands in despair over the delay? ) shortly...
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    Final ESPN 100 Recruit Rankings

    You may be right, but were one to simply add the numerical scores of the top five recruits for Duke ( assuming Bolden chooses to go there) and Kentucky, Kentucky's class ranking (58) would still be higher than Duke's (74). Undoubtedly ESPN uses a more sophisticated (easily manipulated?) scoring...
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    Matt Painter

    He's not going anywhere for the time being. Purdue is searching for a new athletic director and as soon as one is hired, the first order of business will be to try to resurrect the football program with a change in coaches. Purdue's athletic budget is overtaxed right now due to the precipitous...
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    ESPN's John Gasaway Lists 8 Teams That Can Win It All

    I think it may come down to who has lost in their conference tournament or at least who doesn't have a long winning steak heading into the NCAA. Over the past twenty years, nine of the champions have lost in their conference tourney, another 8 lost one of their last three regular season games...
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