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1/29 ..despite
virginia's recent history against the tar heels, unc should walk
out with a relatively easy 10 point win.. syracuse on the other
hand should struggle mightily at pittsburgh tonight and fall to
20-2.. even though you haven't heard about it on espn, big result
last night with princeton falling to brown at home.. perhaps this
game signifies the potential for a changing of the ivy league
guard.. big game in the 10 this afternoon with xavier traveling to
philly to play st joes.. the surprising hawks are 5-1 in
conference play but dont be surprised if they fall today.. xu's
churchill odia was one of more hyped freshman in the country, but
he's only averaging 10 mpg..
1/28 ..its always
hard to come up with something interesting to say on friday..
rice's michael harris is one of the most underrated players in the
country.. the 6-6 senior is averaging 20 points and 11 boards for
the owls.. talking about underrated players, i have to mention
niagara's juan mendez.. this kid is averaging 24 and 10 including
8 double-doubles in a row.. niagara is one of 4 teams duking it
out for a very tight maac race.. even though it was at home, nice
win for arizona coming back from a first-half defecit.. just want
to give a quick thanks to all the readers of chn.. hope you're
enjoying our coverage of the 04-05 season!..
1/27 ..if you saw
the duke loss coming, then you know things better than i do..
check out the job old dominion is doing in the colonial athletic
conference.. the monarchs are 18-2 and 8-0 in conference games..
even though providence has been struggling, freshman forward
dasean white is a name to look out for in the future.. last night
we learned that marquette without travis diener is just a weak
squad.. washington at arizona is a much watch game tonight
1/25 ..tough
loss for rutgers last night.. they're supposed to get that
friendly rim at home.. perhaps one of the most surprising stories
in pro sports this year is the resurgence of the bulls..
perhaps the pollsters will finally show the sooners the respect
they deserve and rank them ahead of texas and osu.. ..not that
anyone cares, but roger federer has a chance to be the most
dominating tennis player ever.. andrew bogut has hit on 22 of 26
shots in his last two games.. no wonder utah leads the nation in
fg% at 53.5.. illinois at wisconsins is a much watch game
tonight.. badgers just dont lose at home..
1/24 ..don't be
surprised to see rutgers give syracuse a real challenge down at
the rac tonight.. with a win tonight, oklahoma deserves to be in
the top 10.. check out fiu junior ivan almonte.. the 6-6 forward
leads his team in all major categories.. siu continues to be the
favorite in the mvc despite darren brooks' struggles.. the salukis
senior leader has hit just 12 of his last 46 shots.. how about
surprising denver who leads the sun belt conference with a 5-0
record.. the pioneers played stanford to within 4 points earlier
in the year and have a a nice road win at conference foe la-lafayette.
1/22 ..jon chaney
is showing again that his brutal early season schedule pays off
once it comes to a10 games.. college basketball gameday is a
good idea.. but having digger and bilas is a joke.. lets get
someone up there with some personality and i'll pay attention..
obviously big win for villanova today.. but its even more
important for the big east conference.. the standout teams haven't
beaten anyone of note so this one looks good..
someone should remind
isiah that lenny wilkens isnt the problem.. it's isiah's awful
personnel moves.. the knicks have basically no future at this
point..
1/21 ..has iowa's
play guaranteed steve alford his job there for the forseeable
future?.. nevada's nick fazekas deserves some respect on the
national scene.. the sophomore big man is averaging 20 points, 9
boards and 2 blocks per game for a solid 13-4 nevada squad..
speaking of 13-4 teams, how about minnesota?.. this team was given
absolutely no chance in the preseason.. it would be nice to see
cincinnati upset Wake Forest tomorrow.. if only so people could
calm down about the ACC.. after going 1-8 in their non-conference
scheudle, the monmouth hawks are 4-0 in the nec and headed towards
another ncaa tournament berth..
1/20 ..could
someone remind digger phelps that until illinois loses, they
deserve to be 1.. salim stoudamire is shooting an amazing 56% from
three this season.. his teammate mustafa shakur has to be
considered somewhat of a disappointment at this point of his
career.. he's better than 9 points and 4.5 assists per game..
tough loss for texas with pj tucker being ruled ineligible..
having gone to college, i really dont understand how someone on
scholarship could manage to not earn 6 credits.. when it comes
down to it, its about as easy as remembering to zip your jeans in
the morning..
1/19 ..so much for
bama and msu being the game of the night.. more like blow out of
the season.. now only if fsu could start winning some games on the
road.. even though he only plays 20 minutes per game, marvin
williams is one of the most efficient players in the country..
huge 7-2 freshman roy hibbert had a breakout game in georgetown's
OT loss.. 12 points, 14 rebounds, and an amazing 9 offensive
boards.. if roger clemens wins arbitration, his ego would be so
big that his head would officially explode.. i still cant believe
the dunk hakim warrick had against notre dame last week..
1/18 ..mississippi
state at alabama is the game of the night.. the bulldogs havent
won a game against a ranked team all season.. southwest missouri
finished last season as one of the hottest teams in the mvc but
has struggled to a 1-5 conference start.. still, they've lost two
tight road games at top mvc team and could be ready for a late
season run.. senior mike bell is quietly having a great season for
a bad florida atlantic squad.. bell is averaging 18 points, 9
rebounds, and 2 blocks per game.. will billy edelin ever be a
major contributor for syracuse again?..
1/17 ..back after
a weekend off.. indiana-purdue was the game of the weekend.. mike
davis has already started the beginning of the end.. but if he
lost that game it would have been the middle of the end.. i wish
the college basketball season was longer.. give al skinner credit
at boston college.. i dont want to jump on the bc bandwagon.. but
he deserves respect for recruiting unheralded kids who develop
into big-time college athletes.. interesting news about joe
crawford returning to kentucky.. wonder if this is the end of the
young pg's discontent or if this will continue into the future..
give credit to alando tucker for making his presence felt in
wisconsin's big win over msu despite an injured foot..
1/14 ..duke is a
hard team to place in the national rankings.. sure they're duke
and they're undefeated, but do they even have half the talent as a
unc or illinois does?..hard to imagine there being a less
interesting schedule on tap then there is today.. why would matt
leinart not go pro?.. has julius hodge lost his outside touch..
he's just 2 fo 16 on threes this season after being comfortably
over 30% his 1st three seasons.. will ronny turiaf ever be 100%
healthy the rest of this season?.. after scoring over 20 in 4 of
his first 5 games the gonzaga big man hasnt hit the 20 mark in his
last 9 games..
1/13 ..the result
of the day was texas a&m over texas.. not only did a&m win, but
they won with relative ease.. this team is a few points away from
still being undefeated.. is billy gillispie a basketball genius..
if you fell asleep, you missed a great game between utep and
nevada.. the miners looked like they were going to blow out nevada
in reno, but the wolfpack came back from a 20+ deficit to send it
to overtime.. utep still won.. unc can beat you from so many
different ways.. there are guys on that team who get no respect
but would be the best player on just about every other team.. i
love the saying 'its not the player, its the game'.. nothing is
truer when talking about baseball's sad steroid problem.. there's
no one to blame but the league itself for letting it go on..
1/11
..i can never tell if
charlie villanueva just simply cant run or he's just that lazy..
it will be interesting to see if the ncaa's new acadmic
performance program does any good.. you're looking at a max
punishment of about 1 or 2 scholarships per team.. FIU's Ivan
Almonte is one of the few kids in the country leading his team in
points, rebounds, and assists.. he also leads in steals and is
shooting 53% from the floor.. espn needs to work on improving
their super tuesday lineups.. tonight is weak
1/10
..remember when tulsa
was one of the hot up and coming majors.. can favre ever get it
done in the playoffs again?.. miami's guillermo diaz is one of
acc's actually underrated players.. gonzaga looked less then
impressive in their opening wcc games.. arizona state's playing
like they deserve an ncaa tournament bid.. as an aside.. just
because reggie white was good at football.. does not mean he needs
to be honored as a good man.. uconn needs to put up a legit win on
the board tonight against oklahoma or they should drop out of the
top 25..
1/8
..mark tyndale of temple
is breaking records for futility recently.. chaney's heralded
freshman is 2-28 for his last two games including 0-9 from three..
after watching princeton slow things down and make it relatively
close against duke perhaps temple can shock some people today.. if
only tyndale hits 50% of his shots.. unc may still yet become the
best team in the country.. but they're not there now.. evansville
has become a real player in the mvc with wins over creighton and
northern iowa already.. check out the numbers of la salle's steven
smith.. 23 and 8 with solid shooting numbers across the board..
1/7
..all of our prayers are
with lou henson.. quiet set of games tonight.. northern iowa at
evansville is probably the game of the night.. evansville already
has a big mvc home win over creighton.. memphis showed signs last
night of being a contender in the cusa.. there's no reason the
tigers cant make a big run later in the season.. if banks can keep
his head on straight.. a big if.. hartford managed to score only
22 points last night.. even vin baker couldnt help them now..
jordan farmar's been as good as advertised for ucla..
1/6
..if last night was any
indication then this will be the year of the upset in college
basketball.. perhaps the most surprising was michigan going into
iowa and winning.. wvu's undefeated season came to a crashing halt
at villanova last night.. give texas a&m a lot of credit for
hanging tough at kansas.. maybe this team is more legit than i
gave them credit for.. even though louisville lost, my man juan
diego palacios is ready to explode for the cardinals.. lodrick
stewart has really come on for usc.. he could lead the pac10 in
scoring by his senior season..
1/5
..usc is just that
good.. west virginia plays at villanova tonight as a new member of
the top 25.. expect them to lose and drop out quickly.. utah's
andrew bogut has been on a tear lately.. 7 games of over 20 and 10
in a row.. he only scored over 20 in 3 games last season.. 11-0
texas a&m should finally lose their first game of the season at
kansas.. seems to be a scoring renaissance in the nba this
season.. very good sign for the popularity of the league.. army
has yet to beat a d1 team this year.. final four is only 3 months
away..
1/4
..previously undefeated
wichita state went down last night to 5-4 manhattan.. at home..
bad loss for the mvc.. look out for manhattan's cj anderson.. the
jaspers heralded recruit is averaging 15 points and 8 boards per
game.. along with fellow freshman arturo dubois the jaspers could
be huge in the next couple of years.. congrats to prairie view and
umkc for getting their first win of the season last night.. no
auburn, youre not #1, and youre probably not even #2 regardless of
the outcome of tonight's game.. longwood has a chance to improve
on their 1-17 record at hartford tonight..
1/3
..how bout bucknell.. so
what if pitt is the most overrated team in the country.. beating
the #7 on the road is a big deal.. not bad for a team out of the
26th ranked conference.. how could duke struggle that much against
clemson at home?.. expect nelson to start over dockery soon..
wichita state is one of only 7 undefeated teams left.. meanwhile
prairie view is 0-9 and takes on 1-9 alcorn state tonight in the
battle of garbage teams.. prarier view's leading scorer averages 8
per game.. thats the lowest leading scorer you'll ever see..
1/2
..virginia has a chance
to prove their 8-1 start isnt a fluke against wake forest today..
utep deserves more respect nationally.. the miners are 35-9 since
the beginning of last season.. it will be interesting to see how
uconn's marcus williams fares in conference play.. the sophomore
is amongst the national leaders in assists.. but the huskies
haven't played anyone yet.. huge win for kansas yesterday.. even
though it was at home the jayhawks showed a lot of toughness..
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