Team of the Day

The tragic death of Skip Prosser thrust Wake Forest (16-8, 6-5 ACC) into the spotlight during the off season. However, the spotlight of tragedy faded into a mediocre season for the Demon Deacons.

Of all the overrated things in college basketball – white players, bracketologists, the nickname Psycho T – the Duke-North Carolina rivalry is not one of them. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, where we take pride in our apathy, I’ve always been jealous of the visceral hatred of tobacco row. It is embarrassing to even attempt to draw comparisons with any rivalries on the West Coast.

 

In the toughest conference in college basketball, road wins separate the top of the Pac-10 from those simply vying for a NCAA berth.  Stanford (18-3, 7-2 in the Pac-10) came into this week ranked, but with a less than ambitious non-conference schedule that included a loss to Siena.  Questions remained whether Stanford was a true threat to the top of the conference.

 

Wins at Pittsburgh and Marquette earn the Cardinals the Team of the Week award.