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UCLA and Arizona battle for Pac-12 basketball recruiting supremacy
Yesterday I found myself intrigued by CBS Sports basketball guru Gary Parrish's article discussing the recruiting knocks on UCLA and Ben Howland. From an objective standpoint, it's all unfair considering he's only pumped out NBA starting point guard after NBA starting point guard, and looking at...
Pac-10 Basketball Pick 'Em: Week 11 Reader Ballot
Pick the Pac-10 games for week 11, and test your knowledge against other readers and bloggers. Will the Washington St. fans' reign of terror continue? Only you can stop them! Simply fill out the form after the jump. It's quick and easy!
Pac-10 Basketball Pick 'Em: Week 10 Results
Another week is in the books. There were some great games, some that revealed glaring holes on certain teams, and some that flat out shocked me. The Oregon Ducks defeated the Oregon St. Beavers? What? Gotta love those rivalry games. By now, your team's strengths and weaknesses should be fairly...
St. John's is an interesting team, Steve Lavin an impact hire
We're filling these spaces in the preseason with previews, human interest stories, guess/speculation, and generally chomping at the bit to get it on with some games. I'm trying to hit some preseason contests at DePaul to feed my basketball jones. And I will be a guest on Hoops Talk Live tomorrow...
Northwestern, Davidson in Holiday Festival
Along with scheduled matchups for the Red Storm in the Great Alaska Shootout (November 23-27, against Ball State and with Arizona State as the other marquee team; more here), a continuation of the series with the Duke Blue Devils, and a match against UCLA in Los Angeles on February 2nd5th*...
Looking Back on Steve Lavin's UCLA Teams
One of the burning questions about new St. John’s coach Steve Lavin is "what will Lavin’s teams look like"? Will the team run? Will they be able to score? Can they make a move in the Big East? It's been a while since we've seen Lavin coach. His UCLA squads were curious teams,...
St. John's basketball: addressing Steve Lavin's negatives
Previously: Steve Lavin: the solution or the question | Welcome new St. John’s head coach, Steve Lavin The best coach in the program is the new coach. The new coach is the hero on the white horse, riding in on a wave of plaudits and good will, wiping the slate clean from the old regime. So...
Welcome new St. John's basketball coach, Steve Lavin
Previously: Steve Lavin: the solution or the question? St. John's hired former UCLA head coach Steve Lavin. Below, find the press, video, and audio links. There is a mix of excitement over a supposedly big name, an on-air personality, and a guy who went to numerous NCAA Tournaments with the storied...
Steve Lavin: the coaching solution or the question for St. John's
Strong rumors have it that former UCLA coach Steve Lavin may be the next St. John's coach. He didn't do enough for the UCLA Bruins fans, and has been out of the coaching game for 7 years (with the exception of some clinics), but his teams did get to the NCAA Tournament, and he did recruit a number...
Don't Stop Believin'
Louisville's journey to the 2010 College Cup had never weathered the flurry of goals or snow that accumulated in Cardinal Park on Saturday night. U of L goalkeeper Andre Boudreaux, a redshirt junior from New Orleans, started the game with a .059 goals against average and hadn't allowed more than...
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