By Austin Burton
*Dime’s NCAA Tournament Day 2 coverage*
This was the first-round game I wasn’t gonna miss for anything, even if I had to watch it on my little computer screen. Clemson likes to run and gun; Missouri thrives on a full-court press taught by Mike Anderson, a disciple of Nolan Richardson and “40 Minutes of Hell.” Mizzou’s J.T. Tiller is a defensive demon and one of my favorite college players, while Clemson’s Noel Johnson is the son of ex-NBA player “Cheese” Johnson, who always makes sure to call up the Dime office and update us on his kid’s progress since we did a story on Noel in 8th grade. AND Gus Johnson is on the mic? You couldn’t drag me away. Read More »
Tags: Clemson, Harvey Grant, Horace Grant, J.T. Tiller, Jim Boeheim, Mike Anderson, Missouri, Noel Johnson, Nolan Richardson, Oliver Purnell, Trevor Booker, Zaire Taylor
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By Austin Burton
It’s Championship Week in college basketball, otherwise known as the week of tournaments before THE Tournament. And honestly, it seems this year people only really care about two conference tourneys: the Big East and the Big 12 … maybe the ACC based on history and hype.
So far I’ve previewed the Big East and the Pac-10 (hometown allegiance); next up is the Big 12. Read More »
Tags: Cole Aldrich, Craig Brackins, Damion James, Ekpe Udoh, Frank Martin, J.T. Tiller, Jaacob Pullen, Jamar Samuels, James Anderson, Kevin Durant, LaceDarius Dunn, Marcus Morris, Mike Anderson, Nolan Richardson, Quincy Acy, Sherron Collins, Tweety Carter, Willie Warren, xavier henry
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Smack /
Mar 27, 2009 / 4:40 am
By Dime Magazine
A couple of themes dominated last night’s NCAA tourney Sweet 16 games: Defense and Onions. First you had UConn defensive stalwart Hasheem Thabeet putting together his first dominant game of the tourney (15 pts, 15 rebs, 4 blks) to push the Huskies past Purdue. Then Villanova slapped a stifling total team defensive effort on Duke, ball-pressure and denial for which Coach K‘s boys seemed totally unprepared. And then Missouri’s new-school “40 Minutes of Hell” paved the way for them to get past Memphis … As for the onions? Look no further than Levance Fields. Read More »
Tags: Ben Gordon, Brandon Roy, DaJuan Blair, derrick rose, dwight howard, Greg Paulus, Hasheem Thabeet, J.T. Tiller, John Salmons, Jon Scheyer, Levance Fields, Memphis, michael beasley, Missouri, NCAA Tournament, Pitt, Reggie Miller, Rudy Fernandez, Shaquille O'Neal, Tyreke Evans, Tyrus Thomas, UConn, Vince Carter
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