By Austin Burton
OK, so I was wrong. While I had the right reasons, I picked the wrong team. But after watching Michigan State maraud through the Midwest bracket and take out my pre-Tournament pick, Louisville, along the way, I can say this now: The Spartans will take the ’09 national championship. And they’ll do it for a lot of the same reasons I originally picked the ‘Ville: Read More »
Tags: Chris Allen, Delvon Roe, Durrell Summers, Goran Suton, Kalin Lucas, Korie Lucious, magic johnson, Michigan State, Raymar Morgan, Tom Izzo, Travis Walton
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By Austin Burton
The first weekend is in the books, the field of 65 is down to 16, and I seriously need a break from watching basketball. After the first two rounds of the Big Dance, here are my big winners (big losers coming soon):
THE HIT LIST
Cole Aldrich — Going into the Tournament, nobody was talking about Aldrich in regards to the 2009 NBA Draft. Read More »
Tags: Cole Aldrich, feature, Greivis Vasquez, John Calipari, Jon Brockman, Kansas, Maryland, Memphis, Michigan State, NCAA Tournament, Siena, Travis Walton, Washington
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Smack /
Mar 23, 2009 / 6:32 am
By Dime Magazine
While No. 1 seeds UConn and North Carolina had little trouble getting through the first two rounds of the tourney and into the Sweet Sixteen, Louisville and Pitt haven’t looked nearly as strong. Yesterday, Pitt was tied with Oklahoma State around the 2:30 mark of the second half, struggling again to put away a lesser-talented team before Levance Fields took over. Read More »
Tags: Arizona, Byron Eaton, chris paul, DaJuan Blair, Dominic James, Dwyane Wade, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Keyon Dooling, lebron james, Levance Fields, Louisville, luis scola, NCAA Tournament, Pitt, rodney stuckey, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Travis Walton, Yao Ming
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