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Interview with Rich Zvosec — author, former coach, ESPN analyst (J. Paulsen, 01/09/2009)
ESPN college basketball analyst Rich Zvosec coached at 10 different lower Division I
schools and recently wrote a book about his career. He chatted with John about the book,
the challenges of coaching at a small school and why the NBA age limit is hurting the
college game
Well, three out of four ain't bad... (J. Paulsen, 04/01/2008)
If you've ever heard Jim Nantz and Billy Packer try to fill dead air, you know why
John Paulsen is hoping this weekend's Final Four games are close. With three of his
Final Four picks still alive, John takes a closer look at the matchups while also
chiming in on Tyler Hansbrough's NBA future.
48 teams down, the Sweet 16 remain (J. Paulsen, 03/25/2008)
Last week, John Paulsen used a series of trend stats to help him fill out his March
Madness bracket. Now, with the first two rounds of the tournament in the books, John
checks in on his results while also taking a closer look at the Sweet 16 matchups
for those readers in "second chance" brackets
A (sort of) scientific way to fill out your March Madness bracket (J. Paulsen, 03/18/2008)
Looking for a little guidance while filling out your bracket? John Paulsen offers up
a series of trend stats, including Sagarin ratings and points-per-shot, that should
help you with all of the tough decisions. Now all you need to do is come up with
your excuse for missing work Thursday and Friday.
College Hoops Web Guide
The editors are disappointed that there aren't many quality college hoops sites outside of the general sports sites, especially since March Madness is one of the most entertaining events in sports. Fortunately, the general sites do a great job. Let us know if we've missed any!
CollegeSports.com
This site devoted to college sports has an excellent hoops section.
Sportsterminal.com
Here you'll find tons of great NCAA basketball content and stats.
FinalFour.net
March Madness HQ!
CHN College Basketball
All things college basketball, including rankings, tourney coverage, draft news and recruiting.
CNNSI.com
Between CNN and Sports Illustrated, they have put together a bullish site on college hoops.
CBS Sportsline
This is true to college basketball and has some good stories on the hardwood's future prep stars.
ESPN.com
Everything you would want or need in a college hoops site.
SportingNews.com
Great recruiting information.
CollegeInsider.com
Excellent site with plenty of content.
Small College Basketball
This is a great site to track Division II and Division III basketball.
Yardbarker.com
Check out college hoops rumors, blogs, videos, news, discussions, scores and more at Yardbarker.com – a place for fans to share stories and make comments about what’s happening in the college hoops world.
College Basketball Blog
Courtesy of The Scores Report, the National Sports Blog
Eric Maynor lands two-year deal with Jazz:
The Jazz have reportedly signed first-round draft pick Eric Maynor to a two-year deal.
Maynor signed the two year deal on Wednesday as the Jazz summer league team began a minicamp in Florida. The Jazz will play in Orlando starting July 6.
As the 20th overall pick in the draft, Maynor gets ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]
2009 NBA Free Agency Preview: The top unrestricted free agents:
Once the draft is over, the next step of the NBA offseason is the free agency period. Negotiations start July 1, but players have to wait until July 8 to actually sign on the dotted line. Due to the economy, this promises to be an interesting summer, as more franchises ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]
Blogging the Bloggers: NBA Draft, Geovanny Sota & T.O.:
- CHICAGO CUBS ONLINE details the story of catcher Geovanny Soto's positive marijuana drug test at this year's World Baseball Classic. (No wonder he can't hit this year - he's as high as a kite.)
- SPORTSbyBROOKS shares the story of Alabama's decision to appeal the NCAA's decision to strip the ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]
2009 NBA Draft: Cheers & Jeers:
It's waaaaaaaay too early to start judging the 2009 NBA Draft, but that's not going to stop me (or anyone else, for that matter) from trying. It takes at least three years before a draft class really shakes out, so there's no reason to fly off the handle criticizing (or ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]
Sports controversies caught on tape: SI.com put a collection of videos together of sports controversies that we’re painfully awkward to watch on film.
Here are a couple of my faves:
The only one of these I saw live was the Broadway Joe one, which was incredibly hilarious. Poor guy had to go to rehab after that, when ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]
Van Gundy says NBA age-limit is a “sham”:
Five of the 10 starters in last night's Game 4 skipped college altogether. In his pregame press conference, Stan Van Gundy says that the age-limit is a sham and blasted the NCAA.
Van Gundy was on a roll, decrying the NCAA as "the worst organization going," and the NBA/NCAA's one-and-done ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]
Is Kobe Bryant actually Pau Gasol’s sidekick?:
Think about it...Pau Gasol is averaging 18.6 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in the playoffs, and is shooting a scintillating 58.1% from the field. One of the best gauges of overall offensive efficiency is points per shot (PPS), which is simply the total points scored divided by the number ... [Continued at The Scores Report. Comments?]