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That we’re saved from yet another San Antonio Spurs appearance in the NBA Finals but the Lakers’ mammoth comeback in game one of the Western Conference finals is a giant leap in the right direction. Like usual, Kobe was the man, carrying Los Angeles to the 89-85 dubbya but, as has become the norm [...]

Just might’ve been the play the Spurs just ran off the telly timeout that came with the game knotted at 81. Whether designed or not, any play that ends with Tim Duncan passing from the left elbow of the key to Tony Parker underneath the hoop is bizarre.
No wonder the Spurs are [...]

They’ve climbed all the way back from a 20-point second half deficit to knot game one of the Western Conference finals with the Spurs at 81 with 3:11 left to play. With the best closer in the NBA, Kobe Bryant, having another monster game and reliable third/second banana Lamar Odom getting going, I think [...]

With NBA refs and the playoffs? Does the league pay them some sort of incentive for whistling phantom fouls or officiating in a manner that’s as inconsistent as dude loaded on Tequila driving a jet ski?
LA’s Rony Turiaf may be a hack but he’s just got called for two fouls against Tim Duncan on [...]

The Lakers saving us from an NBA Finals that would be duller than a weekend in Salt Lake and uglier than Katherine Harris without makeup — incredibly enough, I’m certain she’s even more hideous when not covered in CVS cosmetics than with — since Los Angeles is trailing San Antonio 68-61 with a bit more [...]

After 3 quarters of letting the Lakers do whatever they wanted when on offense, the Jazz have finally woken up and are playing some D. That’s allowed them to go on a 12-5 spurt to start the 4th quarter and get back in the game.
The Lake Show’s still got the best closer [...]

Not if Andrei Kirilenko keeps hoisting threes and Carlos Boozer keeps on bulldozing his way to the bucket. The Lakers are up 80-66 with 2:20 left in the 3rd Quarter.
Fact is, the Jazz just haven’t played well enough or intelligently enough to win tonight. That they’re within 14 points at this point [...]

It wasn’t a vintage first half performance from the Big West champs but there’s no shame in going into the half trailing Wisconsin 30-28. Being that CS-Fullerton’s two top players, Scott Cutley and Josh Akognon, have been merely average in the first half while the supporting cast, including lead three-point snipers Marcus Crenshaw and [...]

Hope their bus crashes on the way back from the game or their hotel catches on fire tonight or Coach K dies of self-righteousness or, well, anything horrible happens to this hotbed of entitlement and privilege.
Say what you will but Duke neither deserved nor earned the victory tonight.

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Should be about 2.0 left to play. The question is whether Belmont has a Valpo/Northwestern State moment in them.

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Rick Byrd has pitched a no-hitter for the entire game but the last two plays he’s come up with may end up costing his Belmont Bruins the game.

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Winthrop’s getting lambasted by Washington State, 67-37, with less than two minutes to play. That leaves 0-1 in Upset Specials but we’d happily trade an O-fer if it meant Belmont is going to dispatch Duke.
With the sharpshooting Bruins in the double bonus and leading 70-69 with 1:40 left to play, that’s looking more [...]

Coach K’s not the only Dookie that looks like crap with 2:44 left in the game and the Blue Devils clinging to a tenuous 67-64 lead over Belmont. His entire squad looks like they’ve been doing suicides for the past day and a half, as a fresher, quicker, and more determined Bruins squad continues [...]

A better effort from any team in any game in the Big Dance as we’ve seen from Belmont thus far in this game. There are so many Bruins diving after the ball and running down loose balls that it seems like there are seven or eight guys wearing Belmont jerseys out there. Knock [...]

Belmont’s taken a 58-56 lead at the 10:59 mark.

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And send the detestable, despicable Duke Blue Devils packing in the first day of the Big Dance? Let’s hope so!
With 11:57 left to play the Bruins from Nashville, George Vecsey’s favorite underdog, is trailing by by four, 56-52.
If Belmont can rediscover the deadeye shooting touch from triple-land they had in the first [...]

Winthrop seniors Michael Jenkins and Taj McCullough are absolutely determined to get the Eagles back to the Big Dance. With fellow senior Chris Gaynor stuck on the bench with three fouls, Jenkins and McCullough — especially Jenkins — have taken turns knocking down J’s and taking the ball to the rack. With UNC-Asheville [...]

March Madness darlings from last year Withthrop have jumped out to a 17-10 lead over UNC-Asheville in the first half of the eagerly anticipated — by me at least — Big South championship scrap. So far, UNC-Asheville’s 7-7 center Kenny George hasn’t been much of a factor, as Winthrop’s Andy Buechert has been able [...]

Prior to the game, Kent State coach Jim Christian passed out shirts to his squad that read “Trust the System.” The Kent State system of physical, in your face D and precise O that showcases the Golden Flashes big-time players was like clockwork tonight, as the Golden Flashes smothered St. Mary’s shooters while Al Fisher made big shot after big shot. Incredibly enough, the win over the Gaels was their first-ever regular season win over a ranked opponent.

Christian may want his players to trust the system but whoever it is that Kent State draws in the Big Dance would be better off fearing the system.

Kent State’s Al Fisher is a stud no doubt about it. His warp-speed drive to the hoop and reverse up and under lay-in should seal the win for Kent State. They’re up 61-55 with 36.2 seconds to play.

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The mid-major slugfest between Kent State and St. Mary’s has been infinitely more entertaining and physical than the fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov was. With a bit less than 2 minutes left, Kent State is leading 58-55. Should they hang on, this would be the biggest win of the season for [...]

After trailing 4-0, Kent State, playing relentless D and attacking the basket on O, has taken a 16-11 lead in a game that feels like it could be a NCAA Tourney scrap. Leading the Golden Flashes has been junior guard Al Fisher who’s gotten St. Mary’s Aussie freshman guard Patty Mills in foul trouble [...]

That really matters for the MAC is tonight’s Kent State-St. Mary’s scrap taking place on the Gaels homecourt in Moraga. A win over the 20th-ranked Gaels would bolster the Golden Flashes claim to an at-large Big Dance invite immeasurably. Judging by Kent State’s sloppy start, they know this and are feeling the [...]

Miami’s up 59-39 right now with a bit less than three minutes to play. In the wake of the second no show at Alumni in a row by the Bulls, I’m hitting the city to drink away any memory of this atrocious “effort” by UB.
It’s time for Bulls fans to start counting [...]

Miami’s opened up a 46-33 second half lead on UB, which means the Redhawks are in the middle of 37-10 blitzing of the Bulls. With Miami being the toughest team in the MAC to comeback against, this one, like I said at the half, is all but over.
Etch it in stone: [...]