How they Arrived in Atlanta Shockers: Defeated #8 Pitt (73-55) #1 Gonzaga (76-70) #13 La Salle (72-58) #2 Ohio State (70-66) Cardinals: Defeated #16 North Carolina A&T (79-48) #8 Colorado State (82-56) #12 Oregon (77-69) #2 Duke (85-63) Tournament Offensive Averages Shockers: 72.7 PPG 38.5 RPG 12.0 APG 42.7 FG% 7.2 3PT/G Cardinals: 80.7 PPG [...]
#1 Indiana vs. #16 LIU Brooklyn How they Punched Their Ticket Indiana (27-6, 14-4 Big 10): Finished 1st in Big 10- At Large Bid LIU Brooklyn (20-13, 12-6 NEC): Won NEC Tournament- Automatic Bid ATS (Against the Spread) Indiana: 14-13 LIU Brooklyn: 3-0 Hoosiers Outlook: IU’s offensive efficiency within a conference as competitive as the Big [...]
The Good Noteworthy Performance: Won the Maui Invitational Tournament Senior guard Brandon Paul and the Fighting Illini caught fire early on in Maui and never looked back. Illinois averaged over 85 points per game in wins over USC, Chaminade, and Butler in route to their tournament win in Hawaii. John Croce’s crew was deadly from [...]
Browns Move Up One Spot to Select Trent Richardson Before the draft even officially started on Thursday evening, the Cleveland Browns moved up one spot (from 4th to 3rd) swapping picks with the Minnesota Vikings. The Browns had coveted Richardson all along during the draft process, however they felt it necessary to move up one [...]
Michigan point guard Trey Burke hasn’t had much of a chance to learn on the job this season. As a true freshman, he was thrown into the starting point guard duties by head coach John Beilein earlier in the season at the Maui Invitational. Twenty four games later, I think it’s pretty safe to say [...]
Arizona vs. #9 Oklahoma St. (-13) 66 o/u 666 yards of total offense? Yes! Senior quarterback Brandon Weeden and the Cowboys offense didn’t miss a beat during their season opener against Louisana-Lafayette. The Cowboys get their first true test on Thursday evening against head coach Mike Stoops Arizona Wildcats. The Wildcats are coming off a [...]
By Sportsgrinder I can’t remember an era in the NBA (please feel free to offer some suggestions) where there were so many young and promising point guards flourishing before our very eyes. The 2009 NBA Draft was considered by most draft experts to be an off year in regards to elite talent. Yet, after two [...]
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