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Just give 'em the trophy

April 1, 2009

This analysis is interesting, but pointless. North Carolina will win the NCAA Tournament.

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Analyzing tonight's Akron-Gonzaga game

March 19, 2009

Gonzaga coach Mark Few paid the Akron Zips the highest compliment when he said: "'I don't think, in 20 years of watching game tape, I have seen a team that plays that hard." This could be the proverbial blow-smoke-up-the-other-team's-butt pregame stuff, but basketball coaches tend to be pretty honest. And Few is right. The Zips [...]

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Some more on the Zips as they head to Portland

March 17, 2009

 
Catching up on some leftover stuff from visiting the Akron Zips practice on Monday:
–Humpty Hitchens said his ankle feels much better. He did not practice Monday, but coach Keith Dambrot said that was just to take care of him. Hitchens said he should be fine on Thursday. "What I learned after that Tournament game," Dambrot [...]

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NCAA geography is confusing

March 16, 2009

I guess the NCAA isn't paying much attention to geography. Akron is in the South Regional and will play in Portland, while the West Regional has games in Philadelphia. What's that West of? Bermuda?

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The NCAA's rich-get-richer operation

March 16, 2009

The NCAA Tournament continues to be weighted toward the larger conferences. It's not surprising given the rich-get-richer scheme run by the BCS, but in basketball it's next to impossible for a mid-major anywhere to earn a berth without winning its conference tournament. As SI.com reports: "Only four teams outside the power conferences earned at-large bids: [...]

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The Zips get a 13 seed

March 15, 2009

 The first time I met Mack Rhoades, he mused about whether the Akron Zips could become the Gonzaga of the Midwest. A small school that consistently builds a winning basketball team, that reaches the NCAA Tournament and wins some games in that tournament.
Well, now Akron gets to prove it – against the potential role model. [...]

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The Zips make the tournament, now where will they go?

March 15, 2009

This is a challenging day. I must try to figure where the Akron Zips might play in the NCAA tournament while trying to get over the shock that the parish where I grew up – St. James in Lakewood – is closing. It kind of takes a piece of yourself away from you. I reserve [...]

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