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Cards enjoying themselves at Zona's expense
Pat Forde...why he's the most complete player in college basketball, bringing the ball upcourt and then directing it...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009Coaches react to UConn allegations
Pat Forde...at Connecticut and the overall compliance landscape in college basketball: Kansas coach Bill Self: "I'm not sure...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009ASU, Cuse always in the zone
Pat Forde...be the foremost practitioners of zone defense in college basketball -- but they go about it in very different...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2009You've got mail!
Pat Forde...the lucky 96 officials who will work the NCAA tournament that they made the cut. That's...an admirable job being more open about college basketball officiating in his first season as the coordinator...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009All quiet on the Ford Field front
Pat FordeDETROIT -- It got quiet in here in a hurry. The massive Michigan State throng in Ford Field was silenced rather quickly by North Carolina's opening ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009These officials have quick trigger fingers
Pat Forde...game are: Tom O'Neill, Curtis Shaw and Tony Greene. All three are veteran refs with ample NCAA tournament experience. For my money, Shaw might be the best in the business. He also has one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009Looking like 1990 all over again
Pat Forde...than that to Michigan State here tonight. The lead is now 20. The largest halftime lead in NCAA championship game history is 18 points, by Ohio State over California in 1960. Maybe we all put...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009Former Izzo assistant Crean's key to game
Pat FordeDETROIT -- A sleek black limo crawled alongside Ford Field about 7 p.m. ET. Out popped Indiana coach Tom Crean, a former Tom Izzo assistant at Michiga...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009Big Ten getting blown out in title game shocker
Pat Forde...championship, that is. Michigan State is following the beatdown trail blazed by Ohio State in football and basketball -- two lopsided losses in the BCS Championship Game (one against Florida, one against LSU) and a solid...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009Spartans seem fresher
Pat FordeDETROIT -- UConn is on the ropes. You can feel it. Michigan State's rotation of bodies appears to be winning the stamina battle, as the Spartans hav...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009Get ready for a physical battle
Pat FordeDETROIT -- The game officials for Michigan State-Connecticut are John Cahill, Leslie Jones and Michael Stuart. They'll be reffing what could be one of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009Quick start to the second half
Pat Forde...If they heat up, UConn is in trouble. The second half has opened with more fast-paced basketball, as the Spartans have reinforced the fact that they are the one team that doesn't mind...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009Strength in numbers?
Pat FordeDETROIT -- Tom Izzo played 11 guys in the first eight minutes. Jim Calhoun played six. We'll see whether the Spartans can wear down the Huskies with n...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009Spartans grab two-possession lead
Pat FordeINDIANAPOLIS -- We finally have our first two-possession lead of this glove-tight game. Michigan State converted an Edgar Sosa turnover into a break...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2009There's Magic in the building
Pat FordeINDIANAPOLIS -- There is greatness in the house. Magic Johnson just rolled past me in the hallway on a golf cart, wearing his Spartans green. Mean...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2009

