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MJ not needed in this one

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- They just introduced Michael Jordan here as part of the halftime festivities honoring the newest Hall of Fame class. Sort of seems like p...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Shouldn't the Spartans be talking this over?

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- Got one simple question here: Is Tom Izzo saving his timeouts for another game that we don't know about? Michigan State needs to find a w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Football atmosphere inside and out of Ford Field

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- On the way to basketball's national championship, a football atmosphere broke out. Everything in and around Detroit right now screams la...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Heels have Sparty on the ropes at half

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- They were right. The players and coaches who insisted this game wouldn't be a repeat of the December meeting between North Carolina and Mic...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

Bird and Magic recall a magical night

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- The game is remembered as the one that changed the complexion of college basketball, but one of the lead actors in the epic 1979 national c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009

It's like a football Saturday in East Lansing

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- Connecticut could be up against the ultimate home-court advantage. It's St. Patrick's Day green in here -- and LOUD. But more than that, ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009

UConn's second-half game plan is clear

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- Clearly Jim Calhoun had a simple message at the half: Get the ball to Hasheem Thabeet. After getting the big man just six touches in the fi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009

Strange setup at Ford Field

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- Bizarre, that's my first impression of this court setup. My courtside view, certainly better than most everyone else's in Ford Field, is no...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2009

Lawson, Reynolds take different paths to Detroit

Dana O'Neil

DETROIT -- They shared a region, one growing up in Herndon, Va., on the southern side of the Washington, D.C., hemisphere, the other raised in Marylan...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009

Game at UConn's pace, but Mizzou hanging

Dana O'Neil

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- This game certainly is at Connecticut's pace early on. The Huskies have been able to settle in to their half-court offense with reg...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009

Tigers take advantage of Thabeet's absence

Dana O'Neil

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- This is what makes Missouri so tough to play. Just when it looked like Connecticut had the game at its pace, the Tigers slowly suck...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009

Walker taking over for UConn

Dana O'Neil

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Kemba Walker has taken over the game. The Connecticut freshman isn't just scoring; he's commanding the game. On two trips, he sco...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009

Despite turnovers, Huskies lead at halftime

Dana O'Neil

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The pace belongs to Missouri, but the lead is still in Connecticut's hands. Give the Huskies credit. They've been baited into Misso...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009

Ramsey provides a spark for Tigers

Dana O'Neil

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Justin Safford may have just turned this game around with a box out, of all things. Safford got great position on Hasheem Thabee...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009

Tigers win the attendance battle

Dana O'Neil

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The stands here belong to Missouri. The Mizzou faithful have come out in force, with smatterings of gold jerseys all over the Unive...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 28, 2009