Introducing the CBB Sweat Barometer
Chad Millman...plus-4 at home vs. Duke. Even better, the number had...never trailed and beat the Blue Devils 73-69. Sadly, I can...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009
Big Ten Finally Challenges ACC
SportsCenter...you (woo, woo , woo). Duke was a perfect 10-0 at the Big Ten/ACC challenge entering Wednesday night's game at Wisconsin, but the Badgers ended the Blue Devils streak with a 73...
Blog | December 03, 2009Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors
Chad FordCollege seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009
Ebanks epitomizes players with volatile stock
Chad FordFor the last decade we've gone about building our Top 100 by surveying NBA scouts and executives on their take on the top prospects in the world. Gen...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009
Let's make some (rivalry) picks
Bruce Feldman...sacks allowed) to beat a very resilient Hawkeyes team. The pick is Iowa 31, Minnesota 23. Duke Blue Devils at Miami (FL) Hurricanes The Blue Devils are really hobbled by injury -- although, so is the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Recruits mustn't forget common courtesy
Jay Bilas...placards with the logos of the schools among which he was deciding: Oklahoma, UCLA, Kansas, Iowa State, Duke and North Carolina. It looked like a version of the NBA draft lottery show and was a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
Weekend of upsets in women's basketball
ESPNDallas.comFrom ESPN.com's Graham Hays: No. 16 Texas A&M beats No. 6 Duke. No. 9 Tennessee beats No. 4 Baylor. Georgia beats No. 8 Oklahoma. Oklahoma State beats No. 19...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009'Kobe-esque' Barnes heads 2011 draft class
Chad FordIt may feel a little early to be talking about the 2011 NBA draft, but things were set in motion today when the top high school prospect in the countr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
The boys of summer
Chad FordEvery summer NBA scouts are out in force, sniffing around, trying to get the latest on what top recruits -- both in the U.S. and abroad -- are doing t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009
Time to make some picks
Bruce Feldman...as this UT group. The pick is Texas 48, Baylor 7. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils (Friday, Noon ET, ESPN2) The Blue Devils are pretty banged up and Tech is one of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009
Breaking down the one-and-doners
Chad Ford...The last time a college senior was selected among the first five picks was in 2006, when Duke's Shelden Williams went No. 5 to the Atlanta Hawks. The truth is that youth and upside...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009
Reaction to Monday's games and hot topics
Jay BilasSome thoughts and analysis on Monday's games and the latest hot topics in college hoops … Simply amazing: Milestones are great prompts to celeb...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009
Notre Dame adds to pile of NCAA tourney AQs
Graham HaysSTORRS, Conn. -- Standing on the field after Sunday's Big East tournament final, a pair of midfielders offered ample visual evidence of both how long ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009The individual matchups I can't wait to see
Fran Fraschilla...up this season. This, to me, could be the classic individual matchup in college basketball this season. Duke's frontline vs. North Carolina's frontline OK, so this is not exactly an individual matchup. Nevertheless...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009
What many are thinking, but won't say publicly
Doug GottliebCollege basketball is an interesting clique. There are some dysfunctional elements to the game (like the path some travel to recruit players through i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009
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