All Right ... So Now What?

...and Denver Full transcript Jake (Portland, OR) is syracuse really the best team in the country? Fran Fraschilla If they aren't the best, they are one of the top two in my opinion...

Little guards with big games

Small guards in the NBA are like third-down backs or punt returners in football, they can help you break a game open but they will fumble a few, as we...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 2, 2010

Emphasizing the one-game winning streak

"If only we had beaten Villanova, we could have won six in a row." How many times has a fan said something like that? The middle of conference play...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 2, 2010

NCAA BB with Fran Fraschilla

Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla will drop by to take your questions.Fraschilla spent 23 years on the sidelines as a...

The value of the signature win

It's almost February, meaning it's time to start talking tourney bubble. Mike Hume rolls through with the first Bubble Insider of 2010. He talks of signature wins and their value in getting you to the Dance. Good news for Marquette and ND, eh?

Story | Conversation | January 30, 2010

In-season changes becoming more common

...Boeheim, DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto, former coaches and current ESPN analysts Steve Lavin and Fran Fraschilla, and me. The purpose of the discussion was to look at the four previous head-coaching...

These trees have many branches

Coaching trees of Jim Calhoun, Tom Izzo, Mike Krzyzewski, Mike Montgomery, Rick Pitino, Gary Williams.

Evan Turner and Wes Johnson: Who's No. 2?

While Kentucky's John Wall is the consensus No. 1 selection in June's NBA draft, the jockeying for the No. 2 spot continues. Georgia Tech freshman Der...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 27, 2010

Hidden gems beyond the box score

Did you ever wonder what the myriad assistant coaches on the bench are keeping track of during a game? Usually, one coach is responsible for the oppon...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2010

NCAA BB with Fran Fraschilla

Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla will drop by to take your questions.Fraschilla spent 23 years on the sidelines as a...

Upcoming Chat: Fran Fraschilla

Present, future NBA prospects in action tonight

If you are home Wednesday night watching college basketball on ESPN's myriad platforms, here are a few players to keep an eye on in the context of the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2010

The winning formula for road success

Editor's note: Fran Fraschilla won 55 percent of his road games as a head coach, including 62 percent at Manhattan...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 19, 2010

NCAA BB with Fran Fraschilla

Welcome to SportsNation! On Friday, ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla will drop by to take your questions.Fraschilla spent 23 years on the sidelines as a...

Working outside

Most college post players who attempt to make the transition to playing on the perimeter fail. Usually, it's because if it hasn't come naturally at an...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 12, 2010