Here's what we learned in November
Jay Bilas, ESPN.comNovember is still early in the men's basketball season, but that doesn't mean we haven't learned anything about 2009-10 from the past month's play.
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009
Ten burning questions for 2009-10
Jay Bilas, ESPN.comHow good is Kansas? Does the ACC's size matter? Will the Big Ten perform? It's time for 10 burning questions.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009
For these 10, season offers chance to 'prove it'
Jay BilasEDITOR'S NOTE: For the past couple of months, our experts have offered lists previewing some aspect of college basketball. Previous entries include: J...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009
New NCAA rules: The Good, the Bad, the Goofy
Jay BilasSeveral new NCAA rules have been passed or proposed recently. Here are my thoughts on a few of them: Phone Call Sensibleness: The NCAA is on the way ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 07, 2009
These guys are the best of the best on the boards
Jay BilasYou hear all the time that rebounding is about who wants the ball the most. While effort and desire is a necessary component, rebounding is about much...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009
It's a three-horse race for league supremacy
Jay BilasLeading up to the 2008-09 college basketball season, I believed that the Big East was by far the best league in the nation. The only reasonable discu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 08, 2009
Recalling 2009's memorable moments
Jay BilasEvery season produces lasting memories, and 2009 produced some great ones. Here is what I will remember about the 2009 college basketball season. I ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 09, 2009
The best of the best from the first weekend
Jay BilasHere's my take on the first four days of the NCAA tournament: Most Valuable Player: Ty Lawson, North Carolina I have said this before and I will say...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009
Thinking about the first round -- and Saint Mary's
Jay BilasAmerican Guts: American guards Derrick Mercer and Garrison Carr are barely tall enough to get on the rides at Disney World, but they played with grea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009
Thoughts from ESPN's mock Selection Sunday
Jay BilasSome members of the NCAA selection committee visited Bristol, Conn., to provide ESPN analysts and others with an in-depth view of the selection proces...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009
Around the country: Remember Memphis
Jay BilasMemphis keeps winning, and keeps getting largely ignored. I watched the Tigers against Tulsa, and think that Memphis is every bit as good as any team ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 18, 2009
How does one define toughness in basketball?
Jay BilasYou have doubtless heard, countless times, about a coach preaching "toughness" to his team. A team or player needs to be tougher, or their toughness i...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009
Take some time to look at the big picture
Jay BilasEach game during a season is a snapshot. The season is the big picture. Sometimes the snapshots can distort the big picture. Some got in a rush to dra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 04, 2009
Musketeers, Mountaineers and so much more
Jay BilasSome thoughts swirling around my head as we all look forward to this weekend's stellar set of games: • I have watched a lot of tape of Xavier, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008
'Real record' best measure in ranking teams
Jay Bilas...of a team's "real record" would be Duke at 3-1 (wins over Rhode Island, Southern Illinois and Purdue and a loss at Michigan) and Michigan is 2-2 (wins over UCLA and Duke...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008
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