After some down years, SEC is back on top
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIn a football conference, SEC basketball has five Top 25 teams, maybe a dozen future NBA players. No wonder the swagger is back.
Story | Conversation | November 09, 2006SEC has 12 in, but how many should it be?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comNo conference had more underclassmen declare for the draft than the SEC. The question is: Why?
Story | Conversation | May 20, 2005Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings
Pat Forde, ESPN.comPat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well … let the debate begin.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009Let's hear it for the little guy
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Morehead mania to the possible fourth No. 1 seed to Chief Kickingstallionsims, The Minutes runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009For all the Cinderella dreamers, the tournament starts now
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Cinderella dreamers to the big men who make March go to the bubble-weary, The Minutes runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009Hoops schools vs. non-hoops schools
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the differences between hoops schools and non-hoops schools to ruggedness on the floor to the hots and nots, The Minutes runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009Here's to the league overachievers ... and the underachievers too
Pat Forde, ESPN.comNow that conference tourneys are officially here, it's time to break out some hardware for the overachievers and underachievers in their respective leagues. And The Minutes can't help but throw a little love to the Little Dances as well.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2008Need a list of college hoops things to do before you die?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the Week of Impact to "The Bucket List" to first dances, The Minutes analyzes it all.
Story | Conversation | January 21, 2008Five at a time, everything you need to know
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAs the season tips, Pat Forde gives you the comprehensive list of everything you need to know.
Story | Conversation | November 04, 2007Hairston, Porter take curious path to Eugene
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTwo Detroit natives have helped push Oregon into the Elite Eight. How they got to Eugene, though, is just as interesting, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2007Coaches are masters of preparation, creatures of habit
Pat Forde, ESPN.comStevie Wonder was wrong when it comes to college basketball superstition. Coaches, led by gum-chewing Thad Matta, have their unique quirks.
Story | Conversation | March 21, 2007All four 1s are still alive, for now
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIs this the year that all four No. 1 seeds finally make it to the Final Four? Unlikely, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 22, 2006Wildest dreams and nightmare scenarios for 64 teams
Pat Forde, ESPN.comSixty-four teams. Sixty-four dreams. Sixty-four nightmares. Pat Forde breaks down the best and worst case scenarios in this year's tourney field.
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2006You have questions? The Minutes has answers
Pat Forde, ESPN.comForde Minutes provides the answers to all of your major-conference tournament questions.
Story | Conversation | March 08, 2006So many players, so little hardware to give out
Pat Forde, ESPN.comForde Minutes provides his end-of-season awards for the 11 largest conferences in the land.
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