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Matt Giles uses John Hollinger's PER statistic to highlight Kawhi Leonard, Josh Harrellson and Aaron Craft as three "unsung heroes" who will be critical to their teams' Sweet 16 success.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2011

Insider's Matt Giles writes that George Mason's stout defense is perfectly suited to match up against the Ohio State Buckeyes. If the Patriots can slow down Jared Sullinger and the Buckeyes' shooters, they could pull off the upset.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2011

Matt Giles uses John Hollinger's PER statistic to highlight Derrick Williams, Terrence Jones, Dwight Hardy and Jared Sullinger as stars who should shine bright in the NCAA tournament.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2011

ESPN Insider uses advanced metrics to track teams that might bust your brackets come March. As the series concludes for the 2010-11 season, the George Mason Patriots rate as our strongest mid, but beware the UTEP Miners in the C-USA tourney.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2011

The Vols' pressure on Evan Turner could break down OSU's well-oiled machine.

Story | Conversation | March 21, 2010

MSU looks good as a top-five team, cruising through its Big Ten schedule. Tom Izzo always does well in March, so what could go wrong? Well, Kalin Lucas and his turnover troubles come to mind.

Story | Conversation | February 02, 2010

Matt Giles takes John Hollinger's PER statistic and applies it to the college game using ESPN.com's archive of college PER stats. Derrick Williams, Jared Sullinger and Jimmer Fredette are among the top three players in America when viewed this way.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2011