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Fear not, hardwood fans, The Minutes is back to usher in a new season
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhat are the possible roadblocks facing North Carolina? Which Big East team will bite the dust? Which coach is craziest? All those answers in the preseason edition of Forde Minutes.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2008Where do Chalmers' NCAA tourney theatrics rank?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWith three months of perspective, where does Mario Chalmers' national-title game winner rank among the best shots in NCAA tournament history? Pat Forde breaks down the deserving shots.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008Chalmers, Kansas get One Shining Moment
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFour years ago in the Alamodome, Mario Chalmers promised his father he would make a national-title-winning shot. He came through Monday as he hit a shot for the ages to send Kansas to a thrilling overtime win, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | April 07, 2008One-and-done frosh more 'athlete' than 'student'
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIt's great to have UCLA's Kevin Love and Memphis' Derrick Rose -- presumable one-and-dones -- at the Final Four, but let's stop the facade of calling them "student-athletes," writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | April 04, 2008Williams torn between North Carolina and Kansas
Pat Forde, ESPN.comRoy Williams' ugly breakup from Kansas will come full circle on Saturday when his North Carolina squad faces the Jayhawks on the ultimate stage -- the Final Four. It's a brutal scenario for the man caught in the middle, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | April 03, 2008Power prevails as Elite becomes Four
Pat Forde, ESPN.comChalk has prevailed. The power players will be strutting into the Alamodome for an unprecedented Final Four. It should be a doozy, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2008Feel-good story of the year ends with KU, Self headed to the Final Four
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThe fitting ending would have been for Davidson's last-second shot to go in, extending the Wildcats' feel-good story for one more week. But it didn't happen, and KU coach Bill Self breathed a sigh of relief as he has reached his first Final Four, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 30, 2008Even LeBron has to salute the brilliance of Curry, Davidson
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWisconsin was supposed to be the big, beefy stopper of Davidson's Cinderella run. But the Wildcats -- in front of the ultimate Witness, LeBron James -- ran the Badgers out of the gym as Stephen Curry firmly amazed yet again, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 28, 2008Life is beautiful with Davidson's generosity
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAfter Davidson's Cinderella run reached the Sweet 16, the board of trustees of the small liberal arts college did something unique and wholly refreshing -- it put the students first, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 27, 2008Manufactured in Detroit, CDR's unique game is made for the big stage
Pat Forde, ESPN.comChris Douglas-Roberts' unorthodox game was honed in his hometown of Detroit. It's certainly old-school and has worked wonders for Memphis, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 27, 2008Forceful Joey Dorsey showed up to play ... and that's a good sign
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhen Joey Dorsey is a force, he's an unstoppable rebounding and blocking machine. When he's a flake, he gets bench time and an earful from coach John Calipari. Memphis is hoping Forceful Joey shows up to play, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 23, 2008Gotta love March Madness ... just wish I could see it
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTampa gets four double-digit March Madness upsets. North Little Rock gets crickets chirping and nine whopping lead changes in four games. Welcome to the world of Pat Forde. It's the luck of the draw, and he's on the anti-Tampa side of it this weekend.
Story | Conversation | March 21, 2008Wildest dreams and nightmare scenarios for 64 teams
Pat Forde, ESPN.comReally, what's the worst that could happen? Pat Forde tells all 64 teams that and the best possible outcome in the NCAA tournament.
Story | Conversation | March 18, 2008Pearl served his time in Div. II before thriving in Div. I again
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBruce Pearl was a high-rising assistant coach before being exiled to Division II Southern Indiana. He spent nine years there, but he survived his purgatory and now has his Tennessee Vols poised to make a run at the Final Four, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | March 17, 2008Supersized and ready for the Big Dance
Pat Forde, ESPN.comA supersized edition of Forde Minutes presents the whos, whats and whys of the NCAA tournament.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2008EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
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