Shooting up the draft board
Fran FraschillaAs the NBA stays on the lookout for shooters at the college level, there are some important distinctions between the two games that NBA personnel must...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009
Breaking down the keys to Florida-Syracuse
Fran FraschillaWho could have imagined a month ago that a mid-December game between Florida and Syracuse (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET) would be between two of the top 11 teams in the country...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009
Prospects look for fruitful showing in Big Apple
Fran FraschillaNot only will the 2KSports Classic, benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, provide some high-quality games Thursday night, it will also offer glimpses of seve...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009
These guys make your life difficult on the court
Fran Fraschilla...of winning and every player on my list, with the exception of Texas freshman Avery Bradley and Syracuse transfer Wesley Johnson, is coming off a postseason appearance. The Pests J.T. Tiller, 6-3, Sr...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2009
Horizon final at Hinkle? Sign me up
Fran Fraschilla...best defensive guards in the country. You might remember his miracle shot from 70 feet that defeated Syracuse at the Carrier Dome earlier in the season. Undersized 6-foot-5 power forward J'Nathan Bullock...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 09, 2009
Will rugged Big East be hurt in long run?
Fran FraschillaI got to call No. 20 Louisville's 69-63 upset of No. 1 Pittsburgh on Saturday night with good buddies Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery. Louisville rall...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 19, 2009
Griffin leads the way among best rebounders
Fran FraschillaWhen No. 11 Texas traveled across the Red River to do battle with No. 5 Oklahoma on Monday, I was able to witness two of the best rebounding teams in ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 12, 2009
A banner year for point guards in college hoops
Fran Fraschilla...If I were starting a team, I couldn't go wrong with North Carolina's Ty Lawson, Syracuse's Jonny Flynn or Patty Mills of Saint Mary's, who will all play in the NBA...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 29, 2008
Defensive stoppers don't earn plaudits, just wins
Fran Fraschilla...Heels win it all, Ginyard will quietly have a lot to do with it. 5. Jonny Flynn, Syracuse You may not get to see it as long as he sits in Jim Boeheim's effective...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 23, 2008
Postcard from Italy's Eurocamp
Fran FraschillaTREVISO, Italy -- I spent last week in Treviso, Italy, the site of one of my favorite basketball events of the entire year and increasingly, the most ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2008
Meet the super glue guys
Fran FraschillaWith Kansas taking on Boston College in Chestnut Hill on Saturday at noon (ESPN), the Eagles will need a monster game from their 6-foot-1 dynamo, Tyre...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 02, 2008
Can Gillispie turn it around at UK?
Fran FraschillaBilly Clyde's woes I watched Houston pound Kentucky on Tuesday night, and I felt for Billy Gillispie. He looked so out of place in blue and white an...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 19, 2007
Kudos to winners and more
Fran Fraschilla• Coach's corner: One dribble per second I used to tell my players at the end of a game when we had to go the length of the court that they had...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 12, 2007
Barnes' transformation at Texas
Fran Fraschilla...Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani and the Golden State Warriors' Marco Belinelli. Hackett's father, Rudy, who took Syracuse to the 1975 Final Four, was a star in the Italian league, and his son was born...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2007
PG position talented, deep
Fran Fraschilla...Kansas 9. Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga 10. Eric Maynor, VCU 11. Tyrese Rice, Boston College 12. Jonny Flynn, Syracuse 13. Derrick Low, Washington State I love these guys but I see them as shooting guards in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2007
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