Tag: Final Four

  • Final Four – Wichita State vs Louisville Predictions

    Final Four – Wichita State vs Louisville Predictions

    While Wichita State are just happy to be here and are hoping to keep their blend of physical defense and composure on offense, Louisiville were built to go to the Final Four and win it, with an intense team that doesn’t stop for a second on both ends of the floor, all through the NCAA […]

  • NCAA Tournament – All 4 Teams in the Final Four

    NCAA Tournament – All 4 Teams in the Final Four

    The Big East can be the proudest conference as we head into the 2013 Final Four, being the only conference to send two teams to national semifinals with Louisville and Syracuse. The other two teams are Michigan, coming from the Big Ten, and Wichita State, representing the Missouri Valley Conference.

  • NCAA Tournament – Louisville & Michigan Complete Final Four Picture

    NCAA Tournament – Louisville & Michigan Complete Final Four Picture

    The 2013 Final Four was set up after the second day of the Elite Eight weekend, as the only number one seed left in the tournament, Louisville, used the Kevin Ware injury to push them way too far and high for Duke to catch up, while Michigan showed Florida that not having any sort of offensive initiative isn’t the way to succeed against them, winning by way more than anyone expected.

  • NCAA Tournament – Syracuse & Wichita State Make it Into the Final Four

    NCAA Tournament – Syracuse & Wichita State Make it Into the Final Four

    The first half of the Elite Eight weekend began with one very surprising result, as Wichita State didn’t just play better defense than the Buckeyes from Ohio State, but actually beat them to make their first final four in nearly 50 years. In the Big Easy derby between Syracuse and Marquette we saw a basketball game that showed a lot of the problems of the sport, while the Orange were the main benefactors of the ugliness.

  • The Sexy Version of the NCAA Tournament Bracket

    Who wins the NCAA tournament and whether or not we’re going to have, finally, a #1 team getting beat by a 16th seed isn’t the only thing that matters in the internet age of 2013. Sometimes, for some people, just getting a chance to argue about which school has the hottest fans or cheerleaders is enough.

  • Recent Final Four Most Outstanding Player Winners and Their NBA Careers

    Anthony Davis won every possible indvidiaul award as the 2011-2012 College Basketball season concluded, including the 2012 Final Four Most Outstanding player, the MVP of the weekend. Unlike most of the guys who have won the award in recent years, Davis should go number one in the draft, the first MOP winner to go numero uno since Danny Manning in 1988.

  • Lamb Too Much To Handle – Kentucky Win First National Championship Since 1998

    John Calipari won his first national title after three unsuccessful previous trips to the final four, leading Kentucky to their first title since 1998, despite the best player in 2011-2012, Anthony Davis, scoring only one field goal against a fighting Kansas Jayhawks team, that just didn’t have enough to keep up with the speed and talent of the Wildcats.

  • The Kentucky Derby – The 2012 Final Four Version

    Kentucky will be the only #1 seed in the 2012 Final Four, which is an improvment for big teams after last year, in which no #1 or #2 seeds made it in to the last weekend for the first time in tournament history. Unlike 2011, a year with no clear favorites, Kentucky stand as the obvious choice to win at all, with Kansas, Ohio State and Louisville waiting in line.

  • Sweet Sixteen Round Up

    A round up of sweet sixteen stage in the 2009 NCAA basketball Tournament, with highlights from all the games, with the Big East, Missouri, North Carolina and Blake Griffin dominating the 2 nights.

  • Thoughts Before March Madness Begins

    Well, Tonight is the night all the conference tournaments in College Basketball begin, and it is actually the beginning of the “Big Dance” or “March Madness”. Some or most would say that only when the 64 team NCAA Tournament begins you can say it’s “March Madness” time, but I believe that it starts a week earlier, like tonight. Besides deciding tournament champions for each Conference, who will get in or out of the tournament it can be a factor in deciding how many Big East teams get a number one seed, and who will get it at all.