NCAA Tournament Talk: Final Four
In a little under three weeks we went from 68 teams down to just four. We’ve seen it all, from buzzer beaters, to high flying dunks, from wild celebrations to mid-game tears and even pure terror. In this piece, we’ll go over each of the final four teams in this year’s tournament and tell you [...]
Gif City: Elite Eight
Tim Hardaway Jr. likes what he sees. Gorgui Dieng says “nope.” Thad Matta can’t believe his eyes. Here are the top .gifs from the Elite Eight. You will not find Kevin Ware’s horrific leg injury here, because it’s gross and sad and terrible and disturbing. If you really want to see it, you’ll just have [...]
Gif City: Sweet Sixteen
Trey Burke makes the shot of the tournament. Peyton Siva makes a ridiculous pass. Elijah Johnson leaves us scratching our heads. And more Dunk City. The Sweet Sixteen was full of excitement, and I for one thought it went by too fast. Here are Thursday and Friday’s top gif-worthy moments. This is Gif City…a place where I round up [...]
Sixteen Sweet Questions
1. Russ Smith has been Russidiculous (in the good way) this postseason. He scored 23 against North Carolina A&T and then racked up 27-points against Colorado State, shooting 65 percent from the field. Can he continue his hot shooting from the field against a top-10 KenPom defensive Oregon team? 2. We knew Oregon was under-seeded, [...]
The five best games of the tournament’s opening weekend
It was a roller coaster regular season for college basketball this year. Each week provided unthinkable upsets, strange results and surprising performances. We had a hope that the fun would continue on into the tournament, and boy has it delivered. March Madness is as healthy as ever. We’ve already had a 1-seed and a 2-seed go down. There’s going [...]
Gif City (Tournament Edition): Feather Boa
Friday was another day of great basketball, but it was also a day full of missed dunks, speechless coaches and feather boas. Here are Friday’s top extracurricular Gifs. This is Gif City…a place where I round up the day’s top action in .gif form. Some of them are homemade, some are from around the web. Watch them, enjoy [...]
Gif City (Tournament Edition): Florida Gulf Coastin’
Where to even begin? Here are some my favorite plays from the opening round of tournament action. Thursday and Friday provided some moments that will live forever. Some of them are now gifs. Enjoy! This is Gif City…a place where I round up the day’s top action in .gif form. Some of them are homemade, [...]
Gif City (Tournament Edition): three point monocle
Merry basketball Christmas! The tournament if off to a fine start. With 16 games in 12 hours there are bound to be some strange moments. Here are the bench celebrations, nut shots and awkward fans and fist bumps from Thursday’s tournament action. This is Gif City…a place where I round up the day’s top action in [...]
CHJ: NCAA Tournament Preview
The round of 64 begins today. Considering how this season has gone all year, the next three weekends should provide us with memories that will last for years to come. To get you primed for the entire event (including this Thursday and Friday, the best two days on the sports calendar), we’ll crank out some [...]
NCAA Tournament Talk: three intriguing Midwest region match-ups
We’ve all had a few hours to look over the bracket by now. Are you agonizing over your picks yet? Here are a few match-ups that should cause you to pause, scratch your head, check some KenPom ratings and curse yourself for not watching more basketball during the regular season. Midwest Region It’s already been [...]
Gif City: Championship Week (part 3)
Jim Boeheim plays with his nose. Ben Howland does a striptease. Elijah Johnson nutmegs his defender. Oh, and another Marshall Henderson gif for you guys. Here’s this weekends Gif City. This is Gif City: a place where I round up the day’s top action in .gif form. Some of them are homemade, some are from [...]
Gif City: Championship Week (Part 2)
Oladipo throws down a nasty 360 dunk. The Kansas bench enjoys a meal. Derrick Nix cuts a rug. Here are my favorite moments from Friday’s conference tournament action. This is Gif City: a place where I round up the day’s top action in .gif form. Some of them are homemade, some are from around the [...]
Heavy-hearted Iona perseveres
Springfield, Ma. — People talk of a “plan.” We all need a plan to where we’re going in life, be it in work or just with our relationships with people. When it comes to team sports, coaches lay a blueprint, a foundation for a program involving recruiting and developing chemistry with their players. The Iona [...]
Bracketology: A Behind the Scenes Look
Each week, I publish a new bracket here on the site with questions from Brennan Keller on how I came to the conclusions listed within. I attempt to answer them with transparency as to what I was thinking when I slotted each team where I did. This time around, I’ll take you through the execution [...]
Gif City: Championship Week (part 1)
What an incredible day of basketball. Xavier almost pulled off a miracle. Richmond melts down. Dunks galore. Here are Thursday’s top plays in gif form. This is Gif City; a place where I round up the day’s top action in .Gif form. Some of them are homemade, some are from around the web. Watch them, enjoy [...]
The case for Saint Mary’s: Why the Gaels should go dancing
Like most kids who grew up in the ’90s, Matthew Dellavedova’s favorite player was Michael Jordan. This becomes a bit more intriguing given Dellavedova’s origins — he grew up in Maryborough, Victoria, Australia — but as is so often the case among the best players, game recognizes game. Regardless of the (vast) distances in between. [...]
College Hoops Journal: Bracketology 2013
You can never have too much bracketology, can you? Check out the graphic below that details each seed line from 1-12. Since I developed the bracket myself, be sure to send any comments, complaints, gripes, or otherwise to me on Twitter @footballbrackts. Below the graphic, you’ll see that my colleague Brennan Keller has asked me some questions about [...]
Gif City: With teeth (Saturday edition)
Seth Curry loses his defender. Georgia loses at the buzzer. Brad Waldow loses a tooth. What a day. Here are Saturday’s top hoop moments if .Gif form. What’s this? It’s Gif City; a place where I round up the day’s top action in .Gif form. Some of them are homemade, some are from around the [...]
