Decent argument for the must-see matchup in the next five days? It's tonight at 11:30 on ESPN2. The two most enegmatic guards in the country will square off in California.  While Davidson's doesn't have a legit case for being snubbed, Saint Mary's may. (Though it's greatly hurt by Wisconsin and Arizona winning their first-round games.) The appetizer is watching Billy Gillispie not give a damn about what people are saying as ... Read More

Is there a chance to Committee buckles under the pressure of putting this ratings machine (along with Ma and Pop) and gives Davidson, say, a 12-seed? There probably wouldn't be any storyline bigger from Monday through Wednesday than that one. I hope we're avoied of this automatic-column-material scenario coming up. While I, like you, would find it impossible to not watch when Curry and Co. were on the tube, this would ... Read More

One of the most exciting storylines in all of sports in the past five years is arguably Davidson baskeball. Michael Kruse knew that and ran with it. Kruse recently wrote a book about Davidson entitled "Taking the Shot: The Davidson Basketball Moment." You can purchase his book here. The first question is the obvious one: What's the book about? The book is about what I call the Davidson basketball moment, the last ... Read More

And don't you forget it.  Every time I watch him, I'm awed by his natural ability to stroke a jump shot. Curry kept a sloppy, bad-shooting, less-than-physical Davidson team in the game against No. 12 Oklahoma tonight. Curry's line: 44 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal. Shooting-wise, Curry was 12-of-29 from the field, 6-of-18 from 3 and a perfect 14-of-14 from the foul line. Sure, the shooting isn't up to his ... Read More

I admit, I quickly brought up ESPN.com when they opened with this today. That's good stuff. I wonder if they did it in one take. It kind of makes you hesitate when you see how good they are at feigning discouragement. What about all of the other issues they get so "heated? about? Still, I've loved the show since Day One. (Hat tip to Awful Announcing, who had the video up so I ... Read More

I'll admit, I was rooting pretty hard for Davidson to pull it off, but it did seem like they got a little shaky under the pressure as the game moved towards its ending. However, the win will look good on their resume come March. So that's something, right? UNC 72, Davidson 68, in case you missed the final score. Wayne Ellington was pretty much the reason that the Tar Heels got ... Read More