For as impressive as Pittsburgh looked last night in getting its third straight road win, I'm going to have to pay more attention to the train that may be ready to come off the tracks.

The Valparaiso-like finish to this one will go down in Tournament lore. Scottie Reynolds, you've now got a seat at the table with Danny Ainge and Tyus Edney. But what about Villanova almost throwing the game away with that terrible full-court pass? And then committing the foul on Fields 42 feet away from the basket? It's all right here. Another treat to this great moment: it happened in an actual basketball venue. ... Read More

What to Look For: I don't know if there's a better future pro in this field than Sam Young. So how does Xavier even try to match up? Kenny Frease, a still-developing 7-foot role player, or Jason Love, who stands 6-9, just do not match up to Young and DeJuan Blair. Pitt should try to pound and pound and pound. But the Panthers have given their fans about as much anxiety ... Read More

If I wanted to run a Web site based on Big East basketball alone, this year would certainly give me enough material to stay busy. The rankings haven't been released yet, but both will be Top 10 teams when the polls are released; Syracuse should be ahead of Pitt. If you've followed the site for a little while, you are privy to the fact I'm no big believe in the Pittsburgh ... Read More

Syracuse just blew an epic game to Pittsburgh and it warrants a post. The Orange(men) had a double-digit lead with less than four minutes to go, but their patented 2-3 zone D couldn't hold back Pittsburgh (??) and then a terrible play by Paul Harris, followed by Boeheim seemingly looking to get a technical, put Syracuse in more than a precocious situation. A buddy of mine who is an alumnus of ... Read More

Pittsburgh was ranked 6th in the nation as of Saturday afternoon. But by the evening they...well...they were still ranked 6th. That's sure to change tomorrow, however, and it should be interesting to see how far they fall now that their floor leader has been sidelined due to a broken foot. Levance Fields went down pretty hard in the game against Dayton on Saturday and will be out at least two months. ... Read More

Helluva game. Talk about meeting the hype. And Duke lost, to boot! So what did we learn? A) As suspected by CHJ, Levance Fields officially arrived. Fields had a straight-from-the-playground type of game-winner that will surely be posted on this site as soon as I can track down the video. B) Duke is pretty much no better or worse than they were at 6:59 p.m. ET on Thursday. C) Kyle Singler is one ... Read More