Posts Tagged ‘cal’
From the Wire: Friday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Mike Anderson and Missouri have been through a lot to get here
– William Powell, The Columbia Missourian
Ty Lawson was left watching as North Carolina dismantled Radford — David Ely, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: Tyler Hansbrough is now the ACC’s all-time leading scorer; LSU will be a second-round test.
Washington and Jon Brockman won the battle with Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State‘s superb shot blocker — Allen Wagner, The Daily
ALSO: Quincy Pondexter led the way for UW in the first round.
Cole Aldrich and Kansas are well aware how dangerous North Dakota State could be
– Case Keefer, The University Daily Kansan
When the going got tough, Cal gave in — Jack Ross, The Daily Californian
ALSO: Lackluster Bears fall to Maryland
Not afraid to say it: I miss Billy Packer — Sam Davis, The Daily Gamecock
Wrap: Thursday’s first round
We ginned up analysis and commentary for 16 basketball games Thursday. The least you can do is read a few of them:
West Region
1 UConn def. 16 Chattanooga
5 Purdue def. 12 Northern Iowa
Analysis: 10 Maryland def. 7 Cal
10 Maryland 84
7 Cal 71
West Region first round • Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.
By Wyndam Makowsky
– Cal got into some serious foul trouble that changed the dynamic of the game. Except for Jerome Randle, all of their starters had three fouls by about the 12-minute mark in the second half. With the contest so close, Mike Montgomery wanted his best men on the floor, but they couldn’t be nearly as aggressive as they were earlier in the game, and it showed. They backed off shooters and didn’t stand their ground in the paint, which allowed Maryland to find open looks.
At the Arena: Gary’s not happy
Mark Selig of the Diamondback reports from the Maryland-Cal game in Kansas City:
What Gary Williams has been saying on the sideline bears repeating. Problem is, we can’t do that a family forum. Let’s just say that Maryland’s head coach isn’t happy with his team’s sloppy offense in this afternoon’s 7-10 game from the West bracket.
How do I know this? A set of profanity-laced tirades clued me in.
Williams is indefatigable on the sideline. He shouts out plays for his team to follow on both ends of the court. And when the Terps deviate from those sets, you can bet they’ll hear it from their head coach.
From the Wire: Wednesday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Syracuse forward Kristof Ongenaet is from Belgium, so this whole March Madness thing is new to him — Zach Schonbrun, The Daily Orange
Marquette matches up well with Utah State and (fingers crossed) Missouri in the second round — John Borneman, The Marquette Tribune
Antonio Anderson and Robert Dozier have left a legacy at Memphis as part of the winningest class in NCAA basketball history — Joseph Russell, The Daily Helmsman
ALSO: Tigers head West as No. 2 seed; a primer on Cal State Northridge.
Greg Paulus is getting nearly no playing time these days, but Duke will need him in the NCAA tournament — Meredith Shiner, The Duke Chronicle
From the Wire: Tuesday links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
For the first time in several years, Duke is peaking at the right time
– Tim Britton, The Duke Chronicle
Anything less than the Final Four is a failure for this Pitt team — Pat Mitsch, The Pitt News
ALSO: DeJuan Blair joins Hansbrough, Curry, Griffin and Harden on the writers’ All-America first team.
Missouri‘s silver lining for a trip to Boise? “I’ve always wanted to go to all 50 states,” Zaire Taylor said — Mark Levitt, The Maneater
ALSO: A No. 3 seed is impressive for a team picked 7th in the Big 12
Syracuse standouts Jonny Flynn, Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf could bolt for the NBA if they make names for themselves this month — Jared Diamond, The Daily Orange
ALSO: Orange squeeze: They were the 61st team to come up on the bracket Sunday night
If you do the numbers, there’s a statistical method to this bracket Madness
– Marcus Gartner, The Brown Daily Herald
Much has changed since Cal‘s last NCAA trip, starting with the coaching switch from Ben Braun to Mike Montgomery — Jack Ross, The Daily Californian
From the Wire: Monday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Michigan‘s rebuilding isn’t complete, but John Beilein deserves a lot of the credit for righting the ship — Ruth Lincoln, The Michigan Daily
ALSO: Michigan receives first bid in 11 years; This bid was a long time coming
Duke‘s midseason decision to slide Jon Scheyer from shooting guard to point guard has begun to pay off — Ben Cohen, The Duke Chronicle
Syracuse is feeling good after a strong run to the Big East tournament final
– Kyle Austin, The Daily Orange
Arizona‘s dramatic season saw another plot twist when the committee, surprisingly, saw fit to invite them for a 25th consecutive year — Bryan Roy, The Arizona Daily Wildcat
ALSO: NCAA bid has the Wildcats “absolutely going berserk“
The top 65 things about the NCAA tournament — Ryan Dixon, The Daily Illini
