A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games on Sunday, February 25th. NET, not my bubble preference is how I rank the teams. I have to rank by something, and using the NCAA’s tool seems like a good start. Is Florida Atlantic in any danger? Is there still […]
NCAA Basketball 2/23: The Bubble
A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games on Thursday, February 22. NET, not my bubble preference is how I rank the teams. Essentially, I have to rank by something, and using the NCAA’s tool seems like a good start. ACC In: North Carolina [20-6 (12-3), Quad 1: […]
NCAA Basketball 2/19: The Bubble
A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Sunday, 2/18 ACC In: North Carolina [20-6 (12-3), Quad 1: 5-4; KenPom: 10; NET: 9] Duke [20-5 (11-3), Quad 1: 5-2; KenPom: 11; NET: 17] Bubble: Clemson [17-8 (7-7); Quad 1: 4-3; KenPom: 30; NET: 27] Wake Forest [16-9 […]
College Basketball Thoughts/Top 25: 2/19/24
1. UConn (24-2) (2) – Marquette is a Final Four contender. UConn beat them by 28. 2. Houston (22-3) (3) – Their 82-point effort on Saturday was the first time this season they scored 80+ points against an NCAA Tournament contender (Texas). 3. Purdue (23-3) (1) – A 4-point road loss to Ohio State doesn’t crush a […]
NCAA Basketball 2/17: The Bubble
A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Friday, 2/16 ACC In: North Carolina [19-6 (11-3), Quad 1: 6-4; NET: 11] Duke [19-5 (10-3), Quad 1: 5-2; NET: 17] Bubble: Clemson [17-7 (7-6); Quad 1: 4-4; NET: 25] Wake Forest [16-8 (8-5); Quad 1: 0-4; NET: 37] […]
NCAA Basketball 2/13: The Bubble
A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Monday, 2/12. ACC In: North Carolina [19-5 (11-2), Quad 1: 6-4; NET: 10] Duke [19-5 (10-3), Quad 1: 5-2; NET: 16] Bubble: Clemson [16-7 (6-6); Quad 1: 4-4; NET: 30] Virginia [19-5 (10-3); Quad 1: 2-3; NET: 32] Wake […]
College Basketball Thoughts/Top 25: 2/12/24
I don’t have any thoughts this week, so I will get straight to the Top 25: 1. Purdue (22-2) (1) – In addition to their inside play, the Boilermakers are third in the country in 3-point percentage (40%). 2. UConn (22-2) (2) – The tiebreaker between the Huskies and Boilermakers is Quad 4 wins (Purdue is 3-0 […]
Yankees MILB: Top 30 Prospects
Notes: I tend to rank prospects who have yet to make it to a full-season league lower than most. The attrition rate is too high, and that is true even for the best of the best. I try to keep the list simple. Other publications that are readily available will get into in-depth discussion. I […]
NCAA Basketball 2/10: The Bubble
A look at the NCAA Tournament bubble. Team records and NET rankings are through games of Friday, 2/9. ACC In: North Carolina [18-5 (10-2), Quad 1: 5-4; NET: 10] Duke [17-5 (8-3), Quad 1: 5-2; NET: 20] Bubble: Clemson [15-7 (5-6); Quad 1: 4-4; NET: 29] Wake Forest [15-7 (7-4); Quad 1: 0-3; NET: 33] […]
Yankees: A Look at the Non-Roster Invitees
A quick look at the players invited to spring training. Quick reminder: Players on the 40-man roster will not be included in spring training invites. One doesn’t need to ask where Agustin Ramirez is, for example. RHP Nick Burdi – The 31-year-old Burdi has 19 games of MLB experience with the Pirates and Cubs, pitching to a 9.39 […