Tom Izzo Interview breaking down State's strengths and weaknesses By Paul M. Banks Of all the Big Ten teams in the tournament, the one that everyone expects to actually do some damage this March is Michigan St. The #2 seed in the Midwest Regional, if they can survive Louisville and company, they would play in the Final Four, right in their backyard in Detroit. So what … [Read more...] about Tom H to the Izzo Tournament Edition
Archives for March 2009
East Regional Bracket Breakdown
By: David K. Overview: What stands out most about this regional, is the massive home-court advantage for (2) Duke and (3) Villanova. You pretty much write in each team into the Sweet 16 since the Dukies play in North Carolina and Nova is in their home city of Philadelphia. With Pittsburgh being the one seed, this is a fairly top heavy bracket. Elite Eight Prediction: (1) … [Read more...] about East Regional Bracket Breakdown
March Madness Baby!
The TSB.net staff NCAA tournament picks For a more in-depth forecast and rationale please our College Hoops expert David K’s Region by region breakdown. By the way, Week in Review will not be seen this week. I have been crazy busy and will recap a lot of the stuff that’s been keeping me busy next week. It’s also March Madness, quite possibly the greatest week in all of … [Read more...] about March Madness Baby!
South Regional Bracket Breakdown
By: David K. Overview: This is hands down the toughest bracket. North Carolina and Oklahoma are the #1 and #2. If Blake Griffin didn’t suffer a concussion a couple weeks ago, odds are the Sooners would have been a #1 seed. What I hate about this bracket is that it has three teams I was considering Final Four sleepers; Syracuse, Gonzaga, and Arizona State. I am giddy at … [Read more...] about South Regional Bracket Breakdown
2009 US Pole Dancing Championship Bracket
Rikki Greenberg casts her vote in the “national poles” The pencils are sharpened, the 2009 bracket sheet is printed out and the pair of sparkly, clear plastic heels is sitting patiently in the locker room for next Sunday’s championship competition. The countdown to the 2009 US Pole Championship begins now and I cannot wait to see if my bracket predictions come true. 12 … [Read more...] about 2009 US Pole Dancing Championship Bracket
Which Drought Ends First- Cubs, Hawks, or Cats?
By Paul M. Banks Being a fan of Chicago sports can sometimes be as character-building as walking outside for long distances in January. With Northwestern’s tournament bubble officially burst last weekend, the Major League Baseball season starting in a couple weeks and the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs commencing the following week, it’s time to revisit the long suffering dry … [Read more...] about Which Drought Ends First- Cubs, Hawks, or Cats?
Illini Rarely Survive Tourney’s First Weekend
Paul M. Banks In order to win the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, a team must go 6-0. Out of the 6 rounds within which a team may be eliminated, the University of Illinois has the most issues with the second round. Since 1995, the Illini have qualified for the tournament every year but three. In those 11 March Madness appearances, they were ousted in exactly the second … [Read more...] about Illini Rarely Survive Tourney’s First Weekend
West Regional Bracket Breakdown
By: David K. West Regional Bracket Breakdown In the up-coming days leading up to the NCAA Tournament, I will breaking down each of four Regionals. Yes, I have watched 242 college basketball games this year and have a pretty good understanding of the teams. As a disclaimer, I will not be held responsible if you copy my picks and they are wrong. So don’t yell at me if you … [Read more...] about West Regional Bracket Breakdown
Twins Preview: Starting Infield
By David Palmer I’m going to give you the position-by-position breakdown of where the Twins are at this spring regarding their starting infield. It includes some new faces, some old faces and some killer sideburns thanks to Joe Mauer. This team should get the most consistent offensive and defensive consistency from this position group. In case you missed it, I broke … [Read more...] about Twins Preview: Starting Infield
Do We Care About the World Baseball Classic?
By the TSB Staff PAUL M. BANKS I love this idea in theory, hate it in practice. With all the major stars more concerned with not getting hurt than actually winning, it just feels like a bunch of glorified preseason games. It’s also hard to root for my native country in this made-for-Bud Selig event. Now before the jingoistic ultra-conservative nutjobs out there do to me … [Read more...] about Do We Care About the World Baseball Classic?