Handing Out Grades For Finals Week
It’s finals week across the country and we’re currently in the midst of the slowest week of the college basketball season. The basketball may not be great, but it is the perfect time to hand out a few...
View ArticleDear Santa: Here’s Our Pac-12 Holiday Wish List
Here at the Pac-12 microsite we are hardly immune to the allure of a cheesy holiday-themed post, and so in the spirit of the season, we created a wish list for each team in the conference. Although...
View ArticleOn the Quiet Rise of the California Golden Bears
About three weeks ago, after California struggled to put much of any space between itself and Incarnate Word, we here at the Pac-12 microsite staged an intervention. Without actually intervening, of...
View ArticleJabari Bird is Leading Cal’s Resurgence
After thumping UCLA last week, Cal forward Jabari Bird told reporters that the primary reason for the Bears’ recent success was that they were “coming together as a team.” It is a nice sentiment but it...
View ArticleCal’s Tyrone Wallace Sidelined Again With Broken Hand
California has an unexpected hole in its starting lineup today after senior point guard Tyrone Wallace broke his hand for the second time this season days before the Golden Bears’ NCAA Tournament game....
View ArticleFrom Bad to Really Bad: Assessing the Pac-12’s NCAA Tournament
The dust has settled on a wild first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, and guess what Pac-12 fans? All that talk about the conference being overrated and its teams not showing up on the big stage in...
View ArticleFive ACC Storylines to Watch this Offseason
With the long offseason ahead of us, let’s take a look at five key ACC storylines to keep an eye on over the summer. NCAA Sanctions: After investigations that surrounded both programs in different ways...
View ArticlePac-12 Burning Questions: Is Ivan Rabb an NPOY Contender?
It’s been floated around the league that California‘s Ivan Rabb could contend for the National Player of the Year award (more on that and other Pac-12 prognostications later). From what we saw last...
View ArticlePac-12 Player of the Year Debate: Dillon Brooks vs. Ivan Rabb
It isn’t often that you see a reigning conference Player of the Year return to school and not be considered the favorite to win it again. But such is life when you play in the same conference as a...
View ArticlePac-12 Roars Out of the Gates: Opening Weekend Thoughts
The Pac-12 took a lot of heat as a conference during the Big Dance last year as a number of high-seeds (forgiving Oregon) didn’t amount to deep runs in March. The beauty of college basketball is that a...
View ArticleWhy Isn’t California Basketball a Monster?
During the Glory Years of Cal basketball, Pete Newell had the Bears playing at an elite level year after year. How elite? Newell’s Golden Bears beat John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins eight straight times...
View ArticleBreaking Down Ivan Rabb vs. Virginia’s Defense
Virginia basketball doubles the post. This is less opinion than fact. Tony Bennett’s teams double the post and they double it effectively. In using Internet search devices you’ll discover a...
View ArticleFive Storylines for the Pac-12 Tournament
The regular season is over, which means the real fun is about to begin. The Pac-12 Tournament tips off in Las Vegas today and there is plenty to look forward to. Although Oregon — the league’s...
View ArticleSEC Weekend Preview: Opening Night Edition
It has been a long time since there has been so much excitement surrounding the start of SEC basketball. With so many of the league’s football programs struggling and the promise of widespread...
View ArticleSEC Stock Watch: 12.07.17 Edition
Now that the season is nearly a month old, it’s time to take stock of where the league stands. This is the debut of SEC Stock Watch for the 2017-18 season. Trending Up An Improved SEC. There was...
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