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Hype over Crawford’s dunk on LeBron is just that: Hype

This isn’t the Knicks’ John Starks dunking over the Bulls’ Horace Grant in the 1993 playoffs. This isn’t Kobe flying over Yao Ming in a 2006 regular season tilt. This isn’t MJ soaring over Sam Perkins in the 1991 Finals. Heck, I’ve seen more impressive dunks at my local Krispy Kreme.

Davidson’s Curry Catches SoCon with their Chickens in One Bucket

The big news in college basketball today was the announcement by Davidson’s Stephen Curry that he will forego his senior season, enter the NBA draft and hire an agent thus ensuring he cannot return to make another magical run in the NCAA Tournament. While this may upset college basketball purists and dash the hopes of […]

With All Due Respect, It’s Still Hard to Accept the Heels as Champions

Few people can say this: It was hard being a college basketball fan while growing up in North Carolina.
 
You have it drilled into you that God loves the Tar Heels so much that he painted the sky Carolina Blue. And as a child in school you watch ACC Tournament games during regular school hours. […]

If Clemson was a NASCAR driver, it would be Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Who needs a calendar? You know it’s March when the leaves start popping out on the Bradford pear, warm temperatures descend on the South, and Clemson starts losing basketball games. A first round exit to ACC doormat Georgia Tech combined with a loss to Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament put Clemson […]

March Sadness: What to do when your team sucks

It has become commonplace in the South for front license plates to be decorated with the title “House Divided” and the sports logos of two college teams, indicating a mixed marriage between alumni of rival schools. This décor has seemingly replaced the Southern charm of airbrushed shirts with a couple’s name and a tacky picture […]