Mar 9, 2004 | Andy
All right, enough of the sleepers that will lose in the first round and the overrated teams that will go to the Elite Eight, its time for me to tell you who I think I want to see Illinois play in this year?s NCAA Tournament. I will start with the bad news (Teams I...
Mar 9, 2004 | Andy
Just because I’ve been inexcusably silent and absent lately, doesn’t mean I’ve given up on the 2004 college basketball season quite yet. And thanks to our very own B.C., it looks like I’ve got plenty to clear up before the brackets are...
Mar 9, 2004 | Andy
They’re still 6 weeks away, but if the playoffs were held now, there would be more than a few surprises – Denver, Memphis and Cleveland would make it, while Toronto, Philly and Portland would not. Although the actual number of teams with a legitimate...
Mar 9, 2004 | Andy
The Yankees’ 200 million dollar dynasty took a hit over the weekend when Gary Sheffield fell down and went boom on his widdle thumb. He likely tore some tendons and will miss from eight to twelve weeks. Excuse me, while I play the world’s smallest violin...
Mar 8, 2004 | Andy
This is the first of two articles I will be doing on the NCAA Tournament. This first article will be on teams I think will be “sleepers” to go a long way into the tournament, and on the teams that I think are “over-rated” and will fall out...
Mar 8, 2004 | Andy
Improbable? Sure. Impossible? Obviously not. Impressive? Kinda. The harsh light of dawn exposed a lot of holes in the Illini’s first outright Big Ten men’s basketball championship in 52 years. They won a reeling league with a great performance, that...
