The NBA’s “One-Year Rule” insists that players be one year out of high school before entering the NBA Draft, causing an influx of “one-and-done” players in college basketball. The NBA has improved itself, but was it at the NCAA’s expense?
The two-week Olympic break for the National Hockey League means a jumbling of the schedule, players risking injury for their countries and no All-Star game. But is it worth it for the NHL?
Coming off a disappointing road trip in which they lost to Eastern Michigan and needed overtime to beat 3-21 Toledo, the Ohio Bobcats (13-11, 4-6 MAC) finally played 60 full minutes, toppling Western Michigan 90-74.
And then there were two. The biggest game of the season is not only the last until next September, but also the sweet end to a brutal postseason’s worth of picks for Speakeasy Sports.
It happens every year: a “bubble” team is outraged because they were snubbed for the NCAA Tournament. Virginia Tech head coach Seth Greenberg said last year that anyone who thought his Hokies didn’t belong was “clinically insane.” Should the NCAA switch to a 96-team tournament?
With five minutes left before tip-off, freshman point guard D.J. Cooper was nowhere to be found. Already without one starter because of DeVaughn Washington’s indefinite suspension, the ‘Cats manufactured a little luck—and their best effort of the season.
After an awful Wild Card weekend, the leaders in our playoff picks are now… mediocre! Way to go, fellas! A pair of 2-2 weekends was good enough to hold first place, but we keep plugging along anyway.
As one of the few veterans on Ohio’s team, junior guard Armon Bassett reiterated the adage “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” After Ohio was outscored 50-30 in the second half, it’s hard to argue with him.
To quote Cosmo Kramer: “Well, that didn’t work.” Wild Card weekend wasn’t so kind to Speakeasy Sports, with the four of us picking games for a combined 2-14 record. We currently have a tie for first place with a white-hot 1-3 record, but, hey, someone has to win this. When did we turn into the NFC West?
And now we’ve finally arrtived. Four teams’ season will end here, and with the following small dissertation Justin wrote, let’s hope the Bengals win, for safety’s sake. We will keep track of records, with a surprise to come for the Super Bowl.