Ed and I chopped it up on The Unsportsmanlike Conduct Radio Show last night in regards to UNC and Duke no longer having the sole stranglehold on high school recruiting. Still, we were both in agreement in its standing as a truly iconic rivalry. And Austin Rivers reminded the world why in Chapel Hill Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »

“We real players but we really don’t play like Joseph Forte, got doja all day…” – Lil Wayne, “Best Of Me” Freestyle

One of these days when I write my Book Of Basketball, there will be a section dedicated to Joe Forte. Read the rest of this entry »

Credit the scheduling gods at CBS helping tip off what’ll ultimately prove to be one of the better sports days of 2011. From the moment the college basketball schedule was released, everyone circled the December 3 rematch of last year’s Elite 8 between UNC and Kentucky for obvious reasons. Pro talent was so abundant that the contest appeared more like a pro-am game than one built for the collegiate level. And thankfully, the actual contest lived up to the hype. Read the rest of this entry »

On one hand, it’s almost unfair to think what a second year of Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb would have done at UConn. On the other, however, watching Lamb evolve from highly talented running mate to potentially a savvy vet in just his second year of college is even more appealing. Read the rest of this entry »

All week long, the “sports guy” at my job has been talking about some “Carrier Classic” between the Army and Air Force that will be played tonight on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. I feigned just enough interest to not appear rude and quickly found a reason to finish the conversation, walking away each time thinking “why in the hell would they play a football game on an aircraft carrier?” However, when he swapped “football” with “basketball” and then replaced “Army vs. Air Force” with preseason number one North Carolina vs. Michigan State on Veterans Day, the boy MZ’s interest level went from 2 to 10. Read the rest of this entry »

Gladiators! © Maximus

How does one type up goosebumps? How does one convey a pee-pants level of excitement? How does one write the feeling of wanting to puke, but in a good way, without sounding putrid? I’ll tell you how…

Three words: One Shining Moment.

Tonight’s game at Ford Field in Detroit is sure to be a nail-biter; with two teams who have been here often and are practised in cutting little pieces of net down at the end. Now allow MZ and I to bloviate on why our favored team should and will walk away with the key to the city, the crown to the throne and the trophy to Bragging Rights for one year’s time. Read the rest of this entry »