Mar
9
by Chris Maynard, chris@hoops4thesoul.com
In the final preview before the Sweet Sixteen Tournament gets started on Monday, 1999 UCONN takes on 2005 UNC. Read the preview — enough has been written. Tournament starts tomorrow night with West and Southeast Regional games being played. Tip time is 6:10 (central time). Game action will be uploaded by halves, starting with 1996 Kentucky versus 1995 UCLA.
Mar
9
by Chris Maynard, chris@hoops4thesoul.com
The Midwest Regional of the Sweet Sixteen Tournament of the last 18 NCAA champions features a game between the combined 1991/1992 Duke Blue Devils and the 2003 Syracuse Orangemen. While this game is taking place in Syracuse country — Madison Square Garden — the Orangemen are going to need a miraculous effort from stud freshman Carmelo Anthony and running mates Hakim Warrick, Gerry McNamara, Josh Pace and Billy Edelin in order to just compete with Coach K’s defining Duke team featuring Christian Laettner, Bobby Hurley and the unrelated Hill brothers (Grant and Thomas). Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim will need his famous 2-3 match-up zone to be at its best against the lethal weapons of these Dookie Monsters.