What a game of identity – Michigan State had four starters from Michigan, one from Ohio, while North Carolina didn’t have a player from in-state or near it in the starting lineup. Tom Izzo is well-identified as Michigan State’s coach; Roy Williams, as much as we try, still feels like Kansas’s coach on the wrong sideline.
Identity is [...]

BREAKING THE RACKET–I MEAN BRACKET—NO! I MEAN WHAT A RACKET!
I was so depressed at my dismal showing in my first round bracket; I decided to wait until Sweet Sixteen weekend to write a follow-up column.
Recovering nicely, I bracketed 14 of the Sweet 16. For my Elite Eight, I have Pitt, Villanova, North [...]

Editor’s Note: Another FierceAndNerdy.com cross-post.
March Madness is finally here!
What’s that, say you? It’s not March Madness yet! There are no brackets, no upsets, no buzzer-beaters.
Ah, but there are. Conference Tournament Week is here. And each year, the conference tournaments expand more and more both in excitement and importance, having reached that [...]