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Tar Heels Are Aged for Victory

Posted: Mar 29th 2009 11:09PM by Kevin B. Blackistone (author feed)
Filed under: ACC, FanHouse Exclusive, South Region

MEMPHIS – After Roy Williams answered his last question Sunday night at the press conference following his Tar Heels' easy 72-60 win over Oklahoma to advance to next weekend's Final Four, a North Carolina sports information official barked out some trivia for the departing media: the Tar Heels won for the first time all season with forward Tyler Hansbrough, the defending player of the year, and shooting guard Wayne Ellington failing to score in double figures.

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Great Expectations for All 16

Posted: Mar 26th 2009 1:04PM by Ray Holloman (author feed)
Filed under: ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, C-USA, Pac-10, Midwest Region, West Region, South Region, East Region

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What happens when the Sweet 16 is comprised entirely of storied powers? You get 16 teams all feeling the pressure to succeed. Ray Holloman takes an in-depth look at the expectations being heaped upon every team left in the Big Dance.

There is no room here for the little guy.

Were the Sweet 16 a country club, Tiger Woods might have to pull some strings to get a tee-time. Meanwhile Goliath might find himself picking splinters out of his warm-up-clad rear on any one of these rosters.

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Who's the Sweetest?

Posted: Mar 24th 2009 7:36PM by Ray Holloman (author feed)
Filed under: ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA, Pac-10, Midwest Region, West Region, South Region, East Region

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It's shaping up to to be one of the best Sweet 16s of all time with top-three seeds alive by the dozen. So who's heading back home in time for the weekend and whose moment will continue to be oh so shining? Find out as we rank the last 16 teams and explain why your favorite team is going to lose. We're 15/16 certain of it.

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It's Self Before Team for Coach of Year

Posted: Mar 3rd 2009 11:00PM by Ray Holloman (author feed)
Filed under: Kansas, Big 12, Coaches

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Even if you phrase it as carefully as a major leaguer testifying before Congress, ask Kansas coach Bill Self who he thinks should be the national coach of the year and you're likely to get about the same answer as if you'd just asked him to explain the economic stimulus plan.

Which is to say a whole lot of stammering and more tap dancing than Broadway's spring season.

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