Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The Daily Roundup: Tuesday

The BEST ACC Basketball Coverage!!!

Getting your minds right:

Coaches UVa should target: "Dave Leitao's ouster as Virginia's coach on Monday caught a lot of people off guard because it doesn't seem to make sense to pay $2.1 million to buy out a coach in such a difficult economy."

Aaron McFarling of the Roanoke News on the Leitao resignation: AD needs to shoulder the blame, too

BIG BUCKS, LITTLE RESULTS : "In his surfing of the web, Mark Bradley discovered that the Wall Street Journal declared Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt as the most overpaid coach in college basketball."

Coaches still cashing in: "Salaries rise even as states face big deficits, colleges require cutbacks."


Foul play on black athletes' graduation rates: "We will know the world is truly changing when politicians write letters and make statements that embarrassing graduation rates for their flagship university basketball team are unacceptable."

Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe: Something for all as NCAA Tournament unfolds


The conference headlines:
ACC receives three more bids than year ago : "This Selection Sunday was better for ACC commissioner John Swofford than last season, when only four ACC teams made it to the NCAA Tournament."

The road to St. Louis could be a rough one : "Now that her women's basketball team has received a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said on Monday that nothing else matters outside of the "six-game project" that awaits the Blue Devils. UNC is a No. 3 seed."


North Carolina
Lawson must practice : "North Carolina point guard Ty Lawson will have to show that he can practice before his coach commits to letting Lawson play on Thursday. Roy Williams said Monday that Lawson "has to practice half the practice [today] and all the practice Wednesday, or I'm not going to play him.""

Radford earns a little airtime
After Radford advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history by beating VMI in the Big South Championship, Highlanders senior Kenny Thomas offered a joyous yet honest assessment that seemed to encapsulate life as a Radford basketball player.


Duke
Smith's return gives Blue Devils a boost in tournament: "Given that Duke guard Nolan Smith hadn't played and barely had practiced for two weeks heading into the ACC Tournament, Coach Mike Krzyzewski had to view any contribution from Smith as a bonus."

The road to St. Louis could be a rough one : "Now that her women's basketball team has received a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said on Monday that nothing else matters outside of the "six-game project" that awaits the Blue Devils. UNC is a No. 3 seed."


Boston College

Southern Cal at a glance:"Record: 21-12 Best win: UCLA (65-55 in Pac-10 tournament semifinals) Player to watch: Taj Gibson, a long-armed 6-9 junior forward, is a traditional low-post player. Although he is capable of facing the basket and making short jumpers, he did not attempt a 3-pointer this season. He averages 14.3 points while shooting 59 percent, plus 9.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per."

Boston College to hit field minus star LB McLaughlin: "Boston College will open spring football practice today as new head coach Frank Spaziani brings his team together for its first official workout, but the Eagles will be missing a key player."


Florida State
FSU will appeal part of sanction: "Florida State will appeal the part of an NCAA sanction that would take away wins in 10 sports, including as many as 14 in football."







Clemson
Tigers in need of quick fix : "We examine five areas Clemson should address if it wants to stay alive in the NCAA tournament."


Maryland
Maryland Lands a No. 1: "The Terps earn a No. 1 seed and face Dartmouth in a South Region game in College Park on Sunday."

Guards Make Bears Go: "The Terrapins face a Cal team dependent upon its guards, as the Golden Bears rank No. 1 in the nation in three-point shooting."


Miami
Miami Hurricanes' Frank Haith denies interest in Alabama job: "University of Miami men's basketball coach Frank Haith met with reporters Monday for the first time since his team was blown out in the first round of the ACC tournament and a report surfaced of his possible interest in leaving the Hurricanes for Alabama late last week."

Miami Hurricanes' bats stifled in loss to Duke: "The University of Miami has relied on late-game rallies to get past its Atlantic Coast Conference opponents this season. ninth-inning double lifted them to victory, the Hurricanes (13-3) sat back and watched Duke defeat them 2-0 on Saturday night in front of a packed crowd of 2,694 at Alex Rodriguez Park."

Haith: Alabama interest "just a rumor" : "(We now interrupt the Bryce Brown announcement watch party for a basketball update from the University of Miami. We hope this does not ruin your afternoon). UM men's ..."

NC State
Pack looking for luck: "A box of Lucky Charms sat on the table beside N.C. State football coach Tom O'Brien, courtesy of the school's sports information staff."


Virginia

posted by Ed at Tuesday, March 17, 2009