Author Archive - Rob Carpentier
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
KEY WINS: Texas A&M; @ Houston; @ UNLV; swept Washington State
KEY LOSSES: swept by: Oregon, Stanford, Arizona State, UCLA; @ Kansas; @ Memphis
KEY STAT: 3 Point Shooting Percentage: 39%
BIGGEST STRENGTHS:
This team knows how to score and they are loaded with individual talent. The biggest thing about the Wildcats’ ability to score is that they […]
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
KEY WINS: Arizona; @ Arizona; Xavier; USC; Stanford
KEY LOSSES: N-Illinois; @ Nebraska; @ Washington; @ California; @ Oregon
KEY STAT: Field Goal % Defense is 41%
BIGGEST STRENGTHS:
There are two of these; first, Coach Herb Sendek is a weapon himself, and second, this team is very good from the charity stripe.
The Sun Devils are clearly greater than […]
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
KEY WINS: @Washington State, @Stanford, Stanford, @USC, @Arizona, @Oregon, N-Michigan State, N-Maryland
KEY LOSSES: @Washington, Texas, USC
KEY STAT: Field Goal % Defense is 42%
BIGGEST STRENGTHS: The Bruins are clearly one of the best defensive teams in the country. With that comes the reputation that the Bruins have earned regarding their collective toughness; UCLA is one […]
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
KEY WINS: @UCLA; @Arizona; @Oregon; S. Illinois; Oklahoma, Stanford
KEY LOSSES: Mercer; @Memphis; @Kansas; UCLA
KEY STAT: Field Goal % Defense is 39%
BIGGEST STRENGTHS: The Trojans are extremely athletic. Much has been made of super-frosh O.J. Mayo, but fellow freshman Davon Jefferson has been equally as important. Both are athletic, but Jefferson can be a […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
When Drake played Butler on Saturday at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, there was little drama regarding whether either of these teams was facing “Bubble” issues with the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. This game was clearly about seeding. The marquee game of BracketBuster weekend lived up to the hype.
In a game that made virtually every […]
Tags: BracketBuster, Butler, Drake
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Probable Starters:
Drake:
Leonard Houston - Sr. 6’3” 14.2 PPG 4 RPG
Josh Young […]
Tags: BracketBuster, Butler, Drake
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
2006-2007 Record: 25-12 (11-7) T-3rd in Pac-10 Postseason Games:
03/08/07 vs. Stanford W OT 83-79 OT (Pac-10 Tourney)
03/09/07 vs. Washington State W 70-61 (Pac-10 Tourney)
03/10/07 vs. Oregon L 81-57 (Pac-10 Tourney Title Game)
03/16/07 vs. Arkansas W 77-60
03/18/07 vs. Texas W 87-68
03/23/07 vs. North Carolina L 74-64
2007-2008 Returning Statistical Leaders:
12.2 PPG- Taj Gibson
8.7 RPG- Taj […]
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
2006-2007 Record: 30-6 (15-3) 1st in the Pac-10
Postseason Games:
03/08/07 vs California (Pac-10 Tournament) L OT 69-76
03/15/07 vs Weber State […]
Tags: UCLA
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Last night the Texas Longhorns did something that no team has done since January of 2006; they beat the UCLA Bruins on the floor of Pauley Pavilion. Since the Bruins had lost to the Washington Huskies, they had run off 25 straight at the vaunted arena. The game was very entertaining, if not […]
Tags: Texas, UCLA
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
The Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series begins tonight with Oregon traveling to take on talented freshman Michael Beasley and Kansas State. While that game is appealing to many if for nothing else than a chance to see Beasley play against solid competition, the series really kicks into high gear on Sunday, December 2, when there […]
Tags: Texas, UCLA
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