Early ACC Shootout: Duke vs Virginia Tech

Duke will return to action for the first time since walloping Michigan State when they travel to Blacksburg to take on Virginia Tech. The Blue Devils will be looking to extend their latest win to three while the Hokies will try to avoid their third consecutive loss since their upset of Michigan State.  Both teamsContinue reading “Early ACC Shootout: Duke vs Virginia Tech”

What is the Deal with Sparty?

Michigan State’s 87-75 home-court loss to Duke last night demonstrated two major principles of basketball: 1. Turnovers will hurt you. 2. Opponent’s points scored off of turnovers will kill you.  With 10:58 to go in the first half, Duke began a run that would take the score from 18-14 to 29-18 in less than fiveContinue reading “What is the Deal with Sparty?”

Final Four Sneak Peek?

Feast Week 2019 was stuffed with surprises: Duke falls to Stephen F. Austin at home, Sparty has no answer for Virginia Tech, and Michigan returns from Nassau as the hottest team in the land—and the one that nobody saw coming. The tryptophan of a thousand turkeys couldn’t have calmed the excitement that unfolded over theContinue reading “Final Four Sneak Peek?”