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UNC: Searching For Motivation?

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:06:51 +1900

I'm going to step out of the realm of basketball recruiting for a few minutes and discuss the upcoming ACC basketball season, and it's heralded champions-in-waiting, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. On the sidelines of the UNC football team's win over once-heralded Notre Dame, Tyler Hansbrough patiently answered reporter Stacey Dale's familiar questions, such as what Tyler has been doing in the off-season, how the team expects to do, and of course, how does the team stay motivated. Last season, the answer was quick: to avenge the early NCAA loss to Georgetown, a team that UNC had on the mat with mere minutes to play. To a man, each player had a fire in their eyes to return to the NCAA and to get over the hump, meaning, 'reach the Final Four'. When the 2007-08 team reached that goal, they talked about how they had achieved what they set out to do, that it was their focus all season. That is, unfortunately, the likely point when they lost the championship. Their motivation and ...

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Road to the Final Four at Ford Field: 10 High Strung Teams

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:56:16 +1900

Who needs the 35 second shot clock? These ten teams have made a habit out of flying up and down the court looking to score as quickly as possible. All ten teams do it differently looking for the open court three, a thunderous dunk in transition, or a quick stop and pop. 10. Memphis Coach John Calipari calls his offense the "Princeton Offense on Steroids." It's a pretty appropriate name for an offense that scored at will last year and will do so again in 2009. The Tigers will back cut opponents to death to create easy scoring opportunities. Memphis's ability to create turnovers and score at will in transition makes the Tigers lethal in the half court and the open court. 9. UTEP The Miners like to get up and down at the tune of 73 possessions per game, 17th best in the country. If they could shoot better than last year's 43.3-percent, 211th in the country, UTEP would be unstoppable. The Miners are first in the country in preventing steals and seventh in the ...

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NCAAB Preseason Top 25(2008-2009) Season

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:15:01 +1900

After last season, a lot of talented freshmen left after their first year of college basketball. Some teams were fortunate enough to have players returning for the next season. Here are my preseason top 25: 1. North Carolina With Tyler Hansbrough staying, without a doubt they are my favorites to win the championship. He will be in his senior this year and with the return of Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington they are the best team in the country. 2. UCLA 3. Texas 4. Connecticut 5. Louisville 6. Michigan State 7. Notre Dame 8. Gonzaga 9. Pittsburgh 10. Duke 11. Purdue 12. Marquette 13. Arizona State 14. Tennessee 15. Florida 16. Georgetown 17. Memphis 18. Villanova 19. Davidson 20. Virgina Tech 21. Arizona (If they got all of thier expected freshman they would be No. ...

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