Wisconsin welcomes second shot at Kentucky

INDIANAPOLIS – It would be borderline ludicrous to suggest Frank Kaminsky returned for his senior season at Wisconsin just to get another shot at Kentucky in a national semifinal game at the Final Four. That wasn’t even a realistic possibility until Selection Sunday, when the 2015 brackets were announced. “It’s obviously motivating because you want […]

Honest Cal cannot tell a lie

As we go deeper and deeper into the NCAA tournament every year, we are constantly reminded of what an honest man Kentucky has in coach John Calipari. When Calipari took his turn on Monday’s teleconference with the Final Four coaches, it sounded a bit like George Washington telling the tale of the cheery tree. “I […]

Will the Lakers be able to lure Ollie away from UConn?

Mike D’Antoni’s resignation as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night quickly thrust Kevin Ollie’s name into the rumor mill again. And this time it could make things interesting for UConn, despite Ollie’s comment last month that he would not answer a call from the NBA – “not now in my life.” Head coach […]

Final Four talking points

It’s Final Four week. Four teams left. Four coaches left. Until Saturday night’s national semifinals in Jerry Jones’ Playland, we’re all about the number 4. The NCAA pulled together the four coaches for a conference call with reporters on Monday. From all that pregame chatter, we’ve extracted four – yes, four – talking points. One […]