The matchup of the two large buses in Pittsburgh, two large players in the matchup Salt Lake City and irregularities in the withers at Cameron Indoor stadium (Kyrie Irving not included). It is the best weekend college basketball, I ever seen, I admit it. But this is way better than we are to take place within two weeks.
Let's Friday search forward.
Best game of the weekend: Jamie Dixon and Bruce Pearl are the best people to consistently training basketball teams, which are better than the sum of their parts. As the evidence and the fact that Dixon has seven consecutive NCAA tournaments to Pittsburgh and Pearl performs five spot in Tennessee, and neither should the player in the first round NBA draft. This is an incredible achievement to consider heading into all-star race on the Saturday between the Panthers No. 3 and no. 11 Vols. it is also why countless schools you have tried to hire Dixon during the last three years, and why it is willing to hold from Pearl, despite his NCAA Tennessee troubles. Simply put, the two men are very, very well on the job.
More interesting matchup: Games like this weekend games between Arizona and number 21 BYU often referred to as "the matchup between All-American candidate", even if All the candidates won't actually-American match at all. It is silly, but it sounds good. To display. Which is why I place that national Player year candidate Derrick Williams (Arizona forward) will be on Saturday against national Player matchup candidate year Jimmer Fredette (BYU guard) in Salt Lake City. It will actually match and to protect yourself? Rarely, if ever. But I bet you'll watch anyway, because of how I sold it for you.
More interesting matchup: Is the only game with two undefeated teams in addition to the Tennessee-Louisville, Kentucky and Pittsburgh UNLV is a game that helps you to settle the debate about the Columbus. Or not these are for real? With WINS over Wisconsin, and Virginia Tech I know already that UNLV is legitimate, and deserves its number 20 reviews in the last polls, ETC. "But Louisville? Manchester United have won over the opening of the season, the team who subsequently Butler lost three times, and this is pretty much it. So I'm not sold yet. But it is not difficult to be transferred, if it handles the UNLV in Louisville, Kentucky KFC Yum! Wednesday, Saturday and convert I mean one of Columbus in the Sunday evening Top 25 (and one).
Guarantee blowout: The only thing worse than losing the best player on the toe injury in the middle of the season as the Duke lost Irving is the loss of your the best two players to the allegation of sexual violence in the preseason as the St. Louis lost Kwamain Mitchell and Willie Reed. The good news for the Duke is that still contains the Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. Meantime, St. Louis has losses and Austin Peay. the Hermiston So don't expect the wires down to finish in the top-ranked Blue Devils and Billikens meet Saturday Cameron Indoor stadium. But you still should keep track of every second (because it is a CBS).
Guaranteed upset: Accepted toward you And Texas a & m above No 21 of Washington as a "upset" to choose? Unranked team would have been over ranked team (but it is possible that the Red Sox will protežoval, because the game is College Station). In the event that you, then I'll take Tennessee over Pittsburgh (and I need you to ignore what I might put you in my preview games with Jason Horowitz). The Pearl of the East came up against a big team me two weeks ago. I Suppose that even in this time it is necessary to the poor on him.
Player tries to keep rolling: Oklahoma Marshall Moses had never, on average, nine points over three seasons in this season, but now it cannot be stopped, scoring 30. Senior forward, you have 30 points and 18 rebounds against La Salle last weekend, then you get this effort with 12 frames, and so on complete 12 frames with 31 points in the center of winning over Tulsa. The first player of the Buckeyes get at least 30 in consecutive games since/Kobe Reeves in 1995, he became. Moses, has the chance to extend the range of games, three Saturday, when the Cowboys play of the State of Missouri.
Player tries to get rolling: Steven Gray is not the reason for the Gonzaga has lost two straight games, but it certainly does not help. Senior guard was 5 22 from the loss of Illinois and the State of Washington. Has allocated eight turnovers, which means that the ball away almost Gray gave twice as much times as indicated by the ball in the basket. Which has not been sufficient or against the Illini Athletics. You will not be sufficient Saturday against No 23 Notre Dame, either.
Three things you need to know
1. Bill Self, the order of the fourth Kansas Jayhawks will play their final game without All-American Selby, Josh McDonald's on Saturday. You will be given to the State of Colorado. Selby, then next weekend debut against Southern California. NCAA suspended the guardian of the 6-foot-2 for the first nine games on KU because it received the special benefits in the school.
2. Irving's injury is the weakest of the year, the discussion now focus on the two players: Terrence Jones in Kentucky and Ohio State Jared Sullinger. Jones is averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds for 5 ranked 17th Wildcats heading the game on Saturday against Indiana. Sullinger is averaging 18.1 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 for Buckeyes ranked second for heading game on Sunday against North Carolina.
3. Memphis forward Wesley Witherspoon had surgery to repair a torn meniscus Friday in his right knee. 6-9 Forward was an average of 13.0 points and 4 rebounds for the 49Ers 6 build from 13. That is, Miss about seven games, including a nationally televised showdowns No 9 Georgetown (December 23) and no. 11 Tennessee (Jan 5).
Final thought: So I was looking at the upcoming slate of games, trying to figure out where I can go, and when I stumbled on something and some, most of you know already, but I absolutely no not: Christmas is on a Saturday this year.
This means that we have this weekend college basketball and next weekend in college basketball and next weekend is completely blank, except for the four games in the classic Diamond Head on Saturday (December 25), and Richmond Seton Hall this Sunday (December 26). I really look forward to build the entire Friday around a total of five games? Honestly I doubt it. But I bet it is funny when I, and, depending on how much laughter I drink, I can be.
