The PK85, a two-bracket tournament in Portland featuring 16 teams. Ky was there; here’s his recap.
Read more#15 Oregon 2021-22 Preview
Talent oozes from a Duck roster rebuilt with high-level HS talent and scintillating skill from the transfer portal. A healthy Will Richardson looks to lead Oregon to its third straight Pac 12 title and another trip to the Dance.
Read moreSweet 16 Preview: West Region 2021
The Gonzaga drum beats on, and all of the 2-3-4-seeds have been eliminated already. Will Creighton be able to shock the Zags? And if not, which Pac-12 team will meet them in the Elite Eight?
Read moreWest Region Preview 2021
Gonzaga reigns supreme in the West region, but several intriguing upset candidates make the first round enticing preview fodder…
Read morePac-12 Tournament Preview 2021
Quack, Quack versus Fight On. Oregon and USC took home the Pac-12’s top-2 seeds this season - will one secure the auto-bid in Sin City this weekend?
Read more#23 Oregon 2019-20 Preview
Virginia was the only team that shot down the high flying Ducks during the month of March last season, as Oregon got white hot in a hurry when the stakes were highest. Can Payton Pritchard and co. parlay that momentum into another deep run in 2020?
Read more2018-19 Sweet 16 Preview: South Region
In this chalky Sweet-16, the South region features the only double-digit seed left in the field. Can Oregon continue its mad dash through March? Or will one of the heavy hitters, Virginia, Tennessee and Purdue, cut down the nets this weekend in Louisville?
Read morePac 12 Tournament Preview 2019
I have very few nice things to say about the Pac 12, but how about this: I hope that Washington State wins the tournament so that Robert Franks can play in the Big Dance (and Ernie Kent gets a monster extension)! Really though, this sucker is wide open
Read moreWeekend Wrap-up
150 games are too many to keep track of…
The NFL playoffs were on….
These are not acceptable excuses for losing sight of what really matters - come along with the Weave as we reflect on the wild weekend that was in college hoops.
Read moreOregon's Issues (Plus A Few Bonus Ramblings)
Oregon was supposed to be the Pac-12’s best chance at a Final Four contender. Instead, they’ve already lost to a middling Big Ten team and at home to a SWAC team. So what’s wrong? How easily can the Ducks be fixed?
Read morePac 12 2018-19 Preview
Likely the weakest of the so-called Power 6 leagues, the Pac 12 will have to deal with being a kind of “little brother” to Gonzaga and Nevada on the west coast. The league is relatively wide open (not always a compliment), but the traditional powers will probably make up the upper tiers…
Read more#15 Oregon Preview 2018-19
After an underwhelming 2017-18, Dana Altman has once again assembled an extremely talented roster boosted by one of the nation’s best freshman classes. Can he build a contender out of the intriguing pieces?
Read morePK80 Takeaways - Team by Team
We spent over 30 hours watching basketball in Portland this holiday weekend, so of course we had some opinions on the games. I dug into the details to give a point or two about each PK80 participant.
Read morePK80 Preview
The PK80 is the best in-season tournament in college hoops history. 16 Teams, 2 Brackets, All Fun. Let's break it down.
Read moreQuick Peek at Futures - 2017-18
At long last, I finally got around to writing my annual look at the NCAA basketball futures market. Gonzaga was a big hit last year, so hopefully one of my 5 picks turns out just as fruitful this year...
Read more#27 Oregon Preview 2017-18
After coming up one game shy of the Final Four two years ago, Oregon finally took that next step to reach college basketball's biggest stage last season. Despite a massive roster overhaul, Dana Altman has quickly replenished the talent pool with a blue-chip recruit in Troy Brown and two gems via the transfer wire in Elijah Brown and MiKyle McIntosh.
Read moreFinal Four 2016-17 Preview: Game 2
North Carolina and Oregon square off in the second Final Four game of Saturday. The Tar Heels look to avenge their Championship loss to Villanova a year ago, and are the favorites to take home the National Title. The Ducks are one of the best shooting teams in the country, and feature one of the best defenses as well. Can Jordan Bell hold off the UNC big man juggernaut? Who wins in the battle of Justin Jackson vs. Dillon Brooks? We try to answer those questions and more in this comprehensive preview.
Read morePac-12 2016-17 Tournament Preview
The Pac-12 is one of the most top-heavy leagues in all of college basketball with the mighty Oregon Ducks, Arizona Wildcats, and UCLA Bruins representing three of the top ten teams in the country, and all looking like Final Four contenders. The rest of the Pac-12 was not so great this year (looking at you Oregon State). For bubble teams like Cal and Utah, this is their chance to crack the Field of 68.
Read moreMake Conferences Matter Again
I can't stand the idiotic unbalanced conference schedules that have resulted from the proliferation of super-conferences, so I went through and fixed all 32 (now 35) leagues. This took way too long and I'm a psycho, but enjoy! Kentucky vs Louisville twice a year!
Read moreThe Top 16 Reveal: Dueling Bracketology
The Committee is (idiotically?) revealing the NCAA Tournament's Top 16 teams as of February 11th - a month in advance of Selection Sunday. Ky and Jim give their top 16 seed lists and argue over what baffling moves the committee will make.
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