17 games over eight days taught Jim quite a bit - Gonzaga & Duke rock, Arizona is a title contender, Wichita State is unkillable, Johnny Davis is a freakin’ star. Detailed takeaways inside for all 13 Division I teams he saw in the past week…
Read moreACC Tournament Preview 2021
It all comes down to this - can Duke get in the NCAA Tournament?? Ok fine, other storylines abound as well - how safe are UNC and Louisville? How high can FSU and UVA’s seeds get? Will Jim Boeheim complain about being in Greensboro? (Yes)
Read moreACC 2020-21 Preview
A down year for the ACC in 2019-20 was somewhat covered up by the NCAA Tournament’s cancellation; the conference was at risk of receiving only four bids. Can the once-proud league restore its supremacy in the college hoops world?
Read moreACC Tournament Preview 2020
Florida State won the ACC outright for the first time in school history, but Duke, Virginia, and Louisville were close on the Noles’ heels. Can anyone outside the top four take home the postseason hardware and steal a bid to the Dance?
Read moreACC 2019-20 Preview
The ACC looks to be the nation’s best college basketball conference in 2019-20. Ten teams have legitimate NCAA Tournament aspirations and as many as four will compete for a #1 seed come March. Let the blood bath begin…
Read moreACC Tournament Preview 2019
Duke got all the headlines but Virginia is the team to beat in the ACC Tournament. Will Zion’s return vault Duke to the #1 overall seed? Will UVA avenge its embarrassing loss to UMBC? Will good ole Roy Williams capture yet another ACC title and make the Heels a surprise 1-seed? All will be revealed in arguably the greatest conference tourney in the country.
Read moreWeaving Through Indiana: A Weekend of Hoops in the Heartland
On this freezing weekend in the Midwest, the Weave wandered through the Hoosier state to see 3 of the country’s top 6 teams (4 of the top 10?). On the way, we saw a couple blowouts, some terrifying snowy highways, and quite possibly a couple Final Four teams…
Read moreACC 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Home to the number 1 team in the country, the ACC nevertheless looks fairly open heading into Brooklyn. Plenty of teams have at-large bid implications, and the ultimate storyline - Bonzie Colson's potential return - should have neutral fans cheering hard for the Irish.
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 moreACC Preview 2017-18
Always one of the best conferences in the country, the ACC appears to have relatively clear top and bottom halves this season. Will any teams significantly surprise and upset the expectations?
Read more#21 Notre Dame Preview 2017-18
The Irish have some significant losses, but pillars at point guard and in the post give them a foundation on which to build another successful campaign. Mike Brey's efficient offense and tie-less suits should have Notre Dame battling the ACC powers once again - will the D keep up?
Read more3MW Offseason Top 25: Post-Draft Decisions
Now that rosters are looking far more settled, how do the 3 Men of Weave see the Top 25?
Read more2016-17 NCAA Tournament Preview: West Region
Many in the national media think the West is the weakest region, but there's still a bevy of entertaining first round matchups. Will Huggy Bear make it out of the first round this time? How many points will Mike Daum score against the Zags? And who wins Florida bragging rights, the Seminoles or Gulf Coast?
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