(a sports weblog) analysis and commentary on college basketball and the ncaa tournament http://www.yocohoops.com/ en-us http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/7/7/224112/3647 Be back in the fall, shortly before the start of the season.... http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/5/19/062/46943 Florida Atlantic will offer Mike Jarvis its head coaching job. Yes, the very same Mike Jarvis named in this NCAA Infractions Report. But no columnist has found it fit to criticize this potential hire ... Mon, 19 May 2008 12:06:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/5/19/0539/84057 The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy is right to suggest more than the obvious. Arizona is a short-term mess (see Negedu, Emmanuel), but Mike Dunlap's arrival from Denver confirms the Wildcats remain a g... Mon, 19 May 2008 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/5/5/01815/05681 After a sub-.500 finish in 2007-2008, Al Skinner is on the hot seat. Yes, despite all of the success he's had at Boston College. Skinner's problem is that he is an exceptional coach but a terrib... Mon, 5 May 2008 12:18:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/4/24/234446/358 Many people assumed that Memphis' nine point lead with 2:12 remaining in the NCAA tournament final suggested the Tigers had all but won the championship. Not Bill James, the famed baseball statisti... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:44:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/4/13/202638/325 Rock Chalk, Jayhawk. "Non-expert" wins Pool o' Experts Kansas wasn't the only one that rallied to win in the NCAA Tournament. Yoni Cohen of the blog YoCoHoops.com recovered from a shaky first ro... Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:26:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/29/21216/9142 Ben Howland has guided UCLA to three consecutive Final Fours. For my money, he is the best coach in the country -- even though I expect his Bruins to again fail to win the national title.... Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:02:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/29/14027/5586 For my brackets' sake, I hope Louisville wins tonight.... Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/26/02534/0494 My bracket has UCLA in the Final Four and had West Virginia losing to Duke in the second round. But I can't shake the feeling that the Mountaineers are a more likely Final Four participant than mos... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:25:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/16/21143/7284 Only ESPN's Joe Lunardi correctly guessed the field of 65. This afternoon, Georgia defeated Arkansas to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament -- and leave only three bids for the pundits' fi... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:01:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/16/12935/2359 The morning of Selection Sunday, there is little consensus on the field of 65. Wise men agree, at least implicitly, that seven teams are competing for the final four bids. Georgia, however, could s... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:09:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/15/95829/8874 Win or lose later today against Temple, Fran Dunphy should consider the season a success. In his second year at Temple's helm, Dunphy guided the Owls to (at least) 20 wins and a second place regula... Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:58:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/9/111854/0463 North Carolina will not win the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Roy Williams' experienced Tar Heels were my preseason pick for the national title. But during the second half of last night's game at Duke, the... Sun, 9 Mar 2008 11:18:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/6/22125/86621 While watching Illinois-Michigan State, I couldn't help myself. I started feeling guilty. I felt bad that I had yet to go public with the following admission. I enjoy hearing Steve Lavin. ... Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:01:00 -0500 http://www.yocohoops.com/story/2008/3/4/223035/9164 Sidney Lowe turned out to be a poor hire for North Carolina State. The Wolfpack have lost seven straight and are the worst team in the ACC.... Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:30:00 -0500