- Kansas State upends Texas in Austin... the visibly injured Jacob Pullen put up 20 points in the win, but the real story was K-State holding the Horns to 34% FG shooting (28% from 3)... that's impressive on the road... and the team that I had all but given up on is now a lock for the tourney field and looking semi-dangerous... even if they're coached by Frank Martin...
- While we're in college hoops.... man, Notre Dame is impressive... 93-72 win over struggling Villanova... 30 points each (!) from Tim Abromaitis and Ben Hansborough, and the Irish made TWENTY threes.... 20!... obviously, that's a bit of an aberration, but this is an experienced team with shooters everywhere... they can beat anyone...
- Tony Parker out 2-4 weeks... strained calf is the verdict for the Spurs guard, and you knew it was coming... not necessarily for Tony... but for San Antonio... we'll see how they react to their first major injury... paging George Hill...
- Clinton Portis cut by the Redskins... even if it was a foregone conclusion (and it was), still a story for me... Portis was, at times, entertaining (and crazy) and at other times, an elite running back... but it's clear that he's lost a step or 2 and that burst isn't there...
- Mike Bibby is available... the former Hawk was bought out by Washington yesterday... after having given up his ENTIRE 2011-12 salary (over $6 million) to secure his freedom... there's absolutely no way he recoups that money on the open market next year unless he finds a crazy GM (okay, that's in play), but you have to admire his willingness to give it up for a shot at a ring... the issue? He's not really an upgrade for anyone at this point because his statue-esque defense is so bad... at any rate, expect for him to land in Miami where he'll fit well because he a) doesn't need the ball, b) is a "veteran presence" (lol) and c) can make open jumpers.... seems like the best fit...
- NBA Box Score Check - The Nuggets are firing on all cylinders without Melo... sounds funny, huh?... they dispatched of the Hawks 100-90 behind 5 guys in double-digits... still a deep, deep team... the Hawks played without Hinrich (calf injury) and the Crawford at PG/Teague combo didn't exactly impress with a combined 4 of 18 FG... Welcome back Brook Lopez... 28 points, 10 boards in an OT loss to Phoenix... overshadowed by 33 combined assists from Nash/Deron (wow) but good looks for NJ... another note is Phoenix's bench was crazy last night... 5 bench guys with at least 8 points a piece... New-Look Boston sneaks out a win in Utah... 6 straight home losses for Utah (wow)... Ray Allen was fantastic (9-15, 5-8 threes), and Jeff Green doesn't look comfortable, but wins are wins especially on the road... and Marcus Thornton goes off... 29 points on 16 shots off the bench for the Kings... almost out of nowhere to carry them to a win over LAC... Sacto still stinks... but worth noting...
What to watch for on Tuesday...
- Knicks @ Magic - NBA-TV 7:00 - Another road test for NY... except this matchup doesn't favor them as much as Miami simply because they have to deal with Dwight...
- Illinois @ #6 Purdue - ESPN 7:00 - Must-win for Illinois as far as tourney status.... but Purdue is undefeated at home and that's a tall order...
- #20 Vandy @ #23 Kentucky - ESPN 9:00 - As bad as I think the SEC is... this isn't a bad matchup... Kentucky is very, very good at home, but Vandy is capable of winning there...
- NBA Coast-to-Coast - ESPN2 9:00 - Gotta plug this because I never do... they take you across the league with live look-ins on a night where there isn't much going on... a must for anyone who doesn't have league pass...
Enjoy...
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