RIP to the St. Louis Blues.
Free Hoops, Episode 14: The Kentucky Derby and College Basketball
Which horses would be good at basketball? Which basketball coaches would you want to join you at the Kentucky Derby?
The NBA’s NITs Are Living Up to the Name
From Madison Square Garden to Indianapolis. Just as it always goes.
3 Thoughts: Is Jimmy Butler or Jayson Tatum’s Injury a Bigger Deal?
Also: Are NIL contract buyout clauses legal? And why did the NHL stagger its first round start dates?
Free Hoops, Episode 13: Sam Federman
More about the MAAC than you knew you needed to know.
3 Things: Doug Gottlieb Teams Up With LeBron
Call Tom Izzo Mr. March all you want. Doug Gottlieb is Mr. April. There is no one else we talk about this month. 1. Did Doug Gottlieb sign his point guard just because he’s named LeBron? Green Bay landed a juco point guard yesterday named LeBron Thomas, and that can’t be a coincidence, right? For […]
3 Thoughts: Are College Sports Illegal?
Sometimes, the law is inconvenient. Also: NHL ticket sales, and the Rockies are looking like this year’s White Sox.
3 Things: Which NBA Gimmick Tournament Best Pays Tribute to the NIT?
Also: Has the NFL cured CTE yet? And yes, very lame of Colorado to retire Shedeur Sanders’s jersey.
3 Thoughts: The NBA Regular Season Has Issues, and That’s Ok
It might not be good, but it makes the playoffs better. Also: Setting an over/under on when the Bulls will win the East, and Braden Smith’s return shouldn’t have surprised anyone.
Free Hoops, Episode 12: Steve Helwick on NIT Alumni in the NBA Postseason
We draft two starting 5’s built exclusively of NIT alums.
All the NIT Alumni in the 2025 NBA Postseason
From Stephen Curry to Jack McVeigh.
3 Things: Is LIV Making Golfers Worse at Golf?
Confronting the evidence that golfers are getting worse. Also: Why NIL agents get away with it, and some good college baseball goofs.
3 Thoughts: Are the Torpedo Bats Depressing Offense?
Also: Is Greg McDermott about to pull a Tony Bennett?
3 Thoughts: JT Toppin’s Staying, Texas Tech’s Rising
Is NIL keeping players out of the draft? Is Texas Tech taking over the Big 12? And some numbers on Lennie Acuff, Samford’s new head coach.
3 Things: Walter Clayton Couldn’t Compete in the NIT
Facts only. Also: The Sens made the playoffs and Easton Stick is still a free agent.
3 Thoughts: In Firing Michael Malone, the Nuggets Are Trying to Win a Championship
Also: The size of college basketball’s NIL gap, and thoughts of the Bucky McMillan hire at Texas A&M.
One Shining MomeNIT, 2025
Explanation, for those wondering what they’re stumbling into: Every year, we publish “One Shining MomeNIT” as a response to the NCAA T*urnament’s “One Shining Moment” propaganda. Why? Well, like the rest of you, we’re suckers for a good montage. Why isn’t this a montage? We don’t have video rights, music rights, or a budget. Thankfully, […]
Free Hoops, Episode 11: Garrison Keeslar & Bash Wieland. Champions.
Two iconic Mocs join the program to talk basketball, NIT, and life.