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.
Today’s Best Bets: Two Red Flags and the Coogs
The Rockies came through yesterday, giving us a much-needed 2–0 weekend on the diamond. For better or worse, our method has us back on a big underdog tonight. Houston vs. Florida We also have some outstanding futures on the Coogs, but those are small. I think it’s 3 units to win 13.75 units. (Our tracking […]
Today’s Best Bets: The Final Four and Jacob deGrom
No dice on yesterday’s MLB longshot. We’ve got another moneyline there today, an F1 move, Final Four picks, and another NCAA Tournament future as the clock ticks down. Auburn vs. Florida For whatever it’s worth, the last time the Final Four went to the Alamodome, overs went 2–1 against kenpom’s totals and won handily on […]
3 Thoughts: What Kind of Whistle Will Duke Get?
The biggest matchup in the Final Four.
3 Things: Chattanooga’s Charm, and Someone Had to Lose
The Mocs were human. So were the Anteaters in the end.
Today’s Best Bets: Another MLB Underdog
Shooters shoot?