Keep an eye out for extra Couch Potato Alerts as the conference tourneys get started later this week. In the NBA, San Antonio has a tough week, going on the road to play the Lakers, Clippers and then the Suns. The game against Phoenix is the second of TNT’s doubleheader on Thursday.
NBA
Mon, 10:30pm: San Antonio @ LA Lakers – local
Tues, 10:30pm: San Antonio @ LA Clippers – local
Thurs, 8pm: Denver @ Philadelphia – TNT (HD)
Thurs, 10:30pm: San Antonio @ Phoenix – TNT (HD)
On Sunday, the 23 players invited to play or tryout for Team USA were officially announced. The only two collegiate players on the list are Gonzaga’s Adam Morrison and Duke’s J.J. Redick.
“They’re both great scorers,” Krzyzewski said. “I think some collegiate players going into this type of situation would be a little bit intimidated. I don’t think either one of these guys will. They more define the specialist role.”
Coach K appears determined to have enough shooters on Team USA, which was one of the downfalls of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team.
With the release of the new USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, it appears that, unless Duke loses its third consecutive game, three of the #1 seeds are set. UConn, Duke and Villanova have been rotating through the top four spots in the poll for the last few weeks. If Duke wins a conference tourney game or two, they should lock up the #1 seed in the South (or possibly the East if UConn and ‘Nova falter early.) The Big East team that goes the farthest in that tournament will likely be awarded the #1 seed in the East, with the other team likely getting the #1 seed in the Midwest.
However, the fourth #1 seed is up for grabs. Memphis was first in line, but their loss last week to UAB has pushed them down to the #5 ranking, and Gonzaga took their place. If the Bulldogs go on to win their conference tournament, they have a good shot at being the #1 seed in the West. However, there are several other teams that could lay claims to the final #1 seed. Memphis, George Washington, Ohio State, Texas and, to a lesser extent, Illinois and North Carolina, could each make a strong argument with terrific play in their respective conference tournaments.
This isn’t the kind of news Tennessee fans want to be reading about as the Vols head into the Tourney:
Tennessee basketball players Anthony Passley and Jordan Smith were charged with possession of crack cocaine and suspended indefinitely from the team.
Officers trying to clear traffic near a nightclub spotted a car on the sidewalk under a no-parking sign and approached to ask them to move, DeBusk said.
Officers found 15.2 grams of crack cocaine in the car and charged the pair with possession for resale, the police spokesman said. Passley was charged with simple possession of marijuana, DeBusk said.
Crack? Really? What is this, 1985?
Passley, a red-shirt freshman, transferred from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, while Smith, a walk-on, has played only four minutes this season. Something tells me that’s all he’s ever going to play for Tennessee.
North Carolina took control of the game in the second half, and survived a furious run by Duke to leave Durham victorious, 83-76. J.J. Redick had an awful night shooting the ball. After hitting his first three shots, he finished 5 of 21 from the field.
Despite losing his top seven scorers from the National Championship team a year ago, Roy Williams has North Carolina peaking at the right time. Duke on the other hand has lost its last two games and heads into the ACC tournament on a down note. Hopefully, the two teams will face each other in the finals next Sunday for the rubber match (Duke won the first meeting in Chapel Hill).
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