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March 1, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says the fact that the Orange are drop-dead terrible on the defensive glass hasn't mattered so far and probably won't matter in March.
February 28, 2012
by John Gasaway
With just one week left in the regular season, John says Syracuse is radically different this year...even if they do play zone every year.
February 23, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says teams outside the top 25 like Saint Louis, Gonzaga, California, Drexel, and Memphis could make some noise in the brackets next month.
February 22, 2012
by John Gasaway
The Ratings Percentage Index is one of the most influential statistics in sports, and the NCAA is justly proud of a universally recognized rating system that it created in-house. But now the NCAA should take a page from the book of the man who invented the RPI.
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says good outside shooting, some fortuitous bounces, and a steady performance from Jack Cooley have powered the Irish during their win streak.
February 21, 2012
by John Gasaway
As March draws ever closer, John says more people would have a correct view of Carolina if not for a certain game-winning shot by a certain player from a certain opposing team.
February 16, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says the Mountaineers' suddenly weak defense has put the team's NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy.
February 15, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says New Mexico has an opportunity this week to live up to their numbers and wrest control of the Mountain West.
February 14, 2012
by John Gasaway
This Valentine's Day there's nothing to love about misperceptions, and the per-possession numbers are telling John that Missouri, Kentucky, Memphis, and the entire Big Ten are all misunderstood.
February 10, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider, John says the Racers are still an unusually potent Ohio Valley team -- even if they're capable of losing a game.
February 7, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his latest portrait of per-possession tumult, John says Ohio State, Kentucky, and Syracuse are dominant. And so are Cleveland State and New Mexico. Who knew?
February 6, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says John Calipari always has an abundance of talent on hand, but this year Kentucky has given their coach something new: a team that's equally outstanding on both sides of the ball.
February 2, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says this may be the best team Thad Matta's ever had in Columbus.
February 1, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says Connecticut has never forced many turnovers, but this year is extreme even by UConn standards.
January 31, 2012
by John Gasaway
With all 14 conferences (finally) reporting, John looks at the per-possession numbers and says the ACC may not need to bring in Syracuse and Pitt to give North Carolina and Duke a challenge after all. It's already happening.
January 27, 2012
by John Gasaway
Tom Izzo loves to worry about his teams. This year that may be tough to do. In his feature for ESPN Insider John says Michigan State's trajectory is looking very Final Four-like.
January 26, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider, John says great defense and a stellar performance on offense from Chase Tapley have landed the young Aztecs atop the Mountain West a year ahead of schedule.
January 24, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his latest survey of the per-possession landscape, John keeps the focus on offense and finds Missouri mystical, Syracuse misunderstood, and Illinois misbehaving.
January 19, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says Vanderbilt, Iowa State, and Michigan are the major-conference teams relying most heavily on threes so far this season.
January 17, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his first look at 2012 per-possession happenings, John says Kansas is really good (even though they're less talented than ever), Pitt's really bad (even though their offensive rebounding's better than ever), and Georgia State is just plain scary on D.
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