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January 27, 2013
by John Gasaway
John says low-scoring North Carolina's at-risk for landing in the NIT, low-scoring Villanova had a nice week, and high-scoring VCU really needs all those takeaways on D.
January 24, 2013
by John Gasaway
Oregon leads in the conference race, but in his feature for ESPN Insider John says the Ducks, Arizona, and UCLA could all make noise in March.
January 22, 2013
by John Gasaway
Florida has opened SEC play with some fairly ostentatious per-possession numbers, Arizona is excelling on offense, and Notre Dame is surprisingly bad on D. Tuesday Truths have arrived.
January 20, 2013
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John breaks down Florida's incredible start to SEC play, considers Jim Boeheim's embrace of Bo Ryan's low-turnover shtick, and defends a "down" Big 12.
January 17, 2013
by John Gasaway
John latest freshman rankings include Bennett and Brown, Dotson and Dekker, Smart and Scott, Adams and Austin, McLemore and Muhammad, and 15 other standouts. Plus a newcomer at the No. 1 spot.
January 15, 2013
by John Gasaway
John has parsed the conference season's first per-possession performances, and he has superlatives to offer for Creighton's offense (insane), the Big Ten's overall strength (incredible), and USC's timing (interesting).
January 13, 2013
by John Gasaway
John says Duke needs a healthy Ryan Kelly, Kentucky needs to play like previous (older) teams in its position, and Missouri needs both a healthy Laurence Bowers and some efficient backcourt scoring.
January 8, 2013
by John Gasaway
Meet the Deshaun Thomas Five: Thomas (obviously), Fuquan Edwin, Askia Booker, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Tamir Jackson.
January 6, 2013
by John Gasaway
A Kentucky team with one of the nation's best defenses is, at the moment, unranked. So is VCU. And even some ranked teams aren't getting enough respect.
January 3, 2013
by John Gasaway
In an otherwise down season for much of the non-Kansas Big 12, Travis Ford's young Cowboys are defending and contending.
January 2, 2013
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider, John says the Wildcats can live up to their lofty ranking if they take better care of the ball.
December 30, 2012
by John Gasaway
John charts the rapid development of a young Kentucky team with an ugly (8-4) record, presents the Paradox of Phil Pressey, and considers Doug McDermott's potential for viral Facebook threads.
December 28, 2012
by John Gasaway
The Cardinals reached the Final Four last April, but in his feature for ESPN Insider John shows why Rick Pitino's team is even better now.
December 23, 2012
by John Gasaway
John looks at the best way to play the Owls, the right way to talk about Jeff Withey, and the only way Kansas State could have beaten Florida (and did).
December 21, 2012
by John Gasaway
Call Illinois overrated if you wish. Compared to last year's team this group is on a more solid footing, and better than anyone expected in the preseason.
December 18, 2012
by John Gasaway
John studied the Novembers and Decembers recorded by the past five national champions to evaluate today's contenders: Duke, Michigan, Louisville, Syracuse, Indiana, Florida, Arizona, Kansas, and Ohio State.
December 16, 2012
by John Gasaway
Butler didn't win many shootouts last year, much less one against the top-ranked team in the nation. In his feature for ESPN Insider, John looks at how the Bulldogs' offense has turned things around.
December 14, 2012
by John Gasaway
And those reasons would be Zeller, Oladipo, Hulls, Watford, and Ferrell. John sings the praises of each in his feature for ESPN Insider.
December 12, 2012
by John Gasaway
The Big East will decline in quality or maybe even dissolve completely soon enough, but for now the league's running the Big Ten a close second. Enjoy it while you can.
December 11, 2012
by John Gasaway
In his feature for ESPN Insider John says Illinois is better than he expected, and Pitt's better than anyone realizes.
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