http://www.basketballprospectus.com The past week at Basketball Propectus. http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=980 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=980 John considers whether Duke`s recent ascendance to presumed one-seed status presages a second consecutive ACC tourney crown for the Blue Devils. 2010-03-10 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=981 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=981 Basketball Prospectus begins the annual task of narrowing the field down to the final 65 NCAA Tournament teams during championship week. 2010-03-09 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=978 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=978 With several bids already decided by conference tournaments, The List takes a last stab at predicting the 65-team NCAA Tournament field as well as ranking the nation`s top 25 teams. 2010-03-09 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=976 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=976 The Jayhawks enter their conference`s tournament ready for a coronation before what promises to be a KU-friendly crowd in Kansas City. Can anybody stop Kansas? 2010-03-09 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=977 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=977 The Pacific-10 Conference begins a nine-team tournament Wednesday in Los Angeles hoping to get multiple teams into the NCAA Tournament and salvage what has been a historic down year for the conference. 2010-03-09 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=979 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=979 Ken wraps up the tournament previews for one-bid leagues with a look at the Big West, Great West, MEAC, Southland and SWAC. 2010-03-09 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=970 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=970 Don`t touch that calendar. John wraps up the regular season with a special Monday edition of Tuesday Truths. The per-possession numbers from conference play more or less agree with Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, and Duke as the four one-seeds. But after that it gets interesting. 2010-03-08 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=975 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=975 The Lakers` losing streak knocks them off their perch atop our rankings. 2010-03-08 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=971 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=971 Ken kicks off our Championship Week with a look at the second ever 16-team Big East tournament. Syracuse is the favorite, but Villanova and West Virginia should definitely keep things interesting. Oh, and did we mention Notre Dame`s suddenly playing defense? 2010-03-08 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=973 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=973 The A-10, CUSA, Mountain West, and WAC are all nourishing at-large aspirations this March. In his latest Championship Week preview, Ken assesses the likely winners and losers in these four league tournaments. 2010-03-08 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=972 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=972 Saturday`s fourth annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference helped make the case that statistical analysis is becoming commonplace in the NBA as players and coaches begin to embrace the value of the numbers. 2010-03-08 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=969 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=969 The Mavericks extended their winning streak to 11 games with a methodical dissection of the Bulls` defense on Saturday, a game that sent reeling Chicago to its fourth loss in a row. 2010-03-07 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=968 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=968 When the Bulls and the Sixers got together on a recent Saturday night for a game in Chicago, no one realized that they might be seeing Allen Iverson`s last game in an NBA uniform. 2010-03-05 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=967 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=967 Our author shares his selections for the USBWA`s All-America teams, featuring several veteran perimeter players and one dynamic freshman. 2010-03-05 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=966 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=966 As several NBA general managers and many statistical analysts covering for and working within the league gather for the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, an update on the state of analysis in the NBA. 2010-03-05 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=965 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=965 From NCAA Tournament seeding to a chance to get off the bubble to hope for an automatic bid, there is plenty on the line as the WCC tips off its unorthodox conference tournament today in Las Vegas. 2010-03-05 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=964 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=964 The relationship between performance and result is never perfect in any sport, and college basketball is certainly no different. This season teams like Dayton, Indiana, Vanderbilt, BYU, Wisconsin, and UNLV have stood out for being quite fortunate--or unfortunate. 2010-03-05 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=963 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=963 Atlanta`s Josh Smith has shown increased efficiency in his game this season by focusing on his strengths and, in doing so, has become one of the NBA`s top young players. 2010-03-04 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=961 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=961 The Ohio State junior wins John`s prestigious third annual POY award in a photo finish over a certain Kentucky freshman. No, not that Kentucky freshman. 2010-03-04 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=958 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=958 Six NBA teams have cleared enough cap space to legitimately hope to land a free agent for a maximum contract this summer. If LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are looking for the best chance of winning big, which team should they choose? 2010-03-03 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=960 http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=960 The Hawks muscle up for the home stretch, while the battered Bulls may be headed for trouble. 2010-03-03