Archive for 2011

CBS analyst Greg Anthony joined the show to  talk about the NCAA Tournament and more. Anthony likes Ohio State to win it all. But he says take his picks with a grain of salt, because he never gets the Final Four. Anthony also commented on some of the resentment toward Duke in the Fab Five…

Kentucky coach John Calipari joined the show to talk about the NCAA Tournament and the Wildcats’ differences. Dan asked if he was satisfied with a No. 4 seed. I think we played well enough to be a better than a four seed,” Calipari said. He pointed to the current rankings and their RPI. ” It appears…

Former Duke star and current Wagner assistant Bobby Hurley joined the show to talk college hoops and more. Hurley had interesting comments on ESPN’s Fab Five documentary. “There was a high level of bitterness,” Hurley said. “Particularly directed at us.” Hurley wasn’t surprised, because Duke beat that team three times. Hurley said that Jalen Rose might…

Dan reviewed ESPN’s documentary on the Fab Five. He really liked it and thought visually it was very impressive. And he loved Jalen Rose’s and other players’ honesty. But Dan did say that some of the players sounded “bitter” because they have nothing to show for what they did. Their banners aren’t hanging up because…

To be fair, McLovin was trying to recreate Kenny Smith’s sidewinding rotation. Seton is trying to perfect the finger roll.

TNT’s Kenny Smith joined the show to talk about the NCAA Tournament, which he’s covering along with the NBA. Smith, a North Carolina grad, loves the Heels. He’s happy they lost to Duke in the ACC tournament, because it would have been hard to win both tourneys. But to be fair, Smith did say he…

CBS asked to put a camera on Dan and the Danettes as we watched the Selection show, but some of the Danettes weren’t confident they were Big Dance worthy. But the field is set and we’re getting together a Celebrity Bracket Challenge and also inviting everyone to compete at the SI.com Brackett Challenge here in…

We hope everyone is enjoying a wild college basketball weekend. More importantly, hope everyone is studying, because the brackets will be out soon and then it’s time to prove your hoops knowledge. Dan and the Danettes are hunkered in front of separate TVs studying as we speak.

Driver Danica Patrick joined the show to talk about Dan asked if she was going to leave Indy car racing to go NASCAR full time. “I don’t know that yet,” Patrick. Patrick said that she doesn’t want to dwell on where she’ll land. She wants to race well every week. Patrick talked about the different…