Friday night was all right for hooping. While most of the world was transfixed on the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul “fight,” yours truly was digging deep into Alabama-Purdue, Wisconsin-Arizona and Marquette-Maryland. (Okay, so I watched the fight on a second screen — or was it a third?) Those games did not disappoint and though the rest of the weekend was kind of light on matchups, we know that early November is a mere undercard to the more compelling battles to come.
Whether you’re an avid watcher like me or a channel surfer who occasionally checks in, you have probably noticed that college hoops seems more entertaining than it has been in a long time. The numbers back that up, as I report in Hoop Thoughts this week. College basketball has been on fire in the opening fortnight, with scoring numbers and percentages not seen in a long time — or ever. Basketball all over the world has become ever more wide open and fast-paced over the last decade. College basketball was behind the curve a while back, but it sure has caught up in a hurry.
College basketball is blessed with both a heavy dose of fifth-year seniors who are still making buckets (and earning money!) for their schools. It also has one of the best freshmen classes we’ve seen in some time. The action will continue to build in advance of the Thanksgiving Week feast to come. Hoops HQ will be your guide in our efforts to earn Rookie of the Year honors. Let’s get to the action and spice up your Monday morning...
— Seth
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