CARTER-FINLEY STADIUM/RALEIGH — The Clemson Tigers (7-3, 5-2 ACC) came into town hot, riding a four-game winning streak, and hungry, looking to win the game that could deliver them the Atlantic Division title. The North Carolina State Wolfpack (4-6, 1-4 ACC) came into the game looking to remain bowl eligible by winning the remaining games […]
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NCAA Takes on Charging, Promptly Flops
It’s that time of year in college basketball. All the nets have been cut down, the late signing period has wrapped up and college basketball’s best talent is getting put through the motions by NBA scouts. This is the time of year when the brass of college basketball get together and deliberate rule changes. Some […]
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Bulls bats awaken, but scoring is a struggle in 6-3 victory
DBAP/ DURHAMIn the young season, on of the main storylines out of Durham has been the Bulls’ silent bats. In 19 games the Bulls have averaged 3.74 runs, relying on solid but brief starting pitching and a workhorse bullpen to win games. On Thursday, the Bulls’ offense awoke as they tallied 10 hits, six walks […]
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Bulls’ (Offensive) Power Outage
The Durham Bulls opened the season 6-0 and now sit atop the standings with a 10-3 record, so it’s not shocking that the Bulls offensive woes have gone unnoticed. However, the truth is that some excellent Bulls pitching has been hiding slumbering bats. Using the four basic hitting metrics (Avg, OBP, SLG, OPS) the Bulls’ […]
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Offenses and Weather Damp as Bulls Blank Braves 1-0
DBAP/ DURHAMOn a cold, wet night, the Bulls pieced together a second consecutive shutout against the Gwinnett Braves. Faced with the tall order of facing the Atlanta Braves’ number one prospect, the Bulls proved equal to the task despite relying on their fifth starter. The Bulls’ starting pitcher, Jason Cromer, scattered three Braves hits over […]
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2009 UNC Tar Heels: Head of the Class
The 2008-2009 college basketball season began with the national pundits crowning the North Carolina Tar Heels national champions, awarding them the first-ever unanimous No. 1 ranking in the preseason Associated Press poll. The Tar Heels were the head of the class, better than the middling field of competitors who could only hope to jockey for […]
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The Final Four Factor Preview: UNC at Michigan St.
By this point, North Carolina’s four factor profile is pretty well known. The Tar Heels are an offensive machine, yet to score below one point per possession in any game this year. The offense works because of an even balance across all four factors: offensive rebounding, taking care of the basketball, shooting percentage, and free […]
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UNC vs. Villanova: A Final Four, Four Factor Preview
A week of anticipation has been building up to Saturday’s Final Four match-up between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Villanova Wildcats. The contest has be analyzed from all angles, as is often the case when there are only only three college basketball games remaining in the season. In the last five days there […]
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UNC vs. Oklahoma: Four Factor Preview
The North Carolina Tar Heels advanced to the Elite Eight for the third consecutive year Friday by beating the Gonzaga Bulldogs 98-77. In the Elite Eight the Tar Heels draw a very different team than the Bulldogs, the Oklahoma Sooners. While Gonzaga was a balanced team Oklahoma plays much more like North Carolina; efficient offense […]
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UNC vs. Gonzaga: Four Factor Preview
Yesterday I previewed a game that displayed two balanced teams. Duke and Villanova were similar in both personnel and in the Four Factors. The ACC’s second Sweet Sixteen contest has matching skin-deep similarities. Both Gonzaga and North Carolina have skilled big men, silky smooth shooters and lightening quick point guards. However, looking past the lineup […]
