In this week’s Buzzer Beaters we have links to college basketball players talking smack on Facebook, the scoop on Steve Nash directing his latest commercial for Nike and a picture of Bryan Colangelo during a scouting trip in Europe.
* Hardwood Paroyxsm has a great screen grab of two college basketball players talking smack on Facebook.
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Can we stop with the “ACC is the toughest conference in the nation” nonsense? Can we throw the conference and team “Ratings Percentage Index” nonsense out the window, please?
Belmont, “RPI” 79, took #2-seed in the West Region, Duke and its gaudy RPI of 6 to the brink of extinction. This was a first round matchup [...]

A huge thank you goes out to Vivek from Crazy From The Heat for taking part in this version of Inside Enemy Territory. He took part in this column two weeks ago when Toronto and Miami met up, and despite having computer problems he still managed to answer my questions. I gained a lot [...]

Let’s take the key first-round matchups and begin to dissect them starting within the East bracket. I’ll be writing throughout the evening, so check back often.
East
#6 Oklahoma Sooners 22-11 vs. #11 St. Joseph’s Hawks 21-12, Friday, 7:10 p.m.
Has Blake Griffin fully recovered from minor knee surgery? Has Longar Longar fully recovered from his broken leg? [...]

Just a quick note to let people know I’ve taken part in a March Madness preview for Roster Magazine. I was asked some questions by Jon Burkett about my favourite March Madness memories, who I’m rooting for this year, who I think will upset a high seed, which player will make a name for himself [...]

First off, I would like to congratulate the Rockets in winning their 22nd straight game this season and having the second longest streak in NBA history. Is 33 wins in a row out of reach?
Seven games on Sunday night and one game was a complete blowout by 52. It’s also unfortunate that the Raps are [...]

When I first started following the NBA some of my favourite players were Karl Malone, John Stockton, Byron Russel, Austin “Big Dog” Carr and Jeff Hornacek, and with ornery Jerry Sloan leading the team they were my favourite team all through high school. Once Toronto was granted an expansion franchise just over a decade ago [...]

By Lead Expert Rob Shaw and Brian Wagoner

THE FANTASYFANATICS.COM STOCK REPORT

On the Rise

Ricky Davis – Guard/Forward – Heat: In the three games since Dwyane Wade was shut down for the season, Davis has gotten over 40 minutes in each contest. He is averaging 21.3 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists in those games. Ricky “Buckets” [...]

Just a quick note to let fellow March Madness addicts know I’ve created a pool on Yahoo! for the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Click here to go to the Tournament Pick’em page and then enter the league id (80847) and password (hoops) to register.
Good luck… you’ll need it!

Just a reminder that our mailbag is open for all questions about fantasy basketball and you can send them to our mailing address hoopsaddictfantasy@hoopsaddict.com.
Here are our Top Three Fantasy Performers for March 15th:
1. Carlos Boozer – 41 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal, 1 Block, 2 Turnovers : Boozer has had an up [...]