It has been since June that I wrote an article here on STP. With the basketball games right around the corner, it is time for me to shake off the rust and get back to it. Good to be back, let’s dive right into it… After the greatest season that I have ever been able […]
NBA Draft – Potential Landing Spots for Zhaire Smith
Lakers (#25) There are rumors that the Lakers might want to trade up to get Zhaire: The idea is that Smith would grow into the role Kentavious Caldwell-Pope filled for the Lakers last season. To move up to the middle of the first round — Smith is expected to go mid-teens — the Lakers would […]
Texas Tech Hoops – Chris Beard Basketball Contract (w/ Financial Agreements & Incentives)
As promised back in January, when I first posted about the Chris Beard contract situation. We are going back to reflect on how the season ended and get our final conclusions on how the contract with our glorious head basketball coach turned out. Let’s refresh our memory from the first time we did this during […]
March Madness | Q&A with ‘Philly.com’ about Villanova Hoops
Joe Juliano (@JoeJulesinq) from Philadelphia’s The Inquirer joins me (@DanSwany) to talk about Texas Tech’s next opponent in the NCAA Tournament; Villanova. Let’s do this… Dan: Villanova has been an elite squad in pretty much all areas of their game this season. If there are any weaknesses with the team, they are hard to find. […]
March Madness | Q&A with ‘Journal & Courier’ about Purdue Hoops
I (@DanSwany) got to ask Nathan Baird (@nbairdjc) of the The Lafayette Journal & Courier, part of the USA Today Network, about Texas Tech’s next opponent in the NCAA Tournament; Purdue. Let’s do this… Dan: To help us better understand this Purdue basketball team, can you describe the overall strengths and weaknesses of the Boilermakers’ […]
March Madness | Q&A with ‘Gator Country’ about Florida Hoops
Eric Fawcett (@Efawcett7) of GatorCountry.com joins me (@DanSwany) to give us a little more info on our next NCAA tournament opponent, Florida. Let’s do this… Dan: Based on the stats, this Florida team seems to be very balanced on offense and defense. Can you help us out with telling the strengths and weaknesses of this […]
March Madness | Q&A with ‘The Sawmill’ about SFA Hoops
Isaac Niedrauer (@INiedrauer) from SFA sports site The Sawmill joins us here at STP to have a friendly Q&A with me (@DanSwany) about the upcoming March Madness showdown in Dallas. Let’s do this… Dan: This is the second year for Kyle Keller to be running the basketball program at SFA. He just captured his first […]
March Madness | #3 Red Raiders playing #14 SFA in Dallas
It’s all set, our Texas Tech men’s basketball team will be going to Dallas in the Big Dance!!! There you have it. See you soon, Dallas. 😏#WreckEm #4To1 #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/OO9VuandcU — Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) March 11, 2018 I had made a bet with my wife that had 2 parts. First, if we made the […]
NCAA Hoops | Selection Sunday (Open Thread)
Here we are, debating what seed that our Red Raiders are going to get picked in the NCAA Tournament. What a wonderful feeling that all the Texas Tech basketball fans should get use to. With the way things are going with the men’s basketball program and Coach Beard running things, this is going to be […]
Big 12 Hoops | Tournament Open Thread & Prediction (Championship)
Consider this your gameday thread for the Big 12 basketball tournament… Big 12 Conference Tournament (Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.) Championship Game Embed from Getty Images No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 3 West Virginia (ESPN) 5 p.m. Preview & Prediction: Kansas has had an easy time dismantling opponents to get to the championship game. The […]