Category Archives: Boxed Out by Bill Frieder
Bill Frieder on the Final Four
I’ll start this week’s blog with the same words as last week’s: that was fun. The Midwest Regional in Cleveland gave us one good game, one epic blowout and one that bordered on an all-time classic – and I showed up on local TV in South Bend. What will we get in… Read More »Bill Frieder on the Spartans, Bruins, Irish and more
Well, that was fun. We had quite the time in Louisville on Thursday, with three one-point games back-to-back-to-back – until Kentucky got involved and stopped the streak. Saturday didn’t have the same late drama, but it was still a ton of fun with my man John Sadak. Now it’s off to Cleveland… What… Read More »Bill Frieder on Arizona, UCLA, Jerian Grant and Kentucky’s Wildcats
Well, the NCAA Tournament is here. It’s the most wonderful time of the year and I for one can’t wait for the action to get started in Louisville. That’s where I’ll be for Westwood One – and that’s also where the team from Westwood (UCLA) will be! But more on… Read More »Bill Frieder on Northern Iowa, the Big Sky, Wofford and more
Let’s start with a thought on the WCC, where I was last night. BYU had a ton of momentum coming in and was playing great basketball. I really thought they had a chance to beat the Bulldogs again. But Gonzaga had just a little too much for the Cougars, with… Read More »Bill Frieder on Kentucky, the MVC, BYU and more
Big congratulations to Kentucky. Big Blue now only needs to beat Florida to finish 31-0. It wasn’t easy, as the 72-64 score Tuesday night was a lot closer than it looked in Athens. Kentucky outscored Georgia 25-8 in the final nine minutes including a 14-0 run. I am on record… Read More »Bill Frieder on the Pac-12, SMU and more
All the talk about the Pac-12 only getting two teams into the NCAA Tournament is probably out the door. Oregon had a huge win against Utah, UCLA has three very winnable home games to come and Stanford hosts Oregon this weekend. All three teams have work to do, but you… Read More »