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Covering Philly College Basketball
By AARON BRACY January 6, 2024 Big5Hoops.com VILLANOVA, Pa. – Sometimes, the answers are simple. There are statistics. Explanations. Analysis. More statistics. More explanations. More analysis. Sometimes, though, it’s simple. You don’t need any of that stuff. Your eyes tell you everything you need to know: One team is just better than the other. That … [Read more...] about St. John’s, quite simply, better than Villanova Saturday
By AARON BRACY January 5, 2024 Big5Hoops.com Donald Hunt is an ideas guy. Hunt, a longtime Philadelphia sportswriter, thought big in 2008 when he wrote in his column at The Philadelphia Tribune that Wilt Chamberlain deserved to be on a US postal stamp. Six years later, Chamberlain became the first NBA player to have a stamp made in his honor. “People should … [Read more...] about Jan. 5 Column: A mural for Temple’s Chaney sounds beautiful
By AARON BRACY January 3, 2024 Big5Hoops.com VILLANOVA, Pa. -- No one is going to hang this Villanova performance in a museum. Then again, the Big East is usually more muscle than Matisse, anyway. The Wildcats’ 66-65 win over Xavier on Wednesday night might not have been a masterpiece, but there sure was a lot to like. Let’s start with the … [Read more...] about A lot to like in Villanova’s win over Xavier
By AARON BRACY December 30, 2023 Big5Hoops.com PHILADELPHIA – There is the big picture and the small picture for La Salle after Saturday’s 71-66 loss to Howard at Gola Arena. First, let’s zoom in to the defeat. A pair of more than four-minute stretches without a basket after halftime ultimately doomed the Explorers. They fell behind by nine, battled back. … [Read more...] about Big picture remains optimistic for La Salle after loss
By AARON BRACY December 29, 2003 Big5Hoops.com Philadelphia has two NBA offenses in town, and one resides at 54th and City Avenue. With players that now can play his system, fifth-year coach Billy Lange has the Saint Joseph’s Hawks passing and shooting like the Philadelphia 76ers. No lie. Lange knows how to do it. Knows what great offense looks like. He sat … [Read more...] about St. Joe’s runs past Loyola with NBA offense
