Author: Chris Roddy

Roddy’s Rant 3

Roddy’s Rant: Trauma in the Bathroom Why Public Showering Kept Me Out of College B-Ball by Chris Roddy It was absolutely horrible. I picked up my shampoo and soap only stopping to slip on some K-Mart flip-flops before heading . . . there. I stopped to buy myself some time, […]

Atlantic 10 Notebook

Atlantic-10 Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Double fresh. Double smooth. Double delicious to chew. David West continued his dominance of LaSalle and turned in a stellar double-double performance as the Chalmer-less Musketeers won back-to-back games for the first time since 2002. West racked up eighteen points and fifteen rebounds in […]

Roddy’s Rant 2

Roddy’s Rant: The Truth about Some Things by Chris Roddy Fanfare: A Look at the World of Fan Accessories It makes me sick to my stomach to see people pony up monies to arena vendors for “stuff.” Sure, buy a hat or a shirt to wear out with your friends […]

Northeast Notebook

Northeast Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Who’s Got My MoJo? Yeah Baby! Quinnipiac University was off to its best start in a quarter of a century (that’s 25 years for all of you without an abacus nearby). Ripping it up with at a torrid pace of 6-1, the Bobcats looked […]

Roddy’s Rant: Mike Davis

Roddy’s Rant: The Truth about Nothing by Chris Roddy Whatever Happened to Crazy? John Treloar is ‘da man. Yeah, that’s right, I am ready to jump on his souped-up bandwagon. Hell, I’ll even spring for the rims. Some of you may be applauding my decision. Others may be cringing at […]

Northeast Notebook

Northeast Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Coal or the NBA? All I want for Christmas is . . . The lingering taste of cookies and cakes couldn’t sweeten the soured mouth of one despondent basketball fan. With no college hoops on, I had to turn to the NBA in order […]

Northeast Notebook

Northeast Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy 1983 – The Assist, The Shot and The Championship It was never a pass. It was a bad, off-centered shot. And a lot of people still remember the 1983 NCAA championship game because of the frenetic last second heave of a North Carolina State […]

Northeast Notebook

Northeast Conference Notebook by Chris Roddy Connecticut Educates the NEC Connecticut’s top-ranked education record is undoubtedly a direct reflection of having a difficult to spell state name. Does that transcend into why University of Connecticut men’s basketball gets straight A’s against the NEC? Anyhow, presumably most guys playing D-I hoops […]

Northeast Preview

Northeast Conference Preview by Chris Roddy The Devil Who Became a King CCSU Blue Devils’ Corsley Edwards is king, a Sacramento King that is. The NEC saw it’s best player selected as the 58th (and last) overall pick in the NBA draft’s second round in the off-season. As a senior, […]