Here is the best of the SB Nation network for Wednesday, March 17, 2010:
Best Of The SB Nation Network: March 17, 2010
↵College Basketball
↵- The Only Colors calculates NCAA Tournament odds based on the Bradley-Terry rating system, a sort of RPI substitute.
↵- Rocky Top Talk offers a bracket based on the ever-popular pythag and the upset profiling work done by CBS’s Peter Tiernan.
↵- With Boston College left out of postseason play, BC Interruption takes the opportunity to create its own bracket pitting the last ten BC basketball teams against one another to crown a champion.
↵- Maize n Brew is also having its own fun with alternative brackets, creating a tournament to identify “the bitterest college fanbase.”
↵Hockey
↵- Fear The Fin reconstructs the Western Conference standings according to win percentage versus other Western contenders only.
↵- On the Forecheck takes a statistical look at the NHL’s MVP race and sees that it’s Alex Ovechkin’s to lose.
↵- Behind The Net breaks down the numbers, as always. Colorado gets out-shot by a wide margin all the time, so is their success an illusion?
↵Basketball
↵- Internet phenom and D-league all-star Rod Benson (aka Boom Tho) includes Ridiculous Upside’s Scott Schroeder in his rap video. Really great stuff.
↵- Welcome To Loud City looks at the young OKC Thunder’s playoff chances.
↵- Pounding the Rock wasn’t happy with all the advanced stats out there. So they created their own.
↵- A beautiful and painful plea for the “apastrated” Canis Hoopus Timberwolves fans after giving up 152 points to the Suns.
↵Football
↵- Silver and Black Pride looks at JaMarcus Russell and his fun offseason.
↵- The Bills are working on their transition to a 3-4 defense and Buffalo Rumblings is there with details.
↵- Stampede Blue has a view of the CBA disagreement, from the owner’s perspective.
↵Baseball
↵- Hi Yo, Silva: Cubs pitching shuts down Rangers - Bleed Cubbie Blue.
↵- Diamondbacks 7, Reds 13: Can’t win ‘em all - AZ Snakepit.
↵- Covering the Orioles: Camden Chat’s Q & A with Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com
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