News, strategy, and updates from the Sandman Sports crew.
Cooper Flagg avoided a serious injury when he rolled his ankle against the Denver Nuggets last week. The first overall pick still missed multiple games, however, creating greater u…
Jan 23, 2026
My fellow Sandman writer Dan Angell put out a really strong piece on this topic last week. While we overlap on a couple teams, we also differ on a few others when it comes to which…
Jan 20, 2026
There’s almost always one or two surprise teams in the Sweet 16 in March. With the right draw, a mid-major can win a game or two, bust some brackets, and put its stamp on the NCAA…
Jan 17, 2026
It was obvious after Feast Week in late November that Michigan was the best team in college basketball. The Wolverines trounced a very good Gonzaga team by 40 in the championship g…
Jan 17, 2026
The trade deadline is less than a month away. Teams are close to the halfway point of the regular season. It’s that time of year where sample sizes are big enough for serious concl…
Jan 16, 2026
Even with almost half of the regular season in the books, teams’ records at this stage don’t tell us everything. There are teams that have barely been whole. Others have been parti…
Jan 15, 2026
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