2000 Archives
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- The In Crowd enjoys the holidays12/23/00
- Stephen F. Austin still rules the Southland12/15/00
- The In Crowd bows down to UConn12/14/00
- The latest FCP NCAA poll12/12/00
- The WAC is wide open -- this year12/2/00
- The Ivy is growing -- slowly, but growing11/30/00
- The Phoenix fly over the MCC11/27/00
- FCP's D-III preview11/25/00
- The Nov. 21 FCP NCAA poll11/21/00
- Crusaders hold the high ground in the Patriot11/23/00
- UC Santa Barbara still dominates the Big Worst11/22/00
- Stiles, SMS set sights on MVC title11/21/00
- Give me Liberty -- at least in the Big South11/18/00
- The rich get richer in the SEC -- but even the poor aren't suffering11/16/00
- Despite the In Crowd's seedings, they'll play the season anyway11/14/00
- LaTech basks in the Sun Belt11/13/00
- Conference USA still struggles for respect11/10/00
- New faces emerging in the NEC11/7/00
- Old Domination rules the CAA again11/4/00
- There's a new boss in the Mid-Con11/2/00
- UConn leads a talented pack in the Big East10/31/00
- The FCP preseason poll10/30/00
- The Big Three will rule the A-1010/24/00
- The Waves will roll in the WCC 10/20/00
- Duke, as usual, expects to dominate the ACC 10/19/00
- The Mountain West builds on success 10/17/00
- Big 10 has a new look, but the same powers 10/13/00
- Is the Pac-10 really that bad? Sadly, yes 10/6/00
- Rating the Big East recruits9/6/00>
- Four for the big-time -- coaches, that is9/3/00>
- FCP's First Five -- the best in college basketball5/2/00
- We want you to pick our all-America team4/20/00
- Final poll rewards tourney success -- sometimes unjustifiably4/10/00
- Wisconsin hangs on for WNIT win4/4/00
- The UConn juggernaut rolls on3/31/00
- The Lady Vols now look for number seven3/31/00
- Should Tennessee really be favored?3/30/00
- Penn State's reward? A dance with Connecticut3/30/00
- Tennessee grits its way to Philly3/29/00
- Rutgers grinds Georgia into submission3/28/00
- UConn survives slugfest with LSU3/28/00
- Florida, Wisconsin play for the other postseason title3/27/00
- Washington dominates D-III3/27/00
- A long day's journey to the Elite Eight3/26/00
- Tennessee gets some home cooking in the Mideast3/24/00
- Can anyone in the East beat UConn?3/23/00
- Geography-challenged West features major eastern powers3/22/00
- Penn State-Iowa State a first-round Midwest highlight3/21/00
- The In Crowd fills out the only bracket you need to look at3/16/00
- A quick look at the WNIT3/15/00
- The poll takes a deep breath just before the Big Polka3/14/00
- Conference tourneys create minor shifts in NCAA rankings3/7/00
- The In Crowd, conference by conference3/3/00
- It's getting harder and harder to find 25 NCAA teams to vote for2/29/00
- The poll relaxes before conference tourneys begin2/22/00
- The In Crowd examines UConn, opts for Tennessee2/17/00
- Like a wedding cake, the NCAA poll has distinct layers2/15/00
- One point can't knock UConn out of number one2/8/00
- The In Crowd gets a cup of Joe2/4/00
- Significant changes few and far between in NCAA poll2/1/00
- The In Crowd is getting tired of practice1/23/00
- The preseason poll: Look back in laughter ...1/21/00
- Upsets shake up NCAA rankings1/18/00
- Top spot no longer in doubt -- but poll questions remain1/11/00
- The new millennium can't fog the In Crowd's insights1/8/99
- Can UConn maintain its poll dominance?1/4/00
- Americans find gold in Sydney10/1/00
- Form holds: Australia to face the U.S. in the finals9/30/00
- Russians shocked, America survives9/28/00
- It's time to get serious9/27/00
- At last, some upsets9/23/00
- Form holds, but the pressure is mounting9/21/00
- Americans still sputtering a bit, but the Aussies are on fire9/19/00
- Five reasons Nell Fortner is smiling9/18/00
- Americans, Russians struggle, but eventually get past the Olympic jitters9/17/00
- Whatever happens in Sydney, we won't see much of it on TV9/15/00
- A closer look at Team USA9/14/00
- Handicapping the Olympics9/12/00
WNBA
- A to-do list for the WNBA meetings10/22/00
- The WNBA's best, according to FCP9/13/00
- A final look at the WNBA East9/9/00
- A final look at the WNBA West9/8/00
- All hail Houston -- like it or not8/28/00
- The Liberty make it close, but was there really any doubt?8/26/00
- Help FCP pick the best of the WNBA8/25/00
- Clang: The sound you hear is New York's dream dying8/25/00
- New York vs. Houston, position by position8/23/00
- The Liberty leave no doubt8/22/00
- New York throws a Garden party8/21/00
- The veteran Comets simply outshine the Sparks8/20/00
- Becky Hammon is the WNBA's most unlikely star8/19/00
- Houston hands L.A. a royal thumping8/18/00
- Cleveland rocks New York's world8/18/00
- Houston vs. Los Angeles, position by position8/17/00
- Cleveland vs. New York, position by position8/16/00
- Did Orlando lose, or did Cleveland win?8/16/00
- Sacramento goes down fighting, but Washington just goes belly up8/15/00
- Higher seeds show why8/14/00
- New York and Houston can get ready for the conference finals8/13/00
- Home court works for Orlando -- but L.A. packs too much heat for Phoenix8/12/00
- Chemistry, coaching spark the Liberty8/11/00
- Breaking down the first round, Eastern iteration8/10/00
- Breaking down the first round, Western iteration8/9/00
- The 2000 WNBA playoffs8/10/00
- Chemistry, coaching spark the Liberty8/10/00
- Coaching changes blow in the Eastern wind8/8/00
- The West's playoff picture snaps into focus8/4/00
- Ready or not, four Eastern teams will make the playoffs8/2/00
- The West rumbles towards the finish line7/28/00
- New York has the edge in the East7/26/00
- After the top two, the West is wide open7/17/00
- Everything you wanted to know about this year's all-stars7/15/00
- Orlando in a runaway?7/12/00
- Injuries change everything in the West7/7/00
- Cleveland's turnaround hits a detour7/5/00
- The West update -- plus some all-stars6/30/00
- The East update -- plus some all-stars6/28/00
- Life is tough in the West6/23/00
- A look at the up-and-down East6/21/00
- The West is still sorting itself out6/16/00
- Cleveland rocks the East6/14/00
- Are the Sparks that good? We'll know soon6/9/00
- The East turns mysterious6/6/00
- Sorting through the weaker East5/28/00
- How the West will be won5/27/00
- 2000 WNBA previews
- The Fever may be hotter than expected5/26/00
- Miami looks a little meek5/25/00
- There's not much fuel for the Fire5/24/00
- The first Storm may not be a strong one5/22/00
- Orlando takes aim on the playoffs5/19/00
- The Sparks shift gears -- again5/18/00
- The Mystics are making no excuses5/18/00
- Cleveland takes the Wa(ut)ters in hopes of improving5/17/00
- It's a pivotal year in Phoenix5/13/00
- The Shock of the new raises some questions5/11/00
- The Sting looks for a little more venom5/9/00
- Houston sets its sights on four in a row5/8/00
- The engine is revving in Utah5/6/00
- The Liberty looks to move up to the final rung of the ladder5/5/00
- Expect some allocated players to shine -- but not too many5/3/00
- All Sonny Allen wants in Sacramento is good health5/1/00
- An odd draft confuses, bemuses and might even help a team or two4/25/00
High School
- Even after TOC, high school picture is still fuzzy12/22/00
- FCP's latest high school rankings12/16/00
- The best girls' prep teams converge in Chicago12/11/00
- FCP's '00-01 preseason rankings (10/15/00)
- Is the Class of '02 the best ever? (10/6/00)
- FCP's 2000 high school all-Americans6/2/00
- Seattle suburbs breed some tall talent4/28/00
- Behind the scenes at the WBCA prep all-star game4/13/00
- The final high school rankings4/11/00
The top spots are set in prep ranking3/21/00 Why Narbonne's number one3/19/00 Prep powerhouses collide, and rankings respond3/14/00 A bumper crop of Illinois seniors has college coaches smiling3/10/00 FCP's top high school freshmen3/5/00 Upsets shake up prep top 102/29/00 Rating this year's high school juniors2/24/00 Playoffs under way for high school's ranked teams2/22/00 Some minor movement enlivens prep poll2/16/00 Seismically stable prep rankings a cure for insomnia2/8/00 Calm waters in high school rankings2/1/00 There's no mercy in the high school rankings1/25/00 MLK matchups mix up prep poll1/18/00 League play little challenge for high school elite1/11/00 Narbonne tops first Fox Fab 50 poll1/4/00 Columns
International
- Korie Hlede looks at style -- basketball style, that is12/29/00
- Joe Smith wants the Nike TOC to move west12/28/00
- Four teams at the crossroads12/21/00
- Joe Smith: What makes a good coach?12/10/00
- Just the Stats: Enumerating WNBA posts12/7/00
- Snow in Maui, and other oddities in Hawaii11/28/00
- Joe Smith blows the whistle on a major problem11/24/00
- Just the Stats breaks down the WNBA point guards11/17/00
- Coaching changes shake up the Big 1011/11/00
- Joe Smith examines next spring's WNBA prospects11/9/00
- Go!: The St. Mary's season officially begins11/6/00
- A look at a new book about the 1999-2000 NCAA season10/29/00
- The Netties honor the best and weirdest of the WNBA(10/8/00)
- Just the Stats goes to the WNBA playoffs(10/4/00)
- Joe Smith: Success breeds pressure -- and collegiate casualties(10/3/00)
- Travel problems are more than just an embarassment for the WNBA(8/7/00)
- The decline and fall of the AAU Nationals?(8/6/00)
- The best teams of the '90s? FCP has the answer(8/2/00)
- Time Out: The care and feeding of coaches(7/31/00)
- Sweeping the Boards: Injuries are different for the serious athlete(7/28/00)
- A dynasty trembles in Texas(7/24/00)
- An all-star outlook(7/19/00)
- Rating the Big 10's recruits(7/14/00)
- What really matters on the court(7/10/00)
- Just the Stats covers all the WNBA bases(7/9/00)
- Comparison shopping for WNBA centers(7/6/00)
- The master plan for women's basketball(7/1/00)
- Joe Smith at the Junior National trials(6/17/00)
- Joe Smith tries to measure greatness(6/12/00)
- Just the Stats feels the draft(6/9/00)
- Joe Smith on the Jones Cup trials(5/30/00)
- How to get a high school coaching job(5/15/00)
- Just the Stats proves the West is the best(5/11/00)
- Is it time for a WNBA draft lottery?(4/27/00)
- Just the Stats looks forward and backward4/7/00
- Radical surgery is required, or the U.S. won't win the gold4/5/00
- There's more to the Final Four than a few one-sided games4/3/00
- In Philly, the women's game returns to its roots4/1/00
- X marks the spot, and opponents should beware of the Muskies3/13/00
- Smile when you say 'Pepperdine' -- and other bracket ruminations3/12/00
- Just the Stats plants some seeds for thought3/6/00
- The Official Line reveals what refs are really thinking2/26/00
- Freshman sensation a key if Notre Dame is to knock off UConn2/25/00
- The mess that is Minnesota2/18/00
- Just the Stats is getting excited about the WNBA season2/11/00
- Gottstein's injury forces BC -- and its opponents -- to adjust2/7/00
- The Official Line blows the whistle on injuries1/29/00
- UConn is primed for another Year of the Husky1/20/00
- Unlike her jump shot, Cooper's auotbiography comes up a bit short1/16/00
- Purdue is still the champion until April -- and plays like it1/14/00
- Just the Stats sees how the expansion teams stack up1/13/00
- Eric Woehler named associate editor of FCP1/6/00
Coach's Corner
- Russian Olympians stake a claim in Australia6/25/00
- A stumble, but no surprise4/14/00
- Lauren Jackson has Canberra on top in Australia1/24/00
- Wolters in, Cooper or Swoopes out, for U.S. Olympic team1/6/00
- Updates on the European scene
- Updates on Australia
- Time Out: Details are crucial for the coach/AD10/9/00
- Time Out: Coach/AD a tough juggling act10/5/00
- Time Out: Lay the foundation for the season right now9/11/00
- Time Out: Some simple rules for making a coach's life easier9/1/00
Caught In The Net
People
- The WNBA absorbs a couple of body blows12/4/00
- Looking back on Sydney -- and questioning L.A.(10/12/00)
- All-star break musings(7/16/00)
- Farewell, sweet Charlotte(6/29/00)
- The draft gets Caught in the Net(4/29/00)
- Currie adds spice to TOC12/18/00
- There's more to this game than just talent -- or gender10/26/00
- Freshman sensation already creating a buzz10/23/00
- Becky Hammon is the WNBA's most unlikely star(8/19/00)
- Mansfield's Erin Grant steps into the spotlight(6/21/00)
- Is Lauren the best of the Selmons?(6/13/00)
- Play Mistie for me(6/5/00)
- Karen Langeland's quiet story is worth hearing3/9/00
- Tamika's big sister can play a little too2/10/00
- Butts has basketball in her blood2/3/00
- Brenda breaks up Frese sister act -- but all ends well1/31/00
- Kelly Greenberg's enthusiasm pushes Penn to new heights1/17/00
- Looking for an impact freshman? Try Notre Dame's Ratay1/10/99
- First, learn to pronounce 'Ujhelyi'1/7/99
- Natalie Ritchie isn't a typical teen1/3/99
