Outside looking in

Eric Angevine:

I really believed that Bob McKillop had built a team concept that could survive the loss of Stephen Curry. I knew they'd face challenges this season, but had no idea that would mean so many double-digit losses so early. The near-run game against Penn State (59-57 L) and a win over presumptive SoCon power Citadel give some hope.

What do I think? I think some folks got short memories.

No. 9 mid-major of the decade

Eric Angevine: Yes, Davidson made the tourney before Stephen Curry. Don’t be a wiseass.

Book review

Storming the Floor on Taking the Shot: Kruse gets at the heart of why so many fans enjoy college sports so much -- that sense that the team takes on the character of the school and the town, and vice-versa. Mid-major basketball, specifically, is rooted firmly in places, usually places that don’t get a lot of attention from the nation at large. Davidson is a town and a school that prides itself on faith, intelligence, and commitment to individual and collective well-being, and that connection is obvious in the stories the book has to tell. McKillop’s transformation from ladder-climbing tough guy into a trusting, caring Davidson lifer is the perfect centerpiece in that respect.

Lobster

Eric over at Storming the Floor: You could do worse than to be the three-point specialist with his own T-shirt, right?

2,719 words

Twelve questions, ESPN got almost 3,000 words, and they used not quite 1,300 of them, which was awesome. Here, though, are all of them, uncut, on Storming the Floor.

ESPN.com

On the mag page.