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posted 2022-03-28 17:16
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Bud WithersIt was 23 years ago, in Seattle, that Gonzaga began one of sport’s all-time, improbable arcs. But Friday, were Zags coach Mark Few to have awakened in...
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posted 2022-03-03 11:59
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Bud WithersGotta say this for Saint Mary’s: True, most of the time it plays a distant second to Gonzaga in the hierarchy of West Coast Conference basketball. In ...
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posted 2022-02-16 11:05
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Bud WithersFive words. Five innocent, but chilling words that frame the future of two Pac-12 basketball programs, and indeed, the entire conference. “I never got...
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posted 2022-01-28 14:38
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Bud WithersBrainstorming how possibly to make sense of the John Stockton lightning bolt of a few days ago, I was alerted to my latest incoming e-mail. The Minnea...
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posted 2022-01-19 16:44
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Bud WithersThose Zags, always the show-stopper. They’re at it again, splashing up insane offensive numbers, cozying up to triple digits routinely, sending Drew T...
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posted 2021-12-07 17:01
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Bud WithersA couple of years ago, a provocateur tweeter took note of Gonzaga’s 20 straight NCAA-tournament appearances and single foray to the title game, and ta...
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posted 2020-09-09 10:25
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Bud WithersApparently without a heart, the year 2020 just keeps dealing out haymakers. Two more came the other day, in less than 24 hours, with the passing of tw...
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posted 2020-08-21 17:21
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Bud WithersThe first date that unsettled the stomachs of Gonzaga basketball fans was Aug. 3, when they sweated out the return of NBA-explorer Corey Kispert. Surm...
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posted 2020-06-12 15:41
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Bud WithersWrote recently here about how the NBA “tournament” in Orlando later this summer (and fall) will affect collegians exploring the league’s draft Oct. 15...
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posted 2020-06-05 17:44
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Bud WithersWhen the NBA burped up its plan to restart its 2019-20 season the other day, one of my thoughts was: Hell of a way to prepare to win a national champi...
