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The Coach: Sports Handicapping / Betting Tips

Basketball Success: Players or Coaches?

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Good coaches are tough to beat, especially at crunch time, while bad coaches will beat themselves.

This is true in every sport and it’s important to understand the value of coaching. A good coach needs talent to win, of course, and the best college coaches are also good recruiters. But winning attracts talent, and good coaches are the foundation for a winning program.

Great coaches are also rare, be it in football, or pro and college basketball.

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Big Al McMordie’s SB XLIII Betting Preview

Super Bowl: An Early Look

The theme of this Super Bowl is already evident: Defense or offense? The Cardinals have the No. 4 offense in the NFL, No. 2 in passing, behind QB Kurt Warner and a talented trio of three-1,000+ yard receivers. The physical Steelers have the No. 1 defense. History says defense wins championships, which is why Pittsburgh is favored. But there’s a reason they play the games, as we saw last season when the double-digit Giants stunned the 18-0 Patriots, 17-14.