NCAA Basketball

Official 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book (Ncaa Mens Basketball Records)
$17.95

This is a very informative book on college basketball, especially the history of the statistics, both individual and team. It was just what I expected. This is a very good complement to the NCAA Tournament Records Book, b/c this one is just about the polls, games, and tournaments leading up to the NCAAs. The only thing I wish they still had in this Records Book is the results of the previous seasons' games, at least for the Division I teams.

Rhett Green

NCAA March Madness: The Greatest Moments of the NCAA Tournament
$19.95
Each year in March the sports world turns its attention to the 65 college basketball teams vying for a national title in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Now, college basketball fans will have the chance to relive the most spectacular and dramatic moments from 70 years of NCAA tournament action. Narrated by CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz, the DVD allows fans to witness all the memorable moments from Magic Johnson to Michael Jordan, John Wooden to Coach K, Texas Western to the Fab Five, and many more. The DVD is packed with exclusive bonus features including Highlights of the `79, `82 & `83 National Championship games and an in-depth interview with coach Mike Krzyzewski.
NCAA March Madness: The Greatest Moments of the NCAA Tournament GREAT COMEBACKS
* 1998 REGIONAL FINAL-DUKE VS. KENTUCKY - The Comeback 'Cats of Kentucky stage an amazing 18 point comeback over Duke * 2005 REGIONAL FINAL-WEST VIRGINIA VS. LOUSIVILLE - Lousiville trailed most of the game by double figures but staged an incredible rally to advance to the Final Four * 2005 REGIONAL FINAL-ARIZONA VS. ILLINOIS - Down 15 points with just over 4 minutes remaining, the top seeded Illini staged an incredible comeback to tie the game and then beat the Wildcats in Overtime
BEATERS OF THE BUZZER * 1998 VALPO DID IT - Bryce Drew hit a jumper to sink favored Ole Miss-and start Valpo's run to the Sweet 16 * 1981 ARKANSAS - US Reed hits a 50 foot buzzer beater to sink defending National Champion Louisville * 1992 DUKE VS. KENTUCKY - Laettner goes 10 for 10 and hits a turnaround buzzer beating jumper * 1982 A STAR IS BORN - A freshman named Michael Jordan begins his clutch career in the championship game-hitting a 17 foot jumper to beat Georgetown * 1987 INDIANA - Keith Smart hits a rainbow from the baseline to seal coach Bob Knight's third championship STORIES OF CINDERELLA * 1966 TEXAS WESTERN - First team in NCAA History to start five African-American players upsets #1 ranked Kentucky * 2003 MARQUETTE - Dwayne Wade's unbelievable Triple Double beat top-seed Kentucky * 2006 GEORGE MASON - 11th seed reaches the Final Four * 1983 NORTH CAROLINA STATE - Jim Valvano's Wolfpack clawed its way to the upset over Houston's Phi Slamma Jama LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES * 1992 SHAQ BLOCKS BYU - NCAA one-game record for blocks with 11 * 1979 THE BIGGEST GAME - Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird * 1990 FOR HANK - Bo Kimble and Loyola Marymount made an incredible run to the Elite Eight * 1981 AND A CHILD SHALL LEAD - Isiah Thomas leads the Indiana Hoosiers to their second National Championship * 1992 THE FAB 5 - For the first time, a group of freshman make the Finals * 1973 UCLA AND BIG BILL - Bill Walton shoots a mind-blowing 21 of 22 from the field to beat Memphis

NCAA Basketball 10
$59.95
Get your hands on the most authentic college basketball experience ever, in NCAA Basketball 10. Enjoy ultimate control over your team's strategy and style of play, including real Motion Offensive Systems including the Dribble Drive, Princeton and Flex to name a few. See the game like it has never been seen before, with authentic broadcasting presentations from the all-star announcing crews of Dick Vitale, Brad Nessler, and Erin Andrews of ESPN, and Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery of CBS Sports. From the broadcast table to the hardwood - it's all there in NCAA Basketball 10. Deeper In-Game Strategy - Improved Coach Feedback System and Team Tempo Control enables you to execute your gameplan to perfection.

NCAA Basketball 09
$24.99
Hello I am an avid EA sports gamer, however, I only like college Football and Basketball. I am finding it harder and harder each year to keep funding EA's minimal efforts on their College Basketball titles. They continue to change almost everything about the games from year to year to no avail. So basically just when you get use to something it is changed again the very next year but it feels like the R & D for the new changes didn't happen. The game-play is so choppy and alien feeling that I spent the first week of ownership just adjusting sliders which this year actually did work. The online play is terrible and because of terribly unrealistic player attributes the lowly schools can beat the best teams like UNC/DUKE/OU/Texas/Kansas/Pitt/UCONN etc.. with ease.

Online play is atrocious... If you are winning all the other player needs to do is quit and you will not get credit for the "W" unless you are deep into the 2nd half, so basically they quit at half-time when they know that you will win. I must admit although online play is really bad, I am still compelled to continue playing.

Back to player attributes.. All Freshmen were given ridiculously high player attributes meaning that online people just sub in their Freshmen and they play like Lebron James x5 players all game. EA has offered no patches for this even with the outcry from the gaming community. This game gets low marks from me because I refuse to lower my standards and expectations.

I would like to say though that with a few tweaks and some more checks and balances this game could be great, It just isn't now though. Next year I will either rent or borrow this game first before playing it. At times this game is a step away from genius but then falls into morbid disabilities.

Come on EA start trying a little harder please.