Change Will Duke You Good

Sometimes you just have to shuffle the pieces. Change jobs. Rearrange the furniture. Role play.

It's worked for Duke. Coach Krzyzewski's decision to move Jon Scheyer to the point and insert freshman Elliot Williams into the starting lineup has paid off like a spouse in a French maid costume.


Syracuse in a Different Time Zone

One of these things does not belong. Can you spot it?

a) Atari
b) Zoomba pants
c) Syracuse's 2-3 zone defense
d) Slumdog Millionaire


Never Take Sides Against the Family

Connecticut's Jim Calhoun berated a freelance writer who questioned his $1.6 million salary. Activist-journalist Ken Krayeske is lucky he asked the right Big East coach. All he had to endure from Calhoun was a blustery northeastern accent.

Rick Pitino would have a reporter clipped for a question like that. Unless the reporter was his son, who will be covering tonight's Louisville-Georgetown game for the Hoya's student newspaper.


Will Blake Be Back?

The Sooners are no longer burdened by the possibility of an unbeaten Big 12 season, and now they know they can compete, even without the best player in college basketball.

Assuming Blake Griffin is able to return to Oklahoma's lineup for tonight's battle for first place with Kansas, the loss to Texas may prove to be the best thing that ever happened to this team.

Which is kind of like arguing impotence is the best form of birth control.


Ghost of Gary Williams Haunts UNC

The Sooners weren't the only top-five team to fall over the weekend. North Carolina got ambushed by the 2002 Maryland Terrapins in College Park.

Said UNC coach Roy Williams, "I swear Juan Dixon was out of eligibility. He certainly wasn't in our scouting report."