Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Recruits mustn't forget common courtesy

...placards with the logos of the schools among which he was deciding: Oklahoma, UCLA, Kansas, Iowa State, Duke and North Carolina. It looked like a version of the NBA draft lottery show and was a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

The boys of summer

Every summer NBA scouts are out in force, sniffing around, trying to get the latest on what top recruits -- both in the U.S. and abroad -- are doing t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2009

Breaking down the one-and-doners

...The last time a college senior was selected among the first five picks was in 2006, when Duke's Shelden Williams went No. 5 to the Atlanta Hawks. The truth is that youth and upside...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Reaction to Monday's games and hot topics

Some thoughts and analysis on Monday's games and the latest hot topics in college hoops … Simply amazing: Milestones are great prompts to celeb...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

DURHAM, NC - FEBRUARY 11: Kyle Singler #12 of the Duke Blue Devils and Ed Davis #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels battle for the ball during the...

The individual matchups I can't wait to see

...up this season. This, to me, could be the classic individual matchup in college basketball this season. Duke's frontline vs. North Carolina's frontline OK, so this is not exactly an individual matchup. Nevertheless...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

What many are thinking, but won't say publicly

College basketball is an interesting clique. There are some dysfunctional elements to the game (like the path some travel to recruit players through i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Krzyzewski: IU should 'celebrate' Knight's legacy

...his induction into the university's athletics Hall of Fame on Nov. 6. Knight's good friend, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski -- a former player and fellow Naismith Hall of Fame member -- said it's not...

Enough madness to go around

...a rugged SEC East. • I saw it Thursday at Cameron Indoor Stadium and then again during Duke's Midnight Madness event: Hall of Fame and Olympic coach Mike Krzyzewski is in as good a...

These 12 styles get the job done in college hoops

...Self's style is both popular and effective. Also used at: Illinois State and St. John's. Duke This program's pressure defense, epic charge-taking and dribble-penetrating offense is well-known. But in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

...17: Greg Monroe #10 of the Georgetown Hoyas dribbles the ball during the game against the Duke Blue Devils on January 17, 2009 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils defeated...

Dissecting Sagarin's all-time rankings

Pat Forde loves the first 1,195 pages of the "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia." But when it comes to Jeff Sagarin's all-time rankings, well … let the debate begin.

...tournament at the Sprint Center. Maryland defeated California 84-71 March 19, 2009; Greensboro, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Mike Krzyzewski calls a play during the game against the Binghamton Bearcats during the...

ACC ShootAround: UNC still the king, but plenty aiming for defending champ

...com 1. Duke's unexpected scramble: Elliot Williams asked to transfer closer to his home in Memphis because of a family illness. The transfer request was honored, and suddenly the Blue Devils were down...