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For Insider's Freshman Impact series, John Gasaway and Paul Biancardi examine how Duke's incoming freshmen and returning veterans will fit together in 2013-14.

Story | Conversation | May 08, 2013

John Gasaway provides his final ranking of the top 25 freshmen in the nation, based purely on performance at the college level.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2013

John Gasaway explains how Russ Smith has been the best player in the NCAA tournament and looks at whether he can keep it up against a very good Duke defense. Plus, a look at Will Yeguete's effect on Florida's defense.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2013

John Gasaway ranks the 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament, with the Florida Gators and Louisville Cardinals leading the way.

Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013

John Gasaway give an in-depth look at which teams are legitimate contenders for a national title. He also says why programs like Georgetown and Marquette will come up just short.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2013

John Gasaway writes that while the common narrative this college basketball season has been that there are "no great teams," Duke's performance with Ryan Kelly suggests that the Blue Devils may defy that argument by season's end.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

John Gasaway examines the offensive differences between top teams at home and on the road. He finds that Indiana and Louisville have very good per-possession scoring margins no matter the venue.

Story | Conversation | March 12, 2013

John Gasaway examines how good Duke's offense has been with Ryan Kelly healthy, along with four other outstanding college basketball units.

Story | Conversation | March 09, 2013

John Gasaway evaluates each of this season's top teams against the per-possession performances of past Final Four teams to identify which are legitimate contenders to win a national title in 2013 and which aren't.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2013

John Gasaway updates his ranking of the top 25 freshmen in the nation, based purely on performance at the college level.

Story | Conversation | February 14, 2013

John Gasaway writes that while Duke has remained at the top of the polls even without Ryan Kelly, the Blue Devils' defensive performance since his injury raises questions as to whether they're still good enough to win the NCAA tournament this season.

Story | Conversation | February 13, 2013

John Gasaway tracks this season's top teams against the statistical benchmarks of past Final Four teams in order to separate the contenders from the pretenders. The result: Only seven teams are currently setting a national championship pace.

Story | Conversation | February 05, 2013

John Gasaway ranks the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball, based on performance so far this season. Kansas' Ben McLemore takes the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2013

The Duke Blue Devils are a much weaker team on both offense and defense without Ryan Kelly, writes John Gasaway. Plus, potential issues for Missouri and Kentucky.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2013

John Gasaway takes a look at the stats of past national champions to see how the early title contenders of the 2012-13 season measure up.

Story | Conversation | December 18, 2012

John Gasaway ranks the top 25 freshmen in college basketball for the first month of the season -- based on production, not potential. UNLV's Anthony Bennett earns the No. 1 spot.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2012