Maryland simply did not show up for the Duke game today. Duke outrebounded Maryland by 23. Freakin’ Brian Zoubek had just as many offensive rebounds (7) as Maryland’s leading rebounder had total (7). If I didn’t know any better I’d say Duke might just be a lock for the Sweet 16 this year.

And…
Brian Zoubek still must have his fist stuck in his ear or something, or else he would have beaten out raw freshman Miles Plumlee for that starting center spot by now.
Seth Davis from SI Hoop Thoughts
For someone who is as young and tall as he is, Plumlee has plenty of meat on his bones, and he is very agile to boot. (Krzyzewski told me he jumped 6 feet, 9 inches for his high school track team.) He seemed a little lost at times basketball-wise, but that’s nothing unusual considering it was only his fourth practice. Plumlee is Duke’s best shot-blocker, …read more

UNC- The preseason favorite better not get too big for their britches. Roy Williams better have his guys, every one of them, ready to go no matter who the opponent. UNC will learn quickly that there’s a fat million dollar check safety pinned to their collective jerseys. Tar Heelites must hope that Hansbrough isn’t the only player who gets the memo. The Messiah can only do so much.
Key Player- Wayne Ellington. Sure, he can stroke it from just about any area code, but he is lacking elsewhere. You know that when Tyler Hansbrough …read more

I will never fathom why so many sports fans have decided to jump on the Duke Blue Devil bandwagon, having never had any affiliation with the school in any way. I feel the same about the New York Yankees. Why do so many fans flock to such underachieving and arrogant teams such as the Yankees and Blue Devils?
In last year’s NCAA tourney, Belmont nearly took out the mighty Blue Devils in round one. In all my infinite wisdom, I had picked Belmont to win the game, believing that West Virginia would squash the Blue …read more