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Under the Bleachers: Coach K and the French Maid

 
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 ... (link)

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