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In Kevin Durant, New-Look Team USA Has Humble Leader
By Chris Tomasson - AOL NewsLAS VEGAS -- The week began with Team USA officials talking extensively about Kevin Durant being such a key part of this summer's team. But then they became quite aware Durant doesn't like that kind of talk. Not that anything has changed about how much Durant is appreciated on the team that will play in next month's World Championship in Turkey, it now just won't be discussed as much. "Well, he's probably more comfortable without it being said,'' USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said Friday about the Oklahoma City forward's reluctance to be dubbed the face of the team. "So that's the ...
Stakes Sizzling as Duke Meets Maryland
By David Steele - AOL NewsCOLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The sexy sound bite of the week from Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was, "I don't look at any of our games in the ACC as a rivalry game'' -- two days before his team was to play at Maryland with the conference regular-season championship on the line, and five days before playing North Carolina.The more substantial comments from Krzyzewski dealt with the player who drives the opponent Wednesday night in College Park, Md., guard Greivis Vasquez, one of the top two candidates for ACC Player of the Year -- along with the other candidate, his own guard, Jon Scheyer.Joining him in ...
Coaches K, Cal Latest Names Dropped in Nets Coaching Rumorfest
By Will Brinson - AOL NewsMike Krzyzewski and John Calipari are now "rumored candidates" for the New Jersey Nets head coaching position, a job for which no official coaching search has even begun (making their candidacy somewhat tepid). The K rumors started out of North Jersey's Bergen Record, where a source is cited as saying that "[Krzyzewski is] the Nets' first choice." This was picked up by the New York Daily News who provided a source willing to throw Cal's name in the ring as well, stating that he's "on the team's radar."Now, again, "candidacy" is the key word here, along with the phrase "wish list" -- the Nets ...
Stoudemire Most Intriguing of 27 Players Named for Team USA
By Chris Tomasson - AOL NewsAndrew Bynum and Rajon Rondo turned down invitations. But that was no problem since USA Basketball had plenty of eager replacements. In fact, it seemed as though Amar'e Stoudemire's days with Team USA were done. But the Phoenix forward, who had turned off USA Basketball officials by pulling out before the 2008 Olympics, was perhaps the biggest surprise when the pool of 27 names for this year's World Championships in Turkey, and ultimately the 2012 Olympics, was announced Wednesday. "There was a time when he was not really going to be considered," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said ...
Desperate Heels Look for Spark in Rivalry
By Jim Henry - AOL NewsIf there is a silver lining for staggering North Carolina -- and this might be an improbability by any stretch of the imagination -- at least the timing might be perfect for the Tar Heels. Duke motors to Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday night to face UNC in one of the nation's best basketball rivalries. Despite the unusual circumstances -- Duke is No. 8 nationally and UNC is No. 10 in the Atlantic Coast Conference -- Tar Heels coach Roy Williams is searching for anything that might spark his team. ""If you lose six of [seven], I don't know if playing Duke the next game is a very good thing ...
College Basketball's Top 25 Coaches
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsIn an effort to talk about something college basketball-related other than scandals in the summer, let's talk best current coaches. We'll attempt to order the top 25 current coaches in the nation. This is about the present and the future, not the distant past. What a guy did in the mid-90s doesn't matter near as much as the direction his program is currently headed. Past pedigree also matters, to an extent. For the perfect mix of past accomplishments with present achievement and a paved road for future success, look no further than the man atop the list.The Untouchables1. Roy Williams, North ...
Coach K on The Colbert Report
By Shane Bacon - AOL NewsIf you've never seen The Colbert Report before, please take the following steps -- close your browser, shut down your computer, and move to another country. Seriously, Stephen Colbert's ability to make any and all confrontations between famous authors, politicians and now college basketball coaches funny is a thing of beauty. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was on the Report Tuesday, talking about his new book and, thanks to Colbert, he somehow wound up comparing Stephen to LeBron James. The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Mike Krzyzewski ...
The Packers Are Going After Paulus?!?
By Shane Bacon - AOL NewsIt isn't any surprise that since Brett Favre announced he'd be done with football (umm, the fourth time), the quarterback situation with the Packers would be tumultuous.Nobody thought it would get to this. Even with Aaron Rodgers doing whatever he can in Green Bay to win people over, rumors are flying around that the Packers have worked out Duke basketball player Greg Paulus. Yes, that was "Duke basketball player" you just read.According to PFT ... Paulus is a former high school Gatorade Football Player of the Year selection who was offered football scholarships to Notre Dame and the ...
The Packers Are Going After Paulus?!?
By Shane Bacon - AOL NewsIt isn't any surprise that since Brett Favre announced he'd be done with football (umm, the fourth time), the quarterback situation with the Packers would be tumultuous.Nobody thought it would get to this. Even with Aaron Rodgers doing whatever he can in Green Bay to win people over, rumors are flying around that the Packers have worked out Duke basketball player Greg Paulus. Yes, that was "Duke basketball player" you just read.According to PFT ... Paulus is a former high school Gatorade Football Player of the Year selection who was offered football scholarships to Notre Dame and the ...
John Calipari Recruiting Ripple Possible, Where Will John Wall Go?
By Matt Snyder - AOL NewsWith the seemingly inevitable move of John Calipari from Memphis to Kentucky, there promises to be a scramble of young talent in the wake. Not only will there be obvious upheaval at both Kentucky and Memphis -- again, assuming Calipari takes the job -- but the move has the potential to reverberate throughout the nation. John Wall, the top-rated point guard in the nation, has previously expressed plans to attend Memphis and play for Calipari. With the coaching status of Memphis currently a bit in limbo, however, Mike Krzyzewski of Duke has swooped right in."He told me the program had not had a ...
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