I’m back.  I’ve spent the last 4 days in Phoenix, AZ (where it rained and didn’t get above 60 degrees) at my company’s National Sales Conference.  Needless to say, I had no time to do any actual work, let alone write a blog post.
During my hiatus, both Greivis and Gary won the honors they deserved. [...]

As promised (even though I’m a little late), here are some quotes I got from the Duke presser yesterday. It was my first one of these, and it was pretty cool. There were about 25 reporters (including familiar Terp faces like Patrick Stevens, Seth Hoffman, Steve Yanda and Jeff Barker), a bunch of cameras and [...]

Let there be no doubt about Gary Williams  desire to coach.  He’s been sleeping at the Comcast Center because he doesn’t want to risk getting stuck in the snow on the way to the game tomorrow.  That is incredible.  You find me another 63 year old with that kind of dedication?
In other news, the University [...]

Dan Steinberg at the WaPo has summarized an extensive interview that Gary Williams gave on ESPN’s 980 AM yesterday afternoon.  Here’s what Gary had to say about recruiting:
“The penalty that the Alabama football team got, for instance; they have to forfeit games, ok? And they get probation for three years or whatever it is. That [...]

I’ve struggled for days to conjure up the words to accurately describe the roller coaster that was 2008-09 season.  What are we to make of this program?  It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.  How did it make you feel to see Dave Neal emerge?  An athletically limited player who [...]

Before getting into this, let me say once again that I love Gary Williams.  He is the best coach in the history of our program and is a Hall of Famer.  He is who he is and will always be more comfortable coaching character guys than guys who are using the school as a stepping [...]

As has been widely reported; Jordan Williams verbally committed to Gary Williams today. It was also reported that Gary Williams had no idea what Jordan was committing to; as it had been that long since Gary had actually recruited anyone. OK, I made that up. I couldn’t resist.
Seriously, this is a huge [...]

Is there anything more beautiful than seeing a 6′10″ 225lb athletic shot-blocker commit to your alma-mater? 2008 will see the dawning of the Terrence Jennings era at Maryland. Currently, he is the 17th-rated prospect in the nation. Lord have mercy. I guess old G-Will hit the recruiting trail this summer. [...]

Maryland’s 20 point win yesterday felt more like surgery than a game. NC State could not compete. Everything seemed like a methodical march to inevitability. Jones and Strawberry were unstoppable. Forcing their will on to their opponents. Yet, there were the freshman. Cool and focused decision makers. Dishing out dimes as needed and not turning [...]

What a game! Can you believe they pulled that one out? The most crucial sequence of the game came when Mike Jones turned the ball over, and the Tarheels were heading for an uncontested layup. The layup was missed, and Jones promptly drained a three cutting the lead to seven. That was a five point [...]