Here’s some high praise for Mason Plumlee’s performance against Maryland, along with a close look at what Duke did and didn’t do well in College Park.

We thought that a combination of State’s hunger, their improvement, and UNC’s recent woes would give UNC a real chance in this game.

Two new auctions for the Blue Healers! First, the Miami-Duke game (Section 5, Row A) and the second State-Duke (Section 6, Row C).

It’s a Maryland family argument and we really don’t have a stake or an opinion. Lefty Driesell does, though, and he’s not happy about naming the court for Gary Williams. Here’s why.

For those of you who are aware of Grinnell College’s rather unusual basketball program, you’ll recall they average way north of 100 ppg every year. Here’s an interesting academic discussion about that, a paper titled “Keys to Success in a Run-and-Gun Basketball System.”

Here’s a Jabari Parker interview and some game footage. He’d be a huge get, but he’s nowhere near ready to make a decision.

Here’s a weird thought: Gary Williams as the Wizards head coach? Don’t buy ticket just yet, this is just speculation.

N.C. State had just defeated Maryland 79-74 in the ACC opener for both clubs. Scott Wood came into the game having made 41 straight free throws. Against the Terrapins he tried six, made six.

Although Wake Forest gave Florida State a good first half, there are two halves in every game, and the ‘Noles steamrolled Wake in the second with an 18-2 run before winning 75-52.

We were distressed to learn that Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans has passed away. We met her a few times, but not so that she would have remembered us.