Here’s a great article about Duke recruit Ryan Kelly from ESPN. He’s a more unusual guy than you might realize.

Luciana Chavez of the N&O has a Q&A up with Marty Pocius about his health, his summer, and how things are looking for him this season.

It’s no great surprise that Kenny Boynton committed to Florida, really, and while it’s a loss certainly, it’s not the end of the world.

Seth Davis visited Chapel Hill and came away hugely impressed with UNC. On a lesser and somewhat sad note, he said that Dean Smith’s “mind is not quite as sharp as it once was.” That still puts him way up on most people, but seeing someone decline is not pleasant, even someone you rooted against passionately.

Former NBA coach Eric Musselman has a nice piece up on DeMarcus Nelson, calling his success “a wonderful story of perserverance and determination.” No doubt.

Chris Duhon figures prominently in this article about the Knicks understanding the difference between skill and talent.  And for a bonus, Charles Barkley once again tap dances on Kenny Smith’s head.

Coming To A Newsstand near you on October 28!

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As we’ve mentioned before, we had a really busy summer this year and didn’t get a chance to post an Outlook version of the schedule, even though we got a few sent in. Here are versions for the Eastern and Western time zones.

Ted Roof was, understandably, not happy about being let go by Duke, but he has had a rather significant rebirth as the defensive coordinator at Minnesota.

Tyler Hansbrough is out indefinitely with a stress reaction in his shin. Apparently that is precursor to a stress fracture, so understandably UNC wants to be cautious.

Sad but true. More later.