http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles Articles and Submissions Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:37:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...has apparently found a limit. http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25310 State's Farnold Degand and UNC's Bobby Frasor are both on target to return next fall after blowing out their ACLs this past season. http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25309 Coach K held a press conference Wednesday and talked about the Olympic team, his players there, and recruiting, among other things.  Here are some links. Coach K's plan to keep Duke happy, Team USA healthy DASCENZO: The honor and pressure of coaching Team USA Coach ... http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25306 The Funeral Service for John Harrell will be in Durham on Saturday, July 5th, at White Rock Baptist Church.Visitation starts at noon and the funeral is at 1:00. It goes without saying that this is a tragedy and that Harrell died far too young. We hope a lot of people ... http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25308 When Maryland won the national title, people talked about how Gary Williams had matured, or mellowed, an idea with which we disagreed then and now. What happened was he got a backcourt that was phenomenal, and quite frankly, he didn't have to do very much.  Juan Dixon and Steve Blake ... http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25307 Here's a read on Raleigh's John Wall, and his rise to prominence in the wacky world of recruiting. http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25305 Say what you will about Virginia Tech, there's no question that they're ferociously competitive, and that extends to facilities as well. http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25304 Golden State is giving DeMarcus Nelson a shot. It's up to him to see what he can make of it, but a chance is all some guys need. http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25303 Duke will play Xavier on Dec. 20 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J.  We used to call this the Meadowlands, by the way.  Xavier will have lost a lot from this season, but they've established themselves as a serious team and it should be a great game. http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25297 Here's more on the sudden death of John Harrell, who died of an aortal aneurysm Tuesday night.  Harrell, who was the point guard on the amazing '78 team, left the team unhappily after his junior year, unhappy at how the point guard competition with Bob Bender played out, and feeling, ... http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/articles/?p=25299