Monday Rewind

A little incident that was self-contained between Patrick Ewing's son and John Beilein. Beilein had a little incident at an airport a few months ago. It looks like he's human after all...

Props to Digger Phelps for not shying away from putting Duke squarely on the bubble!. Of course CBS will cancel their $6 billion tv contract if Duke is not selected, but that's a different story.

Rick Barnes just passed Turnaround Tom as the winningest coaches of Texas-Austin. Oklahoma State laid another egg on the road. This pattern may cost them a big drop in seeding.

Rick Pitino is back!. He stung Pitt at home, a team he was 1-7 before last night. But it's the players that deserve the credit as the injuries are slowly healing (Palacios, Padgett, Jenkins, etc), Earl Clark is starting to play at his talent level (he was a summer all-star last year), and even Derrick Caracter is contributing. March Madness Bracket Buster Alert!: Louisville could make a run to the Final Four if Derrick Caracter continues to make progress. Let's not forget this guy was at one time going head to head with Greg Oden. While Oden continued to develop in a stable environment, Caracter was dealing with all sorts of issues, some self-inflicted. However Pitino is not one to shy away from risks if that means getting a (Pontiac) game-changing performer. As you may recall he gambled on Bassy (street name for Sebastian Telfair) when he had a choice of Lofton or Rondo (or both?). At least Tubby only passed up Lofton, Pitino passed up on both! You may have seen flashes of what Caracter can do offensively against the Pitt frontline. His defense is a work in progress, but he could wreak havoc in the paint.

Bob Knight, the Christiana Laettner Elite 8 buzzer beater, the Chaney vs Calipari Jerry Springer moment, and Jimmy V were among the highlights included in Sportscenter 30K. Not included was the Escherick outburst of "he's just a kid!" when complaining about uncalled fouls on space-eater Mike Sweetney.

Following the example of Dookie Josh McRoberts's crying in frustration, Santa Clara's 300-pound center was crying on the bench after getting a couple of quick fouls and a quick hook from the coach. The tears did not last long as the Broncos were the first time to beat the Zags at the new Kennel, and break their 50-game home winning streak. At least the Zags managed to get to the round number of 50 before losing. Zags fans can thank Heytvelt for that. Interestingly Mark Few did not play his two big men, 7-3" Foster and 6-10 semi-space-eater Burgess. They would matchup against Santa Clara's own space-eaters inside. In the meantime Santa Clara's Dick Davey looks like he's going to create some noise this year before he retires. Perhaps cause enough noise that the AD will be forced to beg him not to retire? Andy Katz may tell you that the selection cmte doesn't have time to think about matchups, but I bet if Santa Clara makes it to the NCAA they'll face Arizona or North Carolina. Just a hunch... Dick Davey may have to wait until April before he can go fishing and use Mark Few's retirement gift.