Duke in the NCAA Tournament: A fan's bracing himself for the inevitable landing

Aisander Duda wrote this. He’s been here many times before. Somehow someway this post is about the mixed feelings of optimism and pessimism that surface at the start of any NCAA Tournament run:

"So, let me get this straight. You're saying we're not losing to Robert Morris? That I can just 'chill' for the next couple of hours while the illusion of a basketball game takes place? One more thing, are these wings real or not?" 

On Sunday evening, Icarus awoke. He first tried moving his arms and then his legs, but his whole body felt stiff and unable to easily rise from the surface of his bed. His head ached terribly, and his eyes were blurry and unfocused. As he regained some sense of the past 48 hours, it dawned on him why it was so difficult to move. 

Number of the Day: Coach K's Record 903

My mom taught me that if you can't say anything nice at all, then don't say anything, so I'll probably stop saying anything now other than the facts. Coach K is the winningest coach in NCAA history and a leader of men. Ugghh! Even I've been brainwashed. My real reaction is posted here at The Faster Times (I also wrote this piece on the NBA Lockout there a couple days ago), and I'm sure Russ will offer us his Duke-biased insight at some point, while I remain the sole objective voice here at LCB.

North Carolina Beats Duke: Championships and Refutations

A lot of things were said about this Carolina team before the season and during their rocky 4-3 start, but things don't always follow literary formulas and end where they began.