Read more about the article Boeheim responds to Bilas; Williams and Brakefield now have his attention

Boeheim responds to Bilas; Williams and Brakefield now have his attention

Jim Boeheim (L) and Mike Krzyzewski By TOM SHANAHAN Jim Boeheim doesn’t suffer fools. We’ve long known that about Syracuse’s 76-year-old basketball coach. Now we know he doesn’t suffer friends who call him a fool. Well, at least that was his reaction to criticism that ESPN analyst Jay Bilas offered when quotes from Boeheim criticized Duke freshman Jalen Johnson withdrawing from the team on Feb. 15 with six regular-season games remaining. Bilas, of course, is a Duke grad…

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Typical North Carolina-Duke game in an atypical season

PHOTO (UNC Athletics): North Carolina's Day'Ron Sharpe (11), Duke's Jordan Goldwire and North Carolina's Caleb Love (2) in a scramble for a loose ball. By TOM SHANAHAN Any other year -- well, at least in the past 61 -- North Carolina’s 91-87 win over Duke Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium would have been crowned an instant classic. It's replay schedule on cable would be tweeted out. UNC freshman guard Caleb Love would be mentioned in the pantheon…

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