College Hoops: Television and dollars has the season starting earlier and running later, and it needs to change
Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, Carolina's Roy Williams and Wake Forest's Dino Gaudio seem interested in changing the format. Instead of starting formal practices around Oct. 15, those coaches have endorsed Nov. 1. They would like to return opening games to Thanksgiving weekend, the traditional date until a flood of tournaments joined the Springfield-Maui-Alaska mix. "I think all of us cherish our practice time," Gaudio said, "but the season is too long. Basketball encompasses two semesters, with first-semester exams and stuff. It's a long season, and then you throw in the exempt tournaments. To be honest with you, coaches fight to get into them. If you get in an exempt tournament, you can get more wins, which might help you get in the NCAA Tournament. It's a vicious circle."
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Melvin Tabb of Enloe, who is headed to Wake Forest, is ranked No. 8 in the state and No. 87 nationally.
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"Every game, whether we've won or loss, is building," Cutcliffe said. "We're learning, we're believing, we're growing. We certainly want to win the Wake Forest game for our seniors, but I think the biggest thing is to show that we will go back and prepare. That we will go back and be as motivated as if we had three more games left."
