High Stakes and Hard Questions

Fred, Art, Laura, and Mark are very impressed with Duke's Cam Boozer, who is already playing like a seasoned NBA pro. Can a freshman really carry a team to a national title? Will Rick Pitino have another March miracle with St. John’s? MLB's opening week exposed the glaring payroll disparities in what organizations spend on salaries, comparing the Yankees' $357 million payroll at the top to Cleveland's $69 million at the bottom. Is a work stoppage inevitable? And with the Bucks getting blown out repeatedly and Luka Dončić’s defense under scrutiny, is the NBA heading toward an identity crisis?