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Posted by: David Bunch

Duke continues to dominate Men's College Hoops. There latest trouncing of an opponent was yesterday when they beat #23 Maryland.

Shelden Williams had his first career triple double, and you have to love his nickname: The Landlord.

Williams, as he has done most of the season, more than compensated for any problems Redick had. "The Landlord," as he is known to the Cameron Crazies for his control of the paint, helped keep all of Maryland's players in single digits in points until Chris McCray made a layup with 3 1/2 minutes remaining to reach 10.

I love studying great leaders and a lot of times great leaders are found on the sidelines of sporting events, in the form of the coach. And Mike Krzyzewski is both a great leader and a great coach. Check out how he inspired his team to win last night:

The inspired effort came after Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski sent his players and coaches to the midcourt logo at Cameron Indoor Stadium and asked each to sign his name. The gesture came during the final practice before this matchup, and the Hall of Fame coach wanted to show the importance of protecting their home court.

Everyone got the message.

"You put your name on something, it becomes yours, you have some ownership in it," reserve forward Lee Melchionni said. "When something is yours, you don't let anybody take it from you. That's our home court out there, and nobody takes anything from us on our home court."

That's good inspiration!

I'm thinking about coming into work everyday and signing my desk...especially on Mondays.