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Sunday / December 22.
  • Rice, Rutgers Face Big Learning Curve

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    NEW YORK — Within the first few minutes of his team’s 78-55 loss to North Carolina Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, Mike Rice took his jacket off and wore the look of a man on a long, slow burn.

    He shook his head in disbelief.

    Shouted at his team.

    Faced his bench and pleaded with his players.

    And when his first game as a head coach at the Garden was over, he used the “S” word to describe his team.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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