Brand urges university presidents to monitor coaching salaries

"When asked that question this past year they said no," Brand said. "But it's not off the table. I think in the future that may happen. There are no active conversations going on right now, but I think that that kind of conversation over the next few years may well take place."

One and done rule

The NBA didn't consult with the NCAA before implementing its 19-year-old rule.

NCAA president Myles Brand and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim agreed that while they would like to see players compelled to stay in college for more than just one year, it's better to have one year than nothing.

Brand said the rule helps hundreds of wannabe pro players because it forces them to study to enter college.

"The message, I hope and I believe, is getting back to many of the high school students," Brand said. "And I hear earlier and earlier in their high school career, that even if they believe, correctly or not, they're going to play in the NBA, they will have to prepare for college."

Texas Tech coach Bob Knight has said he thinks the rule is one of the worst things to happen to the sport because it encourages kids to come to college just to play basketball.

Boeheim disagreed.

"I think one year is better than no years because I think some of those six or eight kids will come in and they'll find that they're not really ready, that they need more time in college," he said. "So it will benefit them, it will benefit the college programs, and it will benefit the NBA because they won't be in the NBA with no place to go."

The Rivers flow on

No team does the father-son angle better than Georgetown. They've got the son of Thompson, the son of Ewing -- and the son of Rivers.

Freshman guard Jeremiah Rivers, son of Boston Celtics coach and former NBA All-Star Doc Rivers, averaged 1.3 points in 33 games as a reserve for the Hoyas this season.

"Being a father and being a coach at the same time, it can be a struggle," Jeremiah Rivers said. "But I think he does a real good job of it."

Rivers said he gets advice from his father every day. His dad was in the stands at the Meadowlands last Sunday when the Hoyas beat North Carolina in the East Regional final.

"Sometimes we get in little fights about that," Rivers said. "Him being a coach, you've got to understand, that's what I want him to do. I need him to coach me. I need him to get me through things I don't understand, things I think I understand but don't."

Rivers said his game is similar to his father's -- drive the hoop and try to create -- but the player he most tries to emulate is New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd.

"Same height, same body style, same background," said Rivers, who like Kidd has a black father and white mother. "He's half-black, he's half-white, so I look at him, 'Hey, he's kind of like me.' In the game, he's so calm. I love the way he plays ball."