“Actually, I already played,” Lawson said this afternoon. “We got in last night, and Coach gave us a curfew of 1:30 (a.m.). I went over to Greektown and won about $250. So I already had my time there. It’s probably the last time I go there before the games start.”

Can’t say I blame the guy either. The economy is in the crapper and hey, a man’s got to make a living.

And as a Detroiter, I welcome any and all NCAA players to waste whatever money they have. Whether it be from boosters, scholarship money, anything…

So Jim Calhoun, you might as well fork over your special “stipend” to your players now.