I don't want to hear it, so just shut up. Big deal. So Duke is out of the ACC tournament in the first round. This is not that big of a deal. Give me a break with all the unbelievable upset crap. If this NC State team beat last year's Duke team it would be an upset. But this Duke team is not that good and they're not playing good for even them right now in particular, so it is not that unexpected. Everybody just needs to cool down.
I've heard enough of the Duke has won 23 of 24 ACC Tournament games. Well, duh. It's only possible to get one loss per tournament. If you win a championship or two you're going to have a great tournament record.
So shut up. Duke's not a dominant team. Are you just now getting that? The rest of us knew it from the beginning, and we love them anyway. We love the fact that you all hate Duke, because the best program in the country for the last 25 years and possibly the best program over a 10-year period in HISTORY is bound to be hated. Thank you for confirming the fact that we are the best. Of all time.
Sit down. Shut up. And be thankful that you're not getting your ass handed to you by Duke this year. Because you will again soon.
Go Duke. Go Duke. Go Duke!!!
****Addendum****
As soon as I hit publish last night on this post, I thought, "Hmm...perhaps I should address the UCLA issue. Nah...I'll worry about it if anyone actually reads this." Well, awesomely enough, three people have, and three people have brought up UCLA.
UCLA is, of course, the one team that can lay claim to being as dominant or more than the Duke Blue Devils over a 10 year period. In fact, UCLA can lay claim to being the most dominant team over a 10 year period out of ANY team in ANY of the major sports.
I readily concede that Duke most likely comes in second place in this category. I would only ask that one considers the level of athleticism that is present and spread across so many teams makes domination that much more difficult now than it was then. And Duke plays in, arguably, a consistently stronger conference than UCLA did in the late 60's and 70's, making their regular season that much more exhausting and winning 7 of 9 conference championships that much more impressive.
Clearly, Duke has not had the success in the National Tournament that UCLA did, but then, no one ever will again, with the talent pool so widely diversified in modern times.
Go Duke.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
First half notes
Early, Duke wasted a steal with a subsequent turnover which resulted in a long-range two.
An early ally-oop to McRoberts off the weave from DeMarcus.
McRoberts gets called for charge early, and, predictably, complains that it's "bullsh**." Followed up by another offensive fouls.
At the 15:53 mark, McRoberts gets called for his second foul. Unbelievably, he complains about it all the way to the bench.
At around 10:10, Paulus and Scheyer combine for back to back threes to go up 4. Scheyer drains his second a couple miutes later.
DeMarcus continues the foul and turnover fiesta on the next time down the floor to help State tie the game.
At 6:21 Duke picks up their umpteenth foul.
At 4:03, Pocius drains his second three pointer, shortly after Scheyer racks up his third. One of the keys for Duke if they want to win is for the hot and cold Scheyer to have an on game and for someone else on the bench to pick up for Gerald Henderson's absence. So far, Jon and Pocius are coming through.
At 1:23, Tim Denison exclaims, "Did you just see that?" This in response to Martinas Pocius splitting three defenders to score with one second left on the shot clock.
11 first half turnovers for Duke. That's a lot.
At the half: Duke leads 34-29.
An early ally-oop to McRoberts off the weave from DeMarcus.
McRoberts gets called for charge early, and, predictably, complains that it's "bullsh**." Followed up by another offensive fouls.
At the 15:53 mark, McRoberts gets called for his second foul. Unbelievably, he complains about it all the way to the bench.
At around 10:10, Paulus and Scheyer combine for back to back threes to go up 4. Scheyer drains his second a couple miutes later.
DeMarcus continues the foul and turnover fiesta on the next time down the floor to help State tie the game.
At 6:21 Duke picks up their umpteenth foul.
At 4:03, Pocius drains his second three pointer, shortly after Scheyer racks up his third. One of the keys for Duke if they want to win is for the hot and cold Scheyer to have an on game and for someone else on the bench to pick up for Gerald Henderson's absence. So far, Jon and Pocius are coming through.
At 1:23, Tim Denison exclaims, "Did you just see that?" This in response to Martinas Pocius splitting three defenders to score with one second left on the shot clock.
11 first half turnovers for Duke. That's a lot.
At the half: Duke leads 34-29.
Surprises Early
Surprises ruled the first half of the first day of the ACC Tournament with Florida State beating Clemson, and Miami cooling off the ridiculously hot Maryland Terrapins.
Duke looks to stem this tide tonight against NC State.
Go Duke
Duke looks to stem this tide tonight against NC State.
Go Duke
Florida State Advances
Florida State eeked out a tight one against Clemson, 67-66 in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
The Seminoles move on to play North Carolina tomorrow.
The Seminoles move on to play North Carolina tomorrow.
Florida State Advances
Florida State eeked out a tight one against Clemson, 67-66 in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
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