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Duke downed the Terps last night in what turned out to be closer than expected in the second half. Singler helped the Duke down the stretch and closed the game with 26 points. Duke came out cold in the second half as they drove to the hoop time and time again only to come up empty handed. Paulus also had an off night from three point range….well at least compared to his recent games. He was 4-8 from behind the arc and had 20 points.
Vasquez for the Terps tried his best to keep Maryland within striking distance with 25 points but eventually faded down the stretch.
The win propels Duke to 10-0 in the ACC and has the Mac Attack talking about going undefeated in the ACC. It will be interesting to see what happens in the near future and lets hope the Devils can keep their undefeated record in tact.
Next up, the Deacons of Wake Forest.
As the deadline looms (the 21st) everyone seems to have their own speculations about Redick. Here’s a take at the Orlando Sentinel.
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_magic/2008/02/redick-for-hasl.html
Philip, one of our readers believes he’s staying, at least until next year. I have to agree judging from all of the comments spewed out by Otis and Van Gundy recently.
Rumor mill has it that the Suns have always had an eye on Duke’s JJ Redick from the time he entered the NBA with the Magic. Now Max Haggerty is speculating what would or could happen in Phoenix over the next few weeks.
Get G JJ Redick and picks for Suns $8 mil trade exception. Orlando is supposedly looking for another post player to improve their team for a playoff run. Redick hasn’t received consistent minutes since being drafted by the Magic and the Suns have been rumored to be interested in the former Duke sharpshooter as soon as he entered the NBA. He doesn’t exactly match the defensive qualifications that Kerr desires, but Phoenix is always looking for sharp shooters.
More at:
http://nbanoise.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-is-suns-next-step.html
…we are adding quality folks into the NBA nowadays. Does the name Duhon ring a bell?
Not bad considering he’s not supposed to score and just run the point.
Florida Today’s John Denton has been following JJ Redick for quite some time. Denton takes a look at what makes JJ tick and whats in store for him in the future.
http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/SPORTS/802080352/1002/SPORTS
Thanks to Philip for the heads up on the article from Denton.
Nothing better than listening to the jabs from both sides on 610 am.
http://cbsplayer.streamtheworld.com/index.php?CALLSIGN=WFNZAM
It appears I’m not the only one thinking Hansbrough was flopping around last night. Here are a few referrers to the site today:
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San Diego California United States
gate4-sandiego.nmci.navy.mil (138.163.0.44)
www.duke-redick.com/2008/02/06/mr-flop-award-for-the-first-half-tyler-hansbrough/
www.duke-redick.com/2008/02/06/duke-89-unc-78/
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Hansbrough FLOPS
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San Francisco California United States
c-67-164-13-46.hsd1.ca.comcast.net (67.164.13.46)
www.duke-redick.com/2008/02/06/mr-flop-award-for-the-first-half-tyler-hansbrough/
www.duke-redick.com/2008/02/06/mr-flop-award-for-the-first-half-tyler-hansbrough/
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hansbrough flop&btnG=Google Search
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Durham North Carolina United States
resolving… (152.3.46.190)
www.duke-redick.com/2008/02/06/mr-flop-award-for-the-first-half-tyler-hansbrough/
www.duke-redick.com/2008/02/06/mr-flop-award-for-the-first-half-tyler-hansbrough/
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=tyler hansbrough flops&btnG=Google Search
What a great game last night right? The excuses are coming in fast and heavy since last nights loss to the Duke Blue Devils. I’ll recap some players, some plays, and throw in some of my own barbs because frankly I’m sick of listening to the crybabies over in UNC.
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5- The Matchup That Never Was - Every blog, newspaper article, that I’ve read in the past few days regarding Hansbrough and Henderson, you would have thought they were bringing their gloves to the basketball court. The Tarheel fan base tried to desperately make a mountain out of a mole hill and failed miserably. Why? Because they are scared to face the truth. What is the truth? Henderson called Hansbrough and apologized for the foul. Hansbrough accepted that apology. Then they proceeded to play pickup games against each other and together! UNC tried to make it appear like World War III, when in fact, it wasn’t even close to it.
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4- Lawson - What a joke. UNC fans are coming out of the woodwork making up excuses about Lawson not playing. What that really tells me is that your team sucks just because one player is out. If Duke loses Nelson, Scheyer, Henderson..whoever, we would still win. Duke can talk crap about not having a big man to match up against Hansbrough but we don’t. We didn’t recruit one and it appears we don’t need one. Everyone is bitching about Lawson’s ankle. What happens when you shut down Lawson when he plays? Maryland is what happens. Clemson is what happens. Georgia Tech is what happens. They didn’t lose them all but when you’re team is so heavily dependent upon one guard, its time for your team to re-evaluate your offensive strategy. Enough excuses already. I’m sick of your crying.
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3- Flopper of the Game Award - As stated in my previous post, how does a a 6′9″ 250 pound Center managed to draw 3 offensive fouls (almost 4) in the first half from gaurds that are half his size? For all the bullshit Paulus puts up with about flopping, I have news for you. Hansbrough really took the cake the first half with his fake flops. What a joke you UNC fans are.
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2- On to Duke - Why They Won - Duke won because they executed their game plan from start to finish the entire night. Drive and dish, drive and dish. Three, Three, and Three again. When you have a balanced team that can drain three pointers from everywhere its no surprise this game plan worked out just like it has all season. Whats so great about the drive and kick out is that Henderson or Nelson might just throw down when they drive. Any team has no choice but to collapse and stop the ball only to be beaten by a kick out and three pointer from down town.
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1- The number one reason we won last night - We’re Just Better Than You - period!
More to come in the morning…feel free to leave your comments…oh wait here’s one:
YOU SUCK CAROLINA!!!
BRRUUHHAAAHHHAAAAAAA