Its true, as much as I like JJ, he won’t be the outstanding player he was in college. Everyone knows it, everyone talks about it. Its even worse when your coach never gives you chance to prove your worth to another NBA team. JJ will eventually play somewhere that will keep 10 points a night out of him consistently. It won’t be at Orlando. We all know it and so does JJ.
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Sorry you UNC freaks, but neither will Hansbrough. He’s a great college player, there I said it. But I still hate him. I hate the fact everyone loves him. I hate the fact every announcer kisses his ass as if theres no tommorow. Newsflash!!!!!! There won’t be a tomorrow for Hansbrough. Just like JJ, theres no place in the NBA for Hansbrough. He’s too small to play with the big boys in the real world. He hustles……wait, did I say that, probably don’t have to because everyone thats on the tv lets us know. Guess what hustle equates to in the NBA? Nothing. Those days are gone. As much as the world wants to see a white boy hustle like Larry Bird hustled, Tyler won’t do it. Why? Because he won’t have the playing time to hustle. Just like JJ, he’ll be the punching bag in practice.
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There you go UNC freaks. Bookmark my site, come back in a year. I’d love to hear your comments.
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March 29, 2008 - 10:59 pm
..that somebody finally spoke up about Duke’s season. Its been a miserable two years and it won’t get much better until we add some size. The Duke Basketball Report shut its forums down b/c of the ‘pissed’ off Duke fans yelling about their early exit.
Enjoy:
http://www.dukechronicle.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=73f89697-8f59-4b3f-a246-538e8e9ea355
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March 27, 2008 - 12:42 pm
Georgia ontop of Xavier by 3 with 2 minutes left in the first.
update…Georgia by 9 after a alley oop dunk on the break with .47 left in the 1st!!!
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March 20, 2008 - 12:02 pm
Got this email from Brandan who apparently markets for NIKE. Not sure how much weight this carries but maybe we’ll see if its true? Anyone know what shoes they wear now?
When the Blue Devils step on the court tonight for its opening game of the NCAA Tournament, the squad will sport a new look. Tonight, the Blue Devils will be donning Kobe Bryant’s signature Nike sneaker - the Zoom Kobe III. The special edition kicks were designed specifically for Duke as a call out to Kobe’s admiration for Coach Mike Krzyzewski who will spend this summer coaching Kobe and the rest of the USA Basketball squad at the Olympic Games in Beijing. If you are interested, I’d be happy to send you a picture of the shoe to share with your readers. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, Brandan for Nike
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March 20, 2008 - 12:01 pm
As much as it pains me to even make this post, I must move forward.
Here’s my take:
Although somewhat irrelevant, that was a pretty pathetic no call on Hansbrough on Scheyer late in the game. Sorry UNC readers, that was foul considering all the calls you guys got in the first half.
Enough of the crying. I’m sure I’ll get to whine a bit more on Monday at work.
Why we lost:
Duke has never shown the physical toughness on defense as long as I’ve been a fan. Thats over 26+ years. What am I talking about? Hell, even in my high school games you Never, and I mean Never let a team come into your house and dunk on you. The dunk by “whomever-it-was” over Paulus is exactly what I’m talking about. Who the hell lets someone dunk on them in such an important game? Duke, thats who. I was taught to go up hard and block the shot. If you fouled oh well, but hell at least made an attempt to stop someone from bullying you around in your gym. You at the very least sent the message that if try that shit again, you’re going down even harder. Duke’s never shown that to me. They don’t protect their turf or their own for that matter. Once I saw that dunk I knew it was over.
Where the hell was Henderson again? He’s my biggest let down on the Devil roster this year. Dribbling it into the hands of Lawson was pretty laughable.
Scheyer should be the sixth man of the year. He shows heart, skill, and tenacity 24/7 when he’s in the game.
Well here’s to looking forward to the tie breaker in the ACC Tourney.
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March 8, 2008 - 11:14 pm
I certainly hope so. The rivalry keeps getting better and better. UNC has taken it to the Heels in the wake of Duke lack of recruiting the past year or two. This year Duke got the upper hand in the first match up by taking advantage of Lawson who was out with a sprained ankle.
The chatter around the office has been extremely “pro UNC” where I work at. I’m not sure if they’re just full of confidence because Lawson is back or they’ve simply forgotten what happened the last game. Either way, I can say for sure, there has been a lot of UNC chants which would make a Duke victory that much sweeter.
What I Expect:
After Duke’s warmup game against Virginia, I am feeling a little better about their chances of winning. I was a bit leery as UNC has been playing some solid ball while Duke seemed to be taking a few steps back. I’m looking for a strong game from the Devils from behind the arc as we saw the first game. Solid double teaming of Hansbrough and making sure Lawson doesn’t get his way as he used to. Who knows if he’s even 100%.
What say you CameronCrazie II?
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March 7, 2008 - 12:27 pm
Seems as thought some stabs are starting to fly in the frustration, or I’m just looking too much into it. I already agree he needs to get out of Orlando and that Van Gundy is an idiot, but thats me. When it comes from JJ and from Van, its a whole different story.
Here’s the article:
http://www.cfnews13.com/Sports/CentralFloridaSportsReport/2008/3/5/redick_bides_time_on_bench_for_magic.html
“We’ve talked and he’s made it clear that I’m not going to be in the rotation. There’s nothing I can do. Right now I’m just thinking about my future and I’m working for that more so than trying to get in the rotation. I don’t think I’ll be here a long time. I think Stan is going to be here a long time and his philosophy and my phillosophy don’t really go together,” Redick told Hirozawa.
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March 5, 2008 - 9:10 am
Well, its begun already. The chit chat that makes UNC/Duke rivalries so much fun. Just today the smack talking has begun at my office. I didn’t even instigate it as one might think because Duke won the last game. Instead UNC is looking to take revenge on their loss to the Devils and ruin a senior night.
I’m actually scared this time around. Duke’s not playing the ball they’re capable of playing and their shots haven’t been falling from afar. In order to beat this UNC team they need all cylinders turning. Not only is this a big rivalry but alot is on the line. ACC and NCAA spots are important.
I think this week I’ll be tuning into 610 am (here in Charlotte) to listen to the Mac Attack to find out whats on the minds of those foes we call “heels”.
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March 4, 2008 - 3:26 pm
Well, it seems as if someone cracked our software code and has inserted a virus. I guess once someone discovers that Paulus cannot play defense they take advantage of it. Whats really embarrassing is the fact that Coach K leaves him in to get torched by the points guards for two games in a row now.
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Here a few observations from tonight.
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1. Why did Paulus jack the three pointer up fading to his left late in the game. It amazes me that Duke doesn’t give up the ball to a the hot player in the game…in this case Scheyer. They ran plays for JJ back in the days. Damn, at least if someone is hot give him the ball. This is the one thing that sucks about college basketball. They usually don’t let the hot player keep shooting. Maybe its just Duke.
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2. The comment of the night came from dumbass Billy Packer - “Jon Scheyer is not a good shooter”. Scheyer finished with a career high and drained three’s all night. Are you an idiot Billy Packer? Don’t answer that, I already know.
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3. Singler didn’t step up. He played like the freshman he is.
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4. I’m not looking forward to the rest of the season as our defensive rest on Paulus to stop the point guard.
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5. Paging Gerald Henderson…..paging Gerald Henderson. Is this guy still playing for Duke? I thought he might leave Duke after three years. He showed me tonight he’s not even close to the level I thought he was at.
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February 20, 2008 - 11:25 pm
Can be contributed to the refs as well as their lack of a defensive stopper on Wake’s point guard. I find it a little out of the ordinary that the entire starting lineup for Duke fouled out. Yeah, thats not too odd……
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February 17, 2008 - 10:03 pm