Duke- a microcosm
Lookingback at highlights and reading everything i can that says were gonna be sweet next year made me realize that the duke game mirrored our season remarkable well. The game started off pretty well with duke just edgin us out before halftime. Then shit got real. Duke stormed out the gate maintaining a double digit lead until we switched to the 1-3-1 and decided we weren't going away. Playing scrappy D with gritmonster's diving for balls and morris and THJ putting fear into the hearts of the blue devils everytime they touched the ball, we got the double digit lead down to two. Unfortunately, like all good things, it had end, with our dreams bouncing off the back iron.
The season started off as well as anyone expected. Beating the teams we were supposed to even culminating in an overtime loss to kansas (Vogrich's missed three at the end of the first half. Then we sucked. We got rocked to start the big ten schedule, starting 1-6 with a complete collapse against indiana. Then we played MSU. Morris and THJ decided they were going to dominate then rest of the team followed suit. Finishing the season 8-3 michingan played their way into the tournament. Then after a dominant effort agianst tennessee we saw the toughest michigan in my lifetime fall to a great duke team.
With our cinderella story gone we can look forward to not sneaking up on anyone next year. After showing the country that we are for real, they know who we are and they know we are coming.
A little early to be drinking, no?
It is after 12:00, so I don't see the problem with it.
I concur. Who can say what's early anymore. Isn't that what bloody marys and mimosas were invented for?
Heck, my favorite time of day to drink is the morning.
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^
Football saturdays.
Never too early for you to be a dick, apparently.
it's always happy hour somewhere.
I don't know why exactly but "Then shit got real" had me laughing to pretty good to myself.
So I went to the game on Friday and sat with a bunch of Carolina grads who were there for the spectacle and the enjoyment of heckling Duke. It began the moment that the Duke band began to take their seats during the Michigan game. It was outstanding. They pulled no punches when it came to Kyle Singler once he stepped on the court for warmups. Carolina fans hate him with a passion. Granted, its not all that difficult to dislike him, but these guys took it to such a level that I started to feel bad for the kid. That said, I was laughing the entire time.
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But yeah, it's too bad. He can't help how he looks.
Please keep these coming. I must have spent half the game against Duke wondering what dimension this guy came from. When he gets to the NBA he's gonna be on the All-Alien Team with Cassell, Rondo, Kaman, and Noah in a heartbeat.
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So he's a skinnier, DERPier Tom Brady?
I don't think Singler has the athleticism to be a 1st round pick in the NBA. That is why I was confused about all of the talk during the game about how he decided not to enter the draft.
IMO he'll end up late 1st round, someone like San Antonio or Dallas might take a chance on working out well as a role player 3 man off the bench. He could easily slip to the 2nd round though at the end of it all.
early on; I was ready to go out and hit him myself. I wonder if he'd gotten called--or a warning--how that might have influenced things.
Duke hasn't "gotten called" for almost twenty years. When you hack or reach in, it's a foul. When they do it, it's "Duke Defense." Of offense, when you do it, it's a moving screen. When Duke does it, Coach K is a genius.
In Wachutu his name is Equinsu Ocha.
EQUINSU OCHA! EQUNISU OCHA!
Can we get some pics of coach k and a rat to go with these?
Not sure what the point of this post is.
You are obviously VERY easily amused. That's probably a good thing, though.
I was gonna say
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That is a great example of fractal structure in the universe. Master's thesis go!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal
Cool story, but lets see some stats to back it up!
at the imbedded picture comparisons. You all are killin' me. Every one is good, especially the female (can't remember her name). Singler is quite talented, effective, and is still developing. I'm going to hold out on making predictions on his NBA potential. I thought he could have been more aggressive in the game. Whatever. I love the direction of the UM basketball program. I love Coach B. He is the real deal. Go Blue
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:24 PM ^
after our last NCAA appearance I thought the same thing but the next year was a disaster. Still I don't see us falling apart this time !