Gentlemen!! So during my 3 month move-in process, we missed a lot... an Eagles resurgence and subsequent heartbreaking collapse, the NFL conspiring to keep the fine folks of Pittsburgh from hanging themselves from one of their many bridges by gift-wrapping another championship, a new steroid controversy, numerous college basketball upsets, the major league hot stove getting so hot that I think it qualified as a kiln, Chris Brown beating up Rihanna (motherf***** how could you ever cause harm to such a beautiful specimen), and so much else that I basically have to write for 55 days straight to make up for it all. On the night of the greatest rivalry in all of college basketball, I can at least make an attempt to start.
Duke - UNC. Every sports fan I know has chosen a side to this rivalry, more so than Yankees-Red Sox (alot of people hate both), Eagles - Cowgirls (irrelevant to those outside of the two fan bases), and even Penn State - Michigan St (the Land Grant trophy stays home for another year!). The best part is that every sports fan with any practical sense cheers for UNC! I kid, of course, but now you know where I stand on it. This year's edition version 1.0 has me so pumped up. I am of the belief that UNC is the best team in the country. While Oklahoma has gone a long way in making me doubt who I'm going with come bracket time, I don't think there is a team in the nation that can compete with UNC's talent level. Fortunately for every other decent team out there, you don't win based solely on talent as proven by UNC's 2 loss record. When it comes down to it, however, can you really picture any other team keeping up with UNC in March? While it's fun to look ahead, tonight is not something you can look past. Duke is, admittedly, a pretty good team with an alright coach. Strong perimeter play with a pretty solid inside rotation gives any team a chance to win and Duke has both. Since talking about what makes Duke a good team makes me sick, let's point out their flaws..... Duke lacks toughness. They have white kid toughness which, while it may seem tough to us couch potatoes, isn't very tough at all. Duke gets rattled by the more physical teams in the country, gets shut down inside, and then starts jacking up three's to stay in the game. If they dont hit 50% of those shots, they lose. The key to beating Duke is a rather simple equation... out-muscle them and contest their shots. Execute well on the offensive end and you've got youself a win.
Lets look at how UNC matches up to those keys. First, while we may all dislike him, Hansborough is tougher than anyone on Duke. Else where on the court, Lawson would kill any Blue Devil in a street fight and I think Scheyer and Singler would be hard pressed to beat me up. The only Dookie with any real discernable toughness is Henderson and, let's be real, if this turns into Gerald Henderson Jr. Vs UNC, it could get ugly. The key to this game will be UNC's ability to at least get a hand in the face of Duke's shooters. If Duke can shoot at will tonight, I think they'll pull out the win on their home court. If UNC can make Duke begin to second guess just how open they are, I give this one to the Tar Heels.
So what's my actual prediction? I'm taking UNC 86-79. Bet on it NOW son!
Finally, I'd like to open the forum to suggestions and make a shout out. First, part of the reason it took me so long to get back online is that I had to get a wireless receiver for my desktop. I think I bought a decent one but the connection still kinda sucks. Any suggestions on how to increase my speed? Keep in mind, using a wireless receiver is my only option. Secondly, one of my staunch supporters on here, whom I hope is still a staunch supporter despite his threats during my hiatus, has started his own blog. You can access it by checking out the blogs I follow, it's the only one right now. While the material on there is a little more intelligent than anything I can spit, its an enlightening experience. And when you read his blog about the TV draft, keep in mind that I'm positive the lineup I drafted on the way home from Harrisburg is by far the best ever.
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After watching the game you were pretty much right. I really like UNC this year, and despite Blake Griffin sometimes looking like superman, I still think UNC would win a best of 7 series against Oklahoma in five games. However, there are no best of seven series in college bball, OU does have a shot in march. But I'm not putting my money on them.
And btw i would have to get on your computer to give advice about you receiver. What I would do is go do a google search for a bandwidth test and do one on your computer and then one on Kelly 1 or Kelly 2's computer. If you get the same speed, then the receiver is working properly, and the cause of the slowness is from your router or further into the network. If you computer is slower, then the problem is the receiver. I would have to be there to fix it though.
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