Duke's #1 recruit, Kenny Boynton, just committed to Florida.. but apparently Duke is now getting involved with John Wall.. we'll see
10/30/2008 7:06:22 PM
Ok well some of you may find this interesting. The gym that is home to the fictional Western University in the movie "Blue Chips" is actually Everett Case Arena in Frankfort, Indiana. Everett Case lived in Frankfort for over 20 years and coached the Frankfort High School boy's basketball team. Case was the first Indiana high school coach to win 4 state championships having done so in 1925, 1929, 1936, and 1939.Here's some pictures of the arena which the Frankfort High boy's basketball team plays in. I had always wondered where that arena was located.I'm guessing since Bobby Knight was so influential in the movie and did some advising for the movie, he knew about that arena which would appear large enough to be a college programs gym. Also since it was in Indiana, he wouldn't have to travel far for the scenes that he was in.[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 7:37 PM. Reason : ]
10/30/2008 7:37:30 PM
10/30/2008 9:12:48 PM
UH OH
10/30/2008 10:04:27 PM
all it means is that they will develop their bench
10/30/2008 10:25:15 PM
I'm sure he can will his way through it
10/30/2008 10:34:29 PM
CJ Hooker dropped 28 tonight in the Cary Parks and Rec league
10/30/2008 10:38:49 PM
^^^^interesting, but not all that big a deal as long as he can go by the time the real games start. funny how his dad was talking about taking out an insurance policy on him when he decided to come back just in case. not sure if he ever did it but ironic none the less.[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 10:44 PM. Reason : .]
10/30/2008 10:43:53 PM
Looks like his will was too much for his shins
10/30/2008 10:53:45 PM
Isn't the motherfucker 28? The bones get brittle when you are old.
10/30/2008 10:55:46 PM
10/31/2008 12:09:33 AM
just fyiwe played after morrisville dentistry...sucked in the first half, but still won by 20+. there are three teams in that league that could compete with a lot of d1 and d2 schools. most have former d1 or pro league guys (overseas that is). we're ALL nc state guys that used to play together in carmichael and all fighting to get back in our playing shape. we're tied with morrisville dentistry right now (cj hooker's team).
10/31/2008 12:49:00 AM
My predictions for VT:Nov 14 Gardner-Webb - W Nov 17 Mount St. Mary's - W Nov 20 Fairfield - WNov 26 Elon - WDec 1 (6) Wisconsin - L Dec 7 at Navy - WDec 9 at Georgia - WDec 14 Longwood - WDec 20 Columbia - WDec 29 at Charleston S. - W Jan 4 at (9) Duke - LJan 10 Virginia - WJan 14 Richmond - W Jan 17 Boston Coll. - WJan 21 at Wake Forest - L Jan 25 at Miami (FL) - LJan 29 (22) Clemson - WJan 31 at Boston Coll. - WFeb 8 N.C. State - L (we own the Hokies)Feb 11 Georgia Tech - WFeb 14 at Maryland - W Feb 18 at Virginia - WFeb 21 Florida St. - WFeb 25 at (22) Clemson - LFeb 28 (9) Duke - LMar 4 (1) North Carolina - LMar 8 at Florida St. - W19-8 (9-7)
10/31/2008 6:51:31 AM
My predictions for Wake Forest:Nov 14 N.C. Central - WNov 19 N.C. Wilmington - WNov 24 Winston-Salem State - W Nov 27 at CSU Fullerton - W (wtf are they play there?)Dec 3 Indiana - WDec 6 Bucknell - WDec 14 Wright St. - W Dec 19 at Richmond - W (again wtf?)Dec 22 at East Carolina - WDec 30 Radford - WJan 3 at BYU - WJan 11 (1) North Carolina - L Jan 14 at Boston Coll. - WJan 17 at (22) Clemson - WJan 21 Virginia Tech - WJan 28 (9) Duke - LJan 31 at Georgia Tech - W Feb 4 at Miami (FL) - WFeb 8 Boston Coll. - WFeb 11 at N.C. State - LFeb 14 Florida St. - WFeb 18 Georgia Tech - WFeb 22 at (9) Duke - LFeb 26 N.C. State - WFeb 28 at Virginia - WMar 3 at Maryland - WMar 8 (22) Clemson - W23-4 (12-4)After doing the tabulating I was surprised to find out that I only thought that there were 4 games that they would lose. They luck out in only having to play UNC once, which is at home too. They also only have to play Miami once. I think there are a few games for them that could go either way though. Both games with Clemson could go either way, and I probably should have had them split the series. The game at Maryland may be tough especially if the Terps are on the bubble like they seemingly always are on as of these past couple of years. [Edited on October 31, 2008 at 7:45 AM. Reason : ]
10/31/2008 7:40:06 AM
My predictions for UNCNov 15 Pennsylvania - WNov 18 Kentucky - WNov 21 at UCSB - WNov 24 at Chaminade - W Nov 30 N.C. Asheville - WDec 3 at (18) Michigan St. - W (I would have been tempted to give it to MSU had this game been played at the Breslin Center rather than at Ford Field)Dec 13 Oral Roberts - WDec 18 Evansville - WDec 20 at Valparaiso - W Dec 28 Rutgers - WDec 31 at Nevada - WJan 4 Boston Coll. - WJan 7 Charleston - WJan 11 at Wake Forest - WJan 15 at Virginia - WJan 17 Miami (FL) - WJan 21 (22) Clemson - W Jan 28 at Florida St. - WJan 31 at N.C. State - W Feb 3 Maryland - WFeb 7 Virginia - WFeb 11 at (9) Duke - LFeb 15 at Miami (FL) - WFeb 18 N.C. State - WFeb 21 at Maryland - WFeb 28 Georgia Tech - WMar 4 at Virginia Tech - W Mar 8 (9) Duke - W27-1 (15-1)The Tar Heels return all but Quentin Thomas from a Final Four team. They are absolutely loaded. The two time reigning ACC Champions have become the first team since the AP took over the coaches poll in 1991 to be unanimously voted No. 1 in the preseason. They have experience and depth, and Tyler Hansbrough is the first NPOY, who had remaining eligibility, to return to school since Ralph Sampson did it not once but twice after winning the honor as a sophmore in 1981, and again in 1982 and 1983. With the addition of a four man recruiting class that features the 2008 Mr. Basketball Indiana, Tyler Zeller, Ed Davis, Larry Drew, and unheralded local Durham product Justin Watts, the Tar Heels now have an astounding 9 McDonald's All-Americans on their team. Anything short of a National Championship will be disappointing for the people in Chapel Hill.
10/31/2008 8:16:39 AM
And finally my prediction for State:Nov 15 at New Orleans - WNov 22 High Point - WNov 25 Winthrop - WNov 30 N.C. Greensboro - W Dec 6 at (23) Davidson - W (I'll be at this game)Dec 13 Winston-Salem State - WDec 17 East Carolina - WDec 20 Lipscomb - WDec 22 (25) Marquette - L Dec 29 Loyola (MD) - WDec 31 Towson - WJan 3 at Florida - L (I'd like to go to this game. Anyone want to join me in seeing the O-Dome?)Jan 10 at (22) Clemson - WJan 13 Florida St. - WJan 17 Georgia Tech - WJan 20 at (9) Duke - LJan 24 at Boston Coll. - WJan 27 Miami (FL) - WJan 31 (1) North Carolina - LFeb 3 N.C. Central - W (it seems odd we'd have a non-conference game this late in the season)Feb 8 at Virginia Tech - WFeb 11 Wake Forest - WFeb 14 at Georgia Tech - LFeb 18 at (1) North Carolina - LFeb 21 Virginia - WFeb 26 at Wake Forest - LMar 1 Maryland - WMar 4 Boston Coll. - WMar 7 at Miami (FL) - L21-8 (10-6)Wow when figuring up all of these games I didn't think I'd have State having a winning record in conference, but there are a lot of teams that are down this year. The Pack returns a lot of experienced players. I think 8 total lossses is the best case scenario, and more than 12 would be disappointing. The Pack have a tough road game at Clemson to open conference play, but I think they can surprise the Tigers. A 7-9 or 8-8 record should be doable for this veteran group provided they play with intensity and Gonzalez continues to play like he did in a few games near the end of the season. Running a two point guard set should help us out in the ball handling department and I think we won't see the press as much this year.My projection for the starting lineup:1 - Gonzalez2 - Degand3 - Fells4 - Costner5 - McCauley
10/31/2008 9:18:32 AM
Totaling it all up here's how the conference standings will look like based on my predictions.1. UNC 27-1 (15-1)2. Duke 24-4 (14-2)3. WF 23-4 (12-4)4. State 21-8 (10-6)5. Miami 19-8 (10-6) (during a tie they go first head to head right, which I have State and Miami splitting the series, then they go to overall record right?)6. VT 19-8 (9-7)7. CU 18-9 (8-8)8. UMD 17-11 (6-10)9. BC 15-13 (3-13)10. GT 15-14 (3-13)11. FSU 13-17 (2-14)12. UVA 11-16 (1-15)The Big Four get back to being totally dominant and are Top 4 in the league. The bottom of the league I fear will be absolutely terrible.
10/31/2008 9:33:18 AM
Great picture of JJ Hickson's dunk on Emeka Okafor last night.
10/31/2008 6:38:46 PM
anything possible... ANYTHINGS POSSIBBBBBBBBBBBLE
10/31/2008 6:42:46 PM
10/31/2008 8:22:44 PM
WE'LL LOSE AT MOST 8 GAMES THIS YEAR!!!11!if we qualify for the ACC/Big 10 challenge next year, I'll call that a win and hope for 2009
10/31/2008 8:41:11 PM
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11/1/2008 12:29:52 AM
Did anybody ever read David Thompson's book? It's pretty awesome.
11/1/2008 2:04:34 AM
Empty seats leave Coach K steamedhttp://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/duke/story/1284226.htmlBoo hoo. Cry me a river.
11/6/2008 8:24:53 AM
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida guard Jai Lucas, the son of former NBA player and coach John Lucas, has decided to transfer.The point guard and his mother met with Gators coach Billy Donovan on Wednesday.Lucas, a sophomore from Bellaire, Texas, averaged 8.5 points last season and led the Gators in 3-point shooting at 43.5 percent. He started all 36 games last season, as well as the team's first exhibition game Monday night.But with freshmen Erving Walker and Ray Shipman competing with Lucas for playing time, and highly touted recruit Kenny Boynton having committed to attend Florida next season, it looked like Lucas' minutes might fall.
11/6/2008 10:26:52 AM
^boo hoo, he could have had all the minutes he wanted here, too bad
11/6/2008 10:54:51 AM
^^His brother transferred too (under very different circumstances) and it worked out well for him. I wonder where he ends up.
11/6/2008 11:52:30 AM
thats a badass picture of hickson
11/6/2008 12:04:50 PM
here is the video of that dunk
11/6/2008 1:05:04 PM
According to this we may be playing Rutgers next year.http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/10/27/rus-hill-ready-to-take-on-elite-competition/
11/6/2008 6:29:47 PM
So who is overrated, underrated, and just right?AP Top 25 1. North Carolina (72) 0-0 1,800 2. Connecticut 0-0 1,661 3. Louisville 0-0 1,638 4. UCLA 0-0 1,487 5. Pittsburgh 0-0 1,319 6. Michigan State 0-0 1,311 7. Texas 0-0 1,259 8. Duke 0-0 1,250 9. Notre Dame 0-0 1,24310. Gonzaga 0-0 1,16211. Purdue 0-0 1,09912. Oklahoma 0-0 98713. Memphis 0-0 97714. Tennessee 0-0 92015. Arizona State 0-0 64516. Marquette 0-0 59217. Miami (FL) 0-0 57018. USC 0-0 41419. Florida 0-0 40320. Davidson 0-0 34721. Wake Forest 0-0 31222. Georgetown 0-0 31123. Villanova 0-0 25624. Kansas 0-0 23325. Wisconsin 0-0 196Others Receiving VotesXavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary's 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph's 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1.ESPN/USA Today Poll 1. North Carolina (31) 0-0 775 2. Connecticut 0-0 707 3. Louisville 0-0 694 4. UCLA 0-0 650 5. Duke 0-0 578 6. Pittsburgh 0-0 576 7. Michigan State 0-0 572 8. Texas 0-0 538 9. Notre Dame 0-0 52510. Purdue 0-0 46511. Gonzaga 0-0 43712. Memphis 0-0 42513. Tennessee 0-0 40814. Oklahoma 0-0 38715. Arizona State 0-0 30416. Miami (FL) 0-0 23317. Marquette 0-0 21918. Georgetown 0-0 17519. Florida 0-0 16120. Davidson 0-0 15821. USC 0-0 15321. Wisconsin 0-0 15323. Kansas 0-0 13024. Wake Forest 0-0 12925. Villanova 0-0 122Others Receiving VotesUNLV 60, Saint Mary's 59, Ohio State 54, Baylor 47, Xavier 27, Syracuse 23, Texas A&M 19, LSU 19, Arizona 18, Virginia Tech 15, Brigham Young 13, West Virginia 10, Washington 8, Siena 8, Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 7, Oklahoma State 4, Clemson 2, Washington State 1.
11/11/2008 6:43:46 PM
overrated- Miami, Arizona State
11/11/2008 6:58:14 PM
Notre Dame at 9? Wow. I guess I haven't kept up with them lately.
11/11/2008 7:01:55 PM
^Notre Dame looks to be pretty good this year with Harangody and McAlarney back, and on a related note Caulton Tudor suggested ND coach Mike Brey as a possible replacement for Lowe should he be fired after this season.
11/11/2008 8:01:19 PM
what
11/11/2008 8:28:49 PM
wat
11/11/2008 8:50:49 PM
twat
11/11/2008 8:56:51 PM
duke vs georgia southern on espnu gettin ready to startGO EAGLES
11/11/2008 9:03:21 PM
11/11/2008 9:16:52 PM
what channel is ESPNU on TWC raleigh?
11/11/2008 9:24:00 PM
like 140 I think
11/11/2008 9:28:59 PM
11/11/2008 9:34:28 PM
^eh, coaching basketball at ND is like coaching football at Carolina. Personally I think the obvious choice to replace Lowe, should he be fired, would be Sean Miller...of course he has a big buyout at Xavier and speculating about a new basketball coach is entirely premature at this point, but it's interesting that there are already names being thrown around.
11/11/2008 10:08:20 PM
I saw that shit Tudor put out there about Brey coming here. He also said it for UVA and another school. Do you realize the outrage if we were to hire a former Dookie, and one that hasn't even been all that successful anyways? It would be stupid to fire Lowe after this year, especially with the class he's bringing in. You have to give Lowe at least 5 years. By then he'll have his guys in place.
11/11/2008 11:22:49 PM
gonzaga is wayyyyyy overrated.along with oklahoma, USC, Miami and Georgetown.I'll even throw davidson in as overrated, they just had a magical year last year.and why you people even READ tudor's stuff anymore is beyond me.[Edited on November 11, 2008 at 11:27 PM. Reason : d]
11/11/2008 11:25:40 PM
couldn't bump the scheyer thread but i do believe this pic deserves to be in it - saw it in the news & observer this morning and started busting out laughin
11/12/2008 10:36:19 AM
11/12/2008 10:38:38 AM
GABE CORCHIANI IS FIRST COURT.UCLA on ESPNU tonight, very interesting recruiting class and a couple solid returners. I'd say early they play UNC in the Final Four or NC and get blown out, they have no big man.and Scheyer needs a 2008-2009 thread, that pic would be a perfect first post
11/12/2008 10:51:49 AM
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