Gotta disagree with you on the UConn-Duke game. Great finish and I'm certainly glad my team won but the refs kind of screwed this one up. All game long there were bad calls and non-calls against both sides. This COULD have a been a truly memorable game but it was hard to establish a flow with the whistle being blown every time you turned around. More to the point, when it was blown, frequently BOTH players would turn around because NOBODY knew who the call was on! Too bad. Glad for the win but too bad the game was called so poorly.
I knew this would be a poorly officiated game once the matchup was set. Both teams get all kinds of calls their way. Something had to give. Okafor was livid when that second foul was called on him early - because he'd been getting those calls all year. He just wasn't used to playing against SheWill and the dook officiating crew. Then Coach K's face, when that last foul was called on THEM leading to the game clinching free throw, was absolutely PRICELESS. He is so used to getting the calls. I had to laugh. And SheWill was on the bench because he was playing against Okafor, who, if you look at a little funny you get a foul called against you.... I was a happy camper last night... Though I must admit the prospect of an all ACC final was intriguing. I'll wait until it's UNC against Dook for my all ACC final...
Why do I get this "I am black, therefore I know what basketball is and you don't" vibe? The only bigger vibe I get out of you is the "I'm a suburban wealthy kid who wasn't born as rich as I would have liked."
Why do I get a "I'm a preppy white boy who will fight the reverse discrimination til the day I die" vibe from you? Let's leave race out of it. It has nothing to do with this discussion.
It's simple: Coach K is crass, and he runs his team that way.
Beating an opponent? Run up the score!
Bad call by the refs? Whine about it!
Good call by the refs *against* you? Whine about it!
Bad call against the other team? Cheer it!
No matter what happens, Coach K is a prima donna, and his players adopt that same attitude. Not one or two of them, basically all of them. It's really sick.
Are they a good team? Sure. Do they win? Obviously.
Do they leave a bad taste in all but the most ardent win-at-all-costs-grace-and-sportsmanship-be-damned 'fans'? Ayup.
It's funny... schools pick coaches that do indeed best reflect their own general attitudes, and it's a feedback loop.
UNC: Dean Smith. Southern gentleman.
Duke: Coach K. New Jersey Napolean with an attitude problem and a sense of entitlement far exceeding his worth.
agent302 shares the honors with me but I got the tiebreaker at 9 points and almost the total. So I win! You are all my bitches but I still love every one of you anyway.
agent302 shares the honors with me but I got the tiebreaker at 9 points and almost the total. So I win! You are all my bitches but I still love every one of you anyway.
Damn. So close yet so far away. I was a missed Jameer Nelson jumper away from taking it all.
Damn, I almost got all my final 4 points (not picks)...I couldve been close if I had. Will Bynum sucks for that layup...Ok State shouldve won that My bracket did suck this yr though...but I got the national champ right again. Good job Colander & agent!!!
I'll get you next yr Hopefully some more ppl come out of the woodwork and participate when we do it again.
Whatever. You realize there *is* a reason Duke is nicknamed Univ of New Jersey - South Branch, right?
I mean come on - those steps at the chapel... lovingly worn down by decades (nay, *centuries*!) of students? They were installed *pre-worn* to give an aura of age. The Dukes *desperately* wanted to create an Ivy League school... and that air of desperation hasn't worn off yet. It's like they feel like they have something to prove. Very NJ.
Like I said, 'whatever'. Duke's a good school for many things. Class isn't one of them, that I've ever seen evidence of. And that starts at the top, with people like Coach K. I'm not impressed with the man, no matter how much he *really really* wants everyone to be.
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Originally posted by zaphod_beeblebrox
Gotta disagree with you on the UConn-Duke game. Great finish and I'm certainly glad my team won but the refs kind of screwed this one up. All game long there were bad calls and non-calls against both sides. This COULD have a been a truly memorable game but it was hard to establish a flow with the whistle being blown every time you turned around. More to the point, when it was blown, frequently BOTH players would turn around because NOBODY knew who the call was on! Too bad. Glad for the win but too bad the game was called so poorly.
I knew this would be a poorly officiated game once the matchup was set. Both teams get all kinds of calls their way. Something had to give. Okafor was livid when that second foul was called on him early - because he'd been getting those calls all year. He just wasn't used to playing against SheWill and the dook officiating crew. Then Coach K's face, when that last foul was called on THEM leading to the game clinching free throw, was absolutely PRICELESS. He is so used to getting the calls. I had to laugh. And SheWill was on the bench because he was playing against Okafor, who, if you look at a little funny you get a foul called against you.... I was a happy camper last night... Though I must admit the prospect of an all ACC final was intriguing. I'll wait until it's UNC against Dook for my all ACC final...
Originally posted by Splinemodel
Why do I get this "I am black, therefore I know what basketball is and you don't" vibe? The only bigger vibe I get out of you is the "I'm a suburban wealthy kid who wasn't born as rich as I would have liked."
Why do I get a "I'm a preppy white boy who will fight the reverse discrimination til the day I die" vibe from you? Let's leave race out of it. It has nothing to do with this discussion.
Beating an opponent? Run up the score!
Bad call by the refs? Whine about it!
Good call by the refs *against* you? Whine about it!
Bad call against the other team? Cheer it!
No matter what happens, Coach K is a prima donna, and his players adopt that same attitude. Not one or two of them, basically all of them. It's really sick.
Are they a good team? Sure. Do they win? Obviously.
Do they leave a bad taste in all but the most ardent win-at-all-costs-grace-and-sportsmanship-be-damned 'fans'? Ayup.
It's funny... schools pick coaches that do indeed best reflect their own general attitudes, and it's a feedback loop.
UNC: Dean Smith. Southern gentleman.
Duke: Coach K. New Jersey Napolean with an attitude problem and a sense of entitlement far exceeding his worth.
Yup, that about describes both schools, too.
Originally posted by ColanderOfDeath
agent302 shares the honors with me but I got the tiebreaker at 9 points and almost the total. So I win! You are all my bitches but I still love every one of you anyway.
Damn. So close yet so far away. I was a missed Jameer Nelson jumper away from taking it all.
I'll get you next yr
Duke: Coach K. New Jersey Napolean with an attitude problem and a sense of entitlement far exceeding his worth.
Yup, that about describes both schools, too. [/B]
**** you, pathetic loser and idiot.
We rock.
Whatever. You realize there *is* a reason Duke is nicknamed Univ of New Jersey - South Branch, right?
I mean come on - those steps at the chapel... lovingly worn down by decades (nay, *centuries*!) of students? They were installed *pre-worn* to give an aura of age. The Dukes *desperately* wanted to create an Ivy League school... and that air of desperation hasn't worn off yet. It's like they feel like they have something to prove. Very NJ.
Like I said, 'whatever'. Duke's a good school for many things. Class isn't one of them, that I've ever seen evidence of. And that starts at the top, with people like Coach K. I'm not impressed with the man, no matter how much he *really really* wants everyone to be.
I think it's time to ride the Robertson's Express.
Get ready to beg for your life.
Dookies come, Dookies go...
When *are* we going to have a Triangle area get together, huh?
Originally posted by Kickaha
*feh*
Dookies come, Dookies go...
When *are* we going to have a Triangle area get together, huh?
I was expecting a message from YOU about it.
never got it.
I mean it's not that hard, I can get to Chapel Hill pretty much any time.
Strong's coffee on Franklin is good.
Originally posted by Kickaha
How about Thu?
Strong's coffee on Franklin is good.
that's good. most of my thursday afternoon's are free. what time?
Originally posted by Kickaha
I'm open from 2-4.
shoot. doesn't work for me. what about friday?
Crud.