Dan Shanoff of the Daily Quickie likes sitting on his pedestal. I agree, Duke has not looked great in the last three games, but Duke is 3-0 in those three, and last I checked, a win is a win, even if it's ugly. In fact, I found last night's win refreshing. Last year's Devils would have suffered a minor collapse after Killingsworth's monster dunk to put IU ahead 59-58. We would have seen bad shots taken and more frequent turnovers (how many times did we have the dreaded "Duke FG Drought" in the final 7 minutes of a game last year?). This year's Devils responded with energy and intensity, and smeared it in the face of an absolutely maniacal crowd. JJ silenced them after layup and a free throw, and we walked out of there with a W after a 17-8 run to finish the game. Good teams finish well, and Duke finished beautifully last night.
After the game against Memphis, Shanoff said "Like in football, Texas should be #1." I don't want to argue as to the quality of the Longhorns' team this year, they're obviously very good, but here's my beef, Dan: Texas beat West Virginia by ONE point in the Guardians Classic, then let Iowa make a game of it in the final. West Virginia? The same team that lost three in a row and fell out of the top 25 after losing to a Brandon Bass-less LSU? Yes, that team. Iowa? That offensive juggernaut that hung up 45 points on N.C. State last night? Yeah, them. Dan, if you're going to lament about "paper inferiority," you have to be impartial and look at Texas' close calls against inferior teams.
How come Duke gets the hate because we fight with two top-15 caliber teams, while Texas "should be #1" after struggling to finish off two teams on the cusp of the top 25??
Oh that's right, because we're Duke.
Shanoff sucks. He just likes to be controversial with everything, and everything he has an opinion on apparently needs to be treated as gospel.
ReplyDeleteJ.J. Reddick has Bacne- also known as back acne. Enough said.
ReplyDeletePeople, if you're going to rag on Duke, learn to spell. Shanoff, it's Shelden Williams, not Sheldon. Achoo, it's J.J. Redick, not Reddick. It's ok though, you went to UNC...I don't expect you to spell at a high level. Count it!
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with the duke road uniforms this year? Now it's all black, with dark blue trim, and SILVER (?) shoulder straps ... when did silver become an offical color of the duke blue devils? I know some people actually like, and prefer the black road uniforms from last year, but I say bring back the royal blue and white. Classic.
ReplyDeleteoh yeah, also, Arie is gay.
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ReplyDeleterittik is not the one stalking arie's male friends on the facebook ...
ReplyDeletePfftt. I was stalking his female friends.
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