After Seeing Duke v. Miami Today...

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hatvol96

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some observations:

1. I see why Rick Pitino, Bob Huggins, Rick Majerus, and a number of other name coaches have passed on opportunities to discuss the Miami job. The place was only about 3/4 full, and that is attributable to a large Duke contingent.
2. Duke is to college basketball what Notre Dame is to college football. It's amazing how many fans they have with absolutely no connection to the school. Half of the people there rooting for the Devils today couldn't find Durham, NC on a map.
3. Tennessee would beat Duke on a neutral floor. The Devils are painfully young and don't have anyone to match Chris Lofton.
4. Contrary to what some of the basketball cognescenti have said, Josh McRoberts is in no way comparable to Christian Laettner. At best, he's Cherokee Parks with a jumpshot.
5. Frank Haith is not long for his job. He's totally overmatched as a head coach in the ACC.
6. The trend toward small, athletic female cheerleaders must be stopped. Either everybody gets with the program and puts buxom beauties on the baselines, a la USC, or get those midgets out of the way. Cheerleading is not a sport and nobody gives a flip about stunts. Come hot or don't come at all.
7. Dance teams, on the other hand, are God's gift to the sports fan.
8. It appears Oregon has some staying power. Big win at Arizona tonight.
9. Greg Paulus is the bankrupt man's Bobby Hurley.
10. Carolina will annihilate Duke in Chapel Hill. If you take away the mystique, this is a Coach K team with Herb Sendek talent.
 
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Va Tech is flat bringing the heat right now. All the bad luck they've had the last two years seems to be flipped.
 
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hatvol96 said:
some observations:

6. The trend toward small, athletic female cheerleaders must be stopped. Either everybody gets with the program and puts buxom beauties on the baselines, a la USC, or get those midgets out of the way. Cheerleading is not a sport and nobody gives a flip about stunts. Come hot or don't come at all.
7. Dance teams, on the other hand, are God's gift to the sports fan.
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:good!:
 
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hatvol96 said:
some observations:

19. Greg Paulus is the bankrupt man's Bobby Hurley.
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as someone that has a ton of respect for the Duke program, I watch a lot of their games. you are wrong on this one hat.

Greg Paulus is the bankrupt man's Steve Wojo. don't give him any credit by associating him at all w/ Hurley.
 
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Yeah, Paulus is about 2 notches below Wojo, putting him about 42 notches below Hurley.

Man, I feel guilty just writing his name in the same post as those two.
 
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volfanbill said:
as someone that has a ton of respect for the Duke program, I watch a lot of their games. you are wrong on this one hat.

Greg Paulus is the bankrupt man's Steve Wojo. don't give him any credit by associating him at all w/ Hurley.
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There's not a bigger Bobby Hurley fan on the planet than me. However, Paulus is a better athlete and shooter than Wojo ever dreamed of being. Once he gets his wrist healthy, Paulus will be just fine.
 
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hatvol96 said:
There's not a bigger Bobby Hurley fan on the planet than me. However, Paulus is a better athlete and shooter than Wojo ever dreamed of being. Once he gets his wrist healthy, Paulus will be just fine.
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i agree about the athlete and shooter aspect, the only problem is Wojo was a much better defender and i won't necessarily say he could handle the rock better than Paulus, but he definitely had more confidence. Watching Paulus put his back to the basket so defenders won't get the ball just kills me. I learned not to do that in fifth grade. I think Paulus has a long way to go. on another note, if you're a bigger Hurley fan than me, I'd be shocked.
 
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paulus has played poorly the last few games and i just plain dont like him. but then again i completely despise the whole duke university
 
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i guess time will tell on paulus.. for mcroberts I just dont think he realizes he's 6'10 and can dominate in the paint if he wanted to w/ his ability to score w/ both hands. I think Sheyer will be a great scorer/overall player by next year. Just a young inexperienced team for the most part. I think the overall talent is better than the Sendek remark. I think on a neutral floor, UT wins and possibly wins big.
 
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Palus could do Duke a huge favor and put on a football jersey. Only joking that would be stupid.

but...

doesn't he have a brother thats going to be a QB somewhere?
 
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Duke would not beat UT by alot simply because of one thing... Discipline.

Not that we dont have it, just that Duke's defense would keep them in it. Nelson would do just about as good of a job as anyone on Lofton because he would get up in his stuff...
 
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TN Vol 0320 said:
Duke would not beat UT by alot simply because of one thing... Discipline.

Not that we dont have it, just that Duke's defense would keep them in it. Nelson would do just about as good of a job as anyone on Lofton because he would get up in his stuff...
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Well, I live about a mile from Cameron Indoor and went to see Duke play Kent State, who didn't have a real big man. KSU's point guard absolutely abused Paulus for 30+ points, and McRoberts, though talented and big, isn't a real physical big man.

I would love to see the Vols get a shot at Duke this year. I love our chances in that game. If Nelson weren't on the court, I'd expect UT to win big. Nelson is keeping them in a lot of games this year.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. I see why Rick Pitino, Bob Huggins, Rick Majerus, and a number of other name coaches have passed on opportunities to discuss the Miami job. The place was only about 3/4 full, and that is attributable to a large Duke contingent.
6. The trend toward small, athletic female cheerleaders must be stopped. Either everybody gets with the program and puts buxom beauties on the baselines, a la USC, or get those midgets out of the way. Cheerleading is not a sport and nobody gives a flip about stunts. Come hot or don't come at all.
7. Dance teams, on the other hand, are God's gift to the sports fan.
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1. It has always been a bit baffling to me that Miami has not been able to build a program.

6. The cheerleading "competitions" emphasize hurling young ladies into the rafters, so the logical result is that squads are composed of 4'6" 71 lb. pixies. See 92 time National Champion Kentucky for an example.

7. This is true so long as those involved understand the difference between "vuloptuous" and "chubby." You can't hide from spandex.
 
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That's why dance teams sort them out. I might actually go force myself to walk down the street and watch a Trail Blazers game... Because it's been a while since I've had an eyefull of the Blazer Dancers.
 
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