You can subtract 3 minutes from my allotted 15 minutes of fame.
I just had a brief appearance on AOL’s Sports Bloggers Live Internet radio broadcast. They had me on to talk a little about Duke and to discuss how likely it is that they’ll go through the ACC and possibly the whole season undefeated. Not to give away the secret, but the answer is NO. Duke is good, very good even, but they aren’t undefeated good. Sure, there’s a chance they could make it through the ACC unscathed, but I’d put the likelihood at about 10%. Duke is too reliant on two scorers and they aren’t very athletic, particularly with DeMarcus Nelson out. If an athletic team can put pressure on them, Duke will turn the ball over and can be had (unless Redick is having one of his unstoppable games).
I believe you’ll be able to download today’s show once it finishes so that you can hear my melodic voice. You know I’ll be doing that!
BTW, thanks to my fellow Wash U alumnus Yoni Cohen of Yoco Hoops fame for sending the AOL guys my way.
Update: Here is a handy link to my segment on the show. I was pleased to hear that my voice isn’t quite as high as Bill Simmons’.