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Ken Pomeroy posted an article where he makes the point that Frank Haith made a mistake by accepting the head basketball position at Miami (and frankly, I wasn’t too impressed with Miami’s choice of him either). Ken’s point is an interesting one. He says that in the ACC, teams at the bottom tend to stay…
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Unlike every other sports-related web site, I didn’t see fit to put out my own mock NFL draft. It just seemed a pointless exercise. Sort of like artificial sport. Journalistic onanism. I think more people were interested in guessing who teams would pick than in the results of the actual picks. Thank god for the…
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As you’ve you no doubt heard by now, former Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman was killed yesterday in Afghanistan. You probably remember Tillman from the news he made three years ago when he abruptly quit football to join the Army. He said he was motivated by the events of 9/11 and wanted to serve his country.…
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I love college sports. I love the passion and the tradition. I love that the athletes are still kids growing into adulthood, maturing before our eyes. I love that they are students, superficially no different from the rest of their classmates. What I don’t like is the hypocrisy of college athletics. I try to ignore…
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Wow. I don’t have much to add to this article. It’s a pretty scathing rundown of Miami and how cheating is in their DNA. I agree with just about every word of it, but it’s jarring to see that kind of writing in a newspaper. Usually they tapdance over stuff like that. If only the…
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As I wrote about previously, UNC recruit JR Smith is still thinking about skipping college and going to the NBA. Heels fan Ryan Wilson of Heels, Sox & Steelers does a little analysis of others who skipped college since 1995. His analysis doesn’t prove that Smith shouldn’t go to the NBA. The numbers really aren’t…
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This entry is going to be largely about the rumor mill. The mill has been working overtime lately, churning out the nice powdery flour of speculation cakes. First, off it seems that Luol Deng might be one and done at Duke. The DBR is understandably concerned. No word yet that I know of about Shaun…
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I was skimming the sports section of the News & Observer on Saturday when I came upon an incredible story buried on page 8. Here’s a good version. The basic story is this, Mike Danton, a St. Louis Blues forward, was arrested for allegedly trying to hire a hitman to kill someone. He was arrested…
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I’ve been having an email discussion with Dan Lewis of www.armchairgm.com about various rules issues. We’ve talked about my Ban The Charge article as well as his points about intentional fouling at the end of games and refs judging the intent of players. All that rule talk reminded me of something that’s been pissing me…
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According to the News & Observer, Julius Hodge is set to make an announcement about whether he’ll leave early for the NBA or return for his senior season. If Hodge is smart, he’ll decide to stay. The smartest choice may be to declare that he wants to test the waters without signing an agent. Then,…