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(as if there's not already enough people doing this)Monday, September 26, 2005
Blue Blood
One thing you need to know if you don't already: as for me, when it comes to the sports world, Duke basketball is king.
You will notice this soon, as this blog will likely contain a large number of posts on college basketball, from November to April. Most of them will be related to Duke basketball, and probably several taking shots at Carolina, Roy Williams and Dean Smith (yes, he's been gone 8 years, but I still have to make an unkind remark or two about him every year). There are so many names from through the years - Dawkins, Amaker, Bilas, Alarie, Ferry, Laettner, Hurley, T Hill, G Hill, Parks, Collins, Wojciechowski, Langdon, Brand, Battier, J Williams, Boozer, Dunleavey, Duhon, S Williams, Redick - and the one name that matters most - Krzyzewski. And college basketball fans will never forget the greatest game ever played - Duke vs Kentucky, March 28, 1992 - and the classic finish as Christian Laettner hit the game-winning shot - the second time he'd done so in a regional final. I still find it unfathomable that there are so many people out there that hate Duke basketball. There is clearly only one explanation - they're stupid.
There's nothing better than a Duke-Carolina game, though, and I was thrilled to find out a couple of years ago that a book was in the works chronicling the Duke-Carolina rivalry. It was originally due in the fall of last year, I believe, but never showed up. Well, I just thought to check on it to
day and found the date to be set for November 1 of this year. I'm beside myself. And you might as well be prepared to listen to Dick Vitale talk about his book all season long. You know it's going to happen, and there's no way you can stop him (not that you should.)
So, as a warning: come early November, I'll be reading, and likely posting on, Art Chansky's new book, Blue Blood - Duke-Carolina : Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops. (Click on the link and you can read the first chapter).
You will notice this soon, as this blog will likely contain a large number of posts on college basketball, from November to April. Most of them will be related to Duke basketball, and probably several taking shots at Carolina, Roy Williams and Dean Smith (yes, he's been gone 8 years, but I still have to make an unkind remark or two about him every year). There are so many names from through the years - Dawkins, Amaker, Bilas, Alarie, Ferry, Laettner, Hurley, T Hill, G Hill, Parks, Collins, Wojciechowski, Langdon, Brand, Battier, J Williams, Boozer, Dunleavey, Duhon, S Williams, Redick - and the one name that matters most - Krzyzewski. And college basketball fans will never forget the greatest game ever played - Duke vs Kentucky, March 28, 1992 - and the classic finish as Christian Laettner hit the game-winning shot - the second time he'd done so in a regional final. I still find it unfathomable that there are so many people out there that hate Duke basketball. There is clearly only one explanation - they're stupid.
There's nothing better than a Duke-Carolina game, though, and I was thrilled to find out a couple of years ago that a book was in the works chronicling the Duke-Carolina rivalry. It was originally due in the fall of last year, I believe, but never showed up. Well, I just thought to check on it to
day and found the date to be set for November 1 of this year. I'm beside myself. And you might as well be prepared to listen to Dick Vitale talk about his book all season long. You know it's going to happen, and there's no way you can stop him (not that you should.)So, as a warning: come early November, I'll be reading, and likely posting on, Art Chansky's new book, Blue Blood - Duke-Carolina : Inside the Most Storied Rivalry in College Hoops. (Click on the link and you can read the first chapter).
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