Duke's #1 recruit, Kenny Boynton, just committed to Florida.. but apparently Duke is now getting involved with John Wall.. we'll see

10/30/2008 7:06:22 PM

Ok well some of you may find this interesting. The gym that is home to the fictional Western University in the movie "Blue Chips" is actually Everett Case Arena in Frankfort, Indiana. Everett Case lived in Frankfort for over 20 years and coached the Frankfort High School boy's basketball team. Case was the first Indiana high school coach to win 4 state championships having done so in 1925, 1929, 1936, and 1939.

Here's some pictures of the arena which the Frankfort High boy's basketball team plays in. I had always wondered where that arena was located.




I'm guessing since Bobby Knight was so influential in the movie and did some advising for the movie, he knew about that arena which would appear large enough to be a college programs gym. Also since it was in Indiana, he wouldn't have to travel far for the scenes that he was in.

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 7:37 PM. Reason : ]

10/30/2008 7:37:30 PM

Quote :

"Well a good chunk of that money is coming from the guys that got him the 1997 National Championship and lost to Duke in the National Championship game in 2001."

Ehh maybe. Hassan Adams, Salim Stoudamire, Jerryd Bayless, and Luke Walton weren't on either team.

Point being, Lute was majorly underachieving his last few years with stars like Bayless and Budinger.

10/30/2008 9:12:48 PM

UH OH

Quote :

" Um, um, um, HOLY CRAP! Published by AdamGold October 30th, 2008 in ACC Hoops. That’s what’s going through the minds of Tar Heels fans right now. Tyler Hansbrough, UNC’s 3-time All-America forward and reigning National Player of the Year is sidelined indefinitely with a stress reaction in his lower right leg. There is no timetable for his return to practice. UNC is scheduled to play Vanderbilt in a secret scrimmage game Sunday at the Smith Center, followed by one exhibition you can actually go and watch next Saturday against UNC-Pembroke. The season officially gets underway a week later when the Heels host Penn. No word on Hansbrough’s status will come until after Roy Williams meets with the doctors Friday. Is it serious? Probably not. Especially if there is no rush to get him back on the court."

http://www.850thebuzz.com/blog/?p=5937

10/30/2008 10:04:27 PM

all it means is that they will develop their bench

10/30/2008 10:25:15 PM

I'm sure he can will his way through it

10/30/2008 10:34:29 PM

CJ Hooker dropped 28 tonight in the Cary Parks and Rec league

10/30/2008 10:38:49 PM

^^^^interesting, but not all that big a deal as long as he can go by the time the real games start. funny how his dad was talking about taking out an insurance policy on him when he decided to come back just in case. not sure if he ever did it but ironic none the less.

[Edited on October 30, 2008 at 10:44 PM. Reason : .]

10/30/2008 10:43:53 PM

Looks like his will was too much for his shins

10/30/2008 10:53:45 PM

Isn't the motherfucker 28? The bones get brittle when you are old.

10/30/2008 10:55:46 PM

Quote :

"CJ Hooker dropped 28 tonight in the Cary Parks and Rec league"

haha we play out there. he lit us up last week. #25 on his team is better than him when he tries. he played professionally in france. damien grant is in our league too and he has a sick one-armed point guard on his team.

10/31/2008 12:09:33 AM

just fyi

we played after morrisville dentistry...sucked in the first half, but still won by 20+. there are three teams in that league that could compete with a lot of d1 and d2 schools. most have former d1 or pro league guys (overseas that is). we're ALL nc state guys that used to play together in carmichael and all fighting to get back in our playing shape. we're tied with morrisville dentistry right now (cj hooker's team).

10/31/2008 12:49:00 AM

My predictions for VT:

Nov 14 Gardner-Webb - W
Nov 17 Mount St. Mary's - W
Nov 20 Fairfield - W
Nov 26 Elon - W
Dec 1 (6) Wisconsin - L
Dec 7 at Navy - W
Dec 9 at Georgia - W
Dec 14 Longwood - W
Dec 20 Columbia - W
Dec 29 at Charleston S. - W
Jan 4 at (9) Duke - L
Jan 10 Virginia - W
Jan 14 Richmond - W
Jan 17 Boston Coll. - W
Jan 21 at Wake Forest - L
Jan 25 at Miami (FL) - L
Jan 29 (22) Clemson - W
Jan 31 at Boston Coll. - W
Feb 8 N.C. State - L (we own the Hokies)
Feb 11 Georgia Tech - W
Feb 14 at Maryland - W
Feb 18 at Virginia - W
Feb 21 Florida St. - W
Feb 25 at (22) Clemson - L
Feb 28 (9) Duke - L
Mar 4 (1) North Carolina - L
Mar 8 at Florida St. - W

19-8 (9-7)

10/31/2008 6:51:31 AM

My predictions for Wake Forest:

Nov 14 N.C. Central - W
Nov 19 N.C. Wilmington - W
Nov 24 Winston-Salem State - W
Nov 27 at CSU Fullerton - W (wtf are they play there?)
Dec 3 Indiana - W
Dec 6 Bucknell - W
Dec 14 Wright St. - W
Dec 19 at Richmond - W (again wtf?)
Dec 22 at East Carolina - W
Dec 30 Radford - W
Jan 3 at BYU - W
Jan 11 (1) North Carolina - L
Jan 14 at Boston Coll. - W
Jan 17 at (22) Clemson - W
Jan 21 Virginia Tech - W
Jan 28 (9) Duke - L
Jan 31 at Georgia Tech - W
Feb 4 at Miami (FL) - W
Feb 8 Boston Coll. - W
Feb 11 at N.C. State - L
Feb 14 Florida St. - W
Feb 18 Georgia Tech - W
Feb 22 at (9) Duke - L
Feb 26 N.C. State - W
Feb 28 at Virginia - W
Mar 3 at Maryland - W
Mar 8 (22) Clemson - W

23-4 (12-4)

After doing the tabulating I was surprised to find out that I only thought that there were 4 games that they would lose. They luck out in only having to play UNC once, which is at home too. They also only have to play Miami once. I think there are a few games for them that could go either way though. Both games with Clemson could go either way, and I probably should have had them split the series. The game at Maryland may be tough especially if the Terps are on the bubble like they seemingly always are on as of these past couple of years.

[Edited on October 31, 2008 at 7:45 AM. Reason : ]

10/31/2008 7:40:06 AM

My predictions for UNC

Nov 15 Pennsylvania - W
Nov 18 Kentucky - W
Nov 21 at UCSB - W
Nov 24 at Chaminade - W
Nov 30 N.C. Asheville - W
Dec 3 at (18) Michigan St. - W (I would have been tempted to give it to MSU had this game been played at the Breslin Center rather than at Ford Field)
Dec 13 Oral Roberts - W
Dec 18 Evansville - W
Dec 20 at Valparaiso - W
Dec 28 Rutgers - W
Dec 31 at Nevada - W
Jan 4 Boston Coll. - W
Jan 7 Charleston - W
Jan 11 at Wake Forest - W
Jan 15 at Virginia - W
Jan 17 Miami (FL) - W
Jan 21 (22) Clemson - W
Jan 28 at Florida St. - W
Jan 31 at N.C. State - W
Feb 3 Maryland - W
Feb 7 Virginia - W
Feb 11 at (9) Duke - L
Feb 15 at Miami (FL) - W
Feb 18 N.C. State - W
Feb 21 at Maryland - W
Feb 28 Georgia Tech - W
Mar 4 at Virginia Tech - W
Mar 8 (9) Duke - W

27-1 (15-1)

The Tar Heels return all but Quentin Thomas from a Final Four team. They are absolutely loaded. The two time reigning ACC Champions have become the first team since the AP took over the coaches poll in 1991 to be unanimously voted No. 1 in the preseason. They have experience and depth, and Tyler Hansbrough is the first NPOY, who had remaining eligibility, to return to school since Ralph Sampson did it not once but twice after winning the honor as a sophmore in 1981, and again in 1982 and 1983. With the addition of a four man recruiting class that features the 2008 Mr. Basketball Indiana, Tyler Zeller, Ed Davis, Larry Drew, and unheralded local Durham product Justin Watts, the Tar Heels now have an astounding 9 McDonald's All-Americans on their team. Anything short of a National Championship will be disappointing for the people in Chapel Hill.

10/31/2008 8:16:39 AM

And finally my prediction for State:

Nov 15 at New Orleans - W
Nov 22 High Point - W
Nov 25 Winthrop - W
Nov 30 N.C. Greensboro - W
Dec 6 at (23) Davidson - W (I'll be at this game)
Dec 13 Winston-Salem State - W
Dec 17 East Carolina - W
Dec 20 Lipscomb - W
Dec 22 (25) Marquette - L
Dec 29 Loyola (MD) - W
Dec 31 Towson - W
Jan 3 at Florida - L (I'd like to go to this game. Anyone want to join me in seeing the O-Dome?)
Jan 10 at (22) Clemson - W
Jan 13 Florida St. - W
Jan 17 Georgia Tech - W
Jan 20 at (9) Duke - L
Jan 24 at Boston Coll. - W
Jan 27 Miami (FL) - W
Jan 31 (1) North Carolina - L
Feb 3 N.C. Central - W (it seems odd we'd have a non-conference game this late in the season)
Feb 8 at Virginia Tech - W
Feb 11 Wake Forest - W
Feb 14 at Georgia Tech - L
Feb 18 at (1) North Carolina - L
Feb 21 Virginia - W
Feb 26 at Wake Forest - L
Mar 1 Maryland - W
Mar 4 Boston Coll. - W
Mar 7 at Miami (FL) - L

21-8 (10-6)

Wow when figuring up all of these games I didn't think I'd have State having a winning record in conference, but there are a lot of teams that are down this year. The Pack returns a lot of experienced players. I think 8 total lossses is the best case scenario, and more than 12 would be disappointing. The Pack have a tough road game at Clemson to open conference play, but I think they can surprise the Tigers. A 7-9 or 8-8 record should be doable for this veteran group provided they play with intensity and Gonzalez continues to play like he did in a few games near the end of the season. Running a two point guard set should help us out in the ball handling department and I think we won't see the press as much this year.

My projection for the starting lineup:
1 - Gonzalez
2 - Degand
3 - Fells
4 - Costner
5 - McCauley

10/31/2008 9:18:32 AM

Totaling it all up here's how the conference standings will look like based on my predictions.

1. UNC 27-1 (15-1)
2. Duke 24-4 (14-2)
3. WF 23-4 (12-4)
4. State 21-8 (10-6)
5. Miami 19-8 (10-6) (during a tie they go first head to head right, which I have State and Miami splitting the series, then they go to overall record right?)
6. VT 19-8 (9-7)
7. CU 18-9 (8-8)
8. UMD 17-11 (6-10)
9. BC 15-13 (3-13)
10. GT 15-14 (3-13)
11. FSU 13-17 (2-14)
12. UVA 11-16 (1-15)


The Big Four get back to being totally dominant and are Top 4 in the league. The bottom of the league I fear will be absolutely terrible.

10/31/2008 9:33:18 AM

Great picture of JJ Hickson's dunk on Emeka Okafor last night.

10/31/2008 6:38:46 PM

anything possible... ANYTHINGS POSSIBBBBBBBBBBBLE

10/31/2008 6:42:46 PM

Quote :

"4. State 21-8 (10-6)"

lolwut??

10/31/2008 8:22:44 PM

WE'LL LOSE AT MOST 8 GAMES THIS YEAR!!!11!

if we qualify for the ACC/Big 10 challenge next year, I'll call that a win and hope for 2009

10/31/2008 8:41:11 PM

Quote :

"I think 8 total losses is the best case scenario, and more than 12 would be disappointing."

Like I said that's probably a best case scenario. We have enough veteran players to compete with everyone save Duke and UNC, provided the Javi from the 2nd Duke and UNC games shows up, and Farnold fully recovers.

10/31/2008 8:46:05 PM

Quote :

"(during a tie they go first head to head right, which I have State and Miami splitting the series, then they go to overall record right?)"

No then they go to who beat the first place team, second place team and so on until the tie is broken.

11/1/2008 12:29:52 AM

Did anybody ever read David Thompson's book? It's pretty awesome.

11/1/2008 2:04:34 AM

Empty seats leave Coach K steamed
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/duke/story/1284226.html

Boo hoo. Cry me a river.

11/6/2008 8:24:53 AM

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida guard Jai Lucas, the son of former NBA player and coach John Lucas, has decided to transfer.

The point guard and his mother met with Gators coach Billy Donovan on Wednesday.

Lucas, a sophomore from Bellaire, Texas, averaged 8.5 points last season and led the Gators in 3-point shooting at 43.5 percent. He started all 36 games last season, as well as the team's first exhibition game Monday night.

But with freshmen Erving Walker and Ray Shipman competing with Lucas for playing time, and highly touted recruit Kenny Boynton having committed to attend Florida next season, it looked like Lucas' minutes might fall.

11/6/2008 10:26:52 AM

^boo hoo, he could have had all the minutes he wanted here, too bad

11/6/2008 10:54:51 AM

^^His brother transferred too (under very different circumstances) and it worked out well for him. I wonder where he ends up.

11/6/2008 11:52:30 AM

thats a badass picture of hickson

11/6/2008 12:04:50 PM

here is the video of that dunk

11/6/2008 1:05:04 PM

According to this we may be playing Rutgers next year.

http://www.zagsblog.com/2008/10/27/rus-hill-ready-to-take-on-elite-competition/

Quote :

"Check out our interview with Rutgers head coach Fred Hill from Big East Media Day in which he talks about the plans to add defending national champion Kansas and N.C. State to next year’s schedule"

11/6/2008 6:29:47 PM

So who is overrated, underrated, and just right?


AP Top 25
1. North Carolina (72) 0-0 1,800
2. Connecticut 0-0 1,661
3. Louisville 0-0 1,638
4. UCLA 0-0 1,487
5. Pittsburgh 0-0 1,319
6. Michigan State 0-0 1,311
7. Texas 0-0 1,259
8. Duke 0-0 1,250
9. Notre Dame 0-0 1,243
10. Gonzaga 0-0 1,162
11. Purdue 0-0 1,099
12. Oklahoma 0-0 987
13. Memphis 0-0 977
14. Tennessee 0-0 920
15. Arizona State 0-0 645
16. Marquette 0-0 592
17. Miami (FL) 0-0 570
18. USC 0-0 414
19. Florida 0-0 403
20. Davidson 0-0 347
21. Wake Forest 0-0 312
22. Georgetown 0-0 311
23. Villanova 0-0 256
24. Kansas 0-0 233
25. Wisconsin 0-0 196
Others Receiving Votes
Xavier 154, UNLV 143, Baylor 128, Saint Mary's 112, Syracuse 83, Kentucky 75, Ohio State 64, LSU 31, Texas A&M 30, Washington 19, West Virginia 17, Virginia Tech 16, Brigham Young 16, Alabama 16, Siena 13, Washington State 11, Vanderbilt 11, Clemson 11, Arizona 11, Temple 10, Virginia Commonwealth 8, Creighton 7, Butler 7, New Mexico 3, Cleveland State 2, UAB 2, Stanford 2, San Diego 1, American University 1, Cal State Northridge 1, Saint Joseph's 1, Drake 1, Miami (OH) 1.



ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. North Carolina (31) 0-0 775
2. Connecticut 0-0 707
3. Louisville 0-0 694
4. UCLA 0-0 650
5. Duke 0-0 578
6. Pittsburgh 0-0 576
7. Michigan State 0-0 572
8. Texas 0-0 538
9. Notre Dame 0-0 525
10. Purdue 0-0 465
11. Gonzaga 0-0 437
12. Memphis 0-0 425
13. Tennessee 0-0 408
14. Oklahoma 0-0 387
15. Arizona State 0-0 304
16. Miami (FL) 0-0 233
17. Marquette 0-0 219
18. Georgetown 0-0 175
19. Florida 0-0 161
20. Davidson 0-0 158
21. USC 0-0 153
21. Wisconsin 0-0 153
23. Kansas 0-0 130
24. Wake Forest 0-0 129
25. Villanova 0-0 122
Others Receiving Votes
UNLV 60, Saint Mary's 59, Ohio State 54, Baylor 47, Xavier 27, Syracuse 23, Texas A&M 19, LSU 19, Arizona 18, Virginia Tech 15, Brigham Young 13, West Virginia 10, Washington 8, Siena 8, Kentucky 7, Vanderbilt 7, Oklahoma State 4, Clemson 2, Washington State 1.

11/11/2008 6:43:46 PM

overrated- Miami, Arizona State

11/11/2008 6:58:14 PM

Notre Dame at 9? Wow. I guess I haven't kept up with them lately.

11/11/2008 7:01:55 PM

^Notre Dame looks to be pretty good this year with Harangody and McAlarney back, and on a related note Caulton Tudor suggested ND coach Mike Brey as a possible replacement for Lowe should he be fired after this season.

11/11/2008 8:01:19 PM

what

11/11/2008 8:28:49 PM

wat

11/11/2008 8:50:49 PM

twat

11/11/2008 8:56:51 PM

duke vs georgia southern on espnu gettin ready to start

GO EAGLES

11/11/2008 9:03:21 PM

Quote :

"Quote : "4. State 21-8 (10-6)" "

lolwat??

[Edited on November 11, 2008 at 9:17 PM. Reason : ]

11/11/2008 9:16:52 PM

what channel is ESPNU on TWC raleigh?

11/11/2008 9:24:00 PM

like 140 I think

11/11/2008 9:28:59 PM

Quote :

"Mike Brey"

No way we hire a Dookie.....and I doubt he would leave Notre Dame.

11/11/2008 9:34:28 PM

^eh, coaching basketball at ND is like coaching football at Carolina. Personally I think the obvious choice to replace Lowe, should he be fired, would be Sean Miller...of course he has a big buyout at Xavier and speculating about a new basketball coach is entirely premature at this point, but it's interesting that there are already names being thrown around.

11/11/2008 10:08:20 PM

I saw that shit Tudor put out there about Brey coming here. He also said it for UVA and another school. Do you realize the outrage if we were to hire a former Dookie, and one that hasn't even been all that successful anyways? It would be stupid to fire Lowe after this year, especially with the class he's bringing in. You have to give Lowe at least 5 years. By then he'll have his guys in place.

11/11/2008 11:22:49 PM

gonzaga is wayyyyyy overrated.
along with oklahoma, USC, Miami and Georgetown.

I'll even throw davidson in as overrated, they just had a magical year last year.

and why you people even READ tudor's stuff anymore is beyond me.

[Edited on November 11, 2008 at 11:27 PM. Reason : d]

11/11/2008 11:25:40 PM

couldn't bump the scheyer thread but i do believe this pic deserves to be in it - saw it in the news & observer this morning and started busting out laughin

11/12/2008 10:36:19 AM

Quote :

"As part of the Saturday game @ New Orleans they are reopening their arena after renovations post Katrina. Their is more than a NC State connection as just an opponent......The court at the New Orlean's Arena will be renamed in honor of Gabe Corchiani our Chris' father. Someone may know more details than I, but Chris' brother played at New Orleans. The Corchiani family will be there for the ceremony and hopefully Pack Pass with cover it. Congrats to the Corchianis."

from Pack Pride

11/12/2008 10:38:38 AM

GABE CORCHIANI IS FIRST COURT.

UCLA on ESPNU tonight, very interesting recruiting class and a couple solid returners. I'd say early they play UNC in the Final Four or NC and get blown out, they have no big man.

and Scheyer needs a 2008-2009 thread, that pic would be a perfect first post

11/12/2008 10:51:49 AM

Quote :

"gonzaga is wayyyyyy overrated."

No they aren't... not if Heytvelt is playing like I read he is. They are saying he is back to his before 'shrooms episode self... which is pretty f'ing nasty.

11/12/2008 11:00:13 AM