they will

win the challenge that is.

[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 9:17 PM. Reason : acc]

12/2/2008 9:16:15 PM

Clemson 74 Illinois 69 1:14 left

12/2/2008 9:19:43 PM

Quote :

"How is hard to understand that Assembly Hall only holds 16k? The RBC Center is bigger and only holds 19,722."

well that's what i mean, it looks bigger than rbc.

12/2/2008 9:25:14 PM

lol. nice execution.

Weber is a TERRIBLE coach who capitalized on Self's players.

12/2/2008 9:26:17 PM

ralph sampson III vs uva?

buck nutty silly lol

and gg clemson for not totally fucking up

you and bc can go sit in the "skin of our teeth" box

12/2/2008 9:26:48 PM

lol @ illinois

12/2/2008 9:27:14 PM

go duke
go uva

12/2/2008 9:29:40 PM

I'm kind of rooting for the big 10. I don't really like these ACC teams.




Duke and Purdue are both playing terrible basketball.

12/2/2008 9:30:37 PM

It doesn't look bigger than the RBC Center. The stands are just at a lower incline so the cheap seats appear farther away from the court than the ones in the overhanging decks of the RBC Center. It tricks the eye.





vs.






Ok I saw this during a GIS and had to post it. The Canes did give hockey something of importance, cheerleaders! How come no one ever thought of that before?


[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 9:41 PM. Reason : ]

12/2/2008 9:40:59 PM

i maintain that it looks bigger.

12/2/2008 9:44:10 PM

Count the rows of seating then. I quickly counted it and the lower level of the RBC Center alone (including the two rows in front of the students and the 4 rows of student seating) has around 32. Assembly Hall's entire arena only has like 38 rows. Like I said with Assembly Hall's angle of elevation making the cheap seats look farther away, and the eye is tricked into thinking it looks bigger than it really is. If you actually stood in both about mid-way up the stands aligned with mid-court you'd think that the RBC Center was bigger b/c you'd have a 360 degree view of the building.

The hockey full arena view from up top shows how massive the RBC Center is.

[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 9:51 PM. Reason : ]

12/2/2008 9:46:27 PM

So UConn gets Stanley Robinson back for sure after Thursdays game @ Buffalo. He is a 2 year starter at a position of need for the team (SF). He seems to have his personal issues under control now and will add A LOT to the team. I feel getting him back solidifies UConn on the UNC-level and head and shoulders above the rest of the country.

UConn will have more losses than UNC and probably Duke because they play in a harder conference (THIS YEAR ONLY) so don't judge them on that...

Also, they are still awaiting word on 5* recruit Ater Majok, who is yet to be cleared by the NCAA since he went to HS in Australia. He won't be a HUGE part of the team in '08-'09 but he can provide useful depth and minutes should foul trouble come in. Generally the NCAA waits until they have to for these clearings, so I expect him to join the team when Stanley Robinson does.

/blog

12/2/2008 9:54:37 PM

i hate UCONN but it looks like they're one of the two best teams next to UNC (kind of like 1999, with Duke/UCONN being the best teams).. I will not cheer for them, but if they are the only team that can take out UNC, I'll take it. don't want Hans to get a title

12/2/2008 10:01:00 PM

12/2/2008 10:06:25 PM

NyM410 has repeatedly stated that he was pulling for State in that game.

12/2/2008 10:07:18 PM

love the look on nelson's face.

no hate from me to NyM

[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 10:08 PM. Reason : ]

12/2/2008 10:08:09 PM

Yup, and I was at the one 3 years earlier in DC and was also rooting for State then.

I ALWAYS pull for my alma mater, no matter what. The rest of the time I pull for my home state and my parents alma mater.

[Edited on December 2, 2008 at 10:09 PM. Reason : hiphop GENIUS ed nelson ftw...]

12/2/2008 10:08:58 PM

Quote :

"love the look on nelson's face."

beat me to it

i still can't believe that son of a bitch won ACC ROY over julius

12/2/2008 10:10:11 PM

Dickie V have you ever thought that Bob Knight doesn't want to coach anymore? Perhaps he's enjoying getting paid a ton just to talk about and cover basketball.

12/2/2008 10:20:39 PM

Was the Purdue pep band just playing Bone Crusher's "Never Scared"?

12/2/2008 11:08:18 PM

R.I.P. Jimmy V

12/3/2008 7:08:19 PM

Hey Brad Nessler I know you're reading off of a teleprompter/piece of paper, but can you at least act a little more enthusiastic when you are promoting the V Foundation for Cancer Research?

12/3/2008 7:40:07 PM

wake is looking fairly good

12/3/2008 8:08:03 PM

Yeah but Indiana is a patchwork team this year. Heck they've got an IU baseball player playing on their team.

12/3/2008 8:10:22 PM

^^I was thinking Indiana is just plain bad.....

12/3/2008 8:11:46 PM

cmon big 10

12/3/2008 8:12:39 PM

I will pull against GT if that means Hewitt crashes and burns, and is fired which would lead to Favors committing to State.

12/3/2008 8:15:23 PM

I know that the NCAA wanted to use this game (UNC/MSU) as a way to run through preparation for the Final Four, but they could have done something to try and get more people in the stands. Sell the tickets really low for like $10 or something. That would help simulate the Final Four and all that will be needed better than the small (relative to the size of the venue) attendance that's at this game.

12/3/2008 9:28:07 PM

Dickie V: "Oh forget about it, forget about it" as Lawson is on a fast break. Lawson is then blocked by a MSU player from behind. Good thing the MSU player didn't forget about it.

12/3/2008 9:37:26 PM

haha i was just about to post that brassmonkey. LETS GO MSU

12/3/2008 9:38:34 PM

why are the colors of the Jimmy V logo tarheel blue and white?

12/3/2008 9:39:00 PM

To mock those at State that wanted him out as well as those that stood around and watched it happen.

12/3/2008 9:41:51 PM

man if MSU can eliminate some of their TO, they have a good chance in this game.

12/3/2008 9:48:55 PM

Quote :

"Dickie V: "Oh forget about it, forget about it" as Lawson is on a fast break. Lawson is then blocked by a MSU player from behind. Good thing the MSU player didn't forget about it."

priceless. Then later, he goes "look at this pass he is about to make" then lawson tries to force one up

12/3/2008 9:49:41 PM

haha makes me wonder how dickie V still has a job. only people that like him are tar hole/dook fans.

12/3/2008 9:55:19 PM

I used to be a Duke fan. I hated him then and hate him now.

My best friend from high school is a UNC fan. He hates him.

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 9:57 PM. Reason : < 1111 post count, woot]

12/3/2008 9:56:30 PM

I despise Dick Vitale.

12/3/2008 9:56:46 PM

im a duke fan and he annoys the shit out of me

12/3/2008 9:57:39 PM

i guess. unc fans claim that he loves dook while dook fans say that he jerks off too much to hansblo.

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 9:59 PM. Reason : and both sides are prob right.]

12/3/2008 9:58:46 PM

^lol, it's almost unbearable to watch. I can see it soon:

LOOK AT LAWSON, ONE OF THE BEST TO EVER PLAY THE POINT, BABY! HE PASSES IT OVER TO PSYCHO T! PSYCHO T WILLS IT INTO THE BASKET! HE'S A PRIME TIME PLAYER, BABY! HE'S GONNA CARRY THE HEELS TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! THEY'RE GONNA BE PARTYING ON FRANKLIN STREET ALL YEAR LONG! HE'S SUCH A COMPETITOR, AND HIS COACH IS SO PROUD! YOU KNOW THE CAROLINA FANS LOVE ROY WILLIAMS! WHEN HE RETIRES, IT'LL BE A HUGE LOSS, BUT THEY'LL BE FINE! I'M GONNA PUT THIS OUT HERE RIGHT NOW - DICK BADDOUR, WHEN ROY RETIRES, THE FIRST CALL YOU MAKE SHOULD BE TO BOB KNIGHT! WHAT AN HONOR FOR CAROLINA FANS TO GET THE COACH WITH THE MOST WINS BACK ROAMING THE SIDELINES AT THE DEAN DOME!

[Edited on December 3, 2008 at 10:00 PM. Reason : gthc]

12/3/2008 9:58:59 PM

^ I chuckled a bit

12/3/2008 10:00:24 PM

Well to be fair to Dickie V it's Jimmy Dykes that masturbates to the thought of Hansbrough's will all the time.

12/3/2008 10:01:21 PM

dont forget the inevitable mentioning of herb sendek's living room

12/3/2008 10:01:27 PM

I'll eat a shoe if hansbrough gets 14-15 a night in the NBA

12/3/2008 10:04:03 PM

Vitale LOVES the sport and I respect that... he has also always been very complimentary of NC State and has much respect for the program. He was also one of V's closest friends...

He does love Duke and UNC and Boeheim...

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UNC is playing at such a ridiculously high level that if they play like this they won't be beat this year. Bad parallel with Duke/UConn in '99 though. UConn was a comparable team all year long, had the same overall final record, was #1 the longest that year and played in an exponentially better conference that year. UConn didn't lose a single game all year long in which they were healthy. UNC is head and shoulders above everyone this year while Duke wasn't in '99.

12/3/2008 10:04:29 PM

how exactly was that a foul? 4 games and im already sick of seeing hansblo at the FT line.

12/3/2008 10:04:47 PM

I dont give a fuck if dicking v loves basketball, loves certain teams, complimented us -- he is simply a bad commentator. His voice is awful and his commentary is inane.

12/3/2008 10:06:55 PM

hahaha and who won in 83 dick. WHO WON.

12/3/2008 10:07:30 PM

this has been a poorly officiated game all around, bad line calls, bad rule interpretations, bad no foul calls on both ends

MSU needs to stop turning it over, but this game is over already

12/3/2008 10:08:31 PM

Doesn't he mean the 1982 UNC team? Worthy was chosen 1st in the 1982 NBA draft. Get your shit straight Dick. You claim to love college basketball, but can't get your years right?

12/3/2008 10:08:47 PM