Look, I never singled you out, and of course, I'm not claiming infallibility. It's just a pet peeve of mine when it comes to technology. People tend to use buzzwords they've heard somewhere and attribute whatever problem may be present to the most popular term being bandied about.

5/12/2006 11:09:28 AM

dr. james naismith didnt invent basketball, apparently roy williams did

5/12/2006 11:10:56 AM

acording to game theory, vote for DT and then these 3 guys who happen to have the least # of votes

2.5% David Robinson (Navy)

2.5% Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)

2.1% Dave Gavitt (Big East)

5/12/2006 11:17:01 AM

We are gaining on Dean. There are now 3 state supporting refreshers to 1 for carolina

5/12/2006 11:36:49 AM

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/ballot?event_id=2156


here's the link for page 3

5/12/2006 2:12:27 PM

Back in the lead bitches:


Which four figures would you put on college basketball's ultimate Mount Rushmore? (Vote for FOUR)

51.7% David Thompson (NC State)
51.6% Dean Smith (North Carolina)
43.3% Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)
35.6% John Wooden (UCLA)
29.9% Mike Krzyzewski (Army, Duke)
28.4% James Naismith (Founder of the game)
14.3% Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)
9.2% Pete Maravich (LSU)
9.0% Phog Allen (Kansas)
7.5% Bill Russell (San Francisco)
7.3% Al McGuire (Marquette)
6.3% Christian Laettner (Duke)
5.8% Larry Bird (Indiana State)
5.7% Bobby Hurley (Duke)
4.8% Bob Knight (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech)
2.9% Dick Vitale (Announcer)
2.5% David Robinson (Navy)
2.4% Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
2.0% Dave Gavitt (Big East)

Total Votes: 297,890

5/12/2006 2:30:10 PM

Okay, I'm about to ask a question, and I'm worried I'll get flamed for it, but here goes:

Why isn't Everett Case on the list?

5/12/2006 2:32:23 PM

we cant let Dean Smith edge out DTHOMP

5/12/2006 2:34:33 PM

Which four figures would you put on college basketball's ultimate Mount Rushmore? (Vote for FOUR)

51.8% David Thompson (NC State)
51.6% Dean Smith (North Carolina)
43.2% Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)
35.7% John Wooden (UCLA)
29.9% Mike Krzyzewski (Army, Duke)
28.4% James Naismith (Founder of the game)
14.3% Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)

DT back on top!

5/12/2006 2:36:44 PM

Quote :

"we cant let Dean Smith edge out DTHOMP"

5/12/2006 2:37:31 PM

Why IS Roy Williams on the list? Did he pay the makers of this poll too?

5/12/2006 2:40:36 PM

^ and why is Bobby Hurley on this list? Christian Laettner is a stretch, but Hurley?

5/12/2006 2:42:44 PM

FUCK CAROLINA!!!!! WE RUN SHIT HERE!

5/12/2006 3:05:41 PM

how the fuck can you not have the founder of the game as the #1 thing to put on the damn mountain

5/12/2006 3:15:16 PM

^^ ? all time assists leader? hurly was argueably a more valuable college teammate than laettner.

5/12/2006 3:15:39 PM

^^I agree.

5/12/2006 3:25:54 PM

how long does this poll last? i mean i could honestly not care less about some skewed poll.

5/12/2006 3:35:52 PM

Quote :

"we cant let Dean Smith edge out DTHOMP"

5/12/2006 3:40:02 PM

if i don't clear cookies, i noticed that it automatically votes for dean smith and roy. conspiracy?!?!

5/13/2006 12:32:46 AM

Read the rest of the thread.

[Edited on May 13, 2006 at 12:38 AM. Reason : ]

5/13/2006 12:37:44 AM

i see

[Edited on May 13, 2006 at 12:40 AM. Reason : the ?!?!?!? bit was supposed to indicate that it probably wasn't a conspiracy, btw]

5/13/2006 12:39:48 AM

I see.

5/13/2006 6:46:26 AM

Which four figures would you put on college basketball's ultimate Mount Rushmore? (Vote for FOUR)

55.7% David Thompson (NC State)
53.5% Dean Smith (North Carolina)
40.1% Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)
35.1% John Wooden (UCLA)
32.2% Mike Krzyzewski (Army, Duke)
27.8% James Naismith (Founder of the game)
15.1% Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)
8.3% Christian Laettner (Duke)
7.9% Pete Maravich (LSU)
7.9% Bobby Hurley (Duke)
7.8% Phog Allen (Kansas)
6.0% Bill Russell (San Francisco)
5.9% Al McGuire (Marquette)
5.2% Larry Bird (Indiana State)
4.4% Bob Knight (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech)
2.9% Dick Vitale (Announcer)
2.4% Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
2.2% Dave Gavitt (Big East)
2.0% David Robinson (Navy)

Total Votes: 368,710

5/13/2006 9:29:11 PM

Like, I'm totally okay with it, except for Roy fucking Williams.

And, to be truthful, I think Coach K can suck a dick.

Smith, Naismith, Wooden, Thompson...OBVIOUS TOP FOUR

5/13/2006 11:36:41 PM

VOTE OR DIE!!!

5/18/2006 6:25:27 PM

how come the percentages dont add up to 100

5/18/2006 6:28:27 PM

you can vote for up to 4 people.

5/18/2006 6:30:07 PM

^good point

5/18/2006 6:41:52 PM

wtf dean smith has passed DT

5/18/2006 7:26:13 PM

I know!!!
that's why I bumped this thread

5/18/2006 7:28:07 PM

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/ballot?event_id=2156

the link again, for the bottom of page 3

Which four figures would you put on college basketball's ultimate Mount Rushmore? (Vote for FOUR)

56.6% David Thompson (NC State)
51.6% Dean Smith (North Carolina
47.8% John Wooden (UCLA)
43.8% James Naismith (Founder of the game)
43.2% Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)
33.3% Mike Krzyzewski (Army, Duke)
19.2% Pete Maravich (LSU)
10.2% Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)
8.8% Christian Laettner (Duke)
7.2% Bobby Hurley (Duke)
5.8% Phog Allen (Kansas)
4.9% Bill Russell (San Francisco)
4.5% Bob Knight (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech)
4.1% Dick Vitale (Announcer)
3.4% Al McGuire (Marquette)
3.2% Dave Gavitt (Big East)
3.2% David Robinson (Navy)
3.1% Larry Bird (Indiana State)
2.0% Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)

Total Votes: 792,663


[Edited on May 21, 2006 at 8:40 PM. Reason : poll results]

5/21/2006 8:40:00 PM

How fucking long is this poll going to last??

5/22/2006 3:44:51 PM

so we should vote for DT, Wooden, Naismith and K?

5/22/2006 4:04:42 PM

we rule the internet

5/22/2006 4:05:07 PM

58%... awesome!

5/22/2006 4:10:21 PM

58.0% David Thompson (NC State)

49.8% Dean Smith (North Carolina)

49.6% John Wooden (UCLA)

45.8% James Naismith (Founder of the game)

41.6% Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)

31.5% Mike Krzyzewski (Army, Duke)

22.5% Pete Maravich (LSU)

9.7% Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)

8.3% Christian Laettner (Duke)

6.9% Bobby Hurley (Duke)

5.5% Phog Allen (Kansas)

4.7% Bill Russell (San Francisco)

4.3% Bob Knight (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech)

3.9% Dick Vitale (Announcer)

3.2% Al McGuire (Marquette)

3.1% Dave Gavitt (Big East)

3.0% David Robinson (Navy)

2.9% Larry Bird (Indiana State)

1.9% Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)


Total Votes: 837,157

5/22/2006 4:16:15 PM

Wooden is close to passing Dean

58.0% David Thompson (NC State)
49.8% Dean Smith (North Carolina)
49.6% John Wooden (UCLA)
45.8% James Naismith (Founder of the game)
41.6% Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)
31.5% Mike Krzyzewski (Army, Duke)
22.5% Pete Maravich (LSU)
9.7% Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)

5/22/2006 4:17:08 PM

Wooden Passes Smith!!!



VOTE OR DIE!!!

5/22/2006 8:39:10 PM

58.5% David Thompson (NC State)
50.3% John Wooden (UCLA)
49.1% Dean Smith (North Carolina)
46.6% James Naismith (Founder of the game)
41.0% Roy Williams (Kansas, North Carolina)
30.9% Mike Krzyzewski (Army, Duke)
23.7% Pete Maravich (LSU)
9.5% Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)
8.2% Christian Laettner (Duke)
6.7% Bobby Hurley (Duke)
5.4% Phog Allen (Kansas)
4.6% Bill Russell (San Francisco)
4.2% Bob Knight (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech)
3.8% Dick Vitale (Announcer)
3.1% Al McGuire (Marquette)
3.0% Dave Gavitt (Big East)
3.0% David Robinson (Navy)
2.8% Larry Bird (Indiana State)
1.9% Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)

Total Votes: 852,805

Wooden passes Dean

[Edited on May 22, 2006 at 11:04 PM. Reason : ]

5/22/2006 11:03:17 PM