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I really am of two minds about Duke basketball. They run a really good program. Coach K is a gem, even if he does look like a sourpuss. South Side cynical Polish with an occasional sense of humor. There is a reason the top high school recruits flock there. The David and Goliath story never loses its allure, that's all.
Go, Butler. Duke will have another opportunity, and many more after that. Cinderella just gets the one chance.
>I assume you know who Norman Chad is.
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>He says the one thing he knows about college basketball is "Always cheer against Duke" <g>
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>Pay the man, Shirley.
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>>>(Subtopic -- U.S. college basketball, NCAA tournament. I realize not everyone is interested in this.)
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>>>Another day, another win for the Butler Bulldogs, the Cinderella of so many Cinderellas in this year's tournament. Yesterday's victim was Michigan State, a perennial power. Butler didn't win pretty -- their shooting percentage was in the low 30s and they went nine minutes without scoring a basket in the second half -- but they did just enough to hang on, 52-50. Their entire sports budget would probably be a line item at places like Michigan State, Florida, USC, et al. And yet they are one of two teams left standing. What a great, great story.
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>>>Their opponent in the final will be the Duke Blue Devils. The contrast could not be starker. They are the ultimate traditional power, playing in the most prestigious conference, among the championship contenders year after year. They annually reload with a fresh batch of McDonald's All-American high school players. Like many great people or institutions, Duke basketball is both admired and reviled. (Just ask Tracy, LOL). They played very well yesterday, getting hot from behind the 3 point line and waxing West Virginia by 20. So here they are again in the championship game. Anyone in his right mind would pick them to win one more and cut down the nets.
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>>>Then again, maybe that glass slipper really will fit a bulldog's foot tomorrow night. That's not supposed to happen, not in big time college sports. (Do you remember the year Appalachian State won the BCS Bowl? Me neither). That stuff only happens in fairy tales. Right?
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>>Nicely written. :o) I enjoyed it. Don't know about you, but I'm rootin for the underdog... :o)
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>>Here's a Fox story you might actually read:
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http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/Kriegel-Why-Duke-is-the-most-hated-team-040210>>and a local one:
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http://fayobserver.com/Articles/2010/03/29/986994.aspx>>
>>:o)
