I agree with you on this. We are better this year because the team has matured and Rasheed is an incredible talent whose skill set blends with and complements the upper classmen. Also, Mason hitting free throws expands the dimensions of this team because we do not fear attacking the basket with Mason as weapon.
A movie is not about what it's about; it's about how it's about it.
---Roger Ebert
Some questions cannot be answered
Who’s gonna bury who
We need a love like Johnny, Johnny and June
---Over the Rhine
I was never particularly fond of Shavlik Randolph, and he did kind of out himself as a big jerk later on during his brief appearance in the NBA with his homophobic comments that got way blown up in the media. Definitely wasn't a fan of McBob, either, he was probably the worst one.
I never had a problem with Paulus other than the fact that he was way too slow to be our starting PG. Good guy, good team player. He did have some nice moments though, remember this? http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/...php?35-Paulus
Austin was a great player for us last year. I still root for him, but I guess most people kind of took Seth Curry's remarks about Austin too seriously, and it's a lot easier to side with Seth on that one.
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By "too seriously," do you mean "out of context?" I don't understand how it has become common knowledge that Seth supposedly said Austin was bad for team chemistry. I thought those comments very clearly referred to spending time together off of the court, and not to any specific player's personality. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Wow, I would have never put Paulus on this list. On the contrary, I thought he tended to get more love than he desired considering his limitations as a PG and defensive player (which is ultimately what led to Smith and then Scheyer being converted to PG and Paulus eventually getting benched) on a team that needed good PG play and perimeter defense.
I can't imagine Price getting too much hate, either. He was a good player until he got suspended. And after that, he was a bit player on a very good team. I'd have guessed Capel incurred the wrath more than Price.
Newton was a bit of an unknown for me.
McRoberts definitely makes the list (undeservedly so, in my opinion) and is probably #1.
Curry had a monster game today against Santa Clara. He had 31, giving him 1,677 for his career (970 at Duke, 707 at Liberty). He's now 323 points away from 2,000 for his career. To reach 2,000, here are the averages he'd need:
21 games: 15.38 ppg
22 games: 14.68 ppg
23 games: 14.04 ppg
24 games: 13.46 ppg
25 games: 12.92 ppg
26 games: 12.42 ppg
27 games: 11.96 ppg
28 games: 11.54 ppg
He's currently averaging 17.1 ppg this season (excluding the DNP, of course). If he can stay relatively healthy he could reach the mark before the NCAA tournament (if we manage to make it to the ACC final).
And of course he's on the verge of reaching 1,000 points at Duke. That could happen Wednesday against Davidson, and should happen by no later than the Clemson game.
Just a word about Jason Williams ... sure he would have shattered the Hemric/Dawkins/Hansbrough scoring records if he played four years. But so what? He's not the only guy in that situation. Georgia Tech's Dennis Scott actually scored more points in his first three years at Tech (2115) than J-Will did in his three years at Duke (2079). HE would have the record is everybody stayed the course.
Or would he?
There was a generation of players in the ACC who were only allowed to play three seasons. David Thompson scored 2,309 points in his three seasons. True, the season he missed was his freshman year, but believe me, he would have been an offensive machine as a freshman (indeed, a pro scout saw him play as a freshman and said, 'He's one of the 10 best players in the world -- pro and college -- right now"). DT, Buzzy Wilkerson, Lennie Rosenbluth and Lennie Chappell all would have topped Hansbrough's record.
Numbers are what the are. It's fun to speculate "what if" but the guys who actually put up the records deserve the credit. It's always haunted me that Art Heyman missed 2,000 points by 16 points -- 16 points he'd have gotten easily his sophomore year with the three games he was forced to sit out because of a totally bogus suspension levied by the ACC (Heyman was the victim of a vile assault by two UNC players -- he was penalized by fighting back to protect himself).
If Seth gets to 2,000, I'll cheer him on. And if he falls just short because of his leg issues ... well, that will open up another "what if" scenario.
Last edited by Newton_14; 12-31-2012 at 10:49 PM. Reason: redacted reply to deleted post
Wait... I thought there were six Hansbrough brothers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnT7pT6zCcA
Not to steal your thunder, CDu. I was interested in where he stands, so here are Seth's per game requirements to hit 2,000:
19 games: 15.53 ppg
20 games: 14.75 ppg
21 games: 14.05 ppg
22 games: 13.41 ppg
23 games: 12.83 ppg
24 games: 12.29 ppg
25 games: 11.80 ppg
26 games: 11.35 ppg
By my count Seth's next FG will put him at (or over) 1,000 pts in a Duke uniform.
- Chillin
Don't have to spend any time on that count. It's right there at goduke.com... http://goduke.statsgeek.com/basketba...?playerid=2736
was greg really that hated? I always felt that people figured out he wasn't the greatest bball player...but when he went on the bench, he was an awesome teammate to the guys in front of him.
All I can say for greg is he always did everything he was asked to the best of his ability, and there's nothing more you can ask of him
April 1
Curry put up a terrific effort in our loss to State on Saturday, dropping 22 points on the Pack. He now has 1,735 points (707 at Liberty, 1,028 at Duke), leaving him 265 points shy of 2,000 for his career. Here's the breakdown of what he needs to do to get there:
17 games: 15.59 ppg
18 games: 14.72 ppg
19 games: 13.95 ppg
20 games: 13.25 ppg
21 games: 12.62 ppg
22 games: 12.05 ppg
23 games: 11.52 ppg
24 games: 11.04 ppg
Curry is currently averaging 16.4 ppg this season. If he plays every game the rest of the way and we don't lose early in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments, Curry should get there. He might even get there before the end of the ACC tournament. Of course, that's all contingent upon him staying healthy. He's already missed 1+ games with separate ankle injuries, and there's the lingering shin issue that he's dealing with. So you just never know.