Bluedog
04-22-2009, 12:48 PM
I didn't see a thread on this already. The article says Paulus was the only Duke player on the ACC All-Stars team, but I thought McClure was going to play as well...Maybe not. Apparently, Paulus lit it up at halftime during the three-point contest.
Game 1:
ACC All-Stars win 117-114.
Hansbrough, Paulus delight crowd in Asheville (http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090419/NEWS/904189924?Title=Hansbrough-Paulus-delight-crowd)
Most of the thousands of fans in attendance were wearing Carolina blue with the 2009 NCAA championship logo, but those fans’ loudest cheers were for a Duke player during halftime.
Paulus [...] was on fire from beyond the arc in the 3-point contest. He knocked down all of his 3s in the final rack, including the money ball, to finish with 29 points, setting an ACC-Crossfire record. When he hit his last shot, the crowd exploded as he was swarmed by the players on the court.
Game 2:
Crossfire won 101-100
Crossfire slips by ACC on second day (http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090420/NEWS/904199961)
Crossfire’s Ritchie Stevens hit a pair of free throws with 6.1 seconds remaining to give the in-name-only home team a 101-100 victory. After a timeout, the ACC All-Stars made the dubious decision to inbound the ball to Hansbrough, their only true post player, and let him bring the ball up.
And in a play that no doubt delighted several Duke fans in attendance, Hansbrough was whistled for a travel in the frontcourt. With 1.6 seconds remaining on the clock, Hansbrough headed to exits. His University of North Carolina teammates Green, Bobby Frasor, Mike Copeland, Patrick Moody, J.B. Tanner and Jack Wooten quickly followed.
Hansbrough called for a travel?!?!?!!? Impossible! Sounds like he wasn't too happy and stormed off the court with time still on the clock.
“I don’t want to comment on why they ran off the court like that,” said Crossfire co-founder Randy Shepherd.
I had thought the ACC "All-Stars" typically dominate the other team, but these were two nail-bitters. Anybody know who is even on the Crossfire team? Must have some solid players. Usually, nobody plays defense in these types of games, though, so that could serve as an equalizer.
Game 1:
ACC All-Stars win 117-114.
Hansbrough, Paulus delight crowd in Asheville (http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090419/NEWS/904189924?Title=Hansbrough-Paulus-delight-crowd)
Most of the thousands of fans in attendance were wearing Carolina blue with the 2009 NCAA championship logo, but those fans’ loudest cheers were for a Duke player during halftime.
Paulus [...] was on fire from beyond the arc in the 3-point contest. He knocked down all of his 3s in the final rack, including the money ball, to finish with 29 points, setting an ACC-Crossfire record. When he hit his last shot, the crowd exploded as he was swarmed by the players on the court.
Game 2:
Crossfire won 101-100
Crossfire slips by ACC on second day (http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090420/NEWS/904199961)
Crossfire’s Ritchie Stevens hit a pair of free throws with 6.1 seconds remaining to give the in-name-only home team a 101-100 victory. After a timeout, the ACC All-Stars made the dubious decision to inbound the ball to Hansbrough, their only true post player, and let him bring the ball up.
And in a play that no doubt delighted several Duke fans in attendance, Hansbrough was whistled for a travel in the frontcourt. With 1.6 seconds remaining on the clock, Hansbrough headed to exits. His University of North Carolina teammates Green, Bobby Frasor, Mike Copeland, Patrick Moody, J.B. Tanner and Jack Wooten quickly followed.
Hansbrough called for a travel?!?!?!!? Impossible! Sounds like he wasn't too happy and stormed off the court with time still on the clock.
“I don’t want to comment on why they ran off the court like that,” said Crossfire co-founder Randy Shepherd.
I had thought the ACC "All-Stars" typically dominate the other team, but these were two nail-bitters. Anybody know who is even on the Crossfire team? Must have some solid players. Usually, nobody plays defense in these types of games, though, so that could serve as an equalizer.