Coach Collins on Twitter

[DukeUsul]

Coach Collins is now Twittering (tweeting).

http://twitter.com/coach_collins

[DukeUsul]

I had no idea we had so many tweeting Dukies.

http://twitter.com/DavidCutcliffe
http://twitter.com/JonScheyer
http://twitter.com/JJRedick
http://twitter.com/steve_wojo
http://twitter.com/dukeblueplanet

[blazindw]

http://twitter.com/blazindw :)

[Indoor66]

What is twitter?

[DukeUsul]

It's a social media site where people can share short messages ("tweets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter)") with each other. You can "tweet" from a web browser or your phone. It's become all the rage. Shaquille O'Neal (oddly enough) is the most popular tweeter out there.

A lot of public figures in particular are using it to keep their fans up to date on what they are doing. Businesses are also using it to keep in touch with customers.

[DukeUsul]

For example, Chris Collins just tweeted:



That Bulls-Celtics game was unreal last night! Have to admit, the annoucers were on it... Always enjoy to listening to Pops!

[DukeUsul]

Shaq, by the way, is hilarious (http://twitter.com/THE_REAL_SHAQ).

[HaveFunExpectToWin]

Don't forget @Mike_Krzyzewski

[DukeUsul]

See that's kind of odd - I looked at wojo's and dukeblueplanet's list of who they were following to see what other Duke people were out there and none of them are following @Mike_Krzyzewski. Makes me almost wonder if that's really him.

Edit: never mind. Wojo IS following @Mike_Krzyzewski. I take back what I said.

[KandG]

There are a lot of fakes on twitter so I'd be wary (even though the fakes can be very entertaining -- fake Isiah thomas, for example, is beyond hilarious, and there was a fake Shaq that was more articulate and funnier in some ways than the real one posting now).

That JJ Redick one, for example, looks a little dubious to me (not sure he would be complaining about playing time in public like that).

[freshmanjs]

There are a lot of fakes on twitter so I'd be wary (even though the fakes can be very entertaining -- fake Isiah thomas, for example, is beyond hilarious, and there was a fake Shaq that was more articulate and funnier in some ways than the real one posting now).

That JJ Redick one, for example, looks a little dubious to me (not sure he would be complaining about playing time in public like that).

pretty sure the coach k one is fake -- he would not call himself "leader of men"

[Hancock 4 Duke]

I'm not sure about Twitter, but Olek Czyz and Ewill have a MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/mqpsychnicx
http://www.myspace.com/email15

You have to be their friend to see their Profile. I am Oleks friend. Out of about 950. :O

[blazindw]

Coach K's Twitter page isn't real. JJ's is.

[Summie444]

It's a social media site where people can share short messages ("tweets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter)") with each other. You can "tweet" from a web browser or your phone. It's become all the rage. Shaquille O'Neal (oddly enough) is the most popular tweeter out there.

A lot of public figures in particular are using it to keep their fans up to date on what they are doing. Businesses are also using it to keep in touch with customers.

Shaq indeed is hilarious, but the most popular tweeter is Ashton Kutcher. I prefer it for the purpose of getting updates from celebrities I'm interested in. In addition to Shaq and the Duke guys, I enjoy following Lance Armstrong, Al Gore, Ryan Seacrest, and John Mayer.

[Matches]

There are a lot of fakes on twitter so I'd be wary (even though the fakes can be very entertaining -- fake Isiah thomas, for example, is beyond hilarious, and there was a fake Shaq that was more articulate and funnier in some ways than the real one posting now).



Do you have a link to Fake Isiah?

[KandG]

Do you have a link to Fake Isiah?

Sure, it's @Isiah_Thomas. Some of his postings are bizarre and nonsensical, but there are gems:

"probably won't believe this, but i just acquired boardwalk w/ a hotel and it went out of business"

@HowardBeckNYT howard! hi boo. how you? we should talk. i am a little upset about how you wrote about me at times. switch to the fiu beat

been called impostor a lot--w/ the cba, indy, raps, knicks. like ur mother, they can attest that the zeke effect is real

[Matches]

Awesome; thanks.

[zingit]

That JJ Redick one, for example, looks a little dubious to me (not sure he would be complaining about playing time in public like that).

Yeah, I didn't like to see that on JJ's twitter either. When he asked to be traded last year, he said that he didn't mean for that to become public, so if this really is him complaining publicly about PT, it's kind of disappointing. I understand where he's coming from, but he's got to have a team-first attitude in public. How would you feel if you're one of his teammates reading this?


"Rough game... Cant say much though when Im reduced to cheerleading..."
"Rough loss, got some PT though so it wasn't that bad...."

[KandG]

Yeah, I didn't like to see that on JJ's twitter either. When he asked to be traded last year, he said that he didn't mean for that to become public, so if this really is him complaining publicly about PT, it's kind of disappointing. I understand where he's coming from, but he's got to have a team-first attitude in public. How would you feel if you're one of his teammates reading this?

Has it been verified that this is JJ's actual account, and if so, how? Fake celebrity twitter accounts have been a significant issue since twitter has become insanely popular -- I remember reading that some people were avoiding twitter because they couldn't clamp down on all the impostors.

When athletes' accounts have been verified, it has usually been a beat reporter that has approached the athlete directly. Even friends of the athlete in question sometimes get fooled.

Like I said, I have a hard time JJ would post something like "Rough loss, but at least I got some PT"...the reasons he is in Stan Van Gundy's rotation have a lot to do with how hard he works and his team first attitude. If I had to guess, it is a fan of his that has set up the twitter account, but I'm speculating.

[DukeUsul]

Shaq indeed is hilarious, but the most popular tweeter is Ashton Kutcher. I prefer it for the purpose of getting updates from celebrities I'm interested in. In addition to Shaq and the Duke guys, I enjoy following Lance Armstrong, Al Gore, Ryan Seacrest, and John Mayer.

Yeah, Ashton is now in the lead because of that competition he just had with CNN. Shaq was number one about 4-6 weeks ago, last I had checked.

[Duke #33]

This seems a bit fake, but i'm not sure. http://twitter.com/mrhenderson15

[njpduke]

This seems a bit fake, but i'm not sure. http://twitter.com/mrhenderson15

I don't think @mrhenderson15 is real. If it were, I'm sure Jon Scheyer would be following him. Also, Duke Blue Planet would have included him on this list:
http://www.dukeblueplanet.com/blog.asp?bid=9&pid=444

I also don't think JJ's is real. I agree with some of the previous posters -- most likely, the real JJ wouldn't have posted some of the tweets on that account.

[Duke #33]

I don't think @mrhenderson15 is real. If it were, I'm sure Jon Scheyer would be following him. Also, Duke Blue Planet would have included him on this list:



I was thinking the same, but coach collins is following him.

[njpduke]

I was thinking the same, but coach collins is following him.

Very good point. I didn't notice that. Someone will have to investigate...

[DukeUsul]

Someone with connections should encourage the Sports Information staff to publicize the legit Dukies who are twittering.

[DukeUsul]

Per goduke, Men Lax is now on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/dukemlax

[Hancock 4 Duke]

Maybe JJ's profile is real.. ON the article on the front page about him, it mentions about him saying he has been "Reduced To Cheerleading".

[Duke #33]

Coach Collins is following Pocius on twitter. http://twitter.com/LTUmarty

[KandG]

Maybe JJ's profile is real.. ON the article on the front page about him, it mentions about him saying he has been "Reduced To Cheerleading".



Nope, it's been confirmed (http://twitter.com/InsideHoops/status/1703107859) as fake.

[Duke #33]

Nope, it's been confirmed (http://twitter.com/InsideHoops/status/1703107859) as fake.

I had suspected that was a fake because of some of the posts about PT.

[1999ballboy]

McClure is on too: http://twitter.com/dwmcclure. Collins is following him.

[jimsumner]

Call me a crotchety old curmudgeon but this seems like the solution to a non-existent problem. Or perhaps I underrate our need for celebrity-related minutia.

[moonpie23]

I had suspected that was a fake because of some of the posts about PT.

it was a little bit obvious...it just didn't seem like jj's style..

i mean, he DOES have a degree from Duke.....you'd think he would know the diff between "apart" and " a part of"

[Billy Dat]

Call me a crotchety old curmudgeon but this seems like the solution to a non-existent problem. Or perhaps I underrate our need for celebrity-related minutia.

I think Bill Simmons does a pretty good job of articulating what it might mean as far as news coverage of celebrities....by giving us more, they are actually giving us less:

Now that jocks can talk to us directly, the press is boxed out
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=4137488

[SilkyJ]

Yeah, Ashton is now in the lead because of that competition he just had with CNN. Shaq was number one about 4-6 weeks ago, last I had checked.

Nope. CNN was #1 for a while. I actually have been tracking it as part of my job (unfortunately). You can go to http://twitterholic.com/

and then click on any person and it gives you their stats, i.e. # of followers they have over a historical period. You can see that 6 weeks ago CNN had 600k and shaq roughly 300k. FML


Call me a crotchety old curmudgeon but this seems like the solution to a non-existent problem. Or perhaps I underrate our need for celebrity-related minutia.

Jim, you are not a crotchety old curmudgeon. I am in my 20s and cover digital media in the research group at an investment bank and social networks like facebook, myspace, and now twitter are part of my coverage universe. I think twitter is incredibly silly and I basically see it in the same way as you: a new way to follow the celebrities that Americans have become so enamored with. As I tell my girlfriend when she buys those gossip mags: "You killed Princess Diana"

And for the other people who use it...well I guess they just like to think people give a crap about what they do on an hourly basis.

[tarasoccer04]

Coach K's is real. G's is not.

[moonpie23]

i spoke with coach k tonight and asked him if it was his twitter. He said it was NOT. It was a fake.

[FireOgilvie]

i spoke with coach k tonight and asked him if it was his twitter. He said it was NOT. It was a fake.

But, but, tarasoccer04 said it was real!

Why did you speak with him? Can you introduce me?

I don't buy into Twitter at all... especially for "average" or "normal" people.

[moonpie23]

Why did you speak with him? Can you introduce me?

I don't buy into Twitter at all... especially for "average" or "normal" people.


of course i can......just be the person in line behind me at the book signing, and i can introduce you to him... :)

and, i'm not average OR normal......;)

[Kim*]

McClure is on too: http://twitter.com/dwmcclure. Collins is following him.

Except that his Bio says "28 years old. Happily married. Duke Blue Devil fanatic. Has the best family in the world" and all of his posts are about JJ Redick, haha. Maybe just a coincidental same-name situation, because he doesn't appear to be pretending to be Dave.

[merry]

This may have already been posted in one of these lists but the Duke Women's basketball SID (Lindy Brown) is also on Twitter:
]http://twitter.com/DukeWBBSID (http://twitter.com/DukeWBBSID)

[Duke #33]

http://twitter.com/officiald1sprts When you look at their profile picture, I am pretty sure that that is Ryan Kelly and John Wall.

[Hancock 4 Duke]

http://twitter.com/Hancock4Duke :D