Chuck Klosterman Rooting for Duke

[Billy Dat]

Why I Am Rooting for Duke: An Argument in Seven Ascending Steps by Chuck Klosterman
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/55210/why-i-am-rooting-for-duke-an-argument-in-seven-ascending-steps

I love Klosterman so this article is music to my ears although I am sure many will disagree with his logic.

[Atlanta Duke]

Why I Am Rooting for Duke: An Argument in Seven Ascending Steps by Chuck Klosterman
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/55210/why-i-am-rooting-for-duke-an-argument-in-seven-ascending-steps

I love Klosterman so this article is music to my ears although I am sure many will disagree with his logic.

Klosterman - If you’re against Duke, you’re against college basketball. This has been proven by science.:D

Thanks for the link

[uh_no]

Why I Am Rooting for Duke: An Argument in Seven Ascending Steps by Chuck Klosterman
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/55210/why-i-am-rooting-for-duke-an-argument-in-seven-ascending-steps

I love Klosterman so this article is music to my ears although I am sure many will disagree with his logic.

i'm not sure i've seen such a gross underestimation that the best 5 dukies would lose by 30 to the best 5 tar holes....UNC would probably win because of jordan, but jeez, Hill, laettner, kyrie....I think they'd have a decent shot....and people often forget that j-will may have been the best player to ever come out of duke, had he not gotten hurt.

repeatingly referring to duke as unathletic....it's awful....

[Ben1029]

Why I Am Rooting for Duke: An Argument in Seven Ascending Steps by Chuck Klosterman
http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/55210/why-i-am-rooting-for-duke-an-argument-in-seven-ascending-steps

I love Klosterman so this article is music to my ears although I am sure many will disagree with his logic.

I like points 1-4 but then it quickly goes down hill as he attacks the 'subpar athleticism' of Duke players.

[Andre Buckner Fan]

i'm not sure i've seen such a gross underestimation that the best 5 dukies would lose by 30 to the best 5 Tar Heels....UNC would probably win because of jordan, but jeez, Hill, laettner, kyrie....I think they'd have a decent shot....and people often forget that j-will may have been the best player to ever come out of duke, had he not gotten hurt.

repeatingly referring to duke as unathletic....it's awful....

Considering how much Duke is hated in the media and beyond, a renowned author damning us with faint praise is high praise indeed!

[Spret42]

The man wrote: "Over the past 25 years, Duke has had exactly one bad team. This is amazing when you consider the limitations of their talent. "

I don't care how much of a die-hard Duke fan one is, you can't look at that sentence and not recognize a gaping hole in the argument. Maybe ole Chuck needs to stick to writing about pop culture and music.

There are reasons to root for Duke for sure but overachieving despite a lack of talent not only isn't one of them, it is galactically misinformed and borderline stupid.