Favorite Duke Player- Prelim poll #1 (Multiple-choice)

[JasonEvans]

Here is the first of the favorite player polls. Reminder, this is a MULTIPLE CHOICE POLL, meaning you can vote for as many players as you want!! But, the more you vote for, the less weight your vote will carry.

If you are confused about what is going on, please consult the sticky thread (http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3826&page=2) at the top of this forum.

4, and only 4, players from this poll will advance on to the one-on-one matchups of the Round of 32. If we get a reasonable number of votes and it is clear that 4 players have seperated themselves from the rest in this poll then I will close this poll in about 24 hours. In any event, I will try to give at least a hour warning before I close it in case folks want to wait until the end to figure out how to cast their votes.

--Jason "let the voting begin!" Evans

[throatybeard]

Just to disclose who my favorite player of all time in any sport is (sorry, Marino, Pendleton, Payne Stewart), I love how only one guy in this poll is referred to with just one name.

I'd also like to point out that Evans hit 1500 posts before I hit 1200.

[SilkyJ]

Just to disclose who my favorite player of all time in any sport is (sorry, Marino, Pendleton, Payne Stewart), I love how only one guy in this poll is referred to with just one name.

I'd also like to point out that Evans hit 1500 posts before I hit 1200.

his jersey was the first and only jersey purchase i have made...although i got him to sign it at a game a year or two back and gave it to my sister for her bday, so now I kinda need to get a new one. All i've got is a Dunleavy Warriors throwback jersey, but even thats outdated now...

[Truth]

I forsee Hurley and Wojo easily separating themselves from the pack in this group. The next two will be a bit closer.

At 3, how can you leave out "the push-ups" -- that was one of the best Duke dunks ever!

And to round out 4, you've got to include the Ghostface Killa...

[Bob Green]

This first preliminary round contains one of my favorite players:

Dick DeVenzio

He was one of many players from Pennsylvania recruited by Vic Bubas.

[Cameron]

He wasn't my pick, but just thinking of McLeod's lay in with just under a minute remaining in the '98 Carolina game gives me chills.

And the score is 77-75...

[Grey Devil]

This first preliminary round contains one of my favorite players:

Dick DeVenzio

He was one of many players from Pennsylvania recruited by Vic Bubas.


I agree with you, Bob. DeVenzio was "the man" in the late 60s/early 70s. There was no one else I could vote for! (After all, check out my picture!)

Grey Devil

[VaDukie]

I forsee Hurley and Wojo easily separating themselves from the pack in this group. The next two will be a bit closer.

At 3, how can you leave out "the push-ups" -- that was one of the best Duke dunks ever!

And to round out 4, you've got to include the Ghostface Killa...

One of my favorite things as a Duke fan is to be able to refer to certain events with such simple phrases - the tip in, the shot, the pushups - and have everyone know what it means.

[trinity92]

That Robert Brickey isn't on this list.

[Lord Ash]

Remember this is only poll number 1; plenty of places for players to show up.

I did have a question; who is this "Nolan Smith" guy who got six votes, which is as many as Alaa?

[monkey]

I'm going to catch heat for saying this, but Wojo is one of my least favorite duke players to have watched. I was in the same graduating class. His play over the last couple of years of his career will never erase in my memory his first couple of years. Add in Wayne Turner and the collapse.

[JasonEvans]

I'll close this poll after dinner time tonight.

For folks who are confused, I again urge you to check out the stickied thread at the top of the board.

-Jason "can Ro make a comeback? He's sitting in 5th place. I think Bilas is getting a real announcer boost, his vote is not based on his playing career" Evans

[The Gordog]

Agree completely. I am class of '86 and remember him as the 6th best player that year after Dawkins, Alarie, Henderson, Amaker and the freshman edition of Danny Ferry.

McLeod OTOH was the leader of the 1998 team that won the ACCT and regular season. Brand had more talent even as a Frosh, but McLeod set the tone and took (and made) most of the big shots.

[Shammrog]

Just to disclose who my favorite player of all time in any sport is (sorry, Marino, Pendleton, Payne Stewart), I love how only one guy in this poll is referred to with just one name.

I'd also like to point out that Evans hit 1500 posts before I hit 1200.

The man to whom you refer NEEDS no more than one name! :)

BTW - I met Dan Marino once at a bar in NYC. Super nice guy, and also one of my favorites.

[wilson]

No love for Alaa Abdelnaby? Truly dismaying. My brother and I used to love giggling at our own creative ways of mispronouncing his name as we came of age as Duke fans during the early golden age.

[Tommac]

I'm a little surprised that Jay Bilas is not getting any more votes than he's received so far.

[MulletMan]

ONLY 6 VOTES FOR CASEY SANDERS?!?!??!! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BACKBOARD SLAPS HE HAD?!?!? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY POINTS HE PUT UP IN THE BLUE-WHITE GAME?!?!?!?!

(And yes... I am aware that I am virutually yelling.. this should tell you how upset I am about this.)

[dukestheheat]

obviously, hurley is the man!

and, i'm still probably the biggest Thomas 'T' Hill on the DBR, and the dude didn't even make the poll.

I MEAN, THE AUDACITY!

dth.

[micah75]

That Robert Brickey isn't on this list.

There are 8 polls. This is the 1st of 8. Brickey is in the 2nd one.


I'll close this poll after dinner time tonight.

You meant to say after "supper", right? :rolleyes:


ONLY 6 VOTES FOR CASEY SANDERS?!?!??!! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BACKBOARD SLAPS HE HAD?!?!? DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY POINTS HE PUT UP IN THE BLUE-WHITE GAME?!?!?!?!

Nolan Smith hasn't played a college game yet and yet he's tied with Casey.

[dkbaseball]

For the youngsters among us, let me make a mid-game case for Glen Smiley. A truly legendary half-court offensive player. The problems came when he had to run up and down the floor a couple of times. Possibly connected to the six-pack he inhaled within about 10 minutes after arriving back at the section from practice. A personality one can't even begin to describe.

I could be wrong, but I think there were a lot more characters back in the days of "A win doesn't count unless your hungover." Glad to see one of them in this contest.

[trinity92]

How in god's name can Nolan Smith, who hasn't played a game yet, have the same number of votes as Alaa Abdelnaby? Not only did I love that guy's game, but I remember once running into him upstairs at SPE during kegs and watching him be very gracious to a quite drunk undergrad who wouldn't stop hassling him and telling Alaa how he had a lot of game and would like to take him one on one sometime.

Someone my age or older, please let me know-- was our bowing in Cameron to Alaa the first recorded instance of such an honor, and did it serve as inspiration for and morph into the "I'm not worthy" bow?

T92

[throatybeard]

How in god's name can Nolan Smith, who hasn't played a game yet, have the same number of votes as Alaa Abdelnaby?

Because very few remember anything prior to 2001, I guess?

And I voted for Bilas, and I did not base that on his announcing career.

[JasonEvans]

In fairness, this is a "favorite player" poll not "best player" poll. bilas had a lot of personality which is how I could see him beating out Ro, even though Ro's oncourt contributions are much higher than Jay's (in my mind and I saw them both play a lot).

--Jason "about 3 hours left in this one... and before anyone else complains about who is in the poll and who is not, read the @$^!@%!% stickied thread please!!" Evans

[Classof06]

Disclaimer: Contrary to public opinion, I'm not one of the people who voted for Nolan Smith.

I'm going to branch out on a limb here and give a shoutout to Dahntay Jones. Surprising pick, I know. I am a little biased though, as he was at Duke during my time. Even though he wasn't at Duke 4 years, I loved the way he played the game. He was actually a pretty good defender and had the athleticism to manufacture points. Goodness, I would love for this year's team to have someone who attacked the rim the way Dahntay did (Gerald, anyone?).

Oh, and that dunk at UVA my freshman year ('02) never gets old...

[Lord Ash]

Jason could you not include players who haven't played at Duke yet?

[JBDuke]

How in god's name can Nolan Smith, who hasn't played a game yet, have the same number of votes as Alaa Abdelnaby? Not only did I love that guy's game, but I remember once running into him upstairs at SPE during kegs and watching him be very gracious to a quite drunk undergrad who wouldn't stop hassling him and telling Alaa how he had a lot of game and would like to take him one on one sometime.

Someone my age or older, please let me know-- was our bowing in Cameron to Alaa the first recorded instance of such an honor, and did it serve as inspiration for and morph into the "I'm not worthy" bow?

T92

Nope. I KNOW we bowed to Johnny Dawkins, as in "We're not worthy", but years before Wayne's World made it popular.

As for "The Pharaoh", he was playing when the Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian" was popular (lord knows why) and I always wanted the band to strike up the first few chords of the song whenever Alaa got whistled for travelling. (which was frequently, as I recall). Alas, it was not meant to be.

[Jumbo]

Jason,
I think you should leave the polls open longer.

[JasonEvans]

Jason,
I think you should leave the polls open longer.

Well, I want to move this along. After we get done with these 8 polls we have 16 one-on-one matchups in the round of 32 and then 8 more in the round of 16. 4 More to determine our final 4 and then 3 to find a champ.

It is daunting to even think about but that is 39 polls (I think I counted that correctly) to be done. Whew!!! I'd like to get this wrapped up before the season really gets going.

The idea is to have something to keep us going, checking in on a daily basis, something to look forward to as we lead up to the start of the season and we can start thinking about real basketball. I know it is not much, but I thought it might be fun.

I don't know why, but I prefer there to be only one poll open at a time, though I am toying with the idea of posting 2 polls a day (both open at the same time) during the round of 16 just to get things done in a reasonable amount of time.

I think 24 hours is a pretty good amount of time. Can you give me a really compelling reason we need to keep them open longer?

--Jason "amateur pollster" Evans

[Jumbo]

It just would give more people more time to participate. I think you should post a whole bunch of polls at once and leave them up for a while, actually.

[RepoMan]

I think weekend polls might suffer from decreased traffic

[JasonEvans]

I think weekend polls might suffer from decreased traffic

Yup, that is why I am keeping the weekend poll open til Monday.