Wheat/"/"/"
03-09-2007, 10:01 PM
Hello to all my Duke friends. My apologies for not spending enough time around here this season.( Some of you probably appreciate that:) I have been checking in, just no time to post much these days....
Some ramblings....
Don't sweat your team. You guys have solid players. Nobody will be looking forward to playing you in the tournament. You don't have the overall talent that you've had the past few years, but nothing lasts forever, ask us UNC fans about how to survive an 8-20 season if you think this season sucks.
About the G and Hans thing. Stuff happens. IMO, G was frustrated and it was a frustration/hard foul. Packer is an idiot. It was a defending his teams honor type deal. I wish some more UNC guys had that mentality, personally. It was clear to me that his arm was accelerating, not being pulled back. He wanted to send a strong little message, and things went awry when the other player blocked the shot first. At any rate, I don't think it was a premeditated type foul, or really meant to hurt Hans, I just worked out that way. G's going to be a very good player for you and should not be labled a Thug as I have seen around the net. I hope this can be forgotten and laid to rest...although I know it will never happen among the juveniles on both sides of this rivalry.
K's handling of it all was....let me be kind here and say typical. I've admired his accomplishments and his toughness, but he is always lacking in the believability department to me. The PC coach K and the real coach K are not the same, and sometimes the real guy seems to slip through. This was one of those times.
Paulus gets an attaboy star for his season. He'll never be all ACC, but he can play and is tough. He seems to be a solid leader and you get max effort from him. All you need is a little more talent around him and he'll be able to take the team up to the next level.
I like the Schyer kid. I call players like him sneaky good. All ACC as a junior, if not sooner. People are sleeping on him.
McRoberts seems to play young, physically and mentally, which of course he really is. He would really benefit by sticking around another season. He does have a lot of open floor talent and sees the court well. He would be a different player...seem much more talented.... if you had a banger/low post player to play along side him.
Va Tech reminds me of some of the old Louisville teams....springy, active, long, aggressive. The Dowdell kid is a player, and has tournament star written all over him. A little bit of luck and they could be final four. You heard it here first.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see a player with the leadership to take UNC all the way. A championship team really has to have that one guy....
Don't get me started on Terry and his mental game after four years. He's certainly not a Noel. I recognize that he seems to try hard, but some players just don't have the court awareness they should, and sad to say probably never will.
BTW...never believed that Noel could make it in the NBA with those stone hands. Glad he proved me wrong. Being a great athlete has its place in the NBA, I guess.
Back to the team...Lawson has the talent and will have the ball, but he' doesn't seem to have the intangibles that Felton had leading UNC to their last title. At least he hasn't proven it to me yet. A little too much me and not enough we it seems from young Mr. Lawson, and I mean that in a teammate sense, not an unwillingness to share the ball when he's on the floor.....
Wright needs another year and then I think he can be a monster, NPOY contender. He's ready to blow up and could be a wild card for UNC and prove me wrong this year...an aggressive " I am the man attitude" and look out.
There's lots of talent everywhere, but you can't say this is a smart, crafty, savvy bunch of players Roy has. Focus has been a problem. I'll give them a break because they are so young overall.
To me, it's like a Ol Roy's cooking the sauce and when he puts the wooden spoon to his lips....he just can't seem to get a grasp of whats missing. I can tell him...its SALT!
....Pun intended.
Best ACC Player?.....FSU's Al Thornton by a mile. Hans gets the nod for second due mainly to simple hard work.
Anyways, good luck in the tournament It would be interesting to see UNC/Duke one more time this year wouldn't it?. I'll try to respond to this thread the next few days if anyone wants me to.
Wheat/"/"/"
Some ramblings....
Don't sweat your team. You guys have solid players. Nobody will be looking forward to playing you in the tournament. You don't have the overall talent that you've had the past few years, but nothing lasts forever, ask us UNC fans about how to survive an 8-20 season if you think this season sucks.
About the G and Hans thing. Stuff happens. IMO, G was frustrated and it was a frustration/hard foul. Packer is an idiot. It was a defending his teams honor type deal. I wish some more UNC guys had that mentality, personally. It was clear to me that his arm was accelerating, not being pulled back. He wanted to send a strong little message, and things went awry when the other player blocked the shot first. At any rate, I don't think it was a premeditated type foul, or really meant to hurt Hans, I just worked out that way. G's going to be a very good player for you and should not be labled a Thug as I have seen around the net. I hope this can be forgotten and laid to rest...although I know it will never happen among the juveniles on both sides of this rivalry.
K's handling of it all was....let me be kind here and say typical. I've admired his accomplishments and his toughness, but he is always lacking in the believability department to me. The PC coach K and the real coach K are not the same, and sometimes the real guy seems to slip through. This was one of those times.
Paulus gets an attaboy star for his season. He'll never be all ACC, but he can play and is tough. He seems to be a solid leader and you get max effort from him. All you need is a little more talent around him and he'll be able to take the team up to the next level.
I like the Schyer kid. I call players like him sneaky good. All ACC as a junior, if not sooner. People are sleeping on him.
McRoberts seems to play young, physically and mentally, which of course he really is. He would really benefit by sticking around another season. He does have a lot of open floor talent and sees the court well. He would be a different player...seem much more talented.... if you had a banger/low post player to play along side him.
Va Tech reminds me of some of the old Louisville teams....springy, active, long, aggressive. The Dowdell kid is a player, and has tournament star written all over him. A little bit of luck and they could be final four. You heard it here first.
I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see a player with the leadership to take UNC all the way. A championship team really has to have that one guy....
Don't get me started on Terry and his mental game after four years. He's certainly not a Noel. I recognize that he seems to try hard, but some players just don't have the court awareness they should, and sad to say probably never will.
BTW...never believed that Noel could make it in the NBA with those stone hands. Glad he proved me wrong. Being a great athlete has its place in the NBA, I guess.
Back to the team...Lawson has the talent and will have the ball, but he' doesn't seem to have the intangibles that Felton had leading UNC to their last title. At least he hasn't proven it to me yet. A little too much me and not enough we it seems from young Mr. Lawson, and I mean that in a teammate sense, not an unwillingness to share the ball when he's on the floor.....
Wright needs another year and then I think he can be a monster, NPOY contender. He's ready to blow up and could be a wild card for UNC and prove me wrong this year...an aggressive " I am the man attitude" and look out.
There's lots of talent everywhere, but you can't say this is a smart, crafty, savvy bunch of players Roy has. Focus has been a problem. I'll give them a break because they are so young overall.
To me, it's like a Ol Roy's cooking the sauce and when he puts the wooden spoon to his lips....he just can't seem to get a grasp of whats missing. I can tell him...its SALT!
....Pun intended.
Best ACC Player?.....FSU's Al Thornton by a mile. Hans gets the nod for second due mainly to simple hard work.
Anyways, good luck in the tournament It would be interesting to see UNC/Duke one more time this year wouldn't it?. I'll try to respond to this thread the next few days if anyone wants me to.
Wheat/"/"/"