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    Fathers and Sons

    How many fathers played basketball at Duke whose sons did as well? While i do not have an answer readily available, a little Sunday morning fun could be, well, a little Sunday morning fun. Turgenev would be proud (OK, maybe not).

    i'll kick it off with a couple of well known pairs:

    Lee Melchionni Gary Melchionni
    Dave O'Connell Alex O'Connell
    The University of North Carolina
    Where CHEATING is a Way of Life

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    Jay Buckley - Clay Buckley.
    Bob Green

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Green View Post
    Jay Buckley - Clay Buckley.
    Clay's brother Bruce played for the heels.
    "This is the best of all possible worlds."
    Dr. Pangloss - Candide

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrishoke View Post
    Clay's brother Bruce played for the heels.
    OMG, I didn't know Clay and Bruce were brothers! Growing up, Bruce Buckley was a punch line, even among Heels fans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HereBeforeCoachK View Post
    OMG, I didn't know Clay and Bruce were brothers! Growing up, Bruce Buckley was a punch line, even among Heels fans.
    Uh, no. Jay and Bruce were brothers.
    Sage Grouse

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    'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013

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    Speaking of the Buckley family, they have a combined seven Final Fours among them.

    That's got to be some kind of record.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    Uh, no. Jay and Bruce were brothers.
    Oops. Should have referenced Chrishoke, not HereBeforeCoachK.
    Sage Grouse

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    'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimsumner View Post
    Speaking of the Buckley family, they have a combined seven Final Fours among them.

    That's got to be some kind of record.
    And, quite possibly, seven university degrees, assuming Jay got a master's degree en route to his physics PhD at Johns Hopkins. Bruce has been a lawyer in Charlotte for a long time. Clay went for an MBA at Georgetown after graduating from Duke.

    Kindly,
    Sage Grouse
    'Yeah, I know. Two of the seven cited degree were from UNC'
    Sage Grouse

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    'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013

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    I think Steve Pagliuca walked on or was on the freshman team and Joe and Nick were both walkons.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    Oops. Should have referenced Chrishoke, not HereBeforeCoachK.
    My oops - what an idiot. Tx for the correction
    "This is the best of all possible worlds."
    Dr. Pangloss - Candide

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrishoke View Post
    My oops - what an idiot. Tx for the correction
    Not a problem and a mistake that has been made before. I am in Jay's class. At our 25th reunion, one of our classmates, who may have been a bit tipsy, came up to Clay, who was a sophomore then, and said, "Jay, you haven't changed a bit!"
    Sage Grouse

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    'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013

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    Quote Originally Posted by sagegrouse View Post
    Not a problem and a mistake that has been made before. I am in Jay's class. At our 25th reunion, one of our classmates, who may have been a bit tipsy, came up to Clay, who was a sophomore then, and said, "Jay, you haven't changed a bit!"
    My mom, who hosted Jay many times, often remarked on their resemblance. And occasionally called Clay Jay, too.

    But never while sidling up...

    -jk

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reilly View Post
    Straying from the topic, but since you posted the Buckley-Dantley article, did you know that Adrian Dantley has been a part-time crossing guard in Mongomery County, MD for a few years now? Apparently he enjoys the job, and he gets health insurance.
    http://wjla.com/news/local/adrian-da...r-spring-86491

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    Quote Originally Posted by -jk View Post
    My mom, who hosted Jay many times, often remarked on their resemblance. And occasionally called Clay Jay, too.

    But never while sidling up...

    -jk
    "Hosted?"


    Can't keep up with the lingo on the interwebs ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MCFinARL View Post
    Straying from the topic, but since you posted the Buckley-Dantley article, did you know that Adrian Dantley has been a part-time crossing guard in Mongomery County, MD for a few years now? Apparently he enjoys the job, and he gets health insurance.
    http://wjla.com/news/local/adrian-da...r-spring-86491
    Ha, cool story..Adrian Dantley, the last of the 6-4 power forwards....

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    Quote Originally Posted by BD80 View Post
    "Hosted?"


    Can't keep up with the lingo on the interwebs ...
    As in threw parties and hosted guests...

    -jk

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    Quote Originally Posted by BD80 View Post
    "Hosted?"


    Can't keep up with the lingo on the interwebs ...
    JK's Mom's father was the Duke president during Jay's time at Duke.
    Sage Grouse

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    'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013

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    Quote Originally Posted by HereBeforeCoachK View Post
    Ha, cool story..Adrian Dantley, the last of the 6-4 power forwards...
    "Sir" Charles Barkley retired 9 years later ...

    CB has admitted he was 6' 4 3/4" - he said: " 6' 6" just sounded better"

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    Quote Originally Posted by HereBeforeCoachK View Post
    Ha, cool story..Adrian Dantley, the last of the 6-4 power forwards...
    Actually, Kelly Tripucka played for ND the year after Dantley in a similar role. And to tie it back to the fathers and sons theme of the thread, his son Jake Tripuka played lacrosse for Duke and won a national championship as a senior in 2013.
    "This is the best of all possible worlds."
    Dr. Pangloss - Candide

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