Comments on: Maui Invitational: Day Two http://rumorsandrants.com/2007/11/maui-invitational-day-two.html Goes Down Easy With Little Or No Aftertaste Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://rumorsandrants.com/2007/11/maui-invitational-day-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-4626 Anonymous Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:38:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1379#comment-4626 I don't know any Duke fans that dumb, but if they really think Paulus will be drafted in the top 5, then they are morons. But believe me, there are plenty who wouldn't say something that stupid--at least the alums I know. The current students, though, I have questions about.<br/><br/>As for the officials "having it in" for Duke, that's ridiculous too. Last year's team just wasn't that good. But having said that, the whole "Duke gets all the calls" thing from all the Duke haters and opposition fans is almost as ridiculous and silly. I don’t know any Duke fans that dumb, but if they really think Paulus will be drafted in the top 5, then they are morons. But believe me, there are plenty who wouldn’t say something that stupid–at least the alums I know. The current students, though, I have questions about.

As for the officials “having it in” for Duke, that’s ridiculous too. Last year’s team just wasn’t that good. But having said that, the whole “Duke gets all the calls” thing from all the Duke haters and opposition fans is almost as ridiculous and silly.

]]> By: Phillips http://rumorsandrants.com/2007/11/maui-invitational-day-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-4625 Phillips Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:18:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1379#comment-4625 I wasn't AS impressed by Duke last night. Read my post from day one of the tournament and I think you'll understand what I mean. They need to develop an offensive identity and have a guy consistently step up as a go-to guy. Henderson looked like one last night but can he do it against a good backcourt? We'll see tonight. I'm headed to the title game in a minute. I wasn’t AS impressed by Duke last night. Read my post from day one of the tournament and I think you’ll understand what I mean. They need to develop an offensive identity and have a guy consistently step up as a go-to guy. Henderson looked like one last night but can he do it against a good backcourt? We’ll see tonight. I’m headed to the title game in a minute.

]]> By: Anonymous http://rumorsandrants.com/2007/11/maui-invitational-day-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-4624 Anonymous Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:14:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1379#comment-4624 Not as impressed by Duke? The team's major weakness is rebounding and interior defense. They handily defeated a team with a very good big man in Brian Randle and a pretty good one in Pruitt. Gerald Henderson looked like a top-5 pick, hitting fadeaway 17-footers. And they did it without Kyle Singler producing, who had been their sparkplug thus far. So they passed the test with their biggest question mark. Now let's see tonight against test #2 of a quick backcourt. Can Paulus guard a guy who can beat him off the dribble? It'll be fun to see. Not as impressed by Duke? The team’s major weakness is rebounding and interior defense. They handily defeated a team with a very good big man in Brian Randle and a pretty good one in Pruitt. Gerald Henderson looked like a top-5 pick, hitting fadeaway 17-footers. And they did it without Kyle Singler producing, who had been their sparkplug thus far. So they passed the test with their biggest question mark. Now let’s see tonight against test #2 of a quick backcourt. Can Paulus guard a guy who can beat him off the dribble? It’ll be fun to see.

]]> By: Phillips http://rumorsandrants.com/2007/11/maui-invitational-day-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-4623 Phillips Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:25:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1379#comment-4623 I spent two days sitting near Duke fans and though they seem like nice people, when it comes to a basketball discussion I just have to shake my head. I listened to a group of them discussing how they hoped Greg Paulus would come back for his senior year but they thought it would be hard for him to turn down being drafted in the top 5 - which according to them he certainly would be. <br/><br/>Then another discussion out in the concourse area centered around how last year's struggles were perpetuated by the fact that officials seemed to "have it in" for the team. That really put it over the top for me.<br/><br/>Again, not EVERY fan is like that, but I find a great majority of them are drunk off the "we are amazing and no one can compete with us" Kool-Aid. I spent two days sitting near Duke fans and though they seem like nice people, when it comes to a basketball discussion I just have to shake my head. I listened to a group of them discussing how they hoped Greg Paulus would come back for his senior year but they thought it would be hard for him to turn down being drafted in the top 5 – which according to them he certainly would be.

Then another discussion out in the concourse area centered around how last year’s struggles were perpetuated by the fact that officials seemed to “have it in” for the team. That really put it over the top for me.

Again, not EVERY fan is like that, but I find a great majority of them are drunk off the “we are amazing and no one can compete with us” Kool-Aid.

]]> By: Anonymous http://rumorsandrants.com/2007/11/maui-invitational-day-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-4622 Anonymous Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:19:00 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=1379#comment-4622 As a Duke fan who doesn't consider himself a moron (although I do wear eyeglasses because of myopia), what exactly did this Duke fan say that was so moronic? Enlighten us please. As a Duke fan who doesn’t consider himself a moron (although I do wear eyeglasses because of myopia), what exactly did this Duke fan say that was so moronic? Enlighten us please.

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