Nice Try, Little Brother

The NC State Wolpfack (click here if you don't get the joke) made their way into Chapel Hill on Saturday, and like usual, left with their tails tucked between their legs.  Now, I expected a Carolina win, but I didn't expect a 20-point blowout, especially with State's talented freshman class, Scott Wood's 3-point shooting, and the return of Tracy Smith from an offseason ACL injry.  State was without freshman PG Ryan Harrow due to flu-like symptoms, but I still figured State would put up a good fight and at least make a game of it.  


But, if you watched, that wasn't the case.  CJ Leslie met John Henson, and the country finally met Harrison Barnes.  Leslie, arguably State's most talented player, was kept in check by John Henson's length.  Leslie had a good game, scoring 14 points on 6-12 shooting, but that was cancelled out by Henson's 16 point, 16 rebound, 7 block performance.  


Harrison Barnes also came to play, scoring a season-high 25 on 10-16 shooting.  Barnes, who has struggled mightily this season with his ballhandling, only turned the ball over once, played under control and showed the reasons why he was rated as the #1 overall recruit in the class of 2010.  


Now, to the point of this post.  Sure, we need some facts and all that jazz, but the real point is to laugh at NC State.  State, who has gone 22-49 in the ACC since hiring Sidney Lowe in 2006, hasn't made the NCAA tourney field since firing Herb Sendek after the '05-'06 season.  You would assume that Sendek must have been awful to get fired for someone with Lowe's record, but think again.  After all, this is NC State.  


Sendek was fired after making the NCAA tourney five consecutive seasons, going 46-34 in the ACC during that time.  Sendek also took State to the Sweet 16 in 2005.  But, State would rather have a native son (Lowe won an NCAA Title in 1983 at State) than a proven coach that gets them to the tournament on a regular basis.  But, what did you expect.  


We'll see how long Lowe stays around, but with this advice from Roy Williams, maybe he'll figure it out.

Daily Duke Sucks

Everybody already knows the flopping that's taught in Durham, but even this is a little extreme.  It's incredible that a team with a proud tradition and past successes has to resort to these tactics.  

But, I guess that's what you do when you're getting your ass handed to you by an 11-8 team.  Miles Plumlee, you're a pansy for this.

Daily Duke Sucks

It has come to my attention that the world needs to know that there is some black magic associated with Coach
Kryzyualagllhnasglahglohski and the dookies.  A poster on Inside Carolina, going by the handle of HeelGod, has photographic evidence of this evil.  


Now I'm warning you, what you see, can't be unseen.  This girl has apparently become possessed with all that is evil in this world, similar to the situation in the new Anthony Hopkins film, The Rite.  I hope everyone takes notice of this, especially Shabazz Muhammad, and understands that this is a serious disorder that cannot simply be remedied by using Epsom salt.  Epsom salt is also terrible for toe injuries (See: Lawson, Tywon), but I digress.


And thanks, DHG, for the proof that we've all known for quite some time.  

Daily Duke Sucks

It came to my attention that I missed yesterday, but I'm having some car issues, so work with me here.  I found a nice little article from NBA Fan House ranking the NBA's worst players.  The list is designed to go from 1-20, but like any good satire posting, the authors make a few exceptions. 

I must say, focus mainly on players 3 and 6, and just take a guess where they played college ball.  

And, Gerald Henderson, you're still a punk, and you'll never be as good as Wayne Ellington, or make a Final Four, or win an NCAA Title.  Tyler's Hansbrough's nose says, "Hello".

Have a look, here.

Daily Duke Sucks

Today's clip comes from a 1997 game between Kansas and Maryland. Surely, Duke can't be a part of this, right?  


But wait.  Dick Vitale has the call, and well, you figure out why he's often referred to as Dookie V.

Recruiting Trail

There have been a few developments in Carolina football and basketball recruiting over the past week, so I figured I'd chronicle them here.

Basketball:  

Marcus Paige, the #5 rated PG in class of 2012 committed to North Carolina.  Paige was deciding between Carolina, Kansas, and Iowa, and chose the Tar Heels a few weeks after being offered by Roy Williams.  Paige is a good friend of JP Tokoto, another Carolina recruit out of Wisconsin, and it looks like Paige's decision may speed up Tokoto's decision process.  

Desmond Hubert, a center out of New Egypt, NJ, has received a scholarship offer for the 2011 season.  Hubert, at 6'9 and 200 lbs, is the 13th rated center in the '11 class.  Hubert would add some depth to the Carolina frontcourt next season, especially if John Henson decides to move on to the NBA.  He would be a good get, as he also has offers from Maryland and Villanova.  He recently stated that he's narrowed his list to Maryland and Carolina, and let's hope he choses Chapel Hill

Football:

With less than two week until National Signing Day, Carolina is looking to add to it's 15th rated recruiting class.  The big fish still floating around for Carolina are Savon Huggins, and running back out of New Jersey, and Curtis Grant, a linebacker out of Virginia.

Huggins is the 4th rated RB in the 2011class, and is rated as the #23 overall prospect.  It basically comes down to Rutgers and Carolina, with many experts picking Huggins to apply his trade in Chapel Hill.  Butch Davis also just had an in-home visit with Huggins, and he and his father stated that the visit went well.  Savon would be a huge pick up, and would probably move Carolina into a top-10 spot of overall recruiting classes.  He would also become the feature back that Carolina hasn't had since the days of Jonathan Linton and Leon Johnson.  Keep in mind, Carolina hasn't had a 1,000 yard rusher since Linton accomplished the feat in 1997.

Grant is the #1 outside linebacker in his class, and the #19 overall recruit.  Grant is an incredible prospect at 6'3 and 210 lbs, and is deciding between Carolina, Ohio State, and Florida.  The experts believe that it's between OSU and UF, but rumors circling have mentioned Carolina as the darkhorse in the race for his signature.  If Grant decides to pick Carolina, he'll be joining a great corps of freshman linebackers, with Travis Hughes (5-star), Norkeithus Otis (4-star), and Christian Russell (3-star) already committed.  

Having Grant and Huggins commit, which I would be happy with either, will certainly move Carolina up the overall recruiting rankings.  Nabbing both would certainly move Carolina into the top 10, and possibly closer to top five.

Psycho T on the prowl

Two years after leaving Carolina, Tyler Hansbrough is still killing the dookies.  You'll remember, he left Carolina with a 4-0 record at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and was 6-2 overall v. Duke.  


Check out this facial, even though Mike Dunleavy is actually on Tyler's team.  


Hansbrough is currently averaging 7 pts and 4 rebs, though he's only getting 16 minutes a contest.  Meanwhile, Josh McRoberts, another dookie, is starting and averaging 6 pts and 5 rebs in 21 minutes. Come on, coach!

Daily Duke Sucks

Today, I'm taking it back to 2008, when Duke was knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by Eric Maynor, and VCU.  As if everybody wasn't convinced that Duke players are flopping pansies, Greg Paulus absolutely confirmed it with this beauty.


What a kook.

The New Bobby Knight?

During Kentucky's loss in Tuscaloosa last night, John Calipari's inner Bobby Knight made an appearance during an altercation with Terrance Jones.  Over the past couple of weeks, Calipari was criticized Jones' effort and has said he's been shooting too much.  I guess Calipari snapped last night, and had enough.  


Have a look, and though you can't actually hear what Calipari is saying, you can certainly read his lips.  





Oh, and if that wasn't enough, Cal apologized via twitter.  Twitter.  Come on, man.

Daily Duke Sucks

Today's little ditty comes from Kyle Sunglare.  Listen, these shots are pretty incredible, I have to admit that.  But, the fact that Singulair practices these shots reminds me of a kid that practices his dance moves in the mirror.  The reference to Coach Kryzyzlalgoaikataoistski is sickening, and then the Vitale reference nearly made my head explode.

Plus, he ruined my favorite song of 2010.