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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

14 March, 2006

Fear Not, Jimmy...

My good friend, and brother in Christ, Mr. James has some serious concerns over a favorable tournament showing for our beloved, demonic basketball team.

I hope to alleviate some of his concern...

Duke lost their final two games leading up to the ACC tournament. Discouraging? Yes. And I believe Mr. James' concerns are quite valid despite the Devils heading to the dance with the ACC trophy in hand.

So why am I not worried?

Duke lost to Carolina... at Cameron, none-the-less. As much as it pains me to say it, UNC is a great team. They are incredibly well coached, disciplined, and very deserving of their resting spot at the brink of the national top ten. The talk of the game seemed to be the comparison of the performances of J.J. and Tyler. Tyler Hansborough is an incredible player, not even taking into account the fact that he is a mere freshman, however he is no J.J. Redick. J.J. however, had an incredibly off night, and nobody else from Duke stepped up. UNC out-shot Duke from the field, from the line, and from behind the arc, and out-rebounded the devils at both ends of the floor.

Duke lost to FSU. FSU!!! How could that happen, you ask? If the UNC game was one of those 1-in-20 "off" performances, the FSU game was a 1-in-a-million answer to a lucky FSU fan's prayer. The Seminoles shot 34% from the field. 34!!! They shot 33 from 3-point land. But this game came down to one stat. Free throws. Duke, one of the best FT-shooting teams in the country, shot a miserable 58% from the line. And FSU? 80%! Now think about the number 22. That's not the number of FT Florida State attempted. It's not the number of FT Florida State made.
22 is how many MORE Free Throws FSU made than Duke. 22! Some quick arithmetic means that that is.... 22 points. And even more than the points is the fact that the 40 free throws were the result of 30 team fouls, placing many of the starting 5 in foul trouble, essentially crippling a team that is nowhere near as deep as one might hope.

Duke made it happen in the ACC Tourney. They've improved a lot on the boards and have gotten more consistent support from the bench.

Senior Power: J.J., Sheldon, Dockery, Melchionni. Three ACC Championships, Two ACC Regular Season Championships, Three Sweet 16s, One Final Four.

Mike Krzyzewski: 10 Final Fours, three national titles, an NCAA-record 66 tournament wins.

posted by Rockel @ 4:51 PM

1 Comments:

At 14/3/06 9:07 PM, The Cobra said…

If you asked, "Hey, The Cobra, how many NCAA basketball games have you watched this season?"

You might hear, "Hey, ageless, faceless, gender neutral, culturally ambiguous, inquisitive apparition, none. Well, one, but I can't remember who was playing but I know it was an ACC game."

With this "imaginary conversation" in mind, at with all regards to the post to which this comment has been subscribed, I would like to make something quite clear:

DUKE SUX0R!

Yea, bitches, that's l33t. W00t.

I won't even follow that up with the cliche cry, "GO HEELS!" Because, honestly, I don't care. I got sucked into March Madness last year (which is really more like March Marginally Perturbedness) and made a bracket that would have won the pool had I actually cared enough to gamble...which I didn't.

So don't let any sort of Free Throws, or Prior Championships, or even Professional Sports Punditry fool you...

DUKE SUX0R!

Yea, bitches, that's l33t. W00t!

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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.