AHHH it is tournament time!
The Grande Dame of Conference Tournament Time, the ACC Tournament, is on, and what a barnburner the whole damn thing has turned out to be so far! SUCH close games, such close wins! And the last on tap? Our beloved Duke Blue Devils, looking to prove something now that March is here, versus the ever-classy Boston College Eagles!
* Ouch, those two early HURT. Time for the rest to step up.
* Hm, that camera angle they went to about three minutes in, from behind the arc... very XBox 360, The Ultimate Lord approves!
* Nolan drawing that foul early and being fine for the contact was a tiny relief to see.
* Scheyer and the 3 HAVE become more and more important to Duke as the year has gone on, and this is something that both The Ultimate Lord and His Fellow Tent #1ers have lamented, as it seemed we were not living and dying by the 3 as much in the first half of the year.
* That Thomas put-back was NOT in the cylinder... not even close. Shut your gigantor pie hole, Len.
* Funny when they say there are not a lot of scorers out there for Duke because Singler and Scheyer are the only primary options on the court... uh... that is 2/3s of our options!
* DAMN look at all the press behind the game crew! Rows and rows! Awesome... now it is really feeling like March!
* Eat a pound of chocolate? WTF are you guys even talking about...
* Hm, that one from-beyond-the-arc shot of Jon Scheyer really shows how tricky he is... when he finishes his dribble he swivels on his pivot foot every single time at least twice, checking to see if he can draw his defender into the air or swing under his defenders arm for a good look. Only if this is not an option does Jon pass it. Very, very tricky because he ALWAYS does this end-of-dribble check.
* Man, the refs look like they got a little gun shy with Gerald after those two QUICK first fouls. Some physical play.
* Woof Reggie Jackson looked like he was sporting a dislocated shoulder more than a hurt elbow.
* Hm, that BC player threw a bit of an elbow into Nolan's chops under the basket after Nolan fouled that BC player. Anyone else catch that on that single replay from above?
* 105,000 fans and only 6,500 dogs sold?! Where the fuck is Takeru Kobayashi when you need him?
* In four years (if he lasts that long) could Singler be up there with a guy like Shane? The scoring, the amazing rebounding, and the really phenomenal defense and blocking... could we have that discussion?
* Email is a great rebounded but he still has a habit of playing too fast and not within himself when he has the ball.
* Jesus Rice just smoked Singler at the end of the half... and did Rice turn to the audience and say "I'm black and I'm proud!" twice, or was it The Ultimate Lord's imagination? Those of you with DVR, give it a look.
* HOLY dunk Gerald. That is it; Gerald is Duke's best ever dunker. The ULTIMATE Dunker.
* That Biko Paris, the Eagle with the headband, has got a MONSTEROUS forehead. Apply directly to forehead! Apply directly to forehead! Apply directly to forehead!
* Singler has such an aggressive nose for the ball, much like Scheyer... they never give up on it, and often come up with it in scrambles or when other guys have given up on it.
* Glad to see Singler get the block on Ty's second attempt. Screw you, Ty.
* You know... The Ultimate Lord is sick of guys named Ty.
* Damn, but The Ultimate Lord is MUCH more sick of guys named Marshall and Dudley. What jackasses those two were.
* Love Singler's little duck-back inside move to draw contact. Hasn't been real successful yet, but still...
* AHHH welcome back Nolan, with a 3! Now Elliot... don't ever shoot a 3 again.
* Could Jon really blow up into a First Team All American type next year?
* Wow, in that Coach Cam... does Al Skinner have a strange feed bag/chewing the cud mouth tic or what? It looks like that trick they use in the movies where they give a horse an apple to chew so it looks like he is talking.
* Would LOVE to hear what was said on the BC bench and around it on that wierd non-time-out-whistle. Everyone looked amused.
* Kyle really keeps the ball up well. Too bad he couldn't teach that to Zoubs.
* If K sitting more and more often as the years go by, or is it just The Ultimate Lord's imagination?
* Is The Ultimate Lord the only one who is a bit sorry that Greg has not had a chance to/has not contributed more at the end here?
* The announcers crying for a foul on McClure for that block?! Oh that is just a load of bull.
* Wow... if Gerald had thrown down that one handed dunk attempt, that may have been the nastiest in Duke history.
* One would think that LESS food would be sold in close games as fans don't want to miss a minute of action, but at the same time, when you are tense sometimes you just want to keep chewing. Just ask Al Skinner.
* BEAUTIFUL D by Duke when those three players (McClure, Singler, and Scheyer?) rose up to defend that BC drive... hands up and out, bodies straight up and down, a block and no foul!
* Weird seeing so much Duke blue, Carolina blue, and white all in one section... it makes it hard to figure out which side has the most fans watching.
* WTF was Mr. Ed talking to the alternate officials for? They looked very uncomfortable with it, like when you find yourself right next to the executive at the party who says, real loud, "Yeah I don't know, I just couldn't bring myself to vote for the black guy!" Nod your head and look for someone to come and rescue you.
* Lance was LOUD in the last few minutes.
* Ahhh THANK you Baby Jesus! A steal, and to JON, too! Now please don't let tonight's free throw wackiness on both sidARGGHGGHGHHH!!!! SERIOUSLY?!?!?
* Wow. What an ending.
* Interesting Rice/K moment at the end; you just saw it coming as the handshake line wound to a close... wonder what K said? Wonder if Rice gave a crap?
and finally....
* Great win. The Ultimate Lord wasn't done watching Duke ball this weekend quite yet.
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