WELCOME, Ultimate Faithful!
The Ultimate Lord knows that the flock has been yearning for... indeed, NEEDING some Ultimate Truths of late! But fear not; ye have passed through the darkest of times (2 losses in a row; we are one spoiled fan base!) and have emerged into The Light that is known as Duke basketball and known as...
THE ULTIMATE TRUTHS!
* Jon starts for the first time this year. Interesting. Wonder if pre-start K sat with him and said "Time to step it up and be a leader on this team?"
* So... wow Hi-Def. Never seen the Crazies look so good, or Kyle so pale and beat up.
* Lance gets stuffed. A lot. He also pump-fakes. A lot. Coincidence? Or would he get stuffed even MORE if he DIDN'T pump fake at all? One thing is for sure; we will never know.
* Bachman Hard Sourdough Pretzels = The Ultimate Pretzels.
* Man, Greg had to sit pretty fast. Still, will be fun to see how Nolan responds!
* The Ultimate Lord has your pretty looking lefty stroke right here, Raftery.
* Putzouback! Nice to see the big guy out there! Of course, it was promptly followed by a Zoufacial, but whatever, Brian looks much more smooth and comfortable out there.
* There is this one blond cheerleader they have shown a few times who looks even MORE radiant in HiDef. The Ultimate Lord is in love! Or at least in lust.
* Hm. Might as well retire the Troy/Brad Pitt jokes for the year. Well... maybe if the wrist is like 65%, The Ultimate Lord will just use 65% of the phrase. "Gerald, take it, i!"
* Jesus Bill looks like The Ultimate Kindly Grandfather. Almost makes The Ultimate Lord regret the lefty stroke joke. Almost.
* Gerald might not be able to shoot, but those legs ain't hurt! Speaking of his injury, anyone notice that no one is helping him up by the right hand?
* Duke takes more than their share of 3s? Hm, didn't know all teams only got a certain share of them. We probably also have more than our fair share of wins and titles. So sue us. Or just bitch about the refs, that is what everyone else does.
* Nice to hear some references to the original fans, The Crazies. The Ultimate Lord is sick of the Izzone and all those other wannabes.
* Uh, are The Ultimate Lord's eyes decieving him, or is that a skinny white Johnny?! Whoops, back to the bench with you, white boy!
* Beautiful bounce pass for the reverse lay-up by that St. Johns player, but 3 is still > than 2.
* Gotta respect the refs for really calming and addressing the St. Johns coach after that T.
* Nolan has particularly good hands and handle when recovering a fumbled, still active ball.
* B.S. call on that charge call on Demarcus in the first; clearly the result of the St. J coach working the refs with that technical.
* Okay, the drunk flying brother getting sucked into the jet engine made The Ultimate Lord snicker.
* 8 oz weights. Hah! The Ultimate Lord bets Raftery is probably a fun guy to shoot the breeze with.
* GREAT hop-step pump-fake pause by Singler to get the defender to fly past him, and a GREAT running hook. Singler is so old school it is awesome.
* Speaking of Kyle; 6'6?
* Hm, Ultimate Props to the production truck for the new graphic "1 field goal in the last (countdown of time here.)" More more accurate than the old "1 field goal in the last 6:24" which is basically obsolete in one second.
* Man that cheerleader is adorable. What is her name? Reminds me of Erika Christensen.
* WHOA reverse angle on that replay of the Scheyer three! WTF? The Ultimate Lord has NEVER seen the reverse TV angle. Where did that come from?
* Zoubek is doing much better staying on his feet when defending; that has gotten better all year.
* Shame that one-hander at the buzzer didn't count. At least we got to see the Kyle Smile! BTW, speaking of Kyle; that guy really gets smacked around every game. Tough kid.
* Damn enlarged prostate.
* Interesting when King was basically open for a long, ill-advised three, and he gave it up to Greg who promptly took the same shot. Wonder what the thought process for both guys was?
* Speaking of King, that guy has a LOT of enthusiasm when he is on that bench. He is the first to jump up and start cheering. He isn't going anywhere.
* Ahhh Bill Cartwright; The Ultimate Lord remembers him well from the old NBA 93 game!
* "TV doesn't do his size justice." Who is he, the Big Show? Are his hands like skillets?
* "The Landlord would be a great asset." Ya think?
* Why is a ticky tack foul called a "nickel and dimer?" Heck, why is it called a ticky tack foul?
* Sit Kyle; he is a freshman, we gotta avoid the freshman wall. Let him rest, get Taylor some burn!
* Ask and you shall recieve!
* Nolan is smart; had a few drives where he could tell that a Duke player was in excellent rebounding position. That thinking-ahead basketball IQ is SO important to be an effective driver.
* Word from the bench; apparently K feels that Taylor is doing all the little things well. Shame he didn't hit those two 3s!
* "A pretty stroke." "Deflection from the rear." "Give it a smooch." "Grab from the rear." "A real stud." Man, Bill Raftery is SO gay.
* Speaking of SO, St. John's is SO young. NINE freshmen. That is pretty insane. Also, very interesting how St. Johns is such a city based team. Ten guys from New York. What other schools recruit so heavily within their own region?
* Lance has absolutely no chin whatsoever. Maybe he can draw himself one?
* Speaking of Lance, seeing him and Zoubek out there at the same time is real, real interesting. Almost like K is accepting he has to develop a little traditional basketball game... as long as Gerald can recover in time for March, maybe his injury won't be all bad in that it will lead to some mixing it up and developing of other schemes?
* Speaking of March... the NCAA tournament was a lot more fun when players stuck around for awhile. It is a lot less fun when the one-and-done wonderkids make all the difference.
* Love the "Ole ole ole ole!" chant on the kick ball.
* That went IN?! Jesus Gerald can JUMP. The Ultimate Lord didn't even SEE that.
* Speaking of that ally oop, tho, anyone else notice how quickly Gerald let go of the rim with that injured wrist? Poor kid, hope he can recover a bit this year, although apparently surgery will be required in the off season.
* Anyone else hear the "Please don't shoot Lincoln!" chant when Boothe was at the line? No? Was it just The Ultimate Lord?
* Shame that they are discussing moving the broadcasters down to the floor if they renovate Cameron. Hope that never happens; The Ultimate Lord isn't sure how He would cope without that traditional shot of the crows nest each game. Maybe they can compensate by using some of the opposite side camera they used in that Scheyer replay?
* Zou zou? Seriously? Isn't that the little girl from "It's a Wonderful Life?"
(As a matter of fact, it is, and here is a signed doll of her you can own for yourself.)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Its-a-Wond...1QQcmdZViewItem
* The Ultimate Lord wonders: are the chairs on the bench regular size? It always seems like the big guys are sitting with their knees jacked up to their chins; couldn't someone take a break from making a thousand personalized weights for the basketball center and make some, like, extra big folding chairs for the players?
* Lee kissing the floor = one of the best senior moments ever.
* Zouzou's hands = much improved.
* As a fan, even tho the head hears and understands "recovering from an injury," the heart doesn't always get it, so it is nice to see Brian really coming along nicely.
* Late in the game and the lineup is King, Zoubek, McClure, Smith, and Davidson. Ten bucks says some sissy Hole over at IC starts a thread titled "Dook leaves starters in until the end, stupid Dook!"
* Damn; the first African American player in Duke basketball history graduated in 1969? Does that seem REALLY late, or is The Ultimate Lord just crazy?
And finally...
* Her name is Cameron W. She is working towards a major in art history, and two minors; one in Biology and one in Chemistry. The Ultimate Lord senses a beautiful, classically educated doctor!
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