The Ultimate Truth; time to riot, Terps!

Hello, Ultimate Faithful!

Whelp, The Ultimate Lord is recovering from a night of brazilian steakhouses and T&Ts, so He is a little too tipsy for TOO many Ultimate Truths... but then again, what is a game against Maryland without them!?! So... The Ultimate Lord brings you just a handful of medium rare, Tanguery-soaked... ULTIMATE TRUTHS!!

* A... hm, what do you call it when two teams play? You know, when one doesn't like the other? And they play a few times, and it is intense? And the fans hate each other? Starts with an "r," ends in a "y?" Repeatedly? Regardlessly? Redickulously? Jesus H. Senior moment, Mike Patrick. Thank god for the guy in the truck whispering it in his ear. And where did those glasses come from, Mike? Are you maybe going shooting after the game?

* More intense than UNC? Oh come on, we know ESPN is trying to build up this "rivalry," but give The Ultimate Lord a break.

* What the heck happened to General Greivis? Did someone punch him in both eyes, or is the glare of the lights so bad that he puts a little cork under each one before the game? Or is he just badly in need of a bar of Irish Spring and a washcloth? Don't forget to scrub off that crap on your chin too, Greivis!

* Our three point shooting is insane. Very interesting to watch how K balances a lack of size with the sheer power of the waterfall of 3s. Hope all the guys don't go cold all at once... in a one-and-done, that would suck.

* Osby's fro continues to terrify.

* Gary continues to terrify.

* It seems that as of late Duke has changed the entire art of rebounding. Rather than simply depend on being bigger, Duke players have changed their rebounding form to jump (we have great jumpers) and punch the ball AWAY from the assumed point of rebound, depending then on a second jump and on excellent positioning to regain control of rebounds. Very interesting tactic to overcome a lack of simple height. Another reason Coach K should win Coach of the Year.

* The Ultimate Wife felt very bad when the Crazies began a "Sweat Gary, sweat!" She felt it would make sweaty people everywhere very self-conscious. And then she started to sweat.

* Great use of McClure on Osby, and a real smooth move to take him to the hoop. In fact, our guys seem to adjust to failures of the defense VERY very smoothly, even down to adjusting when a defender slips a touch or just gets off-balance.

* Nice Zoublock on his first play! Keep it up, Brian!

* Lance has really cut down on those hedge-out-fouls that he used to call defense.

* Screw Van Gundy.

* Gerald, The Ultimate Lord hasn't been able to make a Troy joke in like... two games. Come on... just... take it. Come on... just reach your hand out... all gentle... and take it. It's yours. Come on now. Brad Pitt jokes are money!

* Kyle is just so, so smart. Smartest freshman since... jeez, Battier?

* Gary still has the fire of 30 years ago? Dude, Dick; that isn't fire. That is mother f'in CRAZY it what that is, and crazy doesn't go away with age.

* Whoa. Did Dick just say that Osby rides a bicycle around campus? Uh... is that as racist as it sounds, or is The Ultimate Lord just being a little over-sensitive?

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* Jon Scheyer is so much more athletic than anyone gives him credit for. All the haters like to say he isn't athletic at all, and The Ultimate Lord is left wondering what basketball player they are watching.

* Dick's grandkids wear the jersey of whatever team is the home team? Surprise, surprise surprise! Like granddad, like grandkid!

* Vasquez is shooting his team right out of it. Seriously, how do you go so long without getting Gist and Osby a touch? Same with UNC in the last game; you CANNOT let so many possessions go by without getting the bigs a touch. Gary should really make that point a bit more clearly, rather than spend the time bellowing at his assistant.

* Taylor King really is the most emotional guy on that bench.

* Always awesome to see K urging the crowd to get the hell up!

* Funny to hear the crowd chant "Not our rivals!" just as Mike Patrick is making a comment about beating a rival.

* So. Joe Harrington, eh? Well, at least we have a name to put with the spittle-covered face.

* Having Kyle handle the ball when stall-balling it is just great.

* And finally; what a season of revelation. Yes, revelation for the young guys, but most importantly for Greg and Demarcus. First, Greg: Freshmen year he comes into the ACC and leads the league in assists. But he also has a ton of turnovers, and it is hard to judge him when he is on a team with JJ and Shelden and McBob. Then comes last year, where he struggles with a bad wheel but we never quite figure out how much the bad wheel creates the struggle. And this year we come in with so many questions; and DAMN has Greg answered them. There is straight up not a single Duke fan anymore who would ever TRY to argue that Nolan should start, and to be able to prove every single doubter, no matter their passion, wrong is a big, big deal. Good on Greg. And as for Demarcus; again, years partially hidden by the mist of injuries. What would he be like uninjured, as a senior? Spectacular. Strong, fast, and determined, Demarcus has gotten better and better even just this year.


Good game. Always fun to beat Maryland.