While aimlessly surfing [blogdex]:http:\/\/blogdex.net , I happened upon this brief editorial:
\n[Down With Duke (washingtonpost.com)]:http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A32015-2005Mar13.html <\/p>\n
A lot of people I know are anti-Duke when it comes to basketball, but their sentiments are mostly based on a desire to root “for the underdog” or a some irrational idea that “they win too much.” This Washington Post editorial is, perhaps, a tongue-in-cheek realization of these sentiments. _sigh_<\/p>\n
I have to admit that when the Lakers had their all-star lineup, I rooted against them. There was just something about how one team should *not* have such a high concentration of star power. Was this reasoning equally irrational? Perhaps. Perhaps not. <\/p>\n
Duke often gets criticized because, well, “it’s no wonder” that it does so well when it has so many McDonald’s All-Americans under its wing. Still, it’s really not that easy. There’s more to winning than good recruiting class, though I won’t argue that it doesn’t hurt. One might point out that UNC gets some pretty decent recruiting results, yet they seem much less targeted than Duke. <\/p>\n
Are Dukies arrogant? There’s probably a little bit of that sentiment among them, but I don’t think it’s any more prevalent there than at any other top school. I suppose it’s just that other top schools don’t tend to have good basketball teams. \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n
Coack K is also completely unassailable. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who doesn’t respect him. He really is one of those coaches who brings out the best in his players. His turning down the offer to coach the Lakers was, I believe, a very strong message to the world (and his team) that there are really more important things than money. It would’ve been no shame to accept that offer from the perspective of prestige, profit, or level of play. You gotta love the guy. He doesn’t let success go to his head– I remember a story where some Duke students noticed him at a local Durham eatery, and he invited them to join him. <\/p>\n
Anyway, may all your Marches be filled with madness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While aimlessly surfing [blogdex]:http:\/\/blogdex.net , I happened upon this brief editorial: [Down With Duke (washingtonpost.com)]:http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A32015-2005Mar13.html A lot of people I know are anti-Duke when it comes to basketball, but their sentiments are mostly based on a desire to root “for …<\/p>\n