Another Rant from the Couch by Bill Ribas So here's the scenario: I am sitting in front of the television, 7:30 Sunday night, with a pair of hot dogs just gleaming from a visit to the microwave, two Labatt's Blue Lights (or as I like to call it, Canadian club soda), and as I click on over to see what channel the game is on, the first wave of indigestion hits - ESPN2? … [Read more...] about Opening Day Woes
Archives for April 2010
Butler – Duke: Tale Of The Tape
By Paul Gotham Setting: It all comes down to this. Lucas Oil Stadium is the stage. Brad Stevens and his No. 5 seed Butler Bulldogs (33-4) do battle with Mike Krzyzewski and his No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (34-5). Plot: Horizon League meets the Atlantic Coast Conference for the national championship. Sub-plot: In his third season of coaching Stevens seeks Butler's … [Read more...] about Butler – Duke: Tale Of The Tape
Butler’s run reminiscent of Michael Spinks winning Gold in ’76
By Paul Gotham Call them unlikely. Call them underdogs. Call them what you want, the Butler Bulldogs climb into the ring tomorrow night, forty minutes of perfection standing between them and immortality. The small school from America's heartland, hailing from a conference few fans realized even existed, can climb the podium as the NCAA's top team. Raining hay-makers, … [Read more...] about Butler’s run reminiscent of Michael Spinks winning Gold in ’76
Dayton’s season decided by slightest of margins
By Paul Gotham Marcus Johnson led with 20 points. Chris Wright and Chris Johnson added 14 points and nine rebounds apiece. When it was over, Dayton's Flyers defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 79-68 to take the 2010 NIT Championship. Dayton beat North Carolina at their own game. The Flyers ran the floor at break-neck speed opting, more often than not, for the … [Read more...] about Dayton’s season decided by slightest of margins
I Love Duke. Why Don’t You?
By Paul Gotham (originally posted April 3, 2010) Before we start, I thought it necessary to tell you the title of this piece did not come easily. My first idea was : "All The Reasons To Hate Duke." I planned to include the recent picture from the Indianapolis Star as a way to lure Duke-Hater Nation, with all its bravery that comes from sitting behind a keyboard, to the … [Read more...] about I Love Duke. Why Don’t You?