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How About We Put a Pin in this Bust Business

Brian HoraceJune 13, 2019General Information, rantLeave a Comment

There are a couple of schools of thought when talking about Ric Boucher saying Zion won’t live up to the hype and is not as NBA ready as Luka Doncic. Some of that is true and some of it isn’t and some of it is based on upside vs NBA readiness. Certainly Doncic entering the NBA should’ve been more ready … Read More

Small quick rant in defense of Jamele Hill

Brian HoraceSeptember 16, 2017General Information, rant1 Comment

In defense of Jamele Hill, I’ll say this: people often say that when we go to work we have to leave who we are at the door. Our views, our race – all of that – isn’t supposed to matter. When people speak of privilege this is another form of it in that if you are a minority in this … Read More

Does “One & Done” Perpetuate a Narrow View of Success? Umm…Yeah

Brian HoraceJuly 18, 2017General Information, rant, Results/ThoughtsLeave a Comment

There are a lot of people who say the one and done rule has ruined college basketball and in some ways the NBA. I’m not sure I buy it, hell I’m not even sure where I stand on the issue as a whole but what I do know is it is killing how we as fans set our expectations of … Read More

Coach K Doesn’t Owe You a Damn Thing…Yup, I Said it

Brian HoraceJanuary 5, 2017rant, Results/ThoughtsLeave a Comment

I guess I’m pretty used to the casual basketball fan throwing shade at the Duke program. Doesn’t bother me all that much because they don’t know the inner-workings of what goes on – Hell, I barely know. For some odd reason fans and unfortunately some in the media think that Coach K and his program owe them something. Clearly we … Read More

Duke fans, can we please stop being babies?

Brian HoraceNovember 26, 2016General Information, rant, Results/ThoughtsLeave a Comment

It’s fast becoming ridiculous with supposed Duke fans and supporters the amount of conspiracy theories and twitter fodder regarding the injuries to Harry Giles, Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden. I’m not sure in all my years of being a fan and covering the team that I’ve seen as much spoiled and entitled fans. Social media has really just made it … Read More

The Thirst Seems Real with John Calipari

Brian HoraceMay 9, 2016featured, General Information, rant, Results/Thoughts4 Comments

It’s kinda cool not being a member of the media but still having a small following of friends who dig what I do. It affords me the luxury of freedom that legitimate members of the media do not possess. I do not have to answer to anyone but myself, I cannot be fired from my own site. Hell, I may … Read More

sometimes I rant…

Brian HoraceAugust 13, 2015General Information, rant, Results/ThoughtsLeave a Comment

On occasion I like to rant and vent, it’s nothing I’m looking to proof read or highlight too much, even the ideas are all over the place. It’s just a stream of consciousness rant with no clear direction so I don’t care if you don’t like it. <beginrant> Obviously nowadays kids are ranked and put on draft boards earlier and … Read More