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
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
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?
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
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…
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