Fans at Late Night with Roy. Photo: Rivals.yahoo.com.
Chapel Hill, N.C. — I’m a sinner. I have betrayed my faith and my family, and nothing I could ever do will change that.
My grandparents graduated from Duke in the 1930s and bleeding royal blue is a tradition I’ve always embraced. To me, Shane Battier, Jason Williams, J.J. Redick and Greg Paulus are gods—they graced the sacred floor of Cameron Indoor Stadium for a combined 15 years and provided me floor-slapping and twine-tickling memories that still give me chills.
It was always my dream to play point guard for Mike Krzyzewski and be that gritty player everyone outside of Durham hated. When I realized by age 12 Coach K wasn’t going to call, I thought maybe I could just go as a student. But by the time I got my first B- in Physics class in 9th grade, I realized that wasn’t too likely either. Read More »
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Just ran into North Carolina guard Dexter Strickland, who said he spoke to his former high school teammate and Bounce #22 cover-man Kyrie Irving Saturday, and he said he thinks the St. Patrick’s point guard will commit to Duke, which would add even more excitement to arguably the greatest rivalry in sports.
Irving and Strickland would be the latest high-school pair to don different shades of blue. Wayne Ellington and Gerald Henderson committed to UNC and Duke respectively out of Episcopal HS outside of Philadelphia about four years ago.
Last week, I came at you with a list of guards that are making strong cases for Final Four presentations. “Fisher, Price, and Sosa in the midst of March Madness.” Last week’s games made my list look a little suspect with the performances of Levance Fields and Sherron Collins (Bounce #15 Cover), two guards with big playground reps. Both put their respective teams on their backs and have them in the Sweet 16. Sherron dropped 32 and 25 and is looking quite draftable, while Lavance scored 5 consecutive points down the stretch after being tied at 74 with Oklahoma State with 2:42 to go, putting the game in pocket. But it ends this weekend at the Final 8 for Fields, with junior guard Collins getting a “Biggie Moment” look for next year. Read More »
