Well another ACC/Big 11 "Challenge" has concluded and the results are strangely familiar. The ACC beat, no crushed the Big 11 in this years version. That is the 3rd time in the series that the ACC has demolished the Big 11, proving which conference is the stronger not only this year, but overall. This was the 8th installment of the "Challenge", and the ACC is an astonishing 8 - 0. This years "Challenge" brings the overall record to 48 - 27. Wikipedia has everything you could possibly want to know about the "Challenge".I for one love this thing. What college basketball fan did not enjoy watching Virginia/Purdue last night? The game had a March feeling to it, and the ending did not disappoint either, unless of course you pull for UVA. The OSU/UNC game was even better. I truly believe we were watching the two best teams in the country go at it, and there were portions of the game that were absolutely ridiculous. I can only hope that we get to see a rematch in the Final Four, and that both teams are healthy. Hansbrough going against Oden would be a thing of beauty. Speaking of Oden, can Dickie V get off his jock already? The only downside to that game was the fact that Dickie V was working it. Enough already!
Scary thought for the day, how good would UNC be if they had not given Jameson Curry the cold shoulder over his weed arrest? I absolutely love to watch this kid play. Who cares if the kid sold a little bit of weed? Apparently Roy Williams did. Kudos to Roy for not taking such a talented kid due to his mistakes. I am glad he is getting a 2nd chance, and that it is with a program that actually gets on TV. The Washington Post seems to have as much love for him as I do:Cowboy's Curry Makes Most of 2nd Chance
Feeling the Burn of a Sting
2 comments:
Roy was in a Catch 22 with Curry. If he takes him half the people will say he was throwing integrity out the window for the sake of winning games. If he does not take him the other half says he is being harsh or that he made a huge mistake because he ends up being a good player. I personally had no problem with the decision to let him go.
I can certainly understand why Roy didn't keep him, and I won't second guess him in hindsight. I would also have understood had he kept him. It was a local kid, after all, and not someone from Miami or somewhere. If you haven't read 2nd chance article you should. Great story about Roy Williams in it.
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