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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Box Score of Duke Vs UNC

Box Score of Duke Vs UNC - Duke’s most hated rival was running the Blue Devils off their notorious home court, so Mike Krzyzewski gathered them around at halftime and gave them a locker-room speech.

Nolan Smith scored 22 of his career-high 34 points after halftime, Seth Curry finished with a season-high 22 and No. 5 Duke rallied from 16 points down to beat No. 20 North Carolina 79-73 on Wednesday night.

The Blue Devils (22-2, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 43-27 in the final minute of the first half and were down 14 at halftime before clamping down on the Tar Heels, outscoring them 50-30 in the final 20 minutes to match the second-best halftime rally in school history and keep hold of first place in the league.

Basketball Schedule of Duke Vs UNC

Basketball Schedule of Duke Vs UNC - North Carolina was running the Duke Blue Devils off their notorious home court, so Mike Krzyzewski gathered them around at halftime and gave them a locker-room speech.

Nolan Smith scored 22 of his career-high 34 points after halftime, Seth Curry finished with a season-high 22 and No. 5 Duke rallied from 16 points down to beat No. 20 North Carolina 79-73 on Wednesday night.

"It wasn't an X-and-O adjustment. ... They were too excited," Krzyzewski said. "`Nuts' is the word. What are you guys doing? It's not like, `You know, you guys aren't playing hard.' They're playing hard. ... When you go like that, you're not coordinated, and it was more to get a coordinated effort on the offensive and defensive ends."

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Oregon basketball court

Oregon basketball court - The Oregon Ducks opened Matthew Knight Arena on Thursday, but it was the court itself that stole the show. Between the trees, glare and eye-popping visuals, the court was panned by critics. The Oregon Ducks unveiled their newest toy on Thursday night, an impressive $200 million basketball arena. Matthew Knight Arena, named after Nike founder Phil Knight's son, is truly a top-notch facility, with amenities that rival many of the best NBA arenas.

While the arena itself is great, the court looks like a mushroom trip gone horribly wrong. The design incorporates a number of symbolic elements -- as explained by Knight himself before the game -- but it's the trees and the multi-colored hardwood that makes watching a game on TV nearly impossible.

Out of respect for your retinas -- and the space limitations of the sidebar -- the image is located after the jump. Be forewarned, it may cause seizures.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Greg Oden Microfracture Press Conference Audio

Greg Oden Microfracture Press Conference Audio: Here is the full audio from tonight's Portland Trail Blazers press conference in which they discussed Greg Oden's impending microfrature surgery:

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

David Lee: After his second surgery

David Lee: After his second surgery to clean out his infected elbow, Warriors forward David Lee has finally "turned the corner" and is headed to full recovery.

That is according to Warriors general manager Larry Riley and the doctor who performed the second surgery. Lee is resting at Stanford Hospital after a follow-up surgery to cleanse the infected area. He is likely to be out at least another 10 days.

"I'm totally comfortable with the situation," Riley said. "He's getting excellent care and this thing will be resolved."

Lee will remain at Stanford Hospital for the next couple days as they are feeding him antibiotics intravenously. He will still be on an antibiotic regimen when he is released and will be required to rest. The wound has to be closed and the infection will have to be completely eradicated before Lee can return to action. Even when he checks out, Lee will be continuously monitored and will have to be evaluated again at Stanford before he is cleared.

According to sources, the initial expectation after Lee sustained the injury on Nov. 12 was that Lee would be out about two weeks. That timetable could still be accurate though it is possible Lee could be out a bit longer.

Dr. Bill Maloney, head of orthopedic surgery at Stanford Hospital, said the infection was in Lee's skin and in the tissue directly below the skin. He performed the second surgical cleansing and said it did not spread to the muscle or bone.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

syracuse basketball 2010-2011 Expectations

Syracuse Basketball 2010-2011 Expectations: Expectations are a difficult obsession. Take the 2010 SU Football team. At the beginning of the season, attractive much everyone said their expectation was anywhere between 5-7 wins. Now, if Syracuse "only" wins 6-7 games, there will be a sense of dissatisfaction considering the way this season in progress.

Expectations are organic (and grass-fed?). They develop. So what you expect today isn't what you expect two months from now.

Keeping that in mind, I'm inquisitive to know your expectations for this year's Syracuse basketball team.

It's not that they a huge gap between their floor and their upper limit. I think we can all agree they will be good. The question is...how good? A lot of that is going to depend on whether or not Kris Joseph becomes the player we expect him to, whether the freshmen have the kind of impact we hope they can and whether or not The Scoop & Rick Show becomes a hit.

There's a lot more variables than that but if those three things work themselves out, we could be in for quite a season. In previous years, we always seemed to have a lot of room to grow. When you're coming off a season when you've been ranked No. 1, earned a one-seed in the NCAA Tourney and made it to the Sweet Sixteen, it's asking a lot to expect more from the next squad.