community.foxsports.com - 10/28/2008
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DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke starting lineup may have a different look
this season and no one will be smiling more than Kyle Singler.
Look for 6-foot-10, 230-pound freshman Miles Plumlee to start in the middle –
and don’t be shocked if Nolan Smith takes three-year starting point guard Greg
Paulus’ ...
850thebuzz.com - 10/29/2008
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850thebuzz.com —
In light of the recent football successes I
guess I should clarify that we are talking about...
men’s basketball. And, before you throw something at the wall in disgust or dismiss this as ludicrous, just hear (read) me out. And, keep in mind that most ...
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Five Reasons Duke Will Win the ACC at 850 & 620 ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/29/2008
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UNC Hoops Fans Angered by ESPN
The Big Lead —
... and when picking the ACC’s Preseason Player of the Year, he selected Duke’s Kyle Singler. And then, maybe because Branch forgot Tyler Hansbrough didn’t go to the NBA, the former Maryland star left Hansbrough off the All-ACC team. Is Branch mad at Hansbrough for leaping off frat decks? Or chatting with sideline reporters? We have no video to back up the reader’s claims, but you can read the bile and anger here. Oh, and another voice saying Paulus very likely probably lost his starting job. (Scout, FOX)
10.29.08 Fast Breaks
Rush The Court —
... The news is coming fast and furious now…
More preseason conference predictions, this time from the Big 10 - Purdue, Michigan St., Wisconsin. Purdue’s Robbie Hummel is POY. A10 - Xavier, Temple, Dayton.
Indiana continues to clean up things in the wake of the Kelvin Sanctions fiasco, hiring Fred Glass as the new AD.
Is Greg Paulus losing his starting PG slot at Duke to Nolan Smith? Goodman thinks so. He also thinks that UNC is more vulnerable than people think and Wake has pure ...
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