The IronDog Chronicles

Finally catching up on the pile of reading…
And just finished off the John Wooden article written by Alexander Wolff in the 3/19/07 issue. (The one with the photo collage.)
Great article…Check it out.
I was intrigued by these points on Wooden’s first title run.
- I didn’t realize that Wooden didn’t win his first […]

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Gameday, baby!…UNC vs. Georgetown. Let’s roll…
Here are my thoughts:
** Press Conference - Kudos to News14 yesterday afternoon.
They televised the UNC press conference in entirety, which was very cool. The press devoured the subject of the UNC/Georgetown 25th anniversary. Every daily newspaper should have some article on that game today. […]

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Great ‘W’ for the Heels against USC in the Sweet 16 last night…
On my end, that ending took me a long time to wind down. Hell, I ended up dancing at Taloulla’s on West Franklin until close. What’evs, we’re on for Sunday. Here are my thoughts:
* Impressive and solid ‘W’ - […]

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UNC vs. USC (a.k.a. “Duke West”…How’s that for public university fans?) Here are my pre-game thoughts.
** I’ve said all year that a team that even has a guy that’s over 6′8″, solid wings, and a decent point guard could snatch UNC by the throat.
Now, I’ve watched SC a few times this season, and […]

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To everyone in Chicago, San Francisco, Charleston, South Carolina, New York City, Chapel Hill, NC, Hong Kong, County Donegal and County Mayo…Happy St. Patrick’s Day.
Erin Go Bragh,IronDog

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A whole four weekends shot on hoops, and great stuff on the list. Here are my thoughts before the start…
** There were four teams that I didn’t want UNC to play in the tournament:
1.) Wisconsin2.) Georgetown3.) Marquette - (Actually, any heavy guard experienced team with only an average big man)4.) Texas
We get three of […]

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What a night in Austin…I like this town.
With an ACC crown to add, what a weekend.
Here are the panels that I hit up today:
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In Austin, Texas this weekend for South by Southwest Interactive…
This event is a stellar performer. Surprisingly, this is my first visit to Austin, Texas and I have to admit that this is one helluva town. I’m also impressed with the fervor around Kevin Durant…Then again, how can you not be?
Here are […]

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Here’s one of my last takes on the ‘chop’…
A classy move would have been to get one the Duke assistants preferably Steve Wojciechowski, Chris Collins, or Johnny Dawkins, (all of whom recruited and are familiar with most of our players), grab 2 yellow shirted Security Pros, and walk over to the locker room in an […]

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I’ve always thought hard fouls were part of the game…
Perhaps, I’m a little too old-school on that one…And, I’ve always thought that there is a very fine line for trying to tone kids from playing hard. Unfortunately, do believe that hard play has always been a part of the game, and you can’t whine.
Yet, […]

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