The IronDog Chronicles

Tough one for the Heels this weekend…
On my end, I’m giving three days burial before I interject my rants and raves.  Yet, on Sunday night’s Sports Rap, Phil Mitchell  and myself dug deep into the reasons behind North Carolina’s devastating 84-66 loss to Kansas on Saturday night.   Check out the stream here. 
Very strong callers added […]

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Call me an unforgiving soul, but I’ve been waiting for this match-up against Kansas for eight years…
Maybe it’s the competitive nature of fanaticism over who’s elite program is the best. And yes…I’m still bitter over the ‘91 Final Four loss. Yet, I feel the reason is due to program comparisons. If […]

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Game Night, baby…Game Night.
I’m up for this one, but I have to admit that I am nervous for the Heels this weekend.
With tonight’s game, our persistent nightmare that occurs when we are forced into halfcourt play will be facing us. Over the past three years, the Heels have had tremendous trouble when they’re forced […]

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Who are you running with…?
On my end, I’m sticking with my original pre-season call…And I don’t think that I’m being ‘Johnny Carolina’ on this one. So, no drum roll needed, aaight…The UNC Tar Heels.
The other squads that I’m looking to complete the quartet are:
Midwest: Georgetown
South: Memphis
West: UCLA
Here’s my Elite 8:
East - North […]

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‘Nuff said…

Special shout to Jim Hawkins who grabbed this shot. This pic seems to have encountered every Tar Heel inbox this weekend.
From this blogga’s POV, Green’s ‘SuperMan’ dunk ranks above David Noel’s yammy from two years ago. Greg Paulus, Eli, Peyton, and the dude with the chrome dome in the front row […]

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Everyone gets their shining moment…
Which is why I chuckle at this story shown on Henry Abbot’s True Hoop today about the mutual fund executive who beat Michael Jordan in a game of one-on-one at Mike’s famed “Flight School”/A-Level Executive Retreat.
Everyone has their story how they got Mike.
Here in the Hill…You’ll never top the legend of […]

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Whatever you do ‘Be True’…
The ‘Be True’ slogan was the message that etched into my thoughts this summer while working for Nike on the re-release of the Nike Dunk Collection for 2008.  Nike assembled a great team for developing the concepts for the Dunk story and I was more than happy to grab a few […]

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Happy 100 to an American icon…Converse.
Yes, I’m still bitter that the Chuck is no longer produced in North Carolina, but how can you be sore at the company that has brought so many American icon to the floors and pavement?
Well, the Nike owned North Andover company is coming out with a full global ad campaign […]

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I had a run a run-down post on yesterday’s call of the Heels clipping the Devils…
Well, here’s my response.
After the game, I ran into Howard Garfinkel, and I asked him real quick what he thought of the game. His reply. “What are you going to do…You don’t have your…Uhh…What’s his name? Your guy..the […]

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Buzz this…Great W.
I have to admit that as a Tar Heel fan that I felt guilty for that win at Littlejohn…This one was earned.  Here are my takeaways:
** Wow Tyler Hansbrough is dominating right now! That was as memorable of a performance that I’ve seen from the guy.  I’m speechless.
No…wait.  The kid is a beast.  […]

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