Another day, another record for J.J. Redick. Congrats on being the All-Time leading scorer in ACC basketball history. Temple did a great job of shadowing and keeping 2 players on him at most times. I was very happy to see the other Duke players picking up the slack and play well. The other teams around the country must be a little nervous after watching Duke win two physical games on the road with Redick not playing great.

I didn't post after the game on Wednesday because I would have written some nasty things abot the announcers. Well, ESPN, please listen. Please get a whole new cast of announcers ASAP. Although Dick Vitale is hugely popular he needs to be in the studio where he can talk at halftime and before games. During the games he does, he rarely talks about the action on floor and fails to pay attention. The most asinine thing he said during the G-Tech game, as Duke was on a 24 to 6 run after Coach K's technical foul was "Duke really hasn't gone on a run." WTF!!! Mike Patrick is equally atrocious. He doesn't pay attention and can't tell any of the players apart. He also makes tons of stupid comments on calls and then when the show a replay that totally prove him wrong, he either fails to comment or doesn't apologize. Plus, his jokes are totally lame - "Christmas came early" - give me a break. And today Len Elmore joined the ranks of sucky ESPN announcers. Yeah, I get the fact you dislike Duke. But come on, all you did was feed those annonying fans who say Duke gets all of the calls. You make a point that the conspiracy is dumb but then proceed to point out that this foul and that foul could help their case. Yes, Redick pushed off but only after the guy had wrapped him up and tried to hold him down. The Fox Sports announcers are very good - ESPN should recruit them.

Finished another John Feinstein book the other night - The Last Dance. It centers around the Final Four and looks in depth into the coaches, players, referees and committee members role during this weekend. I found the book interesting and informative. Definitely a must read for any college hoops fan.

We watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith last night - it was very predictable and to far fetched for my tastes. I watched The Aristocrats this afternoon - this movie would most likely offend 99.9% of the population. Good thing I fall into the .1% - it is very crude, sometimes disgusting but most of the time funny - especially the guy with the deck of cards and Kevin Pollack doing the Christopher Walken impression.

We salute you J.J. Redick, the new all-time scoring leader in Duke basketball history. The ACC scoring lead should be yours in the next game or two and then there is only one thing left - a NCAA championship. And that is due to arrive on my birthday, April 3rd!

you'll have to bear with my horrid typing here - my broken right hand sometimes pushes buttons it shouldn't and my speed is somewhat decreased. however, i bet i still type 10X faster than dad.

the last book i finished was Next Man Up by John Feinstein. i always like Feinstein's work - maybe because he'sa Dookie - this one is not my favorite though. it was interesting to look into an NFL team but i found the ravens kind of boring and egotistical. maybe if he had a different team with different personalities it would have been more enjoyable.

we watched Broken Flowers with bill Murray the other night. it was an interesting movie but the ending is kind of frustrating/illuminating at the same time. i'd recommend it if you like arty movies.

as for the olympics, why are there no US people in the biathalon? i would think that for a country that sells and uses more guns than anyone this event would be for us. i guess the skiing part turns them off. perhaps if it wasn't heart attack inducing, dick cheney could take it up - i heard he's a pretty good shot. just make sure he knows to shoot the targets and not the other competitors or fans.

WOW! I actually won something:

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What a nice week - Duke beat Maryland and UNC at their places. The Maryland fans are still really lame - too bad their team trailed the entire game! The next two games are at home so JJ will most likely break the NCAA record for three pointers in Cameron - he only needs 2 to break it. He also passed Christain Laettner on the scoring list so Dawkins is the only milestone left. It was nice to see Paulus taking and hitting the open shot today. McRoberts was active but he just was having a hard time finishing.

Phew, another close one for Duke yesterday. Unfortunately it wasn't televised so I had to keep hitting the "refresh" button in Firefox - it is probably worn out. The first big rivaly game against the UNC Tar Holes is on Tuesday - I can't remember the last time Duke played on a Tuesday!

Watched two movies this weekend:

Murderball - This is a documentary about parapalegics who play wheelchair rugby. It was an interesting movie, vulgar at times, but worthwhile I think. The documentary focuses the story on a couple of the players, a gentleman who was recently injured and the coach of the Canadian team who used to be a US star - he comes off as a real jerk at most times. Worth watching to see the hard work that goes into competing.

The Brothers Grimm - I had high hopes for this movie - good cast, a former Python for a director. The movie wasn't great but it was good. The humor is very subtle and you probably won't get it if you aren't a fan of Monty Python movies. Sometimes the story line was a little confusing and the ending is a little weird, but overall it is fun to watch. Unless, however, you are a PETA activist or an animal lover because you may not appreciate the jokes made at the animals expense - especially the cat.

Oh, and my beard is finally gone along with most of my hair.

Hey, Boston College fans - what's JJ sucking now - how about a big fat WIN!! Apparently BC would like to challenge Maryland for the UnClassy Award. And was that Marshall on BC a reincarnation of UConn's Donny Marshall - thuggery will only get you fouled out of the game young man. GO DUKE!!!!!!!!!!!