From: alester@fire.com.de (Avie)
Subject: Wolfpack Rules!!!
Reply-To: alester@fire.com.de (Avie)
Organization: Denmark Basketball Association (Bring on your sorry Dream Team!)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 12:46:43 GMT


With all the talk here recently, you'd think Duke and Carolina were the
only teams in the ACC, or at least the only ones with a shot of going
anywhere.  Let's take another look at the ACC:

....

Since the North Carolina teams are, and always have been (and will be), the
heart of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the competition therein, these
are the only ones I have elected to include in my team by team comparison.*
This sample should give a clear picture of the strengths of the various
teams, and is based on statistics for last year's season.

....

Let's look at NC State's record against other in-state ACC teams:

 | versus ->   NC State     Wake Forest     N. Carolina     Duke
TOTAL
\|/            --------     -----------     -----------     ----
-----
NC State         ---           1-1             2-0          0-2
3-3
Wake Forest      1-1           ---             0-2          1-1
2-4
N. Carolina      0-2           2-0             ---          1-1
3-3
Duke             2-0           1-1             1-1          ---
4-2

....

Wow! State and Carolina were even, with Wake behind one game and Duke
squeaking by with one game.  So, let's just take a look at the in-state
ACC competition that NC State and Duke had in common:

 | versus ->   N. Carolina      Wake Forest      TOTAL
\|/            -----------      -----------      -----
NC State          2-0              1-1            3-1
Duke              1-1              1-1            2-2

It turns out State had a 75% overall winning percentage, while Duke had
a ho-hum 50% win-loss record.  Hardly the stuff of 'national champs!'
Especially their near-losses to Maryland (at home) AND Clemson, the
8th and 9th "play-in" seeds!  And this year, they've already lost to
Virginia, Florida State, and Georgia Tech!!!

Prediction:  State will breeze through the tournament.  BRING ON DUKE,
we don't care!  This year's Cinderella team?  You'll see!!!

....

So, Christian Laettner, wherever you are, why don't you just go put some 
more mousse in your hair. Try to make yourself look more like Brandon on 
90210.  Bobby Hurley, better take some more Pepto!  Coach K, you look 
like a mole and act like a total asshole.  Don't blame your near losses 
on your fans!  You're going DOWN this year baby!

....

As much as I hate Dean-o, I hate Coach K much much more!!!
Here's the top ten reasons to hate Duke:

10: That damn guy with the basketball over his head
9:  Unconceited, modest players.  NOT!
8:  They didn't beat UNLV legitimately--it was fixed!
7:  What the hell is an indoor stadium?
6:  Those damn geeks with D-U-K-E painted on their chests
5:  All the rich kids from Jersey
4:  DANNY FERRY (Still!) and CHEROKEE PARKS (tie)
3:  Bobby "Squirts" Hurley and the HILL twins
2:  Christian "Homo" Laettner  (Still! -- Hey, even Sports Illustrated says so!)
1:  Coach K!!!

....

* Sorry for you out-of-state ACC team fans, but your teams have always been
  regarded with the same derision reserved for expansion clubs in the NBA.
  Especially Georgia Tech and Florida State.  The BIG 4 are the only teams
  that really matter!

GO PACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!