Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Nip And Tuck

We have talked several times this year that all four Nash County High School teams were all a like.  No big men but a team all the same size.  This past Friday Rocky Mount and Southern two of those teams just alike went over time and tonight Northern hosting Rocky Mount go over time again and this game was close all the way.

It will not be decided until the end of overtime on senior Adam Renner's three as Northern gets themselves back in the playoff  hunt as Rocky Mount is stung for the second game in a row when it looked like they had the game. 74-73.  Northern moves up to 2-3 in the conference and Rocky Mount falls to 2-3.

 Tonight Southern Nash has put their bid for the top  division in the Big  East beating Nash Central  63-56.  The Firebirds go to 3-2 in league play and Nash Central drops to 2-3.  Can you see a tend developing?  Depending on the outcome at Fike there may be a four way tie for last at 2-3 should Hunt beat Fike.

The Lady Gryphons so far this season have been an every other team. Win one, lose one,  one stretch they won two in a row then lost two straight.   Having won on Friday then it's time for a loss especially since Northern Nash will be defending their home turf.

The unbeaten Lady Knights did what they have done to everyone they were bigger, faster  and they were not going to give the Lady Gryphons any thought that they had a chance.  Northern Nash whips Rocky Mount 62-29.

Hunt has control of second in league play as they go to 4-1 in Big East play knocking off Fike 55 -37
Northern at 5-0 leads Hunt by a game.  Rocky Mount, Fike and depending on the Nash Central outcome at Southern there could be a three way tie at 2-3.

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The K Perspective

Duke's coach K won his 1000th college basketball game Sunday.  They said on TV Sunday that 212 of college basketball's  coaches have not won 1000 between them.  There is not a coach in NBA history that has won more and they play at least 80 games every year. Red Aurabach 938 is the NBA  leader,

Since K has been to Duke the Blue Devils have been ranked 85.7 per cent of the time.  Duke was in year four of the K career before they made poll for first time.  K has won 927 wins while at Duke.  That alone would rank third on the all time wins list.  His all time 1000 wins and Jim Beiheim 962.


K's teams have beaten Maryland the most 55 times.  Georgia Tech has lost 53, Clemson 52, Virginia 52 and NC State 51 times.  K has beat Carolina 40 times.  Carolina has also beaten him the most 38 times.  Wake Forest is next in beating Duke with 24 wins.  That is also the same number for Maryland 24 and next State with 22.

K doesn't have all the records yet.  He has won 421 ACC games.  That second to Dean Smith 422.  Teams that have a winning record over K stands at 10.  Lafayette 1-4, Holy Cross 2-4, Iona 2-3, Kings College 0-1, Long Island 0-1.  All those teams beat him while he was coach at Army.

The list is only five from division one.   Arizona 3-5, Louisville 2-4,  California, Tennessee and Stanford he is 1-2 against all three.  He has the most wins all time but he is second in D one  games coach 1307.  That's second behind Jim Phelen at 1356.

During the Month of February he will  turn 68 years old.  He has good health but I hope this fabulous career doesn't end like that of either of the college football imortals Bobby Bowen stayed too long and Joe Paterno who covered up crimes.

You know during his career his mate wife Mickey has grounded him when ever he needed to be.  It is my opinion that we will see K two more full years if his health keeps.  One more Olympics and then one more full year at Duke.  That would be the end of the 2017 season.

Ever how limited this statement might be but I have only seen two news conferences that when it was over the news media applauded the person who was being interviewed.  The news media is suppose to be dignified and cover the story for the story not the person.  When Arnold Palmer did his last interview playing at the Masters 400 news media personnel stood up when he walked away and the entire room gave him a standing ovation.

 Sunday when the news conference was over in the bowels of Madison Square Garden in New York City the news media there and you would have thought Duke won the national championship cause the news media swarmed the place like State had beat Duke and took over the basketball floor.  Once the Coach K news conference ended they all rose to applaud.  Sunday was special for everyone who loves Duke, The ACC  or basketball in generally.