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[mikeyank]

I am thoroughly enjoying this NCAA basketball season as my Duke Blue Devils are 17-2, 9-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are ranked #2 in the country with the nations longest winning streak, currently at 13 in a row. And I’ve been watching other nationally ranked teams to compare and prepare to see the competition for March. I watched a great game between #1 Auburn and Tennessee last night. Both are great teams and Tennessee has a few really hot guys as well.

Igor Milicic Jr. from Croatia and J.P. Estrella, Freshmen from Maine caught my attention last night.

 

[mikeyank]

And I cannot fail to mention Duke Freshmen, projected #1 draft pick in this years NBA draft. Cooper Flagg may be the best Freshmen I’ve ever seen at Duke and that’s saying a lot.

 

[mikeyank]

Broke Straight Boys forum software is funny. Whenever I type the word “f-r-e-s-h-m-a-n” to describe a first year college player it changes to a hyperlink for the classic gay porn magazine Freshmen. Pretty funny.

 

[mikeyank]

As college basketball reaches the final two weeks of the regular season, heading into “March Madness”, my Duke Blue Devils are having one of their best seasons in my memory lead by super Freshmen, Cooper Flagg who is expected to be the #1 pick in the NBA Draft this summer. But my interest is him leading the team to a National Championship. Last night at Madison Square Garden Duke beat Illinois 110-67, the worst loss in Illinois history. Yes they have injuries and illness but Duke is a great team.

Of course the allure of the NCAA Tournament is that it is a “one and done” deal, where one poor game and you are eliminated. Still four regular season games, and the ACC Tournament first and then the “Big Dance”. Just wanted to mention how exciting it has been to watch every Duke game this year!

 

[mikeyank]

This is the time of year when my two favorite sports team’s seasons begin to converge with the Yankees gearing up for Opening Day at Yankee Stadium in approximately two weeks on March 27th & the Duke Blue Devils begin post season play tomorrow in Charolette against the winner of today’s Virginia - Georgia Tech game. Duke finished the regular season ranked #1 with a 28-3 record. Sunday is Selection Sunday and Duke seems to be a lock for a number one seed.

The Yankees had been the pick to win the American League East this season with a good shot to reach he World Series again as they did last year, before losing to the Dodgers. But the injury bug has hit hard. These are the major injuries:

Gerrit Cole (elbow) - out for the year
Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) - on IL
DJ LeMahieu (calf) - shutdown
Luis Gil (lat) - out minimum 3 months

So Yankees GM, Brian Cashman has to wheel and deal to put together a roster with guys to replace the injured Yankees, but as the Yanks always seem to have a winning record and usually make the postseason, I have faith in Brian.

GO DUKE & GO YANKEES!!!

 

[kgmets2]

Duke won again on Saturday as the potential #1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Cooper Flagg continues to impress. I’m loving watching him play and improve game by game.

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I agree that Cooper would be the #1 pic in the NBA draft, but he loves Duke and may stay if the NIL money matches or exceeds what a #1 NBA draft pic would receive. As a fellow Duke fan, this is what we should all hope for!