ACC Tournament Friday: Wake impersonates their elderly mascot; Duke and BC bring the intensity
March 14, 2009 at 12:53 am by Besha Rodell in Sports
WHEN I WAS A LAD, WE PLAYED…WAIT…WHERE AM I?: Wake Forest's Demon Deacon
I think I’ve figured out Wake Forest’s problem. The reason why they tend to lose steam as the season goes on. Why they never end up as good as they promise to be. It’s their mascot. Who wants an old man for a mascot? When he gets up and kind of half-heartedly flails his arms around, trying to rile up the crowd, he just looks like some cheerleader’s demented grandpa who’s wandered onto the court by accident. If I played for a team with that mascot I’d lose my drive as well.
Poor Wake. They really kind of sucked tonight. It was never even close.
The Duke/Boston College game was much more exciting, not least of which because half the crowd were Tar Heels fans who had to be scorned by the announcer (the first time I’ve heard it mentioned this tournament) to behave and cheer “in a positive manner” after the Dome filled with boos when Duke arrived, and also as their starting line up was announced. Duke fans tried to cheer the team louder, but UNC + BC fans had the numbers and lung power.
But also, this game was intense from start to finish. What an end to the first half with Rice’s three pointer! After that BC was on fire for a while. When Singler got a steal for Duke 8 minutes into the second half and ran the court alone to dunk, it kind of knocked the wind out of BC though. They did end up getting it back, but a little too late. I was hoping the last play, with 5 seconds left, would go BC’s way, but no such luck. Rice is such an amazing player, he carried that entire team, and I would have liked to see him get that win. The second very close, very exciting game of the day.
I’m kind of hoping for a UNC Duke final, but I’m also scared of that if Lawson is still out with an injury and Duke is still playing the way they were tonight.
(Photo from Wikimedia Commons)
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