NC State, North Carolina, and Duke all begin opening practice tonight at seven p.m. Eastern along with the rest of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Locally, State and Duke are having closed practices for their first night, but Carolina is having their usual schmooze fest where the players shoot layups, sign autographs for girls, and pretend they dont exist to sell UNC sports apparel.
Okay, that was catty, but I'm not a Carolina fan so who cares? It's basketball time, baby. The most wonderful time of the year.
The weather is perfect (72F right now) but there is a chill in the air from windy conditions, so hints of fall are all over the place - leaves blowing from trees and the thump, thump, thump of boys with balls on the street. Inside, older boys will be dreaming of ACC glory . . . the ACC championship . . . the Final Four . . . and jerseys hung in the rafters.
Here's one for my special guys, the Wolfpack. I believe, and they believe, their time has come.
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So good to see your smiling face, Michelle. Ah yes, basketball! and yet......
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You are too cool... Where you been hidin ???
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I've never been able to get into basketball, college OR pro. If South Carolina is having a good year I might watch a game now and then, but other than that it just hasn't ever done much for me. I'm excited for you, though!
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It's terrific to see you posting again. If only I didn't come from a school where the basketball blew....
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I'm 80% American basketball illiterate, but I always smile with your love for the sport :)
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dm: thanks. I am bummed that my current class schedule is going to force me to miss the first three games. They are exhibition games, but still. And the NFL sucks in our state too, so no love for the NFL for me this year.
lizzie: grad school.
thanks Groon!
ivylander: i feel your pain.
Anna: you don't have to know anything about basketball to appreciate these: Panathinaikos - Dimitris Diamantidis
Olympiakos - Arvydas Macijauskas
NC State - Ben McCauley
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You raise a valid point.... (hahaha you know our teams as well!)
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Those grads are lucky to have you - but you've been missed here...keep us posted on your favorite sport & your teams :) (oh, and the music too my dear) !!!