Recap of the UNC vs. Duke Beat Down in Durham March 3rd!!!

In this entry I recap the UNC vs. Duke game(March 3rd), talk about UNC's chances for a national championship, and explore idea that "Duke is not Elite." CLICK THE VIDEO below to see the whole story!

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The Rivalry! UNC vs. Duke Part II The Rematch!!!

Hang On! It's Do or Die Time!!!

The last Duke vs. UNC game was a classic! The Tar Heels allowed the Devils to steal one in Chapel Hill by not taking advantage of easy opportunites during the last few minutes of the game. What also helped Duke was the referees swallowing their whistles, and this is not just UNC fan bias, Doug Gottlieb pointed out the missed calls on ESPN today! Check out my preview of the No. 6 UNC vs. No. 4 Duke rematch, should be another good one!

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UNC vs. Duke Rivalry Recap!!! Feb. 8

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Check out my review and recap of another classic match-up between Duke and UNC!!!

The Rivalry!!! Duke vs. North Carolina Basketball

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This is "Middle Class" Matt Nicholson coming at you from the Mecca of basketball, the Triangle area in North Carolina. Here is preview and prediction of the Duke vs. UNC rivalry game on Wednesday, February 8 (9:00 PM ET ESPN). This should be another exciting chapter in this great rivalry, between these two traditional college basketball powers. I predicted the Tar Heels to win, but it should a close game and another good one, even if ESPN isn't hyping up and selling this rivalry as much as they used to.

NBA Baller Brandon Jennings Shows up at the NC Pro Am!!!

Brandon Jennings on the court at the NC Pro Am

Milwaukee Buck's star Brandon Jennings played with Austin Rivers at the North Carolina Pro Am Thursday night, August 4th. At 21 years old Jennings is about the age of most of the college players at the Pro Am. Yet, talent advantage he has over most of the college guys was clear. No one on the court could keep Jennings in check(see videos below). Jennings' young NBA career has already produced a 50 point game, so the Pro Am competition was no problem. Jennings looks very small on the court. Jennings seems to be a little taller than 6 feet and weighs about 165, but his elite quickness made him impossible to guard.

Austin You're not in High School anymore!

Future Duke star Austin Rivers at the NC Pro Am

Austin Rivers and UNC great Jerry Stackhouse after the game.

Miles Plumlee at the NC Pro Am. Miles is in a good mood talking to fans after the game.

Austin Rivers' confidence was visibly shaken at the Pro Am. He never regained his composure that night. Watch the video below for the details.

Incoming Duke freshman Michael Gbinije trying to console his teammate Austin Rivers on the bench.

There was another site who posted a story about incoming Duke freshman Austin Rivers at the NC Pro Am and their heading was "Austin Rivers and Ryan Kelly put on a show at NC Pro Am." Both Rivers and Kelly have played well, but Wednesday night belonged to North Carolina Central's Dominique Sutton. Rivers showed up at the game late and as soon as he checked in the game, Sutton was all over him. The crowd went crazy and the small gym became thick with intensity. Rivers recovered and knocked down the shot, but then lost his temper and two hand shoved Sutton. After this altercation River hit a few shots, but never regained his composure. Most would say this was a "freshman" mistake.

Rivers and Sutton still going at it! The whole team has to get involved. It was a heated summer night at the Pro Am!

Rivers was really frustrated by the incident. Here he is explaining himself to the referee and trying to get past the altercation with Sutton.

Sutton drives by Rivers and dunks and Sutton gets the "and one."

Still, Rivers had his moments. Rivers gets the better of Sutton on the other end.

Sutton manning up on Rivers.

Sutton's team destroyed Rivers' team that night! Even though Sutton's team was at a disadvantage when it came to talent. Rivers played with his Duke teammate Miles Plumlee, but they could not stop Sutton and his teammates from running all over them!

Pictures from the North Carolina Pro AM Part II

You can see Kyrie Irving and Austin Rivers. Jay Williams is in the middle and all three Dukies are posing together for the cameras.

Past, present, and the future, Jay Williams, Kyrie Irving(this years #1 pick in the NBA Draft), and the much hyped Austin Rivers who will attend Duke Unversity this year.

Austin Rivers talking to former Duke great Jay Williams.

Austin Rivers should be a really good college player right from the start. Rivers is not a great athlete which may prevent him from ever becoming an NBA all-star. Rivers should put up huge numbers at Duke and then have a long ordinary career in NBA, but he seems to have killer instincts and that goes a long way. Other Duke players have killer instincts as well and it did not translate to NBA superstardom.

This is Austin Rivers shooting a free throw. Rivers is not a great jumper nor does he have great foot speed which means he will fit right in at Duke. Like other Duke stars of the past, Rivers is a great shooter, and unlike many of Duke's former players, he has great body control. He plays with a Kobe Bryant type swagger, which makes one wonder how he will mix with Coach K's military style idea of a team next year. Rivers would talk to the crowd and throw up hand signs after a good play. One time the crowd told him to shoot and put up one from about half court. I doubt he does that while he is playing for Coach K next year, if he tries, it should be interesting!

There were some pretty good players on the court this night. Pictured here is Austin Rivers, son of Doc Rivers, coach of the Boston Celtics. Seth Curry, son of Dell Curry and brother of Stephen Curry who plays for the Golden State Warriors. Also Darius Johnson-Odom who plays for the Marquette Golden Eagles. Johnson-Odom was the second best player on the floor during this game. Seth Curry shot the ball well, but other than that, nothing noteworthy. After, seeing Curry in person he is no more than 6-0 foot. Johnson-Odom's star was only out shinned by Rivers, but that should not be too much of a surprise. Johnson-Odom averaged almost 16.0 pts. a game last year and Rivers is considered by most, a one and done next year.

Don't know why Austin Rivers is bowing. Maybe he is getting ready for the Duke vs. UNC game!

Pictures from the North Carolina PRO AM!

Please excuse the quality of theses pictures. I took them with my phone at the Annual Pro Am in Durham, NC. This event is being held on the campus of North Carolina Central University. There are NBA stars, as well as college and high school stars, who play in the Summer league tournament every year. It has been labeled as the "Rucker of the South." It does have a Rucker Park feel since the announcer does play by play over the loud speaker, more hyping the action than calling the game. Number six in the picture is the heralded incoming Duke freshman

Austin Rivers.

Miles Plumlee, taking off his shirt in front of former Duke star Jay Williams. I wonder if Williams is impressed by Plumlee's skills that were on display.

Incoming freshman 7 footer Marshall Plumlee saying hello to former college great, Jay Williams.

Alex Murphy, watching a his team, is being dismantled by Dominique Sutton. Get use to the feeling Alex, it will prepare you for Chapel Hill next year.

Dominique Sutton at the free throw line. Sutton led his team to victory, despite having no major division talent to help him. Sutton could average 25.0 points a game at Central if he plays like he did this night!

This is a picture of all three Plumlee boys on the court at the same time at the annual PRO AM in Durham, NC. Even with the talent and height advantage, the brothers still lose to a team with inferior talent. Mason was dunked on by a much smaller man, Dominique Sutton, who will play for North Carolina Central next year. The dunk was such a facial that Mason had to bend his head down to keep from getting hit in the face as the ball went throught net. Sutton is labeled at 6-5 but is more like 6-3. With all three Plumlee boys on the court, as well as Alex Murphy,(incoming freshman at Duke Unversity), the NC Central star outshined them all!