When Duke wins, America wins
Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 at 5:30 am by Kinger in NCAA Basketball, NCAA Tournament
Admit it America, we’ve had a tough go of it lately.
A couple of wars, Lakers and Yankees are defending champs, Barry passing health care reform, ninjas robbing jewelry stores in Portland, Sean Hannity, and oh yeah, Duke hasn’t won the title since 2001.
Blaspheme.
I mean, this is freaking Duke we’re talking about. Where the future doctors, lawyers and politicians of America scoff at Final Four appearances like Jeremiah Masoli does in asking for permission to use Mac Books.
Duke does Duke. Duke does titles.
And this is the year my friends. All the chips are falling perfectly into place, and we should all be celebrating this fact.
Remember playing ball with your friends in elementary school? You weren’t a tag-team of Jordan and Pippen, you were Hurley and Laettner. Fast forward a couple of years, it was Hill and Capel and then Brand and Battier. Now it’s imaginations of Scheyer and Singler running up and down driveways in this country. I for one couldn’t be happier about this.
Duke is the moral compass of not only the basketball world, the the actual physical world. Starting with the brilliance and grace of coach K, the awesomeness just trickles down. When America was getting dominated in International basketball competitions, who did we call to set things right? Yup, coach K. Can you say “Gold Medal?” When the credit crunch started, who did American Express call? I think you know the answer.
In a world of ‘one-and-done’s', rap music and the And-1 Mix Tape Tour, Coach K and Duke basketball is our rock. No headbands, hired guns, refusal to use your left hand, disdain for defense or one-handed passes. Nope, not in Dukes house. Perfect hair, even better smiles, power lay-ins and fundamental two-hand chest passes abound.
When the going gets tough, what does Duke do?And don’t get me wrong, it’s gonna get tough.
SLAP THE FLOOR!!!!!
There is no quit in Duke, and there should be no quit in you, America, the time is now. Rise with me, cheer your heart out and watch our boys turn into men over the next two weeks. We will only come out stronger than ever.
You hear me Baylor, Duke is coming, America is coming and we refuse to lose.
America, our moment is now. Duke is our moment, Duke is THE moment. Don’t just sit there, I am talking to you. Slap the floor at your house, slap the floor at your friends house, slap it in a bar, just slap the floor!
God bless you, God bless all that is right and God bless the United States of Duke.
goodplaye
28. Mar, 2010
if we pick you’re an idiot, does that mean you’re an idiot?
El Rey
28. Mar, 2010
Yes. But I am clearly not, so why would you pick that?
goodplaye
28. Mar, 2010
haha i actually didn’t
PKD
28. Mar, 2010
Duke, hey that rhymes with Puke
brewSKI
28. Mar, 2010
First time in my life I’m rooting for Duke and that’s purely for money.
Dave Bliss
28. Mar, 2010
Go Bears!