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King of the Hill

05:07 PM ET 02.07

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By Patrick Kendall I apologize...I apologize. Obviously my critics will claim that I went into hiding until AFTER this game to see the outcome before getting back to the keyboard but I promise that is not the case. You should really blame my wife. She opened a new business and demands that I put my time in there as well...so you see? Not my fault. (Honey, if you're reading this, I LOVE spending all that quality time with you...REALLY!) Anyway, first I have to retroactively thumb my nose at Bob the Terp because of Duke's big win in…

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Finding Offense with UNC (No Need to be Defensive)

05:13 PM ET 01.04

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By Patrick Kendall (RivalBlues.com)Now I recognize these Heels. They look a lot like some of the great Kansas teams that ole Roy Boy used to coach (Collison and Pierce anyone?). Up tempo, athletic, tough. Big guards that could rebound and run; big men who could bull their way to the basket and draw the foul in a half-court set. It's all coming back to me. I also remember another thing about those teams: no defense. The game plan was simple: you want to run, we'll run. At the end of the game let's see who scored more. …

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(UNC vs DUKE) My Holiday Gift: A Clarification

04:28 PM ET 12.18

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By Patrick Kendall (rivalblues.com)I want to go on record up front that the omission of Danny Green was the only error I intend to apologize for from last week's blog. I'm a little surprised at myself that he was left out of the comparison so as a result I will amend my Forward analysis and call Green/Stephenson/Thompson a Push against Singler/McClure/Thomas (two names that weren't mentioned either in the last blog.) As for Marcus Ginyard, he plays solid defense but offers very little in terms of offensive potency so he does not sway any argument except…

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