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Message: [QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 5250135, member: 181"] There is factual validity in the way you've worded this, but your entrance into the discussion brings a smile to my face. When the clock was starting to dwindle and Houston was still down 10, I popped into the Boneyard to see that Tarris Reed Jr had announced his return. I briefly considered your Wednesday evening post in the McNeeley thread that claimed the return of Ball and/or Reed as "unlikely," but my priority was to relate the good news to my sister, with whom I was texting. You weren't worth my effort then; I'd figured you had appropriately disappeared for now. After little sis & I exchanged happy thoughts & feelings, I told her that it would only be grumpiness for me not to acknowledge that Cooper Flagg is quite good. I followed it by saying that Duke looked pretty good too. And from there, it naturally followed that maybe such compliments were needed to jinx Duke, and I expressed regret for not having thought of that sooner. By the time I'd written, "You're welcome" as the game ended, we'd also agreed that Kneupel (whose name I never spelled the same way twice) was Cam-ishly good. Even at the end, Houston had to survive the foolish endline technical foul and the missed (and unreviewable) kicked ball off of a Duke foot. It wasn't quite the perfect game that the 2004 Huskies pitched in the semi-finals, but it was very delightful in its own way. You're right that Duke played a lot of good games and often looked quite strong. Scheyer closed the season 4-1, which is no easy accomplishment. I don't think he'll be like Rick Barnes, whose sole Final 4 was in 2003 coaching at Texas. So enjoy the best of your take, and learn to take your losses well when you throw your shade at UConn. Your handle deserves much more than you bring to it. [/QUOTE]

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