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Duke Rules & Candlebox Sucks

This years Duke team is tough to figure out. I know how good the top 3 are ( Scheyer , Smith & Singler ), but the sophs & froshs are mysteries to me. The only plays they run for those guys are lobs, mainly to a Plumlee , except for the threes that Andre Dawkins (who looks like he's 14) makes more often than not. They have flashes of brilliance, but also look lost out there. Since the Dukies have 4 guys who split time at the 4 & 5, they have been playing more aggressively , which makes them all better. Good thing too because it has taken Zoubek 4 years not to suck. Their team defence can be stifling, as seen in the UConn , Gonzaga & now Clemson games, all ranked teams, so eat that Duke haters. And when the hell did Nolan Smith get so good? He looks nothing like the guy last year who got benched in favor of Paulus . Unless he completely explodes into an all- ACC guy he'll be back next year, which is also my wish for Singler . That Kyle comes back with next...

No Old Gary Either

Well, first things first. No might Boosh shirt for me. :( Secondly I need to get out of my job. I'm just not having a good time anymore. Work shouldn't be all fun, but it shouldn't suck the life from you like a bad ST:TNG energy monster. Sometime in the last 4 or 5 years the job started to change, and crap really hit the fan in the past 18 months. Home office doesn't listen to us (as if they ever did), but our district people don't listen either. Why should they? I mean, I've only worked at this store for the past 13 years, I think I know how our sales trend and that staying open until 9pm on fourth of july is a complete waste of time and payroll. Or that opening at 7 am on Black Friday was another payroll waster. No, lets paint all stores in NC and TN with teh same brush and have everyone fall in line. There's a reason that our companys stock on Dow Jones high this year is just north of $4, I know its not my fault. We go through CEOs like the Raiders go thr...