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Welcome to National Lazy Day!
Today there will not be much information regarding this annually celebrated holiday as we do not feel like doing any research. Actually, we do not feel like doing anything at all. So we are in our hammocks with a couple of good books and glasses of lemonade and iced tea. Yes, it is National Lazy Day, and we choose to be lazy rather than tell you that this holiday is observed each year on August 10th. The creator and origin of National Lazy Day could not be found.
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Led by Syracuse, 4 ACC basketball teams rank inside the top 10 in attendance - ACCSports.com (accsports.com; Geisinger)
Despite a disappointing 19-15 season, Syracuse basketball led the nation in total attendance in 2016-17. According to the NCAA, the Orange drew 444,809 fans to the Carrier Dome over 21 games last season. Syracuse was the only program to go over 400,000 fans in attendance.
Kentucky led the nation in average home game attendance: 23,461. Syracuse finished second in this metic: 21,181. Jim Boeheim’s program got the edge in total attendance, though, because the Orange hosted 21 games. Plus, the Carrier Dome is enormous.
Syracuse, however, wasn’t the only ACC program to draw a crowd.
ACC basketball: “If you build it, they will come”
In terms of average attendance, the ACC had four programs land inside the top 10; after Syracuse comes Louisville (20,846), North Carolina (18,067) and NC State (15,906).
There were 12 programs that averaged over 15,000 people per game. Four of those schools hail from the ACC; the Big Ten also has four — Wisconsin, Maryland, Indiana and Nebraska. Michigan State just missed this cut, too — 14,797 in average attendance.
Two SEC programs hit this benchmark: Kentucky and Arkansas.
Kansas from the Big 12 and Creighton of the Big East (that’ll never not feel weird to type) round out that list.
Keeping it 100…for the most part
Every ACC basketball program averaged over 4,200 people in attendance — at the minimum. Additionally, 14 of the league’s 15 teams ranked inside the top 100 nationally in average attendance.
The lone exception: Boston College.
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Pretty sure Buffalo is not in Canada...
Syracuse PG Howard Washington Says He’s 2nd Coming of Tyler Ennis (itlh.com; Weisleder)
The similarities shared between former and current Orange point guards Howard Washington and Tyler Ennis extend beyond the fact that they are both Canadian
Howard Washington and now Los Angeles Laker Tyler Ennis are almost too similar. Here are two major things that connect them:
- Ennis’ father Tony McIntyre was one of Washington’s high school coaches at Athlete Institute.
- Washington is 6-foot-2 and weighs 172 pounds while Ennis was 6-foot-2 and weighed 180 pounds coming out of high-school.
Ennis put together a phenomenal 2013-14 season while at Syracuse, averaging just under 13 points per game, over five assists per game, more than three rebounds per game, and over two steals per game.
The soon-to-be freshman has a ton of confidence in himself, and his comments are a clear
indication that he believes he can replicate Ennis’ production at Syracuse.
More similarities
According to ESPN College Recruiting, Ennis was a five-star recruit coming out of high school and had a 91 overall grade. Washington is a four-star recruit and has an overall grade of 80.
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Trent Forrest — Emerging Leader For The Men’s Basketball Team (seminoles.coml Rosuck)
Great leaders do not always lead by the words they speak. They lead by example.
Florida State sophomore guard Trent Forrest is an example of one of these leaders, a player whose actions speak louder than his words.
Forrest grew up in Chipley, a small town in the panhandle of Florida, which has a population of roughly 3,580 people. Moving to an area like Tallahassee and attending Florida State with a student population ten times the size of Forrest’s hometown of was eye-opening.
“Where I am from, there are three or four traffic lights in the whole city, versus coming to Tallahassee that has one on every street,” Forrest said.
“The town is only about an hour and a half away from Tallahassee, so the move itself wasn’t that difficult.
But with a large campus and massive student body, it can be harder to build strong, lasting relationships. That’s the one thing Forrest said he misses about his hometown.
However, he accomplished a lot during his first year at Florida State – on the court and in the classroom. Forrest earned the Seminoles’ First Year Academic Achievement Award, was named to the 2017 ACC Academic Honor Roll and the 2017 All-ACC Academic Basketball team.
“You have to find the time to study and get what you need for class so that you can succeed on and off the court,” said Forrest. “Hard work goes hand in hand, really, with anything you want to do in life. If you want to be good at anything, work hard at it.”
Forrest learned the attribute of leadership back home by watching his mother, Barbara Lee, lead a local church as the community pastor.
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Duke Basketball: Which Freshman Will Have the Biggest Impact this Season? - Duke Report (dukereport.com; Aldridge)
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Here’s how I think things will play out in terms of the type of impact those freshmen have.
Trevon Duval
Point Guard – 6’3”, 186 lbs.
Championship caliber teams almost always have elite point guard play. It’s one of the biggest things that was missing on last season’s Duke roster. The Blue Devils don’t have that concern this season as Trevon Duval is one of the top rated incoming point guards in the country and has drawn comparisons to Derrick Rose for his size and athleticism. Duval is the kind of player who makes everyone around him better and can serve as a catalyst for his team’s success. Here’s to hoping he reminds us all of the healthy Derrick Rose and avoids the Duke injury bug in what will likely be his lone season in college.
2. Wendell Carter
Power Forward – 6’10”, 259 lbs.
Wendell Carter has a chance to put together a huge year at Duke and position himself as a Top 5 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. We’ve been hearing reports for the past couple months about how he’s transformed his body to play stronger and faster this season, and that could make him a lethal pairing with Trevon Duval. If Carter has also been able to extend his range to be able to make perimeter shots consistently, he could be unstoppable on offense.
3. Gary Trent Jr.
Shooting Guard – 6’6”, 209 lbs.
It will be interesting to see how Duke elects to use Gary Trent Jr. It’s almost guaranteed that Trevon Duval and Grayson Allen will be starters, meaning Trent would be part of a 3-guard lineup that could require to him to have to defend bigger wing players. He’s drawn praise for his toughness and maturity, but that will be a tough challenge against Duke’s best opponents. He also may be this team’s best option in terms of being able to create his own shot.
4. Jordan Tucker
Small Forward – 6’7”, 212 lbs.
I consider Jordan Tucker to be the x-factor in Duke’s 2017 recruiting class. He was basically the Plan B after Kevin Knox surprisingly committed to Kentucky, but Tucker has the potential to be a perfect fit for the Blue Devils. He’s known as one of the best shooters in the class and at 6’7”, 212 lbs., he should be able to hold his own physically on the wing. If he can hold his own defensively, Tucker could be a dangerous weapon with his perimeter shooting and the playmakers around him.
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Central New York's weekend weather a bit unsettled, but not too bad (PS; Montreuil)
A storm system will pass across Canada this weekend, bringing a couple of chances for showers and thunderstorms to Central New York this weekend. However, there should still be plenty of nice weather to enjoy both Saturday and especially on Sunday.
The best chance for rain this weekend will come during the midday hours on Saturday. As the storm system passes by, a few showers and thunderstorms should pop up across Central New York.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms should continue into the early and possibly mid afternoon hours before tapering off for the latter half of the afternoon.
This will especially be the case if some sun can work out earlier in the morning, helping temperatures rise into the 70s from morning lows in the mid 60s.
Regardless, thunderstorms are not expected to be widespread or very organized. Severe weather and flash flooding are unlikely. Some areas will probably get through Saturday without seeing any rain at all.
Skies will turn partly cloudy Saturday night and lows will drop back into the low 60s. Sunday should start out with some sun mixing with clouds.
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