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-- Thursday, March 13, 2003 --

Colin Powell was on TV earlier. He said something along the following lines: the United States has a great track record over the last 60 years of leaving countries better off than we found them. Apparently Powell didn't get the same US history education the rest of us got.

I was looking for something to link to related to Colin Powell, preferably a political cartoon or something along those lines. I searched for “Colin Powell comic” and somehow wound up with an article entitled, "Colin Powell, Pod Person?” I delved into the article and not only does the piece have a liberal slant to it (ok, it’s more of a horizontal arrow pointing left), it's funny too. The guy who wrote it, Alan Bisbort, brings up a bunch of evidence supporting his assertion that Powell has transformed into a warmongering Bush-lackey. It’s definitely worth a look if you have the time.

And now, without further adieu, I present the

Silver Chips Online ACC Tournament Preview Part II

Second Round
#1 Wake Forest vs. #4 NC State – Wake Forest is long overdue for an upset. This match-up should change that. Wake Forest ended the regular season with a six game win streak but in those wins the margin of victory was just 6.5 points. During that streak, every game but the last has been against teams in the bottom half of the conference, including narrow four-point victories against Virginia and Florida St. The season closed with a six-point win over the Wolf Pack. NC State will be looking for revenge and the team has more to play for than the Demon Deacons. The Pack needs to rack up as many wins as it can to get to the big dance and coach Herb Sendek is well aware of this. He’ll have his team ready to go and he won’t have to lean as heavily on Julius Hodge for points. Lately junior guard Scooter Sherrill has stepped up his game, scoring well over his season average 10.2 points per game in three out of the last four contests. If this game comes down to free-throws, NC State has a slight advantage as the top free-throw shooting team in the ACC.

Outcome: NC State wins

#2 Maryland vs. #3 Duke – This game features two teams that stumbled badly at the end of the season. Both the Terrapins and the Blue Devils lost their last regular season games to bottom-feeders Virginia and North Carolina respectively. Strangely, Duke lost to the very team Maryland blew out by 40 points while Maryland had the season series with Virginia swept by the Cavaliers, a team Duke went 2-0 against. In their first meeting, Maryland blew-out Duke 87-72, but Duke got the better of Maryland down the road, edging out the Terps 75-70 after a hard fought game that the Blue Devils none-the-less led most of the way. The Maryland-Duke series has turned into quite a rivalry over the past several years and both teams will be fighting hard to win this year’s rubber-match. While Duke has the advantage of playing relatively close to home, Maryland has the advantage of senior leadership, something Duke has sorely missed this season. Duke has arguably the best player of the two teams in Dahntay Jones, however Maryland could easily overwhelm him with their terrific backcourt-duo of Drew Nicholas and Steve Blake. This game could really go either way, but if the game comes down to the final minutes as everyone expects it to, the outcome favors Maryland because of the poise and confidence Blake exudes. Still, don’t be surprised if Duke pulls out the win.

Outcome: Maryland wins
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There, I said it. Maryland has a slight edge. I think I'll go kill myself now. You know, it probably isn't good that my emotions hinge so much on the performance of a basketball team I have no personal involvement in.

> KC 12:58 PM [90657440]
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