Today In The Valley (Dec. 18)
Evansville (7-1) at #1 North Carolina (9-0)
6:00 p.m.
Dean E. Smith Center (a.k.a. “The Dean Dome); Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPNHD
People do crazy things in life. Some men drive 18-wheelers over ice. Some walk down a dark alley in New York at night. Still there are some who jump off bridges with just a parachute in hand. Yet others gamble away the fortunes of others in a giant Ponzi scheme and try to get away with it but only ruin the lives of those who trusted them.
At the end of the day most, if not all, of these people survive. The Purple Aces are crazy for taking on North Carolina in Chapel Hill. But they will survive just like every other team that goes to the Dean Dome and leaves with a loss.
The Purple Aces are flying high. They are coming off a huge 72-40 win over Western Kentucky. Shy Ely, Valley Player of the Week, led EU with 26 points in the win. The defense had a big night as well. It isn't often a team is held to 40 points or less. A player to keep an eye on is freshman Kaylon Williams. He nearly recorded a triple-double by scoring 7 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists.
North Carolina is the heavy favorite. They have Psycho T, Tyler Hansbrough, back from an early season injury. He matches Shy Ely as his conference’s current player of the week. Sorry Valley, but the ACC honor carries a bit more weight. They also have Ty Lawson. And Danny Green. And Wayne Ellington. And the list goes on. Sounds like the draft class of 2009 right? We'll see.
What does Evansville get for this trip? Not an early Christmas present; more like a lump of coal and a loss. It will be a “coachable moment.” But they’ll also get the honor of hosting UNC in 2010-2011, a trip they’ll return with a trek to Chapel Hill the following year.
And of course, they’ll get a story to tell their children about, who will in turn probably call them crazy.
~ Panon
6:00 p.m.
Dean E. Smith Center (a.k.a. “The Dean Dome); Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ESPNHD
People do crazy things in life. Some men drive 18-wheelers over ice. Some walk down a dark alley in New York at night. Still there are some who jump off bridges with just a parachute in hand. Yet others gamble away the fortunes of others in a giant Ponzi scheme and try to get away with it but only ruin the lives of those who trusted them.
At the end of the day most, if not all, of these people survive. The Purple Aces are crazy for taking on North Carolina in Chapel Hill. But they will survive just like every other team that goes to the Dean Dome and leaves with a loss.
The Purple Aces are flying high. They are coming off a huge 72-40 win over Western Kentucky. Shy Ely, Valley Player of the Week, led EU with 26 points in the win. The defense had a big night as well. It isn't often a team is held to 40 points or less. A player to keep an eye on is freshman Kaylon Williams. He nearly recorded a triple-double by scoring 7 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists.
North Carolina is the heavy favorite. They have Psycho T, Tyler Hansbrough, back from an early season injury. He matches Shy Ely as his conference’s current player of the week. Sorry Valley, but the ACC honor carries a bit more weight. They also have Ty Lawson. And Danny Green. And Wayne Ellington. And the list goes on. Sounds like the draft class of 2009 right? We'll see.
What does Evansville get for this trip? Not an early Christmas present; more like a lump of coal and a loss. It will be a “coachable moment.” But they’ll also get the honor of hosting UNC in 2010-2011, a trip they’ll return with a trek to Chapel Hill the following year.
And of course, they’ll get a story to tell their children about, who will in turn probably call them crazy.
~ Panon
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