Yeah, I hate the NBA too, but I enjoy following our former Heels.  Here's a list of who's left in the playoffs.

Vince Carter - New Jersey Nets
The Nets will lose in 6 games or less to the Heat, unfortunately.

Rasheed Wallace & Coach Larry Brown - Detroit Pistons
Face the Sixers in the first round. Should be interesting, as it's a series featuring Brown against the team he took to the Finals a few years back.

Jerry Stackhouse - Dallas Mavericks
Nice 4/5 matchup between Mavs and Rockets. Jerry has been playing very well as the 6th man for Dallas.

Antawn Jamison & Brendan Haywood - Washington Wizards
Another good 4/5 matchup between Washington and the resurgent Chicago Bulls. Luol Deng and Chris Duhon play for the Bulls.  All the more reason for Washington to crush them.

Jeff McInnis just missed the playoffs with the Cavs (New Jersey claimed the #8 spot), but we almost had our famous "almost greatest team ever" with McInnis, Stackhouse, Wallace, Carter and Jamison represented in the NBA Playoffs.

P.S. If you ever wonder where Steve Bucknall or Dante Calabria are playing, check this website's ex-NCAA tracker. Some of the NBA stuff is outdated, but it's nice to know that our guys are out there.

Nick Horvath Revisited (Melchionni) hits that three to put Duke up 9 with under 3 minutes to play. You're doing what I'm doing.  Wherever you are, in the Dome, at home, at the bar, or in your car. You put your head down. 'Why can't we beat Duke?' No matter how good the Heels are in a given season, lately the Blue Devils have our number. They love to talk about streaks and however-many-out-of-the-last-15, but it really starts to get old. You don't want to drive home knowing we lost to Duke. You don't want to do anything knowing we lost to Duke. And no amount of throwing things will fix that.

Jawad gets a tip. Still seems a lost cause. Defensive stop. Marvin gets two free throws. Nelson misses the front of a 1 and 1. Okay. 73-68. May gets a basket plus one. 73-71. All of a sudden, it's not unreasonable. Raymond misses a runner. Ewing loses the ball at midcourt due to Noel's pressure (and probably some contact). Felton calls timeout with 27 ticks to go. Felton gets fouled on a drive. Makes the first. 73-72, Duke. Misses the second. The Blue Devils, with Shavlik Randolph having fouled out, have Patrick Johnson scrambling to grab the ball. He doesn't. Marvin Williams does. Shot. Bank. Net. Foul. Plus 1. Heels up 75-73. Redick misses, Ewing misses. May grabs the ball. Game.

ACC Regular Season Championship. How sweet it is.