"Gary Williams Court" Ceremony Rescheduled ... to the Duke Game
by Ben Broman on Oct 11, 2011 11:58 AM EDT
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Back when it was announced that the floor at the Comcast Center would be renamed Gary Williams Court, we were one of the many scratching our heads at the timing of the naming-ceremony: it was scheduled for Friday, December 9, on which there wasn't even a game.
That little issue has been rectified, though, and the dedication has been moved back to January 25th ... right in time for the Duke game in College Park. In addition to making the ceremony significantly more awesome (and lively), the change "will allow the ceremony to be part of ESPN's national broadcast." Good pub for the school and the team.
Admittedly, the school may've missed an opportunity to boost attendance at a game like, say, Illinois or Georgia Tech, compared to a Duke game that will almost certainly be a sell-out anyway, as all Duke games in CP are. With the struggles the team is likely to face next season, they'll need every attendance boost they can get.
But, eh, whatever, this is just too cool. Comcast will be going insane, without a doubt, and there's no better opponent for Gary to be honored against than the Blue Devils. Well done move, and again: awesome.
And, of course, there's the hope that this'll give Maryland's players a much-needed boost against a team likely to be in the top 10 nationally at that point. Emotion will be riding high. A big upset would be icing on the cake.
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Lefty?
I thought that Lefty was to be honored contemporaneously with Gary. I’m all for moving the honoring to the Duke game in front of a national audience, but is there any word on what or when Lefty gets his honor (like a bronze bust of him driving the ACC championship trophy up and down tobacco road)?
Good comment
Nice memory. Thanks. Lefty was a piece of work. At the same time, a friend who is a NCS alum said Lefty was the only ACC coach to send congratulations to Valvano for winning the national chmpionship.
Awesome Night
If Len gets cleared to play, I think this team may be better then some think. I’m not saying a tournament team or top in the ACC but I think this team can win some games. This should be great for recruiting if we have guys watching the game. This place will be going insane.
by Brendan Plutschak on Oct 11, 2011 12:46 PM EDT reply actions
Good and Bad
This is the 2nd time this week I’ll be dissapointed by the Dook game. At first, when I saw it was January 25th, I thought that we were still on Jan-term, thus the freshman and NY-NJ students wouldn’t be back from break yet, so I’d have a good shot at a ticket (and a group 1 entry). Unfortunately, the school reopens that day: a Wednesday
This is also bad for all of us students who are true fans and can’t get tickets to the dook game. Missing the dook game is one thing, but this court is only going to be dedicated to GW once, and I’ll be devastated if I can’t be there for it
by kryptonianjorel on Oct 11, 2011 1:35 PM EDT reply actions
just go to all the previous games and that wont be a problem
if you dont go to the cupcakes games then you wont (and dont deserve to) get a ticket.
You can still not get a ticket
They don’t automatically take everyone with perfect attendance, only 20% of the tickets are automatically given to that group
by kryptonianjorel on Oct 11, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
no home duke game should ever be scheduled for winter break
period. no exceptions.
Lets gooo Maryland
im gonna guarantee a win today
for that dook game. i dont care who is playing at that point, with all the emotion of that day, the likelihood of getting some sorta gameday type show there, the packed house, the noise, and that fact that dook is a VERY young team that wont have played in such a hostile environment before, we win. calling it, mark it down
I wonder...
if some of the players like Vasquez, Stevie Francis, "02 natty team and ’04 ACC ’ship team will be there?
Keep any ceremony honoring Lefty separate
from the ceremony to honor GW. They both earned their own time alone in the spotlight from the Terps and the fans.
Besides, a large part of me believes the AD chose to honor GW at the Duke game because they were our biggest rivals during GW’s time leading the Terps, and Gary would appreciate us rubbing their noses in it. If that is the case, Lefty would appreciate being honored at an UNC or NC St game for the same reasons, as they were our biggest rivals in HIS time at Maryland.
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