Originally Posted by
Scorp4me
Last night I saw the DBR board was shut down and I thought, come on guys isn't that a bit overkill. So I went over to the "another" Duke board...wow was it the right decision. The fans were a bigger embarassment than anything else I saw last night. Disappointed, but a heck of a season from a very flawed team. Last night they were still calling for Thornton to sit, Cook to start, K to retire...you name it they were calling for it. I just wanted them to shut up myself. Disappointed, but not ashamed. I think what they accomplished was amazing with what they had. I know the team was flawed, but still should have had the talent to beat a #15 seed...so I really appreciated the comments from Jim. He's right, they were seeded too low and we were seeded too high. But with the way basketball is now, I think we'll see alot more of this.
Scorp4me, you nailed it. Just what I was thinking. We did overachieve this year. 79.4 won-lost % & 27 wins... that is actually pretty darn good, there are more than 300 D1 teams that would like to have that many wins.
DBR, wise choice on the time-out. After a loss like this, people get stupid with the emotion of the moment. To those Negative Nancies, I say take a deep breath, people... the sun will come up tomorrow. Also a lot of haters out there, I'm trying to avoid them all as best I can. Life is too short to spend it being all negative and mean-spirited.
I am very curious about what the team will look like next year. Who might leave early? Who else might we get in recruiting? How much will returning players improve in the off-season? Should be an interesting year. Already looking forward to next season with much optimism. Go Duke!!!!
-Son of Jarhead
The Duke fan formerly known as BuschDevil