Again. I'm OK with the wide open 3's. Those are good shots. But poor defense is going to put a lot of pressure on this team to make a high percentage of these shots. There's enough talent on this roster we should be able to beat Mercer about twenty different ways, but if you can't play defense you have no margin for error.
we aren't winning this one
All you can do is laugh, really. Did Collins matter that much?
OMG, what in the HECK are we DOING on DEFENSE? Yeah, I know it's been bad all year, but layup after layup followed by Jefferson fouling 35 feet from the hoop is just...mind boggling to me.
Most of the 3s we've taken have been open shots. It's our defense that is killing us - which is not a new story. I wish we'd keep Jabari on the post and try and work inside out for more balanced 3s, but none of it will matter if we can't get stops.
This is how it went at Clemson, ND and Wake: things went south, Duke couldn't pull out of tailspin. We'll see what they've got today...
Throw in a zone? Something has to be done on D!
Jabari on the perimeter. Not smart. Nor was his slap foul a few seconds earlier. Silly foul by Amile. Three silly fouls in less than a minute. Such foolish, lack-of-concentration plays make it tough.
Mercer is really packing the lane and daring us to hit 3s. it will take patient offense to crack that. We aren't patient. Then again, the problem in this game is on the other end of the court.
Yup. This team just can't play defense. It's amazing really. It's been a problem throughout the season and it is currently the problem today. The offense has been okay (not making a good percentage, but getting lots of second-chance points). But the defense has been brutal.
Our (many) fouls are really hurting.
Quel est si drole de la paix, de l'amour, et de la comprehension?
We're going to end up putting them in the bonus pretty soon, which is not good.
Just be you. You is enough. - K, 4/5/10, 0:13.8 to play, 60-59 Duke.
You're all jealous hypocrites. - Titus on Laettner
You see those guys? Animals. They're animals. - SIU Coach Chris Lowery, on Duke
I may not be a basketball expert, but can I make this point. Even if most of the 3's taken are open threes, wouldn't making the defense move more and challenge them inside, banging down low wear them out on offense. Taking the 1st available open 3 is making their life on defense much easier and for that reason they can expend more energy on the offensive end. Just a thought
These fouls are going to start becoming a problem very very soon.
Seriously, Amile? Seriously???
IMO, this has been one of K's worst coaching jobs. Duke consistently has more talent, athleticism, and dpeth than their opponents this year, yet continues to struggle. The team has not really improved any of their weaknesses of the year, and the one player who fills lot of holes (Marshall) doesn't play enough. I think we should take our blue glasses of and truly evaulate his coaching job this year. Losses to Wake, Clemson, Notre Dame, and close calls against Clemson, UMD at home, and Vermont just further my point.