This should be a good match-up today in Cameron. Game time is 3:00. If you wear a holiday sweater, you get free admission.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Kentucky is minus starting guard Bria Goss (broken left wrist).
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Let's Go Duke!
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An 89-67 laugher was nice to see. Go Duke!
Man, if your Mom made you wear that color when you were a baby, and you're still wearing it, it's time to grow up!
It would be easy to grumble and be all glass-half-empty. We did, after all, have > 20 turnovers and give up 26 offensive rebounds. If we do those things against UConn, it's unlikely that we will win by 21.
But we did so many things well that I'm going to leave the grumbling to you-know-who.
There were times when that game was really fun to watch. We worked hard to close out to corners and wings in the zone; Kentucky shot 2-24 from three for a reason. After about midway in the first half, UK rarely got the ball into the high post. Our ball movement and unselfish play, both in transition and in the half court offense, were a joy to watch (19 assists on 29 made FG). We had a good plan to beat the UK press and we mostly executed it well.
You kinda wish we weren't going to have a week off.
We did have a bunch of turnovers, but I think that was one of the best offensive games I've seen Duke play in years. You could tell the coaches were prepared for the press from the KY guards. Most of the time, we did a great job beating it and then driving to the basket. Nice aggressive play by all.
Good crowd in Cameron, so it was a great game to watch.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
An enjoyable read.
http://www.kentucky.com/2014/12/20/3...=/99/322/&rh=1
Good win. Azura' Stevens is still my hero.
Games have consequences. Duke moves from 13 to 10 (tied with Oregon State) in today's new AP poll, while Kentucky drops from 8 to 12.
Check out how close Azur'a is to a dunk. http://www.dukechronicle.com/article...68#.VJqZMfWcFg
unfortunately, it't not particularly close...the top of the ball is still below the rim, and the ball is about a foot diameter...her hand is on the bottom of the ball, and the BOTTOM of the ball needs to clear the rim at minimum for a a dunk...which means she's about 2 feet of vertical away from a dunk. if I could add 2 feet to my vertical, i would....but it's not like shooting fish in a haystack.
1200. DDMF.