MOTM: Duke v. Miami (Jan 15, 2018)

[JBDuke]

Who was Man of the Match in Duke's win over Miami tonight?

[Les Grossman]

Jr.!

[MCFinARL]

Would have voted for Wendell Carter until Trent had that crucial stretch in the second half. Both were key tonight.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Carter gets my vote. In any non-MB3 year, he would be getting so many accolades from fans and the media.

[DU82]

Carter kept us in the game for a long time, plus some big defensive plays. 1-A to Trent (ask me later, I might switch my vote.)

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Was going to vote for Wendell until Gary saved our bacon! Trent got my vote tonight. LGD GTHc 9F!

[Dr. Rosenrosen]

Wendell kept us in the hunt. Gary sealed the deal. Great combo. Impossible really to choose one over the other so I picked Wendell b/c he was listed first.

[dukelifer]

Trent's 3 was the defibrillator. This team was flatlining and he got them back to life. He thus gets my vote. After that a number of guys made key contributions. Carter was big tonight throughout.

[Native]

Gary saved our bacon tonight.

[kAzE]

Gary was the only consistent guy on offense tonight, but Wendell's defense during the run was just as huge. His ability to defend in the paint without fouling was the biggest difference in the game IMO. They went at him over and over in the 2nd half, but he did an incredible job defending. It was the reason we were able to play the last 13 minutes with all of our starters. But obviously still, huge, huge game for Gary. Those 2 guys carried us.

[BandAlum83]

Wendell was a man tonight. I don't care what the stats say, I swear he had a triple double. I think he blocked 17 shots tonight. At least it seemed like it. He was everywhere.

[DukieInBrasil]

It was tough to choose, but i went with Carter because of the 4 blocks, 2 steals, 14 rebounds, and 3 assists, in addition to the 15 points. He did everything.
Gary was awesome too.

[devildeac]

I'm voting for Junior. Both of them.

[drummerdevil]

Is this the first time Bagley gets no votes all year?

[DukieInBrasil]

Is this the first time Bagley gets no votes all year?

He really shouldn't. Carter did everything Bagley did, stat-wise, but did it better. Although credited with only 1 turnover, Bagley made multiple terrible passes. After his early injury, Bagley seemed much less motorized than he usually does.

[OldPhiKap]

Carter with the game-long body blows. Trent with the flurry of head shots to finish ‘em off.

Can’t decide. Great game by both!

[kAzE]

Is this the first time Bagley gets no votes all year?

And yet, if it was Javin DeLaurier or Bolden putting up that exact same stat line instead of Bagley, he would have gotten a bunch of "feel good" votes.

[jv001]

He really shouldn't. Carter did everything Bagley did, stat-wise, but did it better. Although credited with only 1 turnover, Bagley made multiple terrible passes. After his early injury, Bagley seemed much less motorized than he usually does.

It seems to me that Wendell can take the punishment better than Marvin, Jr. But he's a physical player while Marvin is a fluid type player. I'm happy we have both of them. By the way, I voted for Trent but could have easily have voter for Wendell. GoDuke!

[kako]

https://twitter.com/Carnage45/status...137088/video/1

I voted Carter, because I just love this block. IMHO it's in the same conversation as JD on Rivers and Battier against Maryland in the 54 seconds game. Not the most visually spectacular - not like it went into the upper deck - but he just *ELIMINATED* the shot in a key moment against a 6-11 guy.

Carter still needs to work on his team interior D, but he's a shot blocking monster. I think if he stayed 4 years, he'd beat out The Landlord for the blocks record... maybe even in 3. Of course, that won't happen.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I'm curious about the reasoning behind the Allen/Duval votes. Especially Grayson's.