MBB: Duke vs. Louisville (2/21, 9 p.m., ESPN) Pre-Game and In-Game Thread

[DukeWarhead]

Yes, it is rather silly to say that Duke is better without MB III. But... hot damn!

...And just as I post that, Louisville goes on a bit of a roll. So no, there is no full 40 minutes played tonight. Last two have been garbage. Yes, nitpicky.

[jjredickrules]

Everyone is dunking tonight. Wow. And this is without our top dunker? Scary for everyone else!

[TheOldBattleship]

To be fair, Louisville is a bubble team. But yeah, we have dominated tonight.

Oof, yeah, just looked at their games down the stretch, and they are going to have to figure some stuff out to get to .500 in ACC play. They've got @VaTech, UVA at home, and @NCState. Would not even be remotely surprised if they went 0-3 through that stretch, which would put them at 8-10 in the ACC. If that happens, gotta think they'd have to do something special in the ACC tourney to make the Big Dance.

[DukeWarhead]

...And just as I post that, Louisville goes on a bit of a roll. So no, there is no full 40 minutes played tonight. Last two have been garbage. Yes, nitpicky.

Okay, not nitpicky.. currently 13 of 14 from the stripe. Nice indeed.

[ndkjr70]

Domination from 15:00 left onwards. What a win.

[TheOldBattleship]

Lots going well for us tonight, but the fact that Carter (and, to some extent, Bolden and the zone) completely erased Anas Mahmoud from this game is a key factor. Mahmoud has given us fits in the past with his shot-blocking and ability to handle the ball, but tonight? Absolutely not a factor.