I think it will be a good game but Duke will prevail!
I think we need to take this game seriously--and I think Coach K will have the guys there. My uncle is a WF fan, so he always takes my dad and me to the game--boy have I had to sit there during some BAD losses over the past few years. But I love this team and think they will pull out another tough, gritty game that will make them better.
I think it will be a good game but Duke will prevail!
The biggest concern tonight will be stopping Wake's guard penetration. Smith and Teague are incredibly quick and if Hale is on the court at the same time, then we will need to decide who guards who. Granted, they have not yet seen a team that can defend the perimiter like us, but if we get lazy on the switches, or someone is flat footed, we could be in for a long night. That said, I like our chances on paper... unfortunatley, there is no way to account for the emotion that will be filling LJ tonight.
If you're at the game... as I will be... act classy. Please.
Wake's three guard offense worries me a bit. But I think Duke will have to have a very, very cold shooting night to give Wake a shot at the upset.
If we don't get a knock out blow early, they may get some confidence, but I still think we pull away in the end.
the case with analyzing the potential that Wake Forest presents with, today, in the form of a quick, guard-oriented attack. Also, those stats are for the season but won't tell the story of improvement, or heart, that Wake plays with versus Duke in Winston. They can be very tough on Duke there.
So it's going to take a focused, emotional effort by Duke from the beginning tip for Duke to win there today; check out the line on the game, as it's Duke favored by ONLY about 8 points (ie, with Duke at #2 in the country and Wake not ranked, you'd thinkthat the point spread would be much more).
And I think you see this by the disclaimer that you added, but here's yet another example of how statistics don't tell the full story.
dth.
I'm sorry, DD Dad, but I've been laughing for a good 25 seconds...You know, I can usually let spelling ("rediculous") and grammatical errors slide, but "field gold"? Dude, come ON.
I know the old saying about lies, damn lies and statistics, but they are not a very good 3 point shooting team. Hale's shooting percentage is just 0.311 and Smith is 0.339. Only Teague has a decent shooting percentage (0.382) but he only takes about 2.5 shoots per game.
I just knew someone would play the race card...
I think this game will come down to the matchups inside and how they play out. If Johnson and McFarland have huge nights, it could be close. I don't think that'll happen, though. I predict a halftime tie or close to it, then their frontcourt wears down in the second:
Duke 90
Wake 75
I've had this game circled for a while because it reeks of a didn't-see-it-coming trap game. This is an easy game for Duke to overlook, though I don't think we will. On a related note, I think we're due for a sub-par performance at some point; that's just the nature of basketball.
We might not necessarily lose, but this team's played extremely good basketball for a solid two months now and you have to think they'll have a little turbulence at some point. I do think Duke will ultimately win this game and the ACC regular season crown but I'm not going to bank on a perfect 16-0. I'd be more than happy to take it but I won't expect it.
I mean any color but the opposing team's color(s). I don't like it one bit. Would he wear a baby blue tie to play Carolina?
Is it possible that it's to honor Skip? I haven't heard anything, but that's my guess.
believe your right
Spectacularly sloppy ball handling, lazy FT shooting, no boxing out...If we play like this another 20 minutes, we deserve to lose.
Wow! All I gotta say is the guys need to get prepped for K's defibrillator at the half. That locker room will reek of some blistered paint.
I like our chances in the second half, however. We are not focused or mentally ready to play this basketball game tonight, and I can see it in our free throw percentage.
dth.
Wake is thoroughly outplaying us right now. Lots of bad turnovers so far, with Singler leading the way in that regard.
Wake is doing a good job around the rim defensively, too. We've had a lot of drives turned away by good defense around the rim.
Henderson still looks really tentative with that right hand. He's not finishing strong around the basket. We need him to get healthy before the ACC tourney.
We've got to do a better job of protecting the ball, rebounding, and defending their guards. Smith and Teague seem to be creating a lot of offense for them so far.
this one is tough to watch.
I got married during game one of the 1997 World Seried in which the Marlins were playing. And we live in South Florida. Needless to say my new, dear husband spent the entire reception at the bar watching the game, with my father!
One of my best friends from Duke got married during the Duke-Kentucky game in 1992. We spent the whole reception watchign the game.
Things could be worse