Originally Posted by
mapei
To those who think Mandel was full of crap, I would pose two questions:
1. Have you been satisfied with Duke's ncaat performance since the 2001 peak?
2a. If the answer is yes, why?
2b. If the answer is no, and Mandel got it wrong, what do you think the reasons are?
I agree with much of what sagegrouse said in the post above me, but I thought I'd add this.
I don't think there is any one reason (or any group of reasons) that we can pull from the season as a whole (or multiple seasons) to explain why Duke lost three or four particular games at the time they did. Just like there's no reason (or group of reasons) that would explain why Duke won the games they did in earlier seasons.
To turn your 2b around, do you believe that the reason Duke lost to LSU, MSU, Indiana, and VCU is that we did not play true road games against top 25 opponents in November and December?
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