Duke MBB vs. WVU pre-game & in-game thread

[_Gary]

Two biggies at the half:

1) We are not making "open" threes. That's been a killer.

2) Way, way too many second chance points for WVU. If that one aspect of the game is fixed, we are up by about 15 right now instead of only 5. They are killing us on the boards!


Gary

[captmojo]

I'm also tiring of not getting the call of being pushed in the back on rebounds and loose balls.

I think the outside shots will drop this half. Go Devils!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BCGroup]

After those two threes, we've missed the rest of them, right? Hoping our shot comes back.

[YmoBeThere]

Unfortunately, we are not a dominant rebounding team...

[_Gary]

I think the outside shots will drop this half. Go Devils!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the outside shots do start falling (anything over 40%), we will win going away. If not, we are in for a major dogfight.

[blueblood_79]

we won't keep missing threes, but we're up 5 at the half, hitting our free throws, and playing solid D...
if we start hitting open looks, we break it open early 2nd half

[BCGroup]

Now that's the way to start the half.

[ForeverBlowingBubbles]

what the **** happened to my high def? the first half was in perfect hd and now the second half its just normal tv mode.

[blueblood_79]

35 second call with no shot attempt... love it

[ForeverBlowingBubbles]

kyle leveled - no call - GH WIDE OPEN airball - wv answers with a swish from behind the arc

[_Gary]

If the outside shots do start falling (anything over 40%), we will win going away. If not, we are in for a major dogfight.

Like I was saying... Sigh...

We had a chance to put the clamps on WVU the first 3 minutes of the second half and extend the lead to double digits. Instead, they now have it down to three because we can't throw it into the ocean. We had better get someone into the game that can hit a shot or we are going home. And DeMarcus, sick or not, is a major detriment on the offensive end at this point.

[devildownunder]

we won't keep missing threes, but we're up 5 at the half, hitting our free throws, and playing solid D...
if we start hitting open looks, we break it open early 2nd half

we need better shot selection on these 3s. Only a couple of the misses have been on good shots (in rhythm of the offense, with the feet set, from a good shooter).

[blueblood_79]

they got one off that time

[ForeverBlowingBubbles]

back to la la land we go

[YmoBeThere]

DeMarcus is fine on defense but he's not helping on offense.

[Karl Beem]

Sure looks like ball game.

[blueblood_79]

the wheels are falling off

[ForeverBlowingBubbles]

we started off the year running and winning - now were a half court team... and down by 7... losing to a team that only went 11-7 in the big least

[Papa Moon]

had been playing a great game until now, but you can just start to see this slip right away from them. Up 8 and now down 7. Hopefully henderson can come through again but its looking more and more like west virginia's way. Defense was amazing in the first half now its just gone.

[YmoBeThere]

This is where I think we should make an adjustment, like Zoubek back in. Not that he'll score and for just a few minutes but as long as he isn't out trying to cover someone at the three point line the interior looks very different with him there.