PDA

View Full Version : MBB - Duke vs. UNCA Pre-Game and In-Game Thread



davekay1971
11-18-2013, 02:37 PM
Did I miss this thread somewhere? Or are we really becoming a football school?

Anyhoo...in about 4 hours and 25 minutes Duke should be tipping off against one of the good UNCs. You know, one of the schools in the UNC system that has academic integrity and standards.

I don't know much about Asheville, so I'll be focusing on some Duke-related issues:

1) Can Amile stay on the floor and be productive.
2) Was Baby-Face's last performance a one-game event or sign of things to come? Go Andre...knock em down.
3) The Hood-Parker show. Keep it rolling, fellas.
4) Rasheed...getting healthier, contributing like we know he can and will.

flyingdutchdevil
11-18-2013, 02:50 PM
Would like to add two more:

5) Rebounding: we've been out-rebounded by an average of 5.3 rebounds a game. On the O Reb, this is particularly bad with all 3 teams having more. A lot of this is because we aren't missing that much, but a lot of it is that we are a one-man rebounding team right now. Can we improve in this facet of the game?

6) MP3 and Robocop: They provide great depth and allow us to be much more flexible and give a breather to Jabari, Hood, and Amile. Can they produce in the minutes that they are given?

COYS
11-18-2013, 02:56 PM
I'll add 7) Defense. This team plays awesome offense and will only get better. The defense has been a little suspect, and that includes compensating for the increased pace. I'd love to see us put the clamps on a weaker opponent early, force some turnovers, get out in transition, and show improved rotations in the half court. Ain't no easier points in the game than a breakaway dunk coming off of a steal.

Reilly
11-18-2013, 03:11 PM
UNC-A's leading scorer is a true freshman (Andrew Rowsey) who is #2 all-time in career points in Virginia h.s. history. He's a guard, scored 12 against Kentucky. Averaging 19.2 ppg. Our guards are bigger than he is.

Bob Green
11-18-2013, 03:13 PM
I'm really looking forward to kicking back in front of the TV and watching the game tonight. I saw the 2nd half of the Davidson game, but did not watch any of the Kansas or Florida Atlantic games. Tonight will be my first opportunity to really watch the team in action for a whole game.

GGLC
11-18-2013, 03:45 PM
How is tonight's game being televised?

flyingdutchdevil
11-18-2013, 03:46 PM
how is tonight's game being televised?

espnu

smvalkyries
11-18-2013, 03:50 PM
I just hope the refs let the game be watchable. any guesses on the over/under for total fouls called- my guess is 59 but if any charge is called it counts as 5.
FYI 59 is one every 40 seconds.

GGLC
11-18-2013, 05:23 PM
espnu

Thanks!

OldPhiKap
11-18-2013, 05:33 PM
espnu

Isn't that basically "The Ocho?" Are Cotton McKnight and Pepper Brooks calling the game?

wilko
11-18-2013, 05:53 PM
Wouldnt mind seeing Semi and Marshall get a lil game action with productive minutes

flyingdutchdevil
11-18-2013, 06:27 PM
Isn't that basically "The Ocho?" Are Cotton McKnight and Pepper Brooks calling the game?

Nice reference.

I am bamboozled on your age - with a reference like that, I can't put you passed 45. Unless you have a man crush on Vince Vaughn, which any people do.

riverside6
11-18-2013, 07:00 PM
Live tempo-based stats for Duke/UNCA, starters posted...

http://www.scacchoops.com/ViewHDGame.asp?hSchedule=19881

nmduke2001
11-18-2013, 07:11 PM
The lack of students in the student section is...ummmm....disappointing.

lotusland
11-18-2013, 07:13 PM
Nice pair of threes from semi!

willywoody
11-18-2013, 07:15 PM
This has to be the most poorly attended game I've ever seen.

I_am_a_Blue_Devil
11-18-2013, 07:16 PM
What is going on with the lack of students? I can't ever remember seeing it like that. It's embarrassing.

duke4ever19
11-18-2013, 07:16 PM
This team is scalding hot right now. Love seeing Semi out there.

Gthoma2a
11-18-2013, 07:19 PM
This team is scalding hot right now. Love seeing Semi out there.

I knew he could shoot. It is nice seeing that he knows it, too. He has been a little shy, thus far, in his career.

BlueDster
11-18-2013, 07:24 PM
Nice to see Andre break up a layup after he turned the ball over, not sure we would've seen him get back so fast in seasons past.

lotusland
11-18-2013, 07:26 PM
A couple of careless passes fro dre and hood but not too much else not to like.

ScreechTDX1847
11-18-2013, 07:31 PM
Rebounding is going to be a problem all year. We could be up by 25-30 if we kept them to one shot possessions.

lotusland
11-18-2013, 07:32 PM
I don't mind the mp3 foul down low. He needs to play with a little nastiness.

loran16
11-18-2013, 07:35 PM
Ashville's is literally running a four corner offense weird

lotusland
11-18-2013, 07:36 PM
Nice look from parker to mp3 for the slam

DukieInBrasil
11-18-2013, 07:37 PM
Nice pair of threes from semi!

Who did Semi sub in for?

BigZ
11-18-2013, 07:37 PM
Who in the world is this guy Nick?

Gthoma2a
11-18-2013, 07:37 PM
This is ridiculous.

Acymetric
11-18-2013, 07:38 PM
Can someone watching on tv explain what is going on?

Gthoma2a
11-18-2013, 07:40 PM
Can someone watching on tv explain what is going on?

They claim an elbow by Parker, when he cleared the ball. These new rules are killing me.

DukieInBrasil
11-18-2013, 07:40 PM
Nice pair of threes from semi!

who did Semi sub in for?

TNDukeFan
11-18-2013, 07:40 PM
Can someone watching on tv explain what is going on?

Flagrant 1 on Parker for swinging the elbow on the rebound before the pass to Plumlee.

Ggallagher
11-18-2013, 07:40 PM
Can someone watching on tv explain what is going on?

Parker was called for a really questionable flagrant 1 foul, and it took a long time to review.

lotusland
11-18-2013, 07:41 PM
Parker called for a flagrant 1 after a long review. Silly call imo.

duke4ever19
11-18-2013, 07:42 PM
Hood! Nice slam!

Edit: And the three!

conmanlhughes
11-18-2013, 07:48 PM
so far, decent defense on our part. much more active than past nights.

lotusland
11-18-2013, 07:49 PM
Cunningham created the contact. Should have been offensive foul called.

Ggallagher
11-18-2013, 07:51 PM
Dawkins has been playing tough defense - and just forced a five second call.

mattman91
11-18-2013, 07:53 PM
Following the gamecast at work and it says pagliuca dunked...did that really happen?

duke4ever19
11-18-2013, 07:53 PM
Did the Crazies just pull off the early shot clock trick?!

I think they forced them (UNC Asheville) to shoot a few seconds early.

magjayran
11-18-2013, 07:56 PM
Following the gamecast at work and it says pagliuca dunked...did that really happen?

No. Rodney did though.

DukieInBrasil
11-18-2013, 07:56 PM
Marshall just made his first basket of the season! I hope that kinda gets him going, we'll seriously need him being more productive if we have further issues at the "5" spot. More rebounding would be good but being able to put the ball in the bucket is important too.

6th Man
11-18-2013, 07:58 PM
I have never seen that much bleacher space in Cameron for a game. Crazy!

crote
11-18-2013, 08:00 PM
This has to be the most poorly attended game I've ever seen.

As I recall, the ticketing situation for students at preseason NIT games is different than for other home games, although I don't remember exactly how. Maybe that has something to do with it?

mattman91
11-18-2013, 08:02 PM
No. Rodney did though.

I thought that seemed weird...

wilson
11-18-2013, 08:07 PM
Has anybody else noticed that the football Top 25 rundown keeps resetting and the crawl starts over after #23 USC? That's really annoying me!

duke4ever19
11-18-2013, 08:21 PM
Well, we are out-rebounding them (yes, it is UNC Asheville, but still) and both teams have kept the fouls down.

duke96
11-18-2013, 08:34 PM
Insane amount of talent on this team. Wow.

duke4ever19
11-18-2013, 08:38 PM
Insane amount of talent on this team. Wow.

It's early, but so far I haven't enjoyed watching a Duke team this much since the 2001 squad (1999 squad is my favorite, though).

I keep having to pick my jaw off the floor watching these guys.

kAzE
11-18-2013, 08:42 PM
Haha some kid at the game made a sign that says: Duke = Preseason NIT, UNC = Postseason NIT

dairedevil
11-18-2013, 08:44 PM
Almost eight minutes left and Duke has gone 7 deep on the bench...almost unheard of. And everybody except Murphy has scored. I'd love to see double figures out of someone other than Hood 7 Parker, though.

GGLC
11-18-2013, 08:53 PM
What depth we have. Love seeing all the dynamic lineup combos out there. And the ones with Hairston. ;)

duke4ever19
11-18-2013, 08:57 PM
What depth we have. Love seeing all the dynamic lineup combos out there. And the ones with Hairston. ;)

Shooters, quality shooters everywhere.

Lunchab1es
11-18-2013, 08:59 PM
Love seeing Andre get some great looks. Disappointed in the student turnout.

duke4ever19
11-18-2013, 09:03 PM
Love seeing Andre get some great looks. Disappointed in the student turnout.

Yeah, I don't know what that's all about. Somebody mentioned that perhaps the ticket situation, with it being the Preseason NIT, had something to do with it. I can't confirm that, though.

Dukeblue91
11-18-2013, 09:04 PM
Almost eight minutes left and Duke has gone 7 deep on the bench...almost unheard of. And everybody except Murphy has scored. I'd love to see double figures out of someone other than Hood 7 Parker, though.

Well Quinn and Andre did too ;)