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JBDuke
03-17-2018, 04:53 PM
Put your post-game thoughts here.

WHOneedsSOX
03-17-2018, 04:54 PM
Fantastic game top to bottom. Everyone played very well. On to next week. Going to be a lot tougher now.

subzero02
03-17-2018, 04:56 PM
That was a 40 minute game... We were in the zone.

uh_no
03-17-2018, 04:56 PM
win and move on.

Dukehky
03-17-2018, 04:56 PM
We beat the absolute hell out of them.

I would just like to say that I thought Bolden helped turn the game in the first half. He got the ball in the post, then started to immediately look for sickouts to G and G. Really good stuff.

Bolden and Carter were animals.

Furniture
03-17-2018, 04:57 PM
All of the starters in double figures....
20 assists...80% FT’s....

cbarry
03-17-2018, 04:57 PM
Really solid win! Michigan St will be tough! But we beat them once already... let’s beat them again!!
(and no, Syracuse doesn’t stand a chance at beating the Spartans. We will be playing Michigan St.)

rsvman
03-17-2018, 04:57 PM
Fantastic game top to bottom. Everyone played very well. On to next week. Going to be a lot tougher now.

Unless Syracuse can overachieve again.

Eternal Outlaw
03-17-2018, 04:57 PM
I very much appreciate the stress free ending.

Hopefully they can keep playing at this level

kAzE
03-17-2018, 04:58 PM
On to the sweet 16!

Let's go Orange :)

TKG
03-17-2018, 05:00 PM
Survive and Advance...

ipatent
03-17-2018, 05:01 PM
The first complete game against quality competition that I can remember this year.

Onlyduke
03-17-2018, 05:01 PM
Great win! Where can I go to get the presser live?

mattman91
03-17-2018, 05:02 PM
Really solid win! Michigan St will be tough! But we beat them once already... let’s beat them again!!
(and no, Syracuse doesn’t stand a chance at beating the Spartans. We will be playing Michigan St.)

Yeah, and UMBC had no chance against UVA.

KandG
03-17-2018, 05:02 PM
Pretty much a perfect weekend. About as smooth as our offense has looked, the freshmen all looked improved and more mature from the start of the season, the zone defense totally demoralized both teams we played and put too much pressure on their limited bigs and wings to make plays.

Even Javin got into the act, and though he needs to be better at the FT line, the fact that we can run plays for him to get quick hitters inside makes a huge difference with lineups where the other team doesn't guard him to overload on the bigger scorers. Grayson was super active defending in the zone, and ran the offense along with Duval incredibly well against a good defense...Grayson demonstrated 2015 Quinn Cook-level maturity in leading the team today.

The challenges get much, much tougher next weekend, but this is what a well coached, hyper-talented team should do against overmatched opposition. Well done.

DukieInBrasil
03-17-2018, 05:02 PM
complete effort for 40 minutes. this team is really good when they do that!
Everybody played well, with great offensive balance. We even got 13 pts off the bench!

Tripping William
03-17-2018, 05:02 PM
Can we please discuss Cal ‘93? :rolleyes:

rolm
03-17-2018, 05:03 PM
Great game on both ends of the floor. Only (minor) issue: Need Trevon to finish those drives to the basket. Some of those misses were easy shots. Once he gets that right, we become formidable and the defense can't cheat on him, allowing him the option to shoot or pass.

ChrisP
03-17-2018, 05:03 PM
Great respect for Dan Hurley and URI but...I watched them lose the A10 Final and also against Oklahoma and really didn't expect then to be able to hang with us. I like being right (for once)!

kAzE
03-17-2018, 05:04 PM
Great game on both ends of the floor. Only (minor) issue: Need Trevon to finish those drives to the basket. Some of those misses were easy shots. Once he gets that right, we become formidable and the defense can't cheat on him, allowing him the option to shoot or pass.

He's been pretty good around the rim all year. Not really a concern IMO. He's shooting it well from the perimeter though so far, which is abnormal.

WHOneedsSOX
03-17-2018, 05:07 PM
Unless Syracuse can overachieve again.

I suppose it's possible after what happened last night but I wouldn't bet on it. I just don't like that Michigan State gets live practice against a zone defense by playing Syracuse.

follyblue
03-17-2018, 05:08 PM
Offense was good but to me the defense really elevated to next level this game. Active hands and feet all game long. Best defense of the month. Hope to keep it up next week. We going to need to play elevated o and d to keep going.

84Duke
03-17-2018, 05:08 PM
Sharp. Balanced. Great win.

Saratoga2
03-17-2018, 05:10 PM
Really solid win! Michigan St will be tough! But we beat them once already... let’s beat them again!!
(and no, Syracuse doesn’t stand a chance at beating the Spartans. We will be playing Michigan St.)


And UMBC didn't stand a chance of beating UVA

h8lightblue
03-17-2018, 05:10 PM
8208

jwillfan
03-17-2018, 05:11 PM
25 point win and it wasn't even that close. I like that.

SCMatt33
03-17-2018, 05:12 PM
I think the one big takeaway I will have is the mature decision making for much of that game. The team really settled in after the first five minutes and except for a small stretch at the end of the first, they really made solid decisions on when to push, when not to push, and what shots to take. I think this was just a ridiculously good matchup for us, so I won't put too much stock into the interior dominance. Even on defense, I though Rhode Island's poor execution had as much to do with it as duke's good play. And don't get me wrong, I think Duke played great, but there were some missed opportunities that teams like MSU or Kansas will be more likely to take advantage of.

You can't have asked Duke to play any better, but the one big thing that I hope will translate is that mental aspect of playing in control and making good decisions.

rsvman
03-17-2018, 05:13 PM
I suppose it's possible after what happened last night but I wouldn't bet on it. I just don't like that Michigan State gets live practice against a zone defense by playing Syracuse.

Our zone is much better than theirs.

Saratoga2
03-17-2018, 05:14 PM
Pretty much a perfect weekend. About as smooth as our offense has looked, the freshmen all looked improved and more mature from the start of the season, the zone defense totally demoralized both teams we played and put too much pressure on their limited bigs and wings to make plays.

Even Javin got into the act, and though he needs to be better at the FT line, the fact that we can run plays for him to get quick hitters inside makes a huge difference with lineups where the other team doesn't guard him to overload on the bigger scorers. Grayson was super active defending in the zone, and ran the offense along with Duval incredibly well against a good defense...Grayson demonstrated 2015 Quinn Cook-level maturity in leading the team today.

The challenges get much, much tougher next weekend, but this is what a well coached, hyper-talented team should do against overmatched opposition. Well done.

Grayson led today. He didn't taake a lot of shots, because he didn't need to but he did play very good defense and helped make this team go. Really liked his play today.

BlueDevilBrowns
03-17-2018, 05:15 PM
We beat the absolute hell out of them.

I would just like to say that I thought Bolden helped turn the game in the first half. He got the ball in the post, then started to immediately look for sickouts to G and G. Really good stuff.

Bolden and Carter were animals.

We did.

But for my money, the Grayson Allen 4-point play to put us up 19-11 effectively ended the game.

GO DUKE!

YmoBeThere
03-17-2018, 05:17 PM
Too close for comfort...

cbarry
03-17-2018, 05:27 PM
I guess it's POSSIBLE, but much less likely than UMBC beating UVA. We all know Syracuse, and plain and simple, they aren't that good. Cuse was one of the last 4 in the tourney, I think. Michigan St. will win this game handily. I honestly don't mind playing all of the best teams they are throwing at us. It would be great to say we beat Michigan St. and Kansas on the way to the natty.


And UMBC didn't stand a chance of beating UVA

TKG
03-17-2018, 05:31 PM
I am in a quandary: should the team eat at Chipotle before every game or avoid Chipotle before every game?

Henderson
03-17-2018, 05:35 PM
And UMBC didn't stand a chance of beating UVA

This is the new go-to college basketball cliche. We'd better get used to it. For the next 20 years, every dim sportscaster doing a mismatch game is going to whip this out. Then we'll have a documentary about the game.

Trust me; we're all going to get sick of this really quickly.

rsvman
03-17-2018, 05:35 PM
I am in a quandary: should the team eat at Chipotle before every game or avoid Chipotle before every game?

LOL!

CDu
03-17-2018, 05:36 PM
I guess it's POSSIBLE, but much less likely than UMBC beating UVA. We all know Syracuse, and plain and simple, they aren't that good. Cuse was one of the last 4 in the tourney, I think. Michigan St. will win this game handily. I honestly don't mind playing all of the best teams they are throwing at us. It would be great to say we beat Michigan St. and Kansas on the way to the natty.

This is riduclous. Syracuse is far better than UMBC, and MSU is not as good as UVa. Cuse beating MSU is far more likely than UMBC beating UVa was yesterday.

rthomas
03-17-2018, 05:37 PM
We are peaking at the right time. They are playing on all cylinders.

I can't think of more cliches, but we are doing them.:)

Pghdukie
03-17-2018, 05:37 PM
As the native Pittsburgh people say " yinz are 3-0 in the Berg this year"

weezie
03-17-2018, 05:38 PM
This is the new go-to college basketball cliche. We'd better get used to it. For the next 20 years, every dim sportscaster doing a mismatch game is going to whip this out. Then we'll have a documentary about the game.
Trust me; we're all going to get sick of this really quickly.

True that! But the hoo is way ahead of the rest of us.

Furniture
03-17-2018, 05:39 PM
Great game on both ends of the floor. Only (minor) issue: Need Trevon to finish those drives to the basket. Some of those misses were easy shots. Once he gets that right, we become formidable and the defense can't cheat on him, allowing him the option to shoot or pass.

Just cant please some people....

indy1duke
03-17-2018, 05:47 PM
Does anyone know why Coach K was so angry during the timeout at the 7:02 timeout? He was red faced and in their faces. He threw Trevon out of the huddle then he lit into Carter.

Grayson Redick
03-17-2018, 05:49 PM
Excluding the first few minutes, the most dominant game we have had all year. Was impressive on both sides of the ball. Enjoy watching how we work just as hard (if not harder) on the defensive end over the offensive end. The drive where Grayson took it to the rack, and could have scored easily, passed at last minute for an MB3 slam...this was our weekend in Pittsburgh. Survive and advance.

Rich
03-17-2018, 05:54 PM
Quandary who to root for between Syracuse and Michigan State. Michigan State clearly the better and tougher team, but the Orange know our zone as well as we do (even if we have more talent playing it this year). I always feel playing against an ACC team negates much of the advantage (or disadvantage) because of how often the teams play and how well each coach knows the other coach's tendencies. Take, for instance, the Syracuse-Virginia game in last year's tournament. Plus I have a bunch of friends and relatives who went to Syracuse. Losing to them would be a nightmare!

flyingdutchdevil
03-17-2018, 05:56 PM
Quandary who to root for between Syracuse and Michigan State. Michigan State clearly the better and tougher team, but the Orange know our zone as well as we do (even if we have more talent playing it this year). I always feel playing against an ACC team negates much of the advantage (or disadvantage) because of how often the teams play and how well each coach knows the other coach's tendencies. Take, for instance, the Syracuse-Virginia game in last year's tournament. Plus I have a bunch of friends and relatives who went to Syracuse. Losing to them would be a nightmare!

Gimme cuse any day of the week and twice or Sunday.

sagegrouse
03-17-2018, 05:56 PM
This is the new go-to college basketball cliche. We'd better get used to it. For the next 20 years, every dim sportscaster doing a mismatch game is going to whip this out. Then we'll have a documentary about the game.

Trust me; we're all going to get sick of this really quickly.

Yes, it will replace the "Chaminade" meme. Unhappily, "you-em-bee-cee" is not as euphonious as "shah-mi-NAHD."

I can't imagine what those two games have in common. :rolleyes:

rsvman
03-17-2018, 05:57 PM
I feel confident that we can beat Syracuse. Maybe 9 out of 10 times. Michigan State? 6 of 10, maybe?

It's a no-brainer to me.

weezie
03-17-2018, 05:58 PM
Gimme cuse any day of the week and twice or Sunday.


Yeah, Miles Bridges is putting his bags in order lately

WHOneedsSOX
03-17-2018, 05:59 PM
I feel confident that we can beat Syracuse. Maybe 9 out of 10 times. Michigan State? 6 of 10, maybe?

It's a no-brainer to me.

Michigan State definitely has the size and athletes to contend with Duke. That's going to be a man's game inside the paint. Ward, Bridges, and Jackson is Bagley and Carter. Yikes.

dukelifer
03-17-2018, 06:02 PM
Michigan State definitely has the size and athletes to contend with Duke. That's going to be a man's game inside the paint. Ward, Bridges, and Jackson is Bagley and Carter. Yikes.

The biggest issue is that MSU will play a zone today. If they do not lose- they will have practice against it.

BlueDevilBrowns
03-17-2018, 06:02 PM
Quandary who to root for between Syracuse and Michigan State. Michigan State clearly the better and tougher team, but the Orange know our zone as well as we do (even if we have more talent playing it this year). I always feel playing against an ACC team negates much of the advantage (or disadvantage) because of how often the teams play and how well each coach knows the other coach's tendencies. Take, for instance, the Syracuse-Virginia game in last year's tournament. Plus I have a bunch of friends and relatives who went to Syracuse. Losing to them would be a nightmare!

Don’t overthink it. Syracuse is an 11-seed for a reason.

JD for Three!
03-17-2018, 06:04 PM
MSU is a solid team. I like our chances though because K seems to have Izzo’s number

rolm
03-17-2018, 06:06 PM
Unpleasant incident with Wendell's mom and some RI fans. http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/the-mother-of-duke%e2%80%99s-wendell-carter-had-to-switch-seats-due-to-heckling-from-rhode-island-fans/ar-BBKlALW

Bluedevil114
03-17-2018, 06:18 PM
Unpleasant incident with Wendell's mom and some RI fans. http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/the-mother-of-duke%e2%80%99s-wendell-carter-had-to-switch-seats-due-to-heckling-from-rhode-island-fans/ar-BBKlALW

That is just so sad. Keep your comments focused on the court not the fans. Glad they were escorted out of the building. Loved the end where she says you know I love Duke. Just like her son she ejected some Rhode Island guys.

KenTankerous
03-17-2018, 06:19 PM
Unpleasant incident with Wendell's mom and some RI fans. http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/the-mother-of-duke%e2%80%99s-wendell-carter-had-to-switch-seats-due-to-heckling-from-rhode-island-fans/ar-BBKlALW

Come on, she handled it gracefully, the URI fans around her handled it with class, stadium security did there job efficiently and quickly. This is as non-item as it gets.

jimsumner
03-17-2018, 06:20 PM
Umm, folks, a .500 in the ACC Syracuse team went to the Final Four all the way back in 2016.

Trust me. It was in the newspapers and everything. It may even have been on the internet.

In either case, Duke will have to beat a team it has already beaten once this season.

rolm
03-17-2018, 06:22 PM
Come on, she handled it gracefully, the URI fans around her handled it with class, stadium security did there job efficiently and quickly. This is as non-item as it gets.

I didn't say it was a big issue. Only providing a link to what is being reported. She was clearly upset with what transpired. Glad duke fans took care of her and those responsible were ejected from the venue.

sagegrouse
03-17-2018, 06:26 PM
Umm, folks, a .500 in the ACC Syracuse team went to the Final Four all the way back in 2016.

Trust me. It was in the newspapers and everything. It may even have been on the internet.

In either case, Duke will have to beat a team it has already beaten once this season.

Aww, Jim. You know it was 'cuz the Orange got to play Tony Bennett and UVa in the Elite Eight.

KenTankerous
03-17-2018, 06:28 PM
I didn't say it was a big issue. Only providing a link to what is being reported. She was clearly upset with what transpired. Glad duke fans took care of her and those responsible were ejected from the venue.

And dude, I'm just saying I live in Louisville, KY and get harsher treatment wearing my Duke hoodie to Kroger than this.

It's part of being a Duke fan.

Relish in it. Nobody even notices a Mercer jersey, because...

HereBeforeCoachK
03-17-2018, 06:32 PM
Does anyone know why Coach K was so angry during the timeout at the 7:02 timeout? He was red faced and in their faces. He threw Trevon out of the huddle then he lit into Carter.

I would love to know myself....I don't think this has been answered...

Ian
03-17-2018, 06:34 PM
Really good game, but we also shot really well, which we won't do every game, still the defense was outstanding. Even if we struggled shooting we'd have won this by 10-15.

AGDukesky
03-17-2018, 06:51 PM
There is not much better than when Duke wins early in a round and I can just sit back and relax watching the other games...

jv001
03-17-2018, 06:53 PM
And dude, I'm just saying I live in Louisville, KY and get harsher treatment wearing my Duke hoodie to Kroger than this.

It's part of being a Duke fan.

Relish in it. Nobody even notices a Mercer jersey, because...

I agree but I hate to see a woman being treated that way. Now if it was Ashley Judd, she would probably deserve it because she can out curse any man. ;) GoDuke!

weezie
03-17-2018, 06:57 PM
Come on, she handled it gracefully, the URI fans around her handled it with class, stadium security did there job efficiently and quickly. This is as non-item as it gets.

Maybe those two clods were terrapin fans masquerading as Rhodie Rams.

BigZ
03-17-2018, 06:57 PM
So does Duke play Thursday or Friday?

HereBeforeCoachK
03-17-2018, 06:58 PM
There is not much better than when Duke wins early in a round and I can just sit back and relax watching the other games...

Yep, I never can get into the other games if Duke has not played in that round yet. And the worst is the Final Four if you're in the second game.....but the best is to win the first semi final and then relax and see who you get Monday night.

subzero02
03-17-2018, 07:07 PM
We're now #2 overall in Ken Pom... #3 in offensive efficiency, #7 in defensive efficiency.

jv001
03-17-2018, 07:09 PM
Maybe those two clods were terrapin fans masquerading as Rhodie Rams.

Were there any batteries thrown her way? If so, that's a dead give away. GoDuke!

jwillfan
03-17-2018, 07:09 PM
So does Duke play Thursday or Friday?

Friday

freshmanjs
03-17-2018, 07:09 PM
This sounds kind of familiar...

"Listen, I could give a crap about who's got an opening anywhere," Hurley said. "I haven't thought about it for a second. I could care less what any other school in the country that's looking for a coach or talks about me on social media -- I could give two craps about that"

subzero02
03-17-2018, 07:10 PM
So does Duke play Thursday or Friday?

https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1

We play Friday in Omaha... the time hasn't been posted yet.

jimsumner
03-17-2018, 07:15 PM
This sounds kind of familiar...

"Listen, I could give a crap about who's got an opening anywhere," Hurley said. "I haven't thought about it for a second. I could care less what any other school in the country that's looking for a coach or talks about me on social media -- I could give two craps about that"

Is giving two craps better than giving a crap? Or worse? If I were an AD looking for a new coach, which would be more encouraging?

freshmanjs
03-17-2018, 07:16 PM
Does anyone know why Coach K was so angry during the timeout at the 7:02 timeout? He was red faced and in their faces. He threw Trevon out of the huddle then he lit into Carter.

Luke Decock tweet about this...


@LukeDeCock
Duval and Carter exchange words in the Duke huddle. Krzyzewski lecturing both of them. They slap hands. The parents behind the bench applaud.

subzero02
03-17-2018, 07:23 PM
Luke Decock tweet about this...


@LukeDeCock
Duval and Carter exchange words in the Duke huddle. Krzyzewski lecturing both of them. They slap hands. The parents behind the bench applaud.

It was the heat of the moment and K was telling Carter and Duval what his heart meant...

kako
03-17-2018, 08:06 PM
5 thoughts post-game.

1. Great statement game. Duke wrangled for the lead with a good URI team, then never gave it up. So much for the so-called experts that picked URI to take out Duke early.

2. I loved K's fire. I think he knows that if his team loses focus in a game now, there is no tomorrow. If Duke plays sharp, it will be very tough to beat them. If Duke relaxes and thinks the game is over, they could very easily lose. So I anticipate he will keep using his force to push the team.

3. Duval had nice assists, but the shooting game that was during the Iona game was not during the URI game. Just because he's open for a shot does not mean he needs to take it. At least he could drive in a bit, draw a man and dish. Duval should not be taking 10 shots, he should use his skills to find others on the court to take several of them.

4. DeLaurier and Bolden - 13 boards. That's how to do it!

5. I'm starting to think as Trent goes, so does Duke. When he's hitting from outside, the D can't just concentrate on Allen from outside. And that opens up the paint for our bigs. 4-9 from 3 today, good going Gary!

And one more:

6. I don't care who we play next. If Duke plays its game, they beat anybody. The road to the championship game after the S16 could be Kansas and Nova. Cuse or MSU would be easier than those games anyway.

Devilwin
03-17-2018, 08:12 PM
Umm, folks, a .500 in the ACC Syracuse team went to the Final Four all the way back in 2016.

Trust me. It was in the newspapers and everything. It may even have been on the internet.

In either case, Duke will have to beat a team it has already beaten once this season.

Yep, they will, so we just have to beat them again!

elvis14
03-17-2018, 08:31 PM
The UVa debacle last night was a good reminder that our team has to be locked in and bring it in all it's remaining games. I was nervous going into this game. Some of it was the UVa debacle the other part was that RI's strength was our weakness, turnovers.

Needless to say, I'm really happy that our team played so well. Our zone is just nasty right now and we shared the ball really well on offense. Each game gets tougher but I feel like we are ready.

heyman25
03-17-2018, 08:44 PM
Hope our good shooting low turnover offense will continue in Omaha. We can execute better and finish better. Each advance requires it. Competition goes to the next level next game. Excellent win. I think Duke is locked in. Good vibrations for this journey. Each game I am a nervous wreck,but the confidence we are displaying from the starters and Bolden and DeLaurier is good. O'Connell and White have been a little shaky and will have to play better if they get the call.

Very happy The journey continues.

subzero02
03-17-2018, 08:49 PM
We had 1 more turnover than the Rams; our 15 to their 14 but we were plus 14 in FTs made. We went 19-23 from the line (including Duval's 3 in a row :-)... the rams went 5-13. Our size was clearly the difference in this game and we did a pretty good job of holding on to the ball as well.

Bluedog
03-17-2018, 08:54 PM
Hope our good shooting low turnover offense will continue in Omaha. We can execute better and finish better. Each advance requires it. Competition goes to the next level next game. Excellent win. I think Duke is locked in. Good vibrations for this journey. Each game I am a nervous wreck,but the confidence we are displaying from the starters and Bolden and DeLaurier is good. O'Connell and White have been a little shaky and will have to play better if they get the call.

Very happy The journey continues.

Agree with everything you said except we do not need O'Connell and White to play well to continue to advance as, I'm sorry, but they're not seeing the court unless it's a blowout or we're in serious foul trouble. I'd be much more concerned with how the starters + Bolden/DeLaurier perform. That'll dictate if we cut down the nets or not!

dukelifer
03-17-2018, 09:53 PM
Some thoughts

1) Duval is playing with a lot of confidence. Not sure what happened after UNC but this Duval is fun to watch and is giving Duke another weapon.

2) Allen is playing like a senior - hitting big shots when things get stagnant. He is making good decisions

3) Carter played very well today on both ends. His passing was excellent.

4) Bags in space is near impossible to defend at this level. He is such a weapon when able to operate. Duke is getting him the ball in better spots.

5) Trent seems to have found his shot.

6) DeLaurier and Bolden gave excellent minutes. Javin is a jumper away from the NBA.

7) The zone is working. So hard to prepare for most teams.

8) team is much better when they share the ball.

Billy Dat
03-17-2018, 10:12 PM
We are playing our best ball, it is really exciting. Another week with the season alive to have hope and build anticipation.

Per the Duval/Carter beef, I do wonder who is the true alpha on this squad. I also saw Trent and Duval barking at each other a bit in the first half during an in-bounds after a URI bucket. Last week Ben Swain tweeted that Trent is a very influential presence in the locker room. Interesting.

HereBeforeCoachK
03-17-2018, 10:14 PM
We are playing our best ball, it is really exciting. Another week with the season alive to have hope and build anticipation.

Per the Duval/Carter beef, I do wonder who is the true alpha on this squad. I also saw Trent and Duval barking at each other a bit in the first half during an in-bounds after a URI bucket. Last week Ben Swain tweeted that Trent is a very influential presence in the locker room. Interesting.

Swain's longer article on Trent makes it seem like he may be the alpha. He does sometimes look like the adult out there. His dad was a bad dude, and he instilled toughness into Gary.

ipatent
03-17-2018, 10:22 PM
Carter only played 19 minutes, was it fouls or his Achilles?

CameronCrazy'11
03-17-2018, 10:28 PM
Carter only played 19 minutes, was it fouls or his Achilles?

Fouls and also the game wasn't all that close in the second half.

CDu
03-17-2018, 10:38 PM
Fouls and also the game wasn't all that close in the second half.

Yep, 2 first half fouls plus an early third in the second half.

Billy Dat
03-17-2018, 10:40 PM
Carter has been playing so well. Today it felt like everyone was maximizing their individual best selves within the team concept.

subzero02
03-17-2018, 10:43 PM
Fouls and also the game wasn't all that close in the second half.

Javin and Bolden were also both effective on both ends of the floor so it gave K a chance to sit Carter for stretches...

kAzE
03-17-2018, 10:59 PM
Anybody know if there's a full game replay up somewhere? I had to play in the playoffs of a hoops league today and missed all but the last 10 minutes or so . . .

gep
03-17-2018, 11:09 PM
Some thoughts
...

7) The zone is working. So hard to prepare for most teams.

...

From what I've seen (remember, very un-technical fan), the Duke zone has some m2m stuff too... or at least, a defender-on-an-offensive player close-up... even some switching, if I saw correctly. The zone, a lot of times, is stretched out to almost resemble a m2m in that sense... unlike a normal zone where defenders just sit in their zone. To me, that is why the Duke zone is so good right now. And it seems like they were able to close-out the foul line area in the middle. With the length and quickness, Duke should be in good shape... Something must have "clicked" avter the unc game in the ACCT

Faustus
03-17-2018, 11:14 PM
Maybe this really was, as Bill Rafferty growls: "Duke opens up in a zone with.... mantoman principles!"

gocanes0506
03-17-2018, 11:15 PM
From what I've seen, the Duke zone has some m2m stuff too... or at least, a defender-on-an-offensive player close-up. The zone, a lot of times, are stretched out to almost resemble a m2m in that sense... unlike a normal zone where defenders just sit in their zone. To me, that is why the Duke zone is so good right now. With the length and quickness, Duke should be in good shape...

I looked to me that our zone was a matchup zone. The guys had areas but they stretched the areas to match the defender. Bagley played wider than normal on D. He would shade slightly back to middle when the ball was on the other side but, played wide for the most part. Matchup zones are basically m2m without following a guy all around the court.

CDu
03-17-2018, 11:19 PM
I looked to me that our zone was a matchup zone. The guys had areas but they stretched the areas to match the defender. Bagley played wider than normal on D. He would shade slightly back to middle when the ball was on the other side but, played wide for the most part. Matchup zones are basically m2m without following a guy all around the court.

It was a 2-3 zone.

gep
03-17-2018, 11:31 PM
I looked to me that our zone was a matchup zone. The guys had areas but they stretched the areas to match the defender. Bagley played wider than normal on D. He would shade slightly back to middle when the ball was on the other side but, played wide for the most part. Matchup zones are basically m2m without following a guy all around the court.


It was a 2-3 zone.

Thanks... Now, I gotta figure out how to spot a match-up zone, and what it really is. But I agree, everything seems to start as a 2-3 zone. But seems to surely change as the shot-clock winds down

Furniture
03-17-2018, 11:42 PM
I hope I don’t jinx him but “our boy Duval” seems to be playing with a bit more patience. I can’t embellish more than that. Just a feeling..."..

CrazyNotCrazie
03-17-2018, 11:42 PM
Maybe this really was, as Bill Rafferty growls: "Duke opens up in a zone with... mantoman principles!"

I think his head would explode if he had to call a Duke-Syracuse game. If Syracuse beats MSU, don't expect Raftery to be assigned to Omaha.

DukeinDC
03-18-2018, 12:40 AM
Great win. Every time they sniffed a run, we made a play. That said, this was an undersized opponent that lives off dribble drive. Basically, the perfect match up for a team with two amazing bigs and a zone.

We can beat anyone for sure but for once we caught a dream opponent that shouldn’t make us more likely to beat a huge MSU team. We’ll Need to finish a few more drives and protect the ball a lot better in round 3. We can tho!

Kedsy
03-18-2018, 12:57 AM
... unlike a normal zone where defenders just sit in their zone.

This is either a misconception or a mischaracterization. Defenders in any good zone never "just sit in their zone." They either guard the ball, guard a man in their zone, or guard a passing lane in their zone. They are constantly moving and make every effort not to leave the ball unguarded.

Steven43
03-18-2018, 02:46 AM
Great respect for Dan Hurley and URI but...I watched them lose the A10 Final and also against Oklahoma and really didn't expect then to be able to hang with us. I like being right (for once)!

Nothing against the guy at all, not even a little bit, but why is everyone suddenly so high on Dan Hurley? Did y’all even know much about him before this tournament? Is it because he is a member of the Hurley family and that gives him instant creditbility with Duke fans or maybe the fact that Bobby coached with him at Rhode Island? What’s the story?

eddiehaskell
03-18-2018, 03:26 AM
I really don’t know what to expect from this Duke team in the next game but I sure am glad they weren’t embarrassed with a first or second round exit...that would’ve made for a complete dud of a season (1-2 vs heels/no ACC reg/tourney title).

Basically a win away from salvaging the season in my eyes. I REALLY want more, but E8 and forward every team is capable of beating anyone.

bigperm13
03-18-2018, 04:21 AM
Great win. Next play. Whether it's Sparty or Cuse, Duke is the better team and will have to be beaten to get knocked out, not the other way around. And just like every other Duke team, this team is unique and any similar result to other teams from the past is only coincidence. Virginia has all the ACC hardware but they would trade all of it in a heartbeat with Duke to reverse situations. Cheers to all for an easy day of hoops tomorrow and go Aggies!!!

HereBeforeCoachK
03-18-2018, 08:21 AM
I really don’t know what to expect from this Duke team in the next game but I sure am glad they weren’t embarrassed with a first or second round exit...that would’ve made for a complete dud of a season (1-2 vs heels/no ACC reg/tourney title).

Basically a win away from salvaging the season in my eyes. I REALLY want more, but E8 and forward every team is capable of beating anyone.

I told my wife, who doesn't follow this as much as the kids and I do, that being a Duke fan now means the first two rounds are the worst...you are sweating the big embarrassment. The burden of expectations is crushing at times...and rightly or wrongly, fair or unfair, when Duke or Kansas or the Cheats or UK or Michigan State lose in the first weekend, it's embarrassing and people across the country celebrate and tweet and so on....especially for Duke. It's like you are merely defending your reputation for a few rounds.....just trying to "break even" somehow. The opportunity is to flop.

As the tourney moves along, it becomes the opportunity to do something great.

Saratoga2
03-18-2018, 08:23 AM
Great win. Every time they sniffed a run, we made a play. That said, this was an undersized opponent that lives off dribble drive. Basically, the perfect match up for a team with two amazing bigs and a zone.

We can beat anyone for sure but for once we caught a dream opponent that shouldn’t make us more likely to beat a huge MSU team. We’ll Need to finish a few more drives and protect the ball a lot better in round 3. We can tho!

The next game will see the size advantage disappear so we will need to continue to play our best ball and do it for 40 minutes. Looking forward to the challenge.

Furniture
03-18-2018, 08:27 AM
Duvals explanation of his and Carters discussion. Funny....

Huh?

https://mobile.twitter.com/jonmalexander/status/975125564049838080/video/1

UrinalCake
03-18-2018, 09:12 AM
The team is locked in and handling their business. This is the intensity we have been wanting to see all season. At this point there isn’t a whole lot more X’s and O’s to be learned, it’s just a matter of the team maintaining this level of play for two more weekends as the competition stiffens. I feel like we’ve sort of been flying under the radar with all the upsets going on, so now we just need to keep it going.

CameronDuke
03-18-2018, 09:29 AM
Nothing against the guy at all, not even a little bit, but why is everyone suddenly so high on Dan Hurley? Did y’all even know much about him before this tournament? Is it because he is a member of the Hurley family and that gives him instant creditbility with Duke fans or maybe the fact that Bobby coached with him at Rhode Island? What’s the story?

Rhody was a top 25 team all year until the last week of the season when they dropped back to back games to St. Joe's and Davidson. They lost the A10 title game to Davidson too. They were in the top 20 this season, too. Dan Hurley had them looking like a Sweet 16 threat for most of the season this year. Also, he took Rhody to the NCAAT last year and won a game last year, too. He has won 23+ games in three different seasons at Rhody where he's now coached 6 years. He is getting looks for the UConn job because it makes sense. He's a northeastern born and bred man from Jersey City, New Jersey who played in college at Seton Hall. It makes sense he would take over arguably the best program in the northeast in the past 20+ years who have fallen on tough times. It would be a huge challenge for him. He also is losing a lot this year at Rhody in Matthews, Terrell, Berry, and Robinson. Probably as good of a time as ever for him to leave with his stock being so high.

dyedwab
03-18-2018, 09:59 AM
Nothing against the guy at all, not even a little bit, but why is everyone suddenly so high on Dan Hurley? Did y’all even know much about him before this tournament? Is it because he is a member of the Hurley family and that gives him instant creditbility with Duke fans or maybe the fact that Bobby coached with him at Rhode Island? What’s the story?

Everyone isn't "suddenly so high" on Danny Hurley. I'm linking to his bio at URI

http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-baskbl/coaches/hurley_dan?view=bio


He's been top of the line coaching prospect since he spent nearly a decade running one of the top HS programs in NJ, St. Benedict's. He was excellent at Wagner (where Bobby spent some time as an assistant), and he's rebuilt URI into a perennial A10 contender in 5 years. He's good at this, and if he's not the guy UCONN has its sites on for their next head coach, I'd be shocked.

We beat a good, well-coached team with a good plan.

53n206
03-18-2018, 10:49 AM
The team is locked in and handling their business. This is the intensity we have been wanting to see all season. At this point there isn’t a whole lot more X’s and O’s to be learned, it’s just a matter of the team maintaining this level of play for two more weekends as the competition stiffens. I feel like we’ve sort of been flying under the radar with all the upsets going on, so now we just need to keep it going.

And fortunately, seemingly without injuries.

jimsumner
03-18-2018, 11:51 AM
Danny Hurley is a member of a distinguished basketball family, a family that also includes one of the best-loved players in Duke history. I don't think anyone was surprised that this was a significant sidebar to yesterday's game.

weezie
03-18-2018, 11:58 AM
Duvals explanation of his and Carters discussion. Funny...

Huh?

https://mobile.twitter.com/jonmalexander/status/975125564049838080/video/1


Good for the both of them. That's what big time players do, call each other out and then respond. Better than sulking and moping. Mutual respect.

BandAlum83
03-18-2018, 12:00 PM
Good for the both of them. That's what big time players do, call each other out and then respond. Better than sulking and moping. Mutual respect.

Laettner-Hurley

Nuff said

devildeac
03-18-2018, 01:47 PM
Laettner-Hurley

Nuff said

From A Season Is A Lifetime:

"But after Krzyzewski stormed out, Hurley was so fired up, so emotional, that he couldn't hold back. "We're playing for the national championship. How can we cheat ourselves by playing this way? If we're going to play like this, we might as well stay in the locker room. He was looking right at Laettner."

I'd quote what K said to Laettner and Davis before Hurley spoke but the wankerizer would umm, insert some "translations" for a number of the words:o.

FerryFor50
03-18-2018, 02:37 PM
This is riduclous. Syracuse is far better than UMBC, and MSU is not as good as UVa. Cuse beating MSU is far more likely than UMBC beating UVa was yesterday.

MSU barely held off Bucknell. This is an entirely winnable game for Syracuse.

HereBeforeCoachK
03-18-2018, 02:41 PM
MSU barely held off Bucknell. This is an entirely winnable game for Syracuse.

Last score I saw was 10 - it had been like 17 - was it a legit 4 point margin, or did Bucknell score a couple buckets when the game was basically over? (I didn't watch the final few minutes).

cbarry
03-18-2018, 02:44 PM
I don’t think so. Michigan St. is far superior. Cuse does not match up well. If Michigan St wins by less than 20, I’ll be very surprised.


MSU barely held off Bucknell. This is an entirely winnable game for Syracuse.

HereBeforeCoachK
03-18-2018, 02:44 PM
Nothing against the guy at all, not even a little bit, but why is everyone suddenly so high on Dan Hurley? Did y’all even know much about him before this tournament? Is it because he is a member of the Hurley family and that gives him instant creditbility with Duke fans or maybe the fact that Bobby coached with him at Rhode Island? What’s the story?

It's been obvious since the 90s that Bobby and Dan were headed for coaching in all likelihood, and their dad was one of, if not the greatest, high school coaches of all time.

Then when Bobby coached for Danny, then took the Buffalo program to new heights, there was further evidence that both had the potential to be great coaches.

Then this week we hear how DH and K talk about each other, and how classy Hurley was after the Duke game.....makes perfect sense.

FerryFor50
03-18-2018, 02:45 PM
Last score I saw was 10 - it had been like 17 - was it a legit 4 point margin, or did Bucknell score a couple buckets when the game was basically over? (I didn't watch the final few minutes).

Bucknell hung in there, then MSU pulled away a bit.

To me, any 4 point margin is legit in the tourny.

CDu
03-18-2018, 03:56 PM
I don’t think so. Michigan St. is far superior. Cuse does not match up well. If Michigan St wins by less than 20, I’ll be very surprised.

Not sure if you are serious or trying to reverse jinx.

DukieInBrasil
03-18-2018, 04:44 PM
I wouldn't expect anyone much noticed, but that drive and score by J-White yesterday gave him 22 points on the year, 1 more than he scored last year. Kudos to Jack for that. His rebounding numbers far surpassed last year's total a while ago. His shooting touch has been absent for much of the year, but he's playing in much more important situations this year, and seems to actually have a role, as opposed to blowout time player.

FerryFor50
03-18-2018, 05:09 PM
Not sure if you are serious or trying to reverse jinx.

Reverse jinx works?!

CDu
03-18-2018, 05:17 PM
Not sure if you are serious or trying to reverse jinx.


Reverse jinx works?!

I'd like to believe it was a reverse jinx and not just someone talking out of his/her you-know-what.

mattman91
03-18-2018, 05:18 PM
Really solid win! Michigan St will be tough! But we beat them once already... let’s beat them again!!
(and no, Syracuse doesn’t stand a chance at beating the Spartans. We will be playing Michigan St.)

This guy...

:o

flyingdutchdevil
03-18-2018, 05:19 PM
I don’t think so. Michigan St. is far superior. Cuse does not match up well. If Michigan St wins by less than 20, I’ll be very surprised.

Are you very surprised?

FerryFor50
03-18-2018, 05:19 PM
I'd like to believe it was a reverse jinx and not just someone talking out of his/her you-know-what.

Given their disappearance, I’d vote “not reverse jinx.”

CDu
03-18-2018, 05:20 PM
This guy...

:o

I was told that Syracuse had less of a chance to beat MSU than UMBC had of beating UVa...

Papa John
03-18-2018, 05:25 PM
I don’t think so. Michigan St. is far superior. Cuse does not match up well. If Michigan St wins by less than 20, I’ll be very surprised.

I see what ya did there... Nice reverse weaux execution! Let’s hope the gods are not displeased with this manipulation...

MChambers
03-18-2018, 05:25 PM
I was told that Syracuse had less of a chance to beat MSU than UMBC had of beating UVa...

I mean, UMBC obliterated UVa. Syracuse sneaked by MSU.

sagegrouse
03-18-2018, 05:36 PM
I mean, UMBC obliterated UVa. Syracuse sneaked by MSU.

Yeah, Syracuse. What's with that??!! Two points? Only two points?

Troublemaker
03-18-2018, 06:10 PM
It was a well-executed reverse jinx.

A note to cbarry - please don't come back to the thread and admit it was a reverse jinx because if you do, Duke will lose to Syracuse. Reverse jinxes NEED to go to the grave. In essence, a reverse jinx is a trade: you get beat up by message board posters about your bad prediction, but the outcome you desired occurs. Don't break the contract.

DU82
03-18-2018, 06:50 PM
After last year, when we had to wait until the last game to play in the second round, it's nice to play the first game of the weekend, and enjoy watching the rest of the games so relaxed (especially when Agricultural and Mechanical colleges play so well.)

Troublemaker
03-19-2018, 03:01 PM
Finally got a chance to watch the Duke-URI game (family obligations).

The zone defense was superb as always. I think when Wendell is out, Coach K now prefers Marvin at center and Javin on the wing because Marques reacts slowly to that free-throw-line-to-slot pass that opponents make. Wendell is the best at it by recovering quickly to the slot man, getting vertical and rim-protecting. Marques fouls on the same opportunity.

On offense, we're still fundamentally the same team. A high-risk, high-reward offense. URI was still clogging the lanes. The difference in this game was that (a) there were several near-turnovers that we escaped by spinning out of double-team trouble or because the refs were lenient on calling charges that occur after releasing the pass (which enraged the URI bench, but Grayson needs be more careful because he could've gotten into massive foul trouble in the 1st half with a different crew), and (b) on non-turnover possessions, we killed them.

(B) is sort of the key for this team now. I've come to terms with the offense continuing to be high-risk for turnovers, but when the passes get through, we need to convert our inside opportunities and hit our threes. So, for example, if we throw a pass that has a 30% chance at a turnover, but if the pass gets through, we have a 90% chance at two points, the overall expected value of that pass is 1.26 points per possession (.70 x .90 x 2), which is great.

The perfect example of this (although it's not a clogged lane example) was the #1 play in GoDuke's top 5 plays for the game (http://www.goduke.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=6253404). Grayson makes a long throwahead pass to Marvin under the basket, who saves the ball from going out of bounds, pivots without traveling, and finds a trailing Wendell for the dunk. Attempt the pass, okay, but you better catch and convert it.

As an aside, Trevon's handle was really impressive in this game (despite mishandling a ball out of bounds early in the game). He had the URI defenders on skates a lot of the time with his dribbling and crossovers.

COYS
03-19-2018, 04:12 PM
On offense, we're still fundamentally the same team. A high-risk, high-reward offense. URI was still clogging the lanes. The difference in this game was that (a) there were several near-turnovers that we escaped by spinning out of double-team trouble or because the refs were lenient on calling charges that occur after releasing the pass (which enraged the URI bench, but Grayson needs be more careful because he could've gotten into massive foul trouble in the 1st half with a different crew), and (b) on non-turnover possessions, we killed them.

(B) is sort of the key for this team now. I've come to terms with the offense continuing to be high-risk for turnovers, but when the passes get through, we need to convert our inside opportunities and hit our threes. So, for example, if we throw a pass that has a 30% chance at a turnover, but if the pass gets through, we have a 90% chance at two points, the overall expected value of that pass is 1.26 points per possession (.70 x .90 x 2), which is great.

The perfect example of this (although it's not a clogged lane example) was the #1 play in GoDuke's top 5 plays for the game (http://www.goduke.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=6253404). Grayson makes a long throwahead pass to Marvin under the basket, who saves the ball from going out of bounds, pivots without traveling, and finds a trailing Wendell for the dunk. Attempt the pass, okay, but you better catch and convert it.



Excellent post, as always. I will say that I mind the high-risk hit-ahead passes a lot less than the high risk post-entry passes that we seemed to be forcing during our offensive “slump” (in relative terms) over the last 10 games of the season or slow. A lot of the risky alley-oops and transition passes result in either an easy score or a turnover with a dead ball if the pass sails out of bounds or the receiver travels, etc. Even if there is a live-ball turnover, the opposing team is usually starting from their own baseline.

Meanwhile, I thought we did a good job limiting high risk entry passes. Perhaps it was just my imagination because the game went our way, but we had only one, possibly two grown-worthy passes into the post (I recall a really bad high-low pass from Wendell, who is usually quite good at those passes, earlier in the game). The post players also did a good job sealing their defenders, forcing Rhode Island players to foul when they went for the steal. Those passes are a lot more dangerous because when they go wrong, they often result in live ball turnovers that can be converted into easy baskets on the other end so not only is the chance of success lower, the turnovers are more likely to result in scores for the other team. I thought that we tended to make only really good entry passes off of smart ball movement and cross-screen action. I hope that trend continues against Syracuse.

robed deity
03-19-2018, 06:43 PM
Excellent post, as always. I will say that I mind the high-risk hit-ahead passes a lot less than the high risk post-entry passes that we seemed to be forcing during our offensive “slump” (in relative terms) over the last 10 games of the season or slow. A lot of the risky alley-oops and transition passes result in either an easy score or a turnover with a dead ball if the pass sails out of bounds or the receiver travels, etc. Even if there is a live-ball turnover, the opposing team is usually starting from their own baseline.

Meanwhile, I thought we did a good job limiting high risk entry passes. Perhaps it was just my imagination because the game went our way, but we had only one, possibly two grown-worthy passes into the post (I recall a really bad high-low pass from Wendell, who is usually quite good at those passes, earlier in the game). The post players also did a good job sealing their defenders, forcing Rhode Island players to foul when they went for the steal. Those passes are a lot more dangerous because when they go wrong, they often result in live ball turnovers that can be converted into easy baskets on the other end so not only is the chance of success lower, the turnovers are more likely to result in scores for the other team. I thought that we tended to make only really good entry passes off of smart ball movement and cross-screen action. I hope that trend continues against Syracuse.

I agree. Maybe it's because we won by 25, but aside from that first Carter entry, I didn't mind a lot of the decision making. I do think the game could have gone in a different direction early, but Allen hit a couple big shots to set the tone, as a captain should.

As Trouble said, there were maybe 1 or 2 charges they could have called after dump off passes, but after seeing replays, they would have been REALLY weak calls. The charge on Bagley early was pretty weak as it was.

Turnovers are definitely still a concern, but URI is one of the top teams at forcing them. I'll take at least a little comfort in Duke committing fewer than the Rams usually force.

COYS
03-19-2018, 09:55 PM
Turnovers are definitely still a concern, but URI is one of the top teams at forcing them. I'll take at least a little comfort in Duke committing fewer than the Rams usually force.

To my eyes, our propensity for turnovers seems to be more or less the same no matter how stout the opposing defense. We just seem prone to a few dumb decisions per game. I can’t tell if that’s a good thing (because it means tougher defensive teams aren’t necessarily likely to dramatically increase our turnover rate) or a bad thing (in a close game, some of those silly turnovers will come back to bite us). When I get a chance, I will go back and check to see if there is much correlation between the opposing team’s normal turnover rate and our turnover rate over the past 12 games (when the “New Duke” with zone defense emerged). At any rate, I’m glad that we kept our silly, unforced turnovers in check in the first two games and I hope that trend continues. We’re just so dangerous on offense that it is such a waste when we don’t at least get a shot up. There’s a very good chance it’s going in on the first try a pretty good chance we’ll get an offensive board if we miss. With our new, elite defense, it’s going to be hard to beat a Duke team that takes care of the ball.

ice-9
03-20-2018, 06:46 AM
The key I thought was we didn’t force the entry pass. When it wasn’t quite there we ran a play for the perimeter. Make a few shots and that forces the opposing team to spread out more, which then opened up the interior pass.

cbarry
03-21-2018, 09:46 PM
YES, Reverse-jinks/weaux!!! Glad to be playing 'Cuse. Can't wait for the game! GO DUKE!!!!


I see what ya did there... Nice reverse weaux execution! Let’s hope the gods are not displeased with this manipulation...

CDu
03-21-2018, 10:14 PM
It was a well-executed reverse jinx.

A note to cbarry - please don't come back to the thread and admit it was a reverse jinx because if you do, Duke will lose to Syracuse. Reverse jinxes NEED to go to the grave. In essence, a reverse jinx is a trade: you get beat up by message board posters about your bad prediction, but the outcome you desired occurs. Don't break the contract.


YES, Reverse-jinks/weaux!!! Glad to be playing 'Cuse. Can't wait for the game! GO DUKE!!!!

Ahem...

cbarry
03-22-2018, 06:16 AM
Oops. That’s what happens when I don’t get enough sleep and don’t read the whole thread...
consider it a reverse-reverse... heck I don’t know. Lol. Let’s just beat the heck out of the Orange!

ice-9
03-22-2018, 07:40 AM
Oops. That’s what happens when I don’t get enough sleep and don’t read the whole thread...
consider it a reverse-reverse... heck I don’t know. Lol. Let’s just beat the heck out of the Orange!

If we lose to the Cuse...you’re losing all your pitchforks! 🤬

cbarry
03-22-2018, 07:46 AM
😪. No worries — We are going to crush the Orange!

If we lose to the Cuse...you’re losing all your pitchforks! 🤬

flyingdutchdevil
03-22-2018, 11:42 AM
😪. No worries — We are going to crush the Orange!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

cbarry, for the love of God, please don't make blanket statements about Duke. Other teams? Sure. But not Duke.

kAzE
03-22-2018, 11:46 AM
😪. No worries — We are going to crush the Orange!

It's over.

English
03-22-2018, 01:16 PM
😪. No worries — We are going to crush the Orange!

Seriously, man, have you ever sports'd before?!

gam7
03-22-2018, 01:55 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

cbarry, for the love of God, please don't make blanket statements about Duke. Other teams? Sure. But not Duke.

cbarry, this would only be acceptable if you are Michael Stipe.

rsvman
03-22-2018, 04:34 PM
Seriously, man, have you ever sports'd before?!

The correct phraseology is "Dude, do you even sports?"