i don't think anyone is equating duke's chances of making the tournament with duke's chances of lasting long.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWayne
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i don't think anyone is equating duke's chances of making the tournament with duke's chances of lasting long.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWayne
Undeniably true...but having said that, I can think of more touted Duke teams that have staggered into the tournament and departed quickly...if this team continues to improve (and shoot like demons) I could see this team winning a few tourney games..but that's a couple of very big ifs.Quote:
Originally Posted by uh_no
Hey good news, my season preview book from the Iron Dukes arrived in the mail today.
I know people who are still waiting for Christmas packages to arrive.Quote:
Originally Posted by throatybeard
As an aside, is that the one where I wrote about Joey Baker breaking out or the one where I praised Jalen Johnson as Duke's next superstar?
Joey. But don't worry, there's a lot of wrong stuff in there, like the media poll that said the men would finish in second place, and the working assumption that the women would have a season at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by jimsumner
Wouldn't Mich St. already be ahead of us? Their wins against Illinois and Ohio St. are both better than any of ours, they beat us head-to-head, they have no Q3 losses (whereas we have one) and the vastly stronger Big 10 is going to mean that our comparatively better conference record carries little weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by CDu
They are currently a bit ahead of us. If they lose out and we take 2 or 3, we would pass them back. If they take 2 of 2, we probably stay behind them. Hence, we don’t them to beat Michigan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nugget
Funny how not long ago people were writing off MSU because of their upcoming brutal schedule, while I was thinking that they get A LOT of opportunities for great wins. Obviously, they've still had to play very well, but clearly they've taken advantage of their opportunities so far. And for the record, the committee has explicitly stated they care ZERO about conference record or standings. They just care about wins and losses and who they were to. I think it was Nebraska a few years ago that had a very gaudy Big 10 record but didn't make the tournament because their schedule was loaded with conference bottom feeders...
I'm assuming you mean bottom dwellers. Nebraska sounds like the bottom feeder in that situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bluedog
SLU is barely in the tournament discussion I suppose, but they just beat Richmond.
Ha yes... apologies. Chose the wrong word.Quote:
Originally Posted by throatybeard
I saw a wire service story today about all the blue bloods on the bubble...and it noted that two years ago, Duke was the top TV draw in the first, second and third rounds (yes, there was Zion). If it's close, I think we get in...
zion was a top draw. we don't have zion. if we were a top draw this year, we wouldn't have been getting relegated to weird time slots and ACCN instead of ESPN most of the conference season.Quote:
Originally Posted by budwom
If we had Zion, we wouldn't be fighting for a bid to the NCAAT. He'd be the certain OAD that we are missing this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by uh_no
GoDuke!
I rather like that Duke is fighting for a bid to the NCAAT, considering where the team was a month ago. I like the changes Duke has made...Quote:
Originally Posted by jv001
Yeh, I love the way this team fights. Even in the games that we lost, well almost all the game we lost, they fought like heck to win. I think we're better by subtraction if you get my drift.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInBrasil
GoDuke!
CBS may well see things differently...we're still a huge draw come bracket time. Duke was awful to watch for most of the season, now we're fun to watch...Quote:
Originally Posted by uh_no
This season is about next year. Getting to the tourney would be a great accomplishment and today is a big step toward that goal.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInBrasil
We have to play hard for 40 minutes. If we do that, and luck is also with us, there is a very good chance that we will make the tourney.Quote:
Originally Posted by dukelifer
Games of interest for Duke’s tourney resume, besides the obvious:
Noon: Michigan v Indiana. Root for my Wolverines to potentially knock Indiana out of the tourney field!
Syracuse v GT. Even though they’re closer to us on the bubble, we probably want GT to win so that our upcoming road game against them is a solid Q1 opportunity.
Two o’clock: Clemson v Miami. Root for Clemson to avoid the upset and potentially creep into the NET top 30 to give us another Q1 win.
Notre Dame at BC: If the Irish finish strong our road win against them could be Q1, so root for Mike Brey’s squad.
2:30: Marquette vs UConn. UConn is still one of the last teams in, so let’s get some more help from Wojo!
4 o’clock: FSU vs UNC. Duh.
Wake vs Va Tech: Maybe the Demon Deacs get hot and raise the profile of our sweep of them.
5 o’clock: Creighton vs Xavier. Xavier is one of the last teams in, so root for Alex O’Connell and Creighton to help us out.
7 o’clock: Nebraska vs Minnesota. A loss to the B1G bottom feeders could knock the Golden Gophers out of the projected field.
I think I'll be doing something else at 7pm tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by scottdude8