MOTM: Duke vs. UNC (March 9, 2013)

[JBDuke]

Who was Man of the Match in Duke's 69-53 win over Carolina?

[bbosbbos]

Hard to pick. If have to choose, SC is MOM.

[JBDuke]

I think this one comes down to Seth or Mason. Mason played as well as I can remember him playing all year, but Seth was the primary cause of the big early lead that we rode for the rest of the game, so my vote goes to Mr. Curry.

[OldPhiKap]

1. Seth kills in first half, opens up huge lead. (The difference IMO)
2. Mason closes, makes it. Impossible to close.
3. Quinn finishes through contact at end. Should not be overlooked.


9F!

[mike88]

Clearly Seth Plumlee

[fisheyes]

Clearly Seth was the man in the first half but Mason was THE MAN in the second half. He prevented any chance of a UNC comeback. Therefore he gets my one vote since we can't split 'em.

[CLW]

Seth and Mason were great but IMHO they do NOT go off w/o Kelly in the lineup. If Kelly was still out Plumlee gets doubled every time he touches the ball now you cannot double him with all the shooters. Curry also cannot be the primary focus of the defense b/c of Kelly.

Kelly's presence gave opportunities for Mason and Curry and boy did they take advantage.

Ryan gets my vote.

[pamtar]

Great to see Mason finally have a big game, but Seth set the tone early and gave us the cushion. Great glue work from Ryan and especially TT. QC was quite thorough in his duties as well.

[Les Grossman]

Could be either Seth or Mason,
but Seth's display of will in the 1H was the diff, imo

[Les Grossman]

Clearly Seth Plumlee

what he said

[Les Grossman]

Digger just picked Duke to go to the Final Game

[Greg_Newton]

Legacy-type game for Seth and he probably deserves it, but I thought it might have been a bigger game, in the scheme of things, for Plumlee. 23 and 13 on solid %s, and generally was getting after it like he was before his little funk. The rebounding was the most encouraging part.

So sweet.

[OldPhiKap]

Digger just picked Duke to go to the Final Game

Crap.

[MCFinARL]

Seth and Mason both awesome tonight--Seth's made shot from a sitting position on the court was completely ridiculous. But i voted for Quinn because he played well all game, hustled (5 rebounds and a steal), controlled the ball really well (5 assists to 2 turnovers), and was the key factor, between killing the clock and making a couple of key buckets, in preserving the lead when UNC finally started to make a run.

[devildeac]

Clearly Seth Plumlee

what he said

Wrong. I think you meant Mason Curry.

[Durham Thunder]

The entire team deserves this one!!

[jipops]

I went with Mason just because he was more consistently good throught. But Seth was stellar in the 1st hitting some amazing shots. Quinn deserves some props as he was terrific. He setup Mason well.

[devildeac]

Tough call here tonight. Seth kept us from a slow start and had a sensational first half. Mason, who has had a rough couple weeks, played a solid first half but had a monster second half so I'll vote for him. Quinn with a very solid game, too.

[wallyman]

Just as the Miami MOTM HAD to be Ryan, this time it can't be one person. Has to be Seth and Mason as co Men OTM.

[dukelifer]

Mason was a force. Curry was solid in the first half but Mason was very strong on the boards. The seniors were the difference tonight.