Great point about our bigs, in particular Carter. He doesn't move very well on defense and I think it's because he seems to have not bought into team defense yet. However I have to remember he's really young and he probably wasn't required to play big time defense in high school. If anyone can get him to buy in, it's our coaching staff. I thought Bilas made a good point tonight regarding our big guys being glued to their own man and not playing help defense. On to the championship game. GoDuke!
Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc
Character Building Game. Very impressed with the team's comeback and finish.It is only November and Texas was very good. Bagley and Carter power duo will take this team far.
A link to the presser would be appreciated.
Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc
Sure looked like the down payment was made tonight, but, yes, very early.
And as always, NEXT!
(PS, Those black/babyblue/barf holetar-cheating-fake-butt-place-down-the-road unis are even worse than usual. Hideous yet hilarious. Like your dog hiding under the bed after he's been naughty. Bleech.)
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Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'
In the first half, I commented to my wife that this team seems to be developing a similar vibe and modus operandi as the 2015 team -- starting off slow, trailing at the half, and then ratcheting up the intensity and learning to dissect the opposing defense to make a strong comeback down the stretch, despite suffering some ghastly defensive lapses throughout the game. Someone above expressed concern that the coaches may have difficulty teaching these kids that they can't coast until crunch time. But I really like the fact that this group is cultivating the confidence in themselves to find a way to win if they play through the mistakes, maintain their composure, and continue playing hard.
Even if they won the game, maybe this game can serve as a "loss" as far as learning what to do and better awareness. I'm not sure they have to actually lose a game... at least, I hope so
When the Texas lead shrank to 4 or so, Bilas commented something to the effect of "let's see how Texas responds to game pressure". I'm really pleasantly surprised to see how Duke's freshmen handled their own game pressure.
I thought Grayson really spurred the comeback. For whatever reason it just wasn’t Duvall’s night and Grayson played a fantastic couple of minutes at PG. Duvall was huge against Portland State. Anyone can have an off night. This team has weaknesses but man do they have talent.
Lol bamba was not impressive at all.
Anyone see Alex O'Connell getting so many minutes this season? He played 29 minutes tonight in a game that went to overtime. Not only did he play when Grayson was unavailable, but he also took Duval's place for a good bit of time.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013