MOTM: Duke v. Virginia (Feb 9, 2019)

[JBDuke]

Who was Duke's Man of the Match in their win over UVA tonight?

[CameronBornAndBred]

I'm voting THREE times for RJ.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

R J Barrett!

[DU82]

RJ and Cam’s threes were great, but every time we needed a play, Tre was there.

[devilsince1977]

This was a tough one. Cam made so many really good plays I had to give it to him; but it could have been RJ or Tre.

[lotusland]

This was a tough one. Cam made so many really good plays I had to give it to him; but it could have been RJ or Tre.

Same for me. Cam defended extremely well and made some big plays on both ends. RJ also had a great game and his stat line was impressive. Tough call but Cam got my vote.

[kAzE]

I also voted for Cam. He made so many plays on defense, and was extremely efficient/didn't force anything on offense. RJ, Tre, and Zion were all deserving of MOTM as well, but those 3 guys combined for 13 turnovers. Cam had none, so he gets MOTM for me.

[plimnko]

I'm going to have to go with MEN...a great TEAM effort!!!

[jv001]

Went with RJ for his 3 explosion to begin the game. Those baskets gave us momentum against a very good Virginia team playing in front of a loud home crowd. I just as well could have voted for Zion, Cam or Tre. Great win. Now Hoos beat the heck out of those cheating heels Monday night. GoDuke!

[Bob Green]

R.J. set the tone early but I cannot argue with anyone who voted for Cam or Tre. An absolute great team victory tonight as our Blue Devils took it to the Cavaliers for 40 minutes.

[Saratoga2]

I chose Tre for his wonderful overall game but can see Cam or RJ. All three had excellet games.

[killerleft]

I voted for Tre. He's the glue. That said, RJ or Cam would have been great choices. Marques, Zion, and Jack all did well. Team effort, I believe!

[Ballboy1998]

Lots of good choices for this one. I had to go with the Maple Mamba for setting the tone and hitting big shot after big shot - also making some great passes for big shots from Cam!

[simplyluvin]

Pretty close to a perfect game for us. If we had to nitpick, turnovers were an issue. If I had to pick two games to shoot like that, it’s this one and the national title game. Amazing win! Love this team! Go Duke!

[MChambers]

Despite the excellent play of all seven Duke players, I had to go with Cam, because his defense was amazing. Kyle Guy will be seeing Cam in his sleep for a few nights.

[budwom]

Despite the excellent play of all seven Duke players, I had to go with Cam, because his defense was amazing. Kyle Guy will be seeing Cam in his sleep for a few nights.

Reddish looked like he was about a foot taller the way he hovered over Guy...superb performance, even though Guy got his 16 pts...

[Les Grossman]

RJ was deadly accurate and probably the star of the game. But Cam was 'on' too. And so was Tre!

[MrPoon]

One of the hardest votes of the year. Zion changes everything, so even on a night where he had to work extra hard for a little less result, UVa’s D had to adjust every time he touched it and that opened up a lot for others. Plus, the block on the three just didn’t even make sense. My wife asked what LBJ thought of that play, wish we had that camera angle.

RJ is simply nasty. Dude just doesn’t loose, crap! I don’t think he even blinks at big game pressure. We need to start stealing Chuck Norris jokes and replacing RJ’s name, “When RJ turned 18, his parents moved out” “There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures RJ allows to live.” “RJ's house has no doors, only walls that he walks through.” “Barrett can believe it's not butter.“ “RJ can divide by 0”. You get the idea.

With all that said, I voted Cam. (Please don’t tell RJ)
Cam was all over and filled the gaps everywhere, rb when needed, steal, a block or two, no TO, just free flowing athletic Cam, big in the biggest games of the year. Dig this kid. The rest of the field gets nervous if he plays like this.

[NYBri]

Went with Cam. 😎

[CameronBornAndBred]

I also voted for Cam. He made so many plays on defense, and was extremely efficient/didn't force anything on offense. RJ, Tre, and Zion were all deserving of MOTM as well, but those 3 guys combined for 13 turnovers. Cam had none, so he gets MOTM for me.

I'd say this is the first game in a long while that he wasn't deserving. Aside from his defense, he was a turnover machine and his second half was very low scoring.

'Bout time he sucked! (His defense was pretty awesome...)