MBB: Duke 88, NC State 69 Post-Game Thread

[JBDuke]

Put your post-game thoughts here.

[Native]

Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and savior, Justin Robinson?

[jjredickrules]

Just your run-of-the-mill 19 pt victory.

I’m glad we don’t overreact to things here and all keep our cool.

[bluenorth]

Zone? JRob playing a lot and White not? A more animated Coach K? Can't argue with tonight's result.

[proelitedota]

19 point win over the team that whopped Duke by 22.

Not too shabby.

[dukelifer]

Posted this earlier today

"Would sneaking in Zion into a Mike Buckmire jersey be too out of the box? I think teams have figured Duke out and it will come down to fewer mistakes that Duke can control and someone playing above their age. I would like to see Stanley become that guy. He is the most athletic player Duke has and he needs to get his motor going. I am not exactly sure why he has been so up and down of late. Last 5 games 9, 4, 21,14, 4. Duke needs 14 pt Stanley and not 4 point Stanley. He has also been clutch in some close games. I think he is the key."

I think Stanley needs to get a dunk to get going - and boy was he big tonight. Stanley and Robinson were huge. Nice win.

[chrishoke]

Duke was in a zone in the 2nd half.

[rsvman]

Wake loss stings the most right now. Coulda woulda shoulda been tied for best record in the ACC despite being destroyed at State and losing to Virginia. Dang!

Good second half. The zone saved us. Stanley was impressive.

[arnie]

Posted this earlier today

"Would sneaking in Zion into a Mike Buckmire jersey be too out of the box? I think teams have figured Duke out and it will come down to fewer mistakes that Duke can control and someone playing above their age. I would like to see Stanley become that guy. He is the most athletic player Duke has and he needs to get his motor going. I am not exactly sure why he has been so up and down of late. Last 5 games 9, 4, 21,14, 4. Duke needs 14 pt Stanley and not 4 point Stanley. He has also been clutch in some close games. I think he is the key."

I think Stanley needs to get a dunk to get going - and boy was he big tonight. Stanley and Robinson were huge. Nice win.

And Goldwire solid.

[Dr. Rosenrosen]

And breeaaaathe... that’s more like it. Hope we can carry that second half intensity through to the next several weeks. Onward!

[heyman25]

Justin can give us scores and finishes.Very encoraging win. Very positive 2nd half. Need to bring this for the rest of this season.Carolina will still be a challenge for this inconsistent team.

[rsvman]

Duke was in a zone in the 2nd half.

I see what you did there.

[HereBeforeCoachK]

duke was in a zone in the 2nd half.

iswydt!

[jv001]

MOTM= ZONE!!!!

GoDuke!

[UrinalCake]

Nice to see “good Duke” return in the second half. Not sure if the zone will become a permanent fixture or simply a means to mix things up and give our guys a boost. Against better shooting teams it may be ineffective. But it took away the dribble penetration and the mismatches while keeping our bigs close to the basket, so it worked perfectly and keyed the turnaround. Got back to forcing live ball turnovers like we were doing earlier in the season, which was needed to spark our offense.

I’d imagine we’ll stick with the zone against the CHeats, who are a terrible shooting team. For now, a big sigh of relief to get a comfortable win. Free throw shooting and free throw defense continue to excel. Our whole bench played great, Jones and Carey were good but not their best so we needed it.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

No Jack. No Joey. No Alex. No problem. Thanks J-Rob!

[heyman25]

Zone? JRob playing a lot and White not? A more animated Coach K? Can't argue with tonight's result.

I like Jack ,but he does not finish plays and Justin does.
Alex and Joey need to spend about the next 5 days taking extra shots at Cameron. Matthew as well.

[proelitedota]

Wake loss stings the most right now. Coulda woulda shoulda been tied for best record in the ACC despite being destroyed at State and losing to Virginia. Dang!

Wake loss was a completely robbery. We win that game comfortably if Wake had normal home-cooking.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

I’m glad our real team escaped whatever prison they were in and got
to the game with 25 minutes to play!

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Do we even need a MOTM this game?