MBB: Duke vs MSU (Tue 12/1 7:30 pm, ESPN) Pre-Game and In-Game Thread

[weezie]

Rudderless. We're not used to seeing a Duke team without a pg...or at least one who looks for the play

[rsvman]

Hes Baker made a shot yet in these two games?

[rsvman]

Why are we overplaying Watts 28 feet from the basket? Why did Hurt not want to use the backboard on a drive to the basket?
We look weak on some fundamentals right now.

[Billy Dat]

Right now, we need to stop the bleeding. Let’s see who steps up.

[DukeHoo]

This feels like it's about to get ugly.

[Sixthman]

Do we have coaches?

[dukelion]

Might be a long year everyone.

Yes they are young and they need to learn but I hate when we don't have solid bigs to get us easy baskets...such a key in the college game.

I guess when we make some shots we'll be a tough out but i think we'll be an average at best 3pt team which makes us an average middling top 25 team at best.

Oh well...can't be Zionesque every year.

[rsvman]

Hard to overstate the importance of a guy like Tre Jones.

[WHOneedsSOX]

Michigan State isn't even bothering to contest Duke 3's. No one except Hurts is going to make it.

[DukeFanNotNBAFan]

Players need help from the coaches.
Sadly, this is the offense I’ve seen for a few years. Just doesn’t have a Zion or a Tre Jones to bail it out.
I like K, but there has been zero coaching on the offensive side of the ball for years. Look at Gonzaga’s offense compared to Duke.
I think Gonzaga’s players run an additional mile per game in half court offense compared to the statues on Duke.
There’s no offense without movement.
You have to coach, K.

[ratamero]

This is hard to watch. We'll get better over time (we always do), but the early ACC schedule might be rough.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Trying to identify what we do well...

I'm afraid I have my answer.

[simplyluvin]

Talent may be there, but this is a flawed and severely underdeveloped team. Right now, I see a 10 to 12 loss team. We don't have any identity, which may be translating to no offensive flow.

[jjredickrules]

This is hard to watch. We'll get better over time (we always do), but the early ACC schedule might be rough.

We usually get worse over time, honestly. 2010 and 2015 are the only exceptions that come to mind. Yes, big exceptions but most years we start hot then cool down.

[simplyluvin]

And Roach is a serious defensive liability...

[DukeFanNotNBAFan]

We usually get worse over time, honestly. 2010 and 2015 are the only exceptions that come to mind. Yes, big exceptions but most years we start hot then cool down.

I was gonna say...lol
How often do they improve as the year goes on?
Look at last year. Very good team in November and December. By March they were losing to Wake Forest and needed miracles to beat UNC. They were on their way to a quick out in the tournament.

[rsvman]

We can't get a loose ball, we can't get a rebound.... some have been lucky bounces, but some is just that they are working harder or smarter or both.

[heyman25]

Players need help from the coaches.
Sadly, this is the offense I’ve seen for a few years. Just doesn’t have a Zion or a Tre Jones to bail it out.
I like K, but there has been zero coaching on the offensive side of the ball for years. Look at Gonzaga’s offense compared to Duke.
I think Gonzaga’s players run an additional mile per game in half court offense compared to the statues on Duke.
There’s no offense without movement.
You have to coach, K.

Worst performance in Cameron
We are a terrible basketball team
Can’t get 50/50 balls can’t defend
Have no offense
I take away this team lacks fire and skill

[dukejim1]

MOTM - Brakefield. That is all you need to know about this game.

[jjredickrules]

Joey Baker leading us in steals
Jaemyn and Jordan with our only two 3’s
Very, very odd.