Kedsy is point out that their record is the same on the road and at home, not that their record is bad against top 100 teams.
I agree with him, this year there is prob less value in playing home games vs years past. It probably still helps the home team a little in the fact they don’t have to travel.
If I were K, I'd consider banging the scorer's table before tip-off and see if he could get 15-20 points added to Loovil's score as a motivator for our guys to come out with an extreme sense of urgency.
(kidding; mostly )
[redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.
-Can Jalen Johnson and Wendell Moore put together back-to-back good games?
-Will Johnson's play on offense help create better looks for everyone else?
-Can we avoid falling into a 10+ point hole?
-Can we start better?
-Can we avoid turnovers and get to the line?
-Can we have a decent shooting game?
-What will our defensive approach be? Will we see that zone to start the game?
-Who will start? If I had to guess, I'd say Hurt, Moore, Johnson, Steward, Goldwire.
There are so many areas where we are currently weak. It seems unlikely that we are going to have a break-out game, especially shooting-wise, in a huge cavern like the YUM Center. It seems like they are allowing about 3,000 fans so at least there will be some energy in the building to play off of.
Despite our struggles, I still feel like we are close. Granted, I also kept thinking that the 2007 team was close to playing much better at the end of the year and it never happened. Regardless, while I don't enjoy watching us lose, I do like watching these guys evolve and it feels like we are due for a start-to-finish solid effort where most of the team plays well. Hopefully it is today.
Mt prediction - we will get our clocks cleaned.
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Is the NCAA committee going to evaluate wins/losses based on away games (with fans) and semi-away (no fans) differently? 😄 For the record, I agree with you. But of course it'd be too complicated to do that. Anybody have early data on how home court advantage this year across the NCAA compares to other years?
Oh, and Go Duke! Big game. Need the W.
Chat is open:
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Bob Green
Interesting: Coleman is the first big off the bench.
Good to see Joey hit a 3. 12-10 Louisville. Not a great start for Duke but better.
Great drive attacking the rim by Steward for the and 1. Awesome to see. 14-13 Louisville.
Back to back 3s from Moore and Hurt. 19-16 good guys!
Joey 1-3 from deep but looking for his shot.
Seems like passing into a crowd is better than driving into a crowd...getting some fouls.