MBB: Duke @ Georgia Tech (Tues Mar 2, 8:00pm ACCN) Pregame and Ingame Thread

[rsvman]

How did we lose that rebound and give Wright a free basket?
Not impressed with our toughness right now.

[Billy Dat]

What is Steward doing?

Alvarado has started to cook just as our guards are looking weak. We need to punch back now.

[SavDukeGrad]

Way too many turnovers this half. Sloppy guard play by us. Their guards are so tough. I’m afraid Alvarado is going to take over now.

[arnie]

What is Steward doing?

Don’t know that I’ve ever watched worse guard play by Duke.

[AtlBluRew]

Don’t know that I’ve ever watched worse guard play by Duke.

Agreed. We need to sit them. Break this rhythm. Anyone would be a short term improvement.

[barjwr]

And now because of foul trouble we’ve missed the chance to try to get Hurt the ball in places where he can score.

[rsvman]

Right now we don't have a single shooter in the game. Hurt out with four fouls.
Then again, in the past three minutes of play we haven't really bothered to put up shots anyway, because we turn the ball over well before we shoot.
What do you do now if you are Coach K?

[CDu]

The big issue is turnovers and not keeping Wright off the glass. Williams and Hurt have really fallen off in the second half in defending Wright on rebounds.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

We needed to build a bigger lead when they were playing poorly. We are not playing like a tournament team. Hopefully we can flip the switch.

[dukelion]

Numerous times this season...and especially during the last three games...we've simply had the ball taken away from our bigs on what should have been easy defensive rebounds.

Just unacceptable and the mark of a soft team.

I mean some of these are just routine plays where we can't squeeze the ball leading to a gift of two points.

They'll be better as they get older but no way do they deserve tourney birth when playing like this.

[Billy Dat]

The game is slipping away, who will step up to make plays?

[uh_no]

The big issue is turnovers and not keeping Wright off the glass. Williams and Hurt have really fallen off in the second half in defending Wright on rebounds.

unfortunately this looks bleak. Going to take a tournament title with a loss here...

[rsvman]

The big issue is turnovers and not keeping Wright off the glass. Williams and Hurt have really fallen off in the second half in defending Wright on rebounds.

Some of the rebounds have actually come to our guys who have then tipped them to Wright. SMH.

[SavDukeGrad]

We had a chance in the first half when we were in control to put our foot on the gas, and we didn’t. Now Alvarado has come alive and the crowd is giving them energy. We failed to capitalize when we had the momentum. We can’t win with Hurt on the bench.

[rsvman]

I think a goal should be that we should get a shot off on every possession.

[mattyoung18]

Horrible call on Hurt.

[SavDukeGrad]

What a BS call. That is ridiculous!

[Alan_Wilson]

foul, foul, turnover, foul ... awful

[CrazyNotCrazie]

Horrible call

[rsvman]

Horrible fifth foul call. Sheesh.