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    WBB: Duke 57, Florida St 70

    Duke tries to follow up it's big win over VT with a tough road game at Florida State, now in the polls at #24. FSU suffered a drubbing at the hands of Notre Dame at ND earlier in the week and will be wanting to prove they shouldn't lose that ranking I'm sure. FSU is not like most of the other teams in the ACC - their D is good, but they're mostly an offensive team who plays at a high pace compared to the defensive slow specialists we've faced so far. They shoot very well, don't turn the ball over, but don't rebound misses. They win by shooting really well and playing at a high pace to get more of those shots, rather than grinding you down.

    FSU is led by likely ACC Player of the Year Ta'Niya Latson, who is an absolute stud. She leads the league in points per game and is fairly efficient in doing it, and can also pass the ball well and doesn't turn it over. I imagine she'll be Celeste Taylor's assignment but the rest of FSU shoots really well so if we need help to stop her, those other players can score off her passes. That'll be the challenge here.

    The stat projections have us as very small dogs, but this is a winnable game.
    <devildeac> anyone playing drinking games by now?
    7:49:36<Wander> drink every qb run?
    7:49:38<loran16> umm, drink every time asack rushes?
    7:49:38<wolfybeard> @devildeac: drink when Asack runs a keeper
    7:49:39 PM<CB&B> any time zack runs, drink

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    Quote Originally Posted by loran16 View Post
    The stat projections have us as very small dogs, but this is a winnable game.
    Go Blue Chihuahuas, Go!
    Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."

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    Quote Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred View Post
    Go Blue Chihuahuas, Go!
    https://www.shutterstock.com/image-p...pet-2138502293

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    Here is GoDuke.com's preview of the game:

    https://goduke.com/news/2023/1/28/wo...ida-state.aspx
    JBDuke

    Andre Dawkins: “People ask me if I can still shoot, and I ask them if they can still breathe. That’s kind of the same thing.”

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    Massey has Duke +2 (47%) and WarrenNolan has Duke -3 (61%). It should be a very close game so hopefully Duke can have a strong second half and close it out.

    https://masseyratings.com/cbw2023/2265
    https://www.warrennolan.com/basketba...ate=2023-01-29

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    FSU is a high scoring team, and a great rebounding team, and they like to play very fast. Latson is the sixth best scorer in the nation, and she does it fairly efficiently (50% from 2, 36% from three). This will be a big test for our defense.

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    Helter-skelter game so far. Duke with 6 TO's in 5 minutes and only 2 points, but only trailing 6-2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DoubleBlue View Post
    Helter-skelter game so far. Duke with 4 TO's in 5 minutes and only 2 points.
    D is good- O is bad - familiar story

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    Quote Originally Posted by DoubleBlue View Post
    Helter-skelter game so far. Duke with 6 TO's in 5 minutes and only 2 points, but only trailing 6-2.
    Now 6 in just over 5. That's almost impressive.
    Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukelifer View Post
    D is good- O is bad - familiar story
    Officials need to call some of the stuff FSU is doing, or things will get out of hand.

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    1-10 from the field. Gotta start better than that!

    Edit: Yet somehow Duke is now leading 8-7!

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    Lucky to only be down 15-12 after 1Q.

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    4-23. Cannot make a layup.

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    Refs keep calling fouls on us on their drives and even tho FSU is missing a lot, it’s killing us.

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    4-27 shooting. That's horrid.
    Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."

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    Quote Originally Posted by DoubleBlue View Post
    4-23. Cannot make a layup.
    Didn’t think the O could get worse but it has. Can’t have your two best scorers with 0 points. Shooting 15%

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    The team needs to take more 3s. VDJ had an open shot and opted to pass it up and turn it over trying to go inside. Take some 3s guys

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    I hate to say it but Brown is a black hole inside. Nothing but missed shots and turnovers.

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    13 turnovers, 7 buckets. What an ugly half.
    Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."

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    The team is afraid to take 3s. It’s baffling - FSU is closing out well but de Jesus and others are making it easier by stepping inside the perimeter for no reason allowing FSU to not be too spread out

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