MBB: Duke 74, VaTech 52 Post-Game Thread

[JBDuke]

Put your post-game thoughts here.

[DarkstarWahoo]

Bless y’all.

[OldPhiKap]

Grayson. Yay.

[WHOneedsSOX]

Missed the game. Was Duke's defense good or Virginia Tech's offense bad?

[jwillfan]

Loved to see Grayson look so good and relaxed. Javin's breakout game?

[pfrduke]

I asked this in the in-game thread: we went to a different defense around 9 minutes or so to go in the second half - what was it? It looked a little like a 1-3-1, although the way VT was spread out we ended up with 3 guys outside the 3-point line on it. Either way, it was effective - it closed down a lot of the gaps VT had been finding.

[Les Grossman]

All three looked good.

Carter was a beast. Hubie compared him to Moses Malone. High praise indeed

[HereBeforeCoachK]

Missed the game. Was Duke's defense good or Virginia Tech's offense bad?

yes.

[fuse]

Satisfying. Particularly the second half.

[lotusland]

Accidentally nullified my reverse jinx but successfully reversed the nullification just in time. Your welcome!

[CameronDuke]

2-0 without Bagley this week Grayson found his shot again. The zone was effective. Defensive rebounding! Duke held Virginia Tech to one shot for many possessions.

[flyingdutchdevil]

1. Duke is better offensively with Bagley. No questions asked.

2. Duke is better defensively without Bagley. No questions asked.

3. Grayson is better without Bagley. No questions asked.

[dragoneye776]

1. Duke is better offensively with Bagley. No questions asked.

Whoa whoa whoa there

[ehdg]

Grayson put together back to back good games finally. Played much better after the opening 8 minutes as we stopped turning the ball over. Trent n Wendall played really good again. Good win!

[drummerdevil]

Whoa whoa whoa there

Don’t dispute it, he’s one of the best offensive players in the country and our offense looks lost at times without him

[dragoneye776]

Don’t dispute it, he’s one of the best offensive players in the country and our offense looks lost at times without him

I know I know, I'm joking

[MartyClark]

1. Duke is better offensively with Bagley. No questions asked.

2. Duke is better defensively without Bagley. No questions asked.

3. Grayson is better without Bagley. No questions asked.

I agree with #3. Grayson is better offensively when you take away the Bagley option. Grayson is less deferential, needs to shoot, and shoots well.

Go Duke! Go Grayson! Go Bagley!

[ipatent]

A convincing and very important win.

[thedukelamere]

Not sure if it was mentioned in the chat or in-game thread, but what was up with the pocket of fans in the front 2-3 rows on the (tv) left side? Didn’t cheer, didn’t jump, just looked like non-students you’d see over Christmas break or something...

Great team win, and I thought our defense really showed some progress towards the end of the game. VT looked absolutely rattled.

[subzero02]

If Duval can learn to value the ball more and take better shots, we'll stand a much better chance in close games. He made a few bad plays at the very end of the game. A missed step back 3 when Alex was open on the wing... and a TO on a pass during a fast break chance( a made 3 was sandwiched between those plays though). I don't think he sees the big picture regarding game management as well as he needs to.