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    MBB: Duke 96, Maine 62 Post Game Thread

    Spatola is simply the best. - Chillin
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    MBB: Duke 96, Maine 62 Post Game Thread

    I've seen a few people ask this, so I'll reconfirm as it's been mentioned on broadcasts. In so many words, Jon moving Tyrese off-ball is avoiding a jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none situation. Jon seemingly believes, rightly or wrongly, that Tyrese is not today a transcendent star PG capable of...
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    MBB: This Week in the ACC (11/4-11/10)

    Syracuse by 4 over Le Moyne isn't ideal. For them. - Chillin
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    MBB: Duke 96, Maine 62 Post Game Thread

    In a hopeful foreshadowing of things to come, KP says our pace was 74 which would have been tied for the 5th fastest game we played all of last year. We were 2-3 in such games. Worth keeping tabs on. - Chillin
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    MBB: Duke 96, Maine 62 Post Game Thread

    We covered. So effectively exceeded expectations. The team is so deep. We weren't locked in but we're just too good for a team like Maine. Kon was again excellent. So was Cooper - he said "cramp" on camera at the end so I'm not concerned, he seemed in fine spirits on the bench. Cramping early...
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    2025 Men's Basketball Recruiting

    Can someone remind me what we love in Ament? And make no mistake, I know we love him. He's obviously very highly ranked. But at 6-9, he doesn't exactly fit the SG role that we are missing on paper. Is he a great shooter? - Chillin
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    2024-25 MBB Rankings

    Who is this guy? I found him to have great analysis! And his dark sense of humor was funny at times too. I thought his views on Duke were spot on and his analysis of Proctor in career segments was very interesting to read. - Chillin
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    2024-2025 Men’s Basketball Season: General Offseason Discussion

    Didn't know where to post this, but Duke is now (were we always?) listed as the favorite to win the NCAAT at +950. Per FanDuel. Top 10: Duke +950 Houston +1000 Kansas +1000 UConn +1100 Alabama +1400 Iowa State +1600 Auburn +2000 Gonzaga +2000 Arizona +2500 UNC +2500 - Chillin
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    2025 Men's Basketball Recruiting

    Thanks, Jason. That's all as expected. I'd note that having a budget and not operating as a blank check do not necessarily mean we can't do more if we need to. But to your point, it's also not in line with Jon's apparent recruiting strategy so somewhat moot. - Chillin
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    2025 Men's Basketball Recruiting

    I'm pretty confident Duke NIL can afford anything it wants in basketball. I presume we have no shortage of deep pocketed basketball supporters. I know Jason has alluded to a small group of committed supporters, but I suspect if we needed to do something above and beyond we could. That said, do...
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    MBB: Duke 103, ASU 47 Post Game Thread

    Whoa. We looked incredible. You're never as good as your last win. (Nor as bad as your last loss.) But what if your last win was incredible? The ball moved A LOT on offense. Shooting all over the floor and we were seeking it. Defense was smothering and very active. Bodies were flopping around...
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    2024-25 MBB Rankings

    While I don't have preseason data handy, this would be one of the better years in the ACC in the past 5+ years. At least at the bottom. If we can get everyone in the Top-100, our conference schedule will be much stronger. Need to take care of business in the OOC schedule - we all know how this...
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    MBB: Countdown to Craziness

    The shooting stood out to me. I'm not sure how much you can take from these scrimmages, but multiple guys were firing at will with good success. Part of it is they are probably not driving with supreme intensity to avoid injuries, collisions, etc. So shooting may be slightly emphasized but...
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    Conference Realignment

    Assume you're joking? Looking longingly at this list of stalwarts? Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Oregon State San Diego State Utah State Washington State Other than having some semblance of regional continuity, this is a far cry form Arizona, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Oregon. I...
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    Dan Hurley prepares for and runs a practice

    Good Lord is that guy intense. It's honestly almost hard to stomach, for me. Not because I don't respect it, just because being that relentlessly aggressive is exhausting to watch even in a 10-minute snip, let alone perpetually. His views on burnout just sort of put an exclamation point on his...
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    Conference Realignment

    To further the conversation, I agree it's a tough needle to thread. But I would be trying, if I were intelligent and also a commissioner, of which I am neither. This is why you get paid the big bucks - to broker a deal of this magnitude and complexity. You would likely only get it accomplished...
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    Conference Realignment

    I'll play... Under the conditions that they make more money. I don't pretend to know exactly what triggers that, but it's not hard to envision an addition of a school, e.g. Notre Dame, triggering a concurrent restructuring of their media deal or somehow adding additional dollars into the...
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    Conference Realignment

    I tend to agree with RoseBowl in content, if not always in tone. I, as usual, will post my required reminder that the B12 media contract expires at the end of the 2030-2031 season. So they should be starting negotiations (my guess) around 2029, which frankly isn't all that far from now. The...
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    Way-Too-Early Projected Lineups and Stat Lines for the 2024-2025 Season

    Azzef mostly rebutted as I would have but nonetheless... None of the guys you mentioned are PGs except Mack, who was an Ivy standout as a freshman (not sure we would have been anointing him as the cure for any perceived PG troubles). [He's also 6'1" so clearly didn't qualify for Scheyer's 6'5"...
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    Way-Too-Early Projected Lineups and Stat Lines for the 2024-2025 Season

    I'll call you out as wrong! Not about their play from a year ago, but about the likelihood of them playing "a lot". For two reasons. It goes back to actions > words. Given his success seemingly handpicking portal players based on fit, it follows that Scheyer chose not to address any glaring...
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