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Another great game by Flagg. Kon and Mason were awesome as well.
Especially when we couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn to start the second half.Duke took 32 threes, that’s way too many in this type of game
The "Every bucket" video really highlights this. It went from a bucket putting us up 15 at the end of the 1st half to Coop's 3 that brought us back to a tie with 11:54 left in the 2nd half.I think one of the turning points was Flagg hitting the three after a long drought in the 2nd half.
Yeah Kon had a rough game handling the ball - 5 TOs.Another great game by Flagg. Kon and Mason were awesome as well.
To be fair Flagg got fouled on at least three of those turnovers.5 thoughts...
1. I was actually fine with Wake coming back in the 2nd. I wanted to see how Duke would respond. Would they panic or fold or ? Nope. In a hostile environment in an ugly, low scoring, physical game, with an opponent that NEEDED the win for their tournament resume, they righted the ship, took the lead and solidly held on in the last minutes for the road win. Realistically, Duke is very likely going to lose a game in the ACCs. It could have been this one, but it wasn't. Thumbs up!
2. Gills' most critical game in a Duke uni by far. I liked how much he seemed to be talking on the court, keeping the team focused. Save for another wild pass for a turnover earlier in the game, he was very solid. And I think his late 3 really shifted the complexion of the final minute from a back and forth game to a Wake-must-catch-up game.
3. Except for his 7 TOs, Flagg was brilliant again. He's such a weapon. But Crispin seemed to be making an excuse for him, saying he only had so many TOs because he handled the ball so much. If your PG had 7 TOs, he wouldn't be your PG for long. Even if this was somehow in the staff's plan to keep putting the ball in his hands so much, Flagg needs to limit those TOs...
4. Ngongba's minutes were big. Not exactly why he played quite so much more than Maluach, who I thought was being reasonably effective on D. But Ngongba filled in admirably defending Reid. He's not playing well enough (yet?) to threaten Brown's minutes when he returns. But this performance has to give him confidence, and perhaps give the staff more confidence playing him when needed.
5. Happy to beat Wake at Joel. I'm sure Proctor was tired of losing to them there, court storming or not. I sure was.
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Cooper and Kon. Batman and Robin.Yeah Kon had a rough game handling the ball - 5 TOs.
But he also made a lot of plays and stuffed the stat sheet. 15pts, 9reb, 3ast. 3-7 from 3. He led the team in rebounding. Really shows the effort he was putting in today.
I would love to see Kon drive more and pull up from 6-8 feet in the lane. He always has nice separation on that shot and I bet he's making 80% on the year. I think that's a high quality shot in this Duke offense and I don't know why he's not hunting it more on the PNR.
I don’t think they spend a lot of time together on the court.Agree with all of this—though I imagine some of why this is happening more lately is Maliq's absence, particularly defensively. When Khaman leaves the paint, Maliq is almost always there as a secondary rim protector.
I think hanging out in the home position (near the baseline right outside of the lane) lends itself to a pretty clear lane, too, and puts ManMan’s defender in a position where he may need to pick his poison when one of our other players exploits that clear lane.ManMan needs to leave the post regularly on offense to open the lane for others to drive. And we have the #2 defense; clearly it's working!
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To be fair Flagg got fouled on at least three of those turnovers.
And if they are calling those fouls, he probably ends up with no more than 2 or 3 for the game.To be fair Flagg got fouled on at least three of those turnovers.
Truly amazing. I don't remember many games where we've missed so many layups. GoDuke stats say we shot 6-14 on layups, and 1-2 on dunks but it seemed to me even worse than that.Our guards were 3-20 from the field. Amazing that we won.
2015 Natty v. WisconsinTruly amazing. I don't remember many games where we've missed so many layups. GoDuke stats say we shot 6-14 on layups, and 1-2 on dunks but it seemed to me even worse than that.
We were so discombobulated on that play and somehow he gets a wide open 3.Watching the ESPN highlight reel I realized I undersold how big the Proctor 3 was on a scramble play at the end of the shot clock towards the end of the 2nd half. Big time.
At the 10 minute mark in the second half I was shell shocked.Duke just lost their composure. 3/20 from guards is just abominable shooting. It will give the Coaches a ton of material to instruct better outcomes with better decisions. Khaman needs to get some advice. 2 straight games he has not been productive. Pat was a lift off the bench. Mason Gillis was sensational for Duke . Big contributions to winning this game. Kon needs to find his handle. He had some clutch plays but too many turnovers. Tyrese just missed too many opportunities to score. This will be a learning experience.Never in doubt lol.
Yea Kon was fouled on at least half of his turnovers too.At the 10 minute mark in the second half I was shell shocked.Duke just lost their composure. 3/20 from guards is just abominable shooting. It will give the Coaches a ton of material to instruct better outcomes with better decisions. Khaman needs to get some advice. 2 straight games he has not been productive. Pat was a lift off the bench. Mason Gillis was sensational for Duke . Big contributions to winning this game. Kon needs to find his handle. He had some clutch plays but too many turnovers. Tyrese just missed too many opportunities to score. This will be a learning experience.
Reminded me of a grindhouse film.Well, that was ugly.
I mean that in the literal sense. Was that game being filmed with a Super-8 or something?
It reminded me of the Auburn game when Cooper's shot was blocked from behind, there was a scramble for the ball on the floor, Cooper tipped the ball in Proctor's direction, and Tyrese picked it up and hit a 3 as the shot clock expired. Two big-time plays in tight games.We were so discombobulated on that play and somehow he gets a wide open 3.