MBB: Duke 75, Texas 60 (November 4, 2025) Postgame Thread

kako said:
Whoa, camel! I loved Maggette, but IMO that's a bit too far. Those 3 are in the pantheon of ACC freakishly athletic greats. I think their last years outweighed Maggette's one year.

But if you want to compare freshmen years, I'll entertain the argument. We don't really even know what DT did, since freshmen didn't play varsity back then... but given what he did just as a soph (and remember, no dunks allowed), my money would still be on him sight unseen. Jordan had El Deano putting reins and a bit on him really all 3 years he played and deferred to Worthy and Perkins often. And Bias wasn't the force he became just yet, but it was evident he was a freak in waiting. But even then we still don't know truly what Maggette was given the rest of the team around him and his own deference.

All that being said: if we continue to regularly discuss Sarr in a Maggette comparison, I'll be happy.

9F
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I never suggested CM was anywhere near the players those others were (I saw Thompson live), just that his
ability to glide through the air was on a level I have rarely seen in 50 years of watching basketball.
 
Fish80 said:
how tall is Dame? Listed at 6'8", he look taller than Maliq and as tall as Cameron. Time to get out the cinder blocks.
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Funny, I was noticing during the game that he isn't really appreciably taller than Evans. But then, given the speculation on that topic around here, probably everyone on the team is at least 6'9". Even Cayden, if you measure from the top of the hair.
 
Maged said:
I saw DT play as a freshman and knew a guy who played on the Duke freshman team against him. I still remember the stories which were amazing. There was no one like David Thompson in the ACC, ever, even Zion because Thompson was uber skilled and always LITERALLY rose to the occasion.
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Agree. IMO DT is still the greatest basketball player the ACC has ever seen. His career combination of grace, power, productivity, winning and aura has never been matched. The argument only can start for the #2 spot and below.

9F
 
kako said:
Agree. IMO DT is still the greatest basketball player the ACC has ever seen. His career combination of grace, power, productivity, winning and aura has never been matched. The argument only can start for the #2 spot and below.

9F
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I don't disagree, but I think Laettner matches or surpasses Thompson in the productivity, winning, and aura categories.
 
Billy Dat said:
The T was worth it
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Oh man! I was at this game (my senior year, shout out Tent # 14 aka “Nate’s Dogg Pound”). Love to relive it. But also, holy smokes there was a ton of NBA talent on that floor. We blew out a team that featured Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem. Those were the days!
 
Monmouth77 said:
Oh man! I was at this game (my senior year, shout out Tent # 14 aka “Nate’s Dogg Pound”). Love to relive it. But also, holy smokes there was a ton of NBA talent on that floor. We blew out a team that featured Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem. Those were the days!
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Yeh, Corey was our 6th man if I remember correctly.

GoDuke!
 
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