MBB: Duke vs. Clemson (Saturday 2/8, 6:30pm ET, ESPN) Pregame and In-Game Thread

[gumbomoop]

Understandably, Clemson is fired up on D, pressuring, arm-checking. And they’ve got zero foul trouble. We’ve got 3 starters with 2 fouls, so one key will be all of Knueppel, James, and Maluach avoiding a 3d foul before the first TV timeout.

 

[SkyBrickey]

Maluach 0 rebounds. Brown 1 rebound.

 

[Kjeffrey]

Maluach 0 rebounds. Brown 1 rebound.

Any idea why Ngongba isn’t playing?

 

[SavDukeGrad]

They are pounding it inside and getting us in foul trouble. We are settling for 3s, and thank god we hit 6-10. But I’m not sure that’s sustainable in the 2nd half. You have to think they’ll key on Proctor and Kon in the 2nd half. We have to find ways to score inside. Also, Cooper looks kind of sick to me, but they sure are getting away with holding him off the ball imo.

 

[Kjeffrey]

I thought Cooper would drive on Scheiffelin but that hasn’t happened.

 

[TruBlu]

Cooper seems to be running on fumes. Maybe a bug going around?

 

[SavDukeGrad]

Cooper seems to be running on fumes. Maybe a bug going around?

Someone in chat said he might be sick. Don’t know it it’s true.

 

[Alan_Wilson]

Awful rebounding.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Someone in chat said he might be sick. Don’t know it it’s true.

He was sick a couple weeks ago too.

 

[gumbomoop]

Already 3 fouls on both James and Maluach. Brown will get plenty of PT, as will Evans and/or Foster. Exhausting game, tough to be missing Gillis for this one.

 

[Sixthman]

Not sure we’ll see Kahmsn again this game

 

[Kjeffrey]

Already 3 fouls on both James and Maluach.

This is a big problem with Gillis out sick and Ngongba not playing for some reason.

 

[smythe13]

Already 3 fouls on both James and Maluach. Brown will get plenty of PT, as will Evans and/or Foster. Exhausting game, tough to be missing Gillis for this one.

ESPN box score has James with two fouls. Not sure what is correct.

 

[SkyBrickey]

Any idea why Ngongba isn’t playing?

He's not as good as the two guys in front of him?

 

[Music man55]

We will have to rely on others not named Flagg!

 

[gumbomoop]

James still in, which surprises me. I’m looking at a box score that has 3 for James.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Just turned it on a few minutes ago. This is a football game right?

 

[smythe13]

Just turned it on a few minutes ago. This is a football game right?

Now it shows James with 3 fouls.

 

[SouthernDukie]

We really could have used Gillis tonight. His toughness and senior leadership would have surely helped us.

 

[gumbomoop]

No idea who that foul’s on.

Knueppel, not good, his 3d.