Field of 68 Rob Dauster: Duke would have won the game if…….
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We won the game because our conditioning was better, and our veterans played better down the stretch.
The cramping was because they were being run so hard. The missed open shots was because they couldn't get much leg into the shots. Maluach played more minutes vs Kentucky than he played in any other game to that point. And he did that without playing a big chunk of the 2nd half. So he was playing a lot early. He was on pace for 30+ minutes. His body wasn't ready.
I think part of Pope's plan was to use conditioning to win. It worked.
Scheyer should have better developed the bench and spread Maluach's minutes out more. Sucks to suck.
The cramping was because they were being run so hard. The missed open shots was because they couldn't get much leg into the shots. Maluach played more minutes vs Kentucky than he played in any other game to that point. And he did that without playing a big chunk of the 2nd half. So he was playing a lot early. He was on pace for 30+ minutes. His body wasn't ready.
I think part of Pope's plan was to use conditioning to win. It worked.
Scheyer should have better developed the bench and spread Maluach's minutes out more. Sucks to suck.
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I'll add: We didn't play a perfect game. It's not like we played perfect and they were bad.
There are a ton of "If's" that can go both ways.
Jaxon Robinson scores 10 points: We win by a lot.
We make more free throws: We win by a lot.
In the 2nd half, we did a great job vs their pick and roll. If we played it the same way in the 1st half, we win by a lot.
If Maluach plays the 2nd half and Robinson still gives us nothing, they win.
If Flagg doesn't turn it over on back to back possessioins, they win.
If Flagg rebounds that missed free throw, maybe they force overtime and win it.
If a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump it's arse when it jumped
There are a ton of "If's" that can go both ways.
Jaxon Robinson scores 10 points: We win by a lot.
We make more free throws: We win by a lot.
In the 2nd half, we did a great job vs their pick and roll. If we played it the same way in the 1st half, we win by a lot.
If Maluach plays the 2nd half and Robinson still gives us nothing, they win.
If Flagg doesn't turn it over on back to back possessioins, they win.
If Flagg rebounds that missed free throw, maybe they force overtime and win it.
If a frog had wings, it wouldn't bump it's arse when it jumped
Always can tell the difference between media/coaches. If you coach, you don't focus on "ifs" unless you play the same opponent later in the season-as you use the "ifs" as part of building team psychology. For the short term after, you focus on areas of improvement and where you got your ass kicked. You also look at decisions you made as a staff you need to evaluate. Publicly you give full credit to your opponent and take the L.
That was a game that I think wrong things are being discussed by the media but hope they continue to deflect. It was lost because Scheyer coached like a dickhead. His job is to put the team in best place to win and he failed his team. Period.
I'll also add this--Dauster and crew correctly have bashed Calipari's awful coaching the last half decade. They were 100% correct. Tell me that game last week wasn't Scheyer pulling a "Cal"? That was a textbook close Cal loss the past 5 seasons. Talent. More then opponent at some positions. Just living off the talent and not coaching it. No strategy at all to win the game-just give the ball to player X--get out of the way and let him make a play---45 secs left--tied up-you get 1 shot attempt in 3 possessions when you had advantage--2 turnovers from best player--and that lone shot attempt is when you inbound to throw a desperation heave after game was decided because your best player got lazy and assumed a FT would be made-oh you also had 0 timeouts even if he grabbed the miss.
Cal special. They correctly bashed. Instead we get excuses made for Scheyer for some reason. It's tired and gets old but end of day-keep praising that guy because as long as he hears it wasn't his fault, etc....he'll never change how he does things and same results will happen when facing teams who can compete against his team.
That was a game that I think wrong things are being discussed by the media but hope they continue to deflect. It was lost because Scheyer coached like a dickhead. His job is to put the team in best place to win and he failed his team. Period.
I'll also add this--Dauster and crew correctly have bashed Calipari's awful coaching the last half decade. They were 100% correct. Tell me that game last week wasn't Scheyer pulling a "Cal"? That was a textbook close Cal loss the past 5 seasons. Talent. More then opponent at some positions. Just living off the talent and not coaching it. No strategy at all to win the game-just give the ball to player X--get out of the way and let him make a play---45 secs left--tied up-you get 1 shot attempt in 3 possessions when you had advantage--2 turnovers from best player--and that lone shot attempt is when you inbound to throw a desperation heave after game was decided because your best player got lazy and assumed a FT would be made-oh you also had 0 timeouts even if he grabbed the miss.
Cal special. They correctly bashed. Instead we get excuses made for Scheyer for some reason. It's tired and gets old but end of day-keep praising that guy because as long as he hears it wasn't his fault, etc....he'll never change how he does things and same results will happen when facing teams who can compete against his team.
If, arguably our best player, had scored his average instead of 1 point, the we blow them out.
If, the refs hadn't' let the Great White Hype foul like a mofo the 2nd half, without calling a single one of them on him we blow them out.
If, Duke had a coach who hadn't let the PF try to run the offense the last 6 minutes, and blew a 9 point lead they squeak out the win.
If, if, if, if, if......
Sounds like a lot of bs excuses for Duke to me.
If, the refs hadn't' let the Great White Hype foul like a mofo the 2nd half, without calling a single one of them on him we blow them out.
If, Duke had a coach who hadn't let the PF try to run the offense the last 6 minutes, and blew a 9 point lead they squeak out the win.
If, if, if, if, if......
Sounds like a lot of bs excuses for Duke to me.
I had a duke fan tell me “we’re living in Scheyer’s world now.” I just laughed and rolled my eyes, they then proceeded to get trashed by Tenn.
I have not bought any stock in his hype as a coach.
Watch “The Journey” video, before the game in the huddle Mark Fox keeps telling everyone “we have more guys, we have more guys”
Our staff knew we could wear them down, and we did, that’s good coaching.
Textbook Cal ending to a big high pressure game. Really nice being on the other end of it.
Duke is a good team, but UK is too. Make no mistake about it, Duke will win a bunch of games this year but when they lose their last game it will be to a team like UK which is veteran laden. Their young guys are talented but they will crap the bed in the end and their veterans are just ok at best.
.... Would've caught the rabbit if they hadn't stopped to shit in the woods??
My best guess as to why those blue devils didn't catch it !
My best guess as to why those blue devils didn't catch it !
There are fans who think we're invincible? Who are they? Certainly no one on this board except for that weirdo, heroes herro.
If I had a billion dollars, I would be a billionaire, but I don't so it is a moot point. Fitness is a very important part of sports. His argument makes as much sense as saying if a football team wasn't running a hurry-up offense, the opposing defense wouldn't have been too tired to be effective late in the game. DUMBEST ARGUMENT I HAVE EVER HEARD.
It is like running a hurry-up offense in football when you know your opponent doesn't have a deep defense.
What's funny is I keep hearing how UK doesn't have anyone that can create their own shot off the bounce. Well, in that game, Car, Butler and Williams did it several times. Where are those critics today?
Same thing happened to scheyer against NC state in the elite 8 and tennesseee in the tourney but excuses got made for him instead of calling out that he isn’t a great coach
Look at all the free throws we missed.
Koby Brea shot an airball
Jaxson Robindon was a complete no-show offensively
Our guys played completely out of character in the first half, if they played the first half the way they did the 2nd half, it's a blowout.
If Mashburn hadn't fouled out or if Pelphrey hadn't froze up, we'd probably have won in 92. It's okay to say 'if', as long as you don't take anything away from the team that won.
Johnny Bench had a great line about the Boston Red Sox in 1975. The Red Sox fans were fond of saying "We would have won that Series if only..." On MLB Network's show about the famous Game Six, he said "the Boston Red Sox, the only team to ever win the World Series three games to four."
Johnny Bench had a great line about the Boston Red Sox in 1975. The Red Sox fans were fond of saying "We would have won that Series if only..." On MLB Network's show about the famous Game Six, he said "the Boston Red Sox, the only team to ever win the World Series three games to four."
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