Duke is really good. I was hoping they wouldn't be.
Makes the win even more impressive. They are definitely a contender.
Makes the win even more impressive. They are definitely a contender.
Thing that aggravated me last night
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Duke has a lot of talent. Their coaching leaves a little to be desired. Scheyer got out coached big time last night. It will probably happen a few more times.
Truth is, scheyer can’t coach or hasn’t proven to be very good to this point imo.
Contrary to Bilas, they are not 10 deep. Honestly if Flagg were to check out early, this team would lose 10-12 games. No true point guard. That Nipple clown is the quintessential Duke flopper. Really have nothing off the bench that’s going to scare you. I just see them as more of a pretender.
2 years: conference tourney champ and an elite eight. Wish we hadthose last 2 years.
Talented yes, but not deep like i heard they were. Also they want to bully on D and foul a lot, not called as much in 1st half but when they get it back like 2nd half they kinda shy away. Bullies don't like to be bullied and we took their lunch money in the 2nd half.
Also a little soft. I didn't see much happen but they were hitting the floor rolling in pain often. Butler got elbowed in the throat and hopped back up. If it had been a dookie we would have needed a stretcher.
Watched the game again today and Duke players looked tired at the end of the game. Flag walked down the floor one time.
They had a good game plan, I'll give them that. And are shockingly decent at defense.
However....
The ONE thing that aggravated me the most was the refs still had to get in the mix. Bad calls and no calls everywhere. Thank goodness Cal wasn't on the sideline as we'd have been blown out and had 30 fouls for the game.
My hopes are now that we're legit on the main stage, and Cal is gone, we'll get a more favorable whistle than years past, especially in the SEC gauntlet.
Yeah Flagg just one-on-oned us every time down the floor. I like having something like that once in a while, but ball hogs bother me and eventually result in players just standing around watching. Morale over time also goes down the tubes when you have a one-man show.
When a Duke slips on the floor no call, but when a UK player slips it's a walk. Go figure.
I think he's been very good for having zero head coach experience before he took the reigns. He's recruiting at an elite level and that can carry him until he improves his coaching. He's probably still got K on speed dial if he needs him. But he improved last year over his first, so if I were to guess he'll settle in and Duke will be in a good place going forward.
Duke and UNC are annoying af but I kind of hope Scheyer and Hubert are relatively successful. I think it would be very cool to see three blue bloods led by three former players all having success at their former schools. I will always root against Duke and UNC in almost every game, but having blue bloods coached by former players is a cool storyline for the game in general.
The things that aggravated me last night:
-Jay BIAS doing another Duke game. The L is silent when he calls a Duke game.
-Telling me over and over that Flagg is 17, like I’m a doorman at a bar that gives a shit.
-But mostly my sports fandom being Caliparied/Bengalized where I fully expected a loss and didn’t realize the effort exerted by Duke was going to wear them out evening up the athletic advantage coupled with we actually have a coach who makes adjustments!
Duke no longer gets the favorable K whistle and UK didn’t get hosed because of Cal..sometimes the universe gives back!!!
What I had the privilege of seeing being at the game was that duke was gassed. A lot of hands on knees 3/4 through the second half.
