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Official game day thread- Duke vs Louisville II- ACC Championship

Louisville may be a 7 seed but they were also ranked #13 which does mean something. I expect Duke to get the 1 overall but the committee does whatever they want…. Looking at you bubba
We did not play near the schedule that Florida or Auburn did. Florida is hands-down worthy of the number one seed based on their record and schedule. And they dominated great teams. Statistically, they are the best team. They went 14-4 in the SEC and won the tournament in arguably the greatest Single-season basketball conference in college basketball history. 5-1 vs the other three top teams in the SEC all of whom will be a 1 seed and 2 2 seeds.

We could beat them if we play our best game. But they are the best team in the country. I say that and you’d be hard-pressed to find a bigger hater of that sports program than me. I’ve despise them since the mid 80s.

Official game day thread- Duke vs Louisville II- ACC Championship

Could there be an argument that Florida gets a 1 seed in the east instead of Auburn? Auburn has lost 3 of their last 4 albeit against some good teams and Florida beat them head to head.

The Gators should get the number one seed.

They are 5-1 versus UT, Auburn, and Alabama.

Toughest conference in basketball history really.

I absolutely hate every sports team from UF. UNC, KY jelly, and UF. 3 most hated.

So it’s painful. But they are the best team right now. I would favor them to win it all, personally, even though, of course, I want Duke.
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Official game day thread- Duke vs Louisville II- ACC Championship

Could there be an argument that Florida gets a 1 seed in the east instead of Auburn? Auburn has lost 3 of their last 4 albeit against some good teams and Florida beat them head to head.

If the “Quad” mess we hear endlessly about is a huge deal like it’s portrayed then they would get a 1 and the Heels would be NIT bound.

Official game day thread- Duke vs Louisville II- ACC Championship

Jesus Christ

congratulations, again I was talking about a certain time frame of the game last night 🤡. Do you not understand that the game is ever changing? When I posted that comment, it was obvious our ball movement died. In fact several other posters commented about it, wasn’t just me.

In this certain time frame 4:12-0 we scored 5 to Louisville’s 10.

We were elite when you look at the game as a whole , just not that sequence

not sure how you’re still lacking comprehension here. I’ll give you an example, proctor a good ft shooter was hitting 75% before last night. At the end, he went 1-5. Although he’s been solid all year, last night he was bad from the stripe. Do you understand now? 🤡🤡🤡🤡
I get it. You complain about Duke's offense year in and year out. It's unending.

They'll be possessions when they don't score. The opposing team will invariably go on a run or two. It happens. No team is immune from that. Bottom line -- Duke's offensive and defensive efficiency were championship level last night.

Official game day thread- Duke vs Louisville II- ACC Championship

Duke scored 1.26 points per possession last night. That's elite by any standard.
Jesus Christ

congratulations, again I was talking about a certain time frame of the game last night 🤡. Do you not understand that the game is ever changing? When I posted that comment, it was obvious our ball movement died. In fact several other posters commented about it, wasn’t just me.

In this certain time frame 4:12-0 we scored 5 to Louisville’s 10.

We were elite when you look at the game as a whole , just not that sequence

not sure how you’re still lacking comprehension here. I’ll give you an example, proctor a good ft shooter was hitting 75% before last night. At the end, he went 1-5. Although he’s been solid all year, last night he was bad from the stripe. Do you understand now? 🤡🤡🤡🤡
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Official game day thread- Duke vs Louisville II- ACC Championship

Chris,

Florida is the projected 1 seed for out West at the moment, but there is the belief that the winner of this Florida and Tennessee Championship game will Earn the Final #1

Both teams dominated each other on their home courts and split their regular matchups against one another. So this Championship game is Essentially for the #1 seed out West.
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2nd half adjustment by Coach Scheyer

Also, you hate having injuries at this time of year but they also allow opportunities for other players. Now Scheyer has more players he can trust before the injuries which will allow Duke to play many different styles. This team is very versatile. You never want to be without your best player because after the Round of 64, each round gets tougher and tougher. Playing a deeper bench allows us to pressure other teams since we will be fresher. That wears down other teams after 40 minutes.

EVERYBODY shortens their bench during the tourney, and we are all very used to K doing that through much of the regular season, whether we agreed with him or whether we were wrong.

But this year, we have successfully integrated a deeper rotation -- depending on match-ups -- with little drop-off. There is no reason to shorten the bench just for the sake of it. Caleb and Pat's play down the stretch warrants maintaining a 9-man rotation once Coop is back.

Q and Datt, Solid Posts!!!!

Official game day thread- Duke vs Louisville II- ACC Championship

Two things I think you need to win it all is veteran guards and frontcourt depth. We have Proctor and Sion, and the emergence of Pat gives us nice depth. I am not holding my breath on Brown coming back, he seems a bit snake bitten with injuries this year.
Malik ain't coming back this year.
But Coop has length and skill to defend in the post, so he adds to post depth, and our overall size helps rebounding.
I'll add that at this point, Coop and Kon definitely qualify as veterans with strong enough ball-handling to be backcourt contributors.
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