Indeed. I admit that with the poor start, I told my wife that it could be a very bad day for Duke basketball. Instead, with the big comeback and our dismantling of JMU by the men, it’s the best day for Duke basketball all year! Way to go Lady Devils!
BTW, did anyone see Jay Wright’s comments yesterday? Basically said that, with the transfer portal and NIL, the days of taking freshmen-dominated teams far in this tourney are over. Hurley said the same thing in an interview. Words worth keeping in mind when we start our predictions about...
I’m hoping for the best, but prepared for the worst. I’m certainly glad we avoided the upset, but we still look chaotic out there. Very mechanical in our offensive sets in particular. I don’t know if it’s a general attitude thing, or that not playing our bench is taking its toll, but they...
I can’t speak for St. John’s, but UConn’s roster is hardly old by today’s standards. Newton is 23, Karaban is 21, Castle and Stewart are 19, Diarra is 23 (as of tomorrow), Clingan is 20, and Johnson is 21.
I respectively disagree. As my wife astutely noted, a team tends to pick up the identity of its coach. Danny Hurley and UConn is Exhibit A. Is he a brash guy? Yes, by his own admission. But he’s as tough as nails, and his team reflects that. Lots of swagger, lots of confidence, and when he...
Duhon, I don’t think having all Duke guys as coaches is the issue - Jon’s the head coach, and it starts with him. But i agree with the rest of your post. I’m just at a loss to understand how we can come out so flat. Especially coming right after the Carolina game. Flip and Mitchell showed...
No, sadly I have seen this too many times. One week we’re worried about someone going pro because he hit 3 straight shots in a game and the next week he’s yesterday’s dirty laundry because he missed an defensive assignment and shouldn’t be playing for us.
We certainly should be. This is arguably our best recruiting class ever! Cooper Flagg has to particularly happy - no way anyone can double team him now.