Brown’s status

[bullcity gamer]

What I know about Baylor is they start 4 perimeter players and Norchad.

Baylor has 5 guys who shoot the 3 well.

My guess is Coach Scheyer is going to make it a point of emphasis to shut down the 3 point shot and force Baylor to try and score inside the paint

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Their guards are super quick, too.

 

[CbusDukie]

Their guards are super quick, too.

You remind me of myself…when I was 10

 

[bleediteveryday30]

You remind me of myself…when I was 10

Wow. Such a mature comment.

 

[bullcity gamer]

Just did more research. Baylor starts 4 guards and Omier (6’7’’). The 2 primary guys off the bench are Roach and Nunn (2 more guards). Omier and Celestine are their tallest guys in the rotation at 6’7’’.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Just did more research. Baylor starts 4 guards and Omier (6’7’’). The 2 primary guys off the bench are Roach and Nunn (2 more guards). Omier and Celestine are their tallest guys in the rotation at 6’7’’.

I hope we take advantage of it.

 

[pisgah101]

Nothing I said wasn't true. They were a favorite coming into the year because of their talent. They also have a national title-winning coach. Tomorrow will be our toughest game of the year.

Bro that’s not true at all.. not sure if you believe that or trying some jinx stuff haha

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Bro that’s not true at all.. not sure if you believe that or trying some jinx stuff haha

I do believe it will be our toughest game thus far.

 

[The_Only_Blue]

This guy JMann does good break downs of Duke games. Here he talks about the Baylor players

 

[bullcity gamer]

Good Breakdown, thanks for sharing Blue. I will be very surprised if Baylor tries to play an up and down game with Duke since Baylor only plays 7 guys primarily. I imagine Baylor will try to make it a half court game tomorrow.

 

[youngman42]

Guard play is going to have to be really sound from here on out. And improve. if we keep winning.

We have to be strong with the ball and sound on defense at the perimeter. And hit open catch and shoot 3s. Guards are going to have to step up on D, use length and strength. And attack them inside and as always we must hit a decent amount and good percentage of threes.

No doubt, any single game could be a problem, especially if we go cold from 3 we can be in significant trouble. Just like the ACC first half against Ga Tech. But hopefully our defense will hold them from being explosive and our offense can attack them well.

 

[Dattier]

Wow. Such a mature comment.

Well, he's 12 now.

But seriously, bleed... it's like you're trying to reverse jinx us or think of the worst possible thing that could happen and voice it. Are you trying to sandbag your own expectations or something?

 

[dukesince91]

Bleed, I hope you were able to sleep last night. I slept like a baby. We got this, it’s going to be a great day!

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Well, he's 12 now.

But seriously, bleed... it's like you're trying to reverse jinx us or think of the worst possible thing that could happen and voice it. Are you trying to sandbag your own expectations or something?

I just worry a lot more now than I ever did before.

 

[Dattier]

I just worry a lot more now than I ever did before.

It has been the opposite for me since 2019.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

It has been the opposite for me since 2019.

This has been such a fun team to watch, and I just want to see them go the distance. I've always been nervous about games but it is way worse now.

 

[Dattier]

This has been such a fun team to watch, and I just want to see them go the distance. I've always been nervous about games but it is way worse now.

I won't call out any other teams, but there've been some season-ending losses since 2015 that have felt a little like mercy killings. Like, I wanted them to win, of course, but either their ceiling was obviously lower or they had been frustrating in some way. A few other season-ending losses have been far more devastating, for a variety of reasons. Admittedly, this one would be among the latter, based on how great we know they could be.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

I won't call out any other teams, but there've been some season-ending losses since 2015 that have felt a little like mercy killings. Like, I wanted them to win, of course, but either their ceiling was obviously lower or they had been frustrating in some way. A few other season-ending losses have been far more devastating, for a variety of reasons. Admittedly, this one would be among the latter, based on how great we know they could be.

Yeah, we have experienced some serious heartbreak since 2015: the Grayson rollout, Zion's team going out in the EE, and K's final two games against UNC, just to name a few. Ten years is too long for this program not to raise a banner.

 

[Dattier]

Ten years is too long for this program not to raise a banner.

Since K's 1st title, we're already in our longest title drought since.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Since K's 1st title, we're already in our longest title draught since.

Exactly. It's been rough, especially when we've seen Nova win two during that span, the cheats win again, Kansas again, and the last two to UConn.

 

[Dattier]

UConn has 4 to our 1 since after 2010.

We have had longer FF droughts. Since K's 1st in 1986, the longest drought was a tie between 2015-2022 (minus 2020) and 2004-2010.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Yeah, I would've rather played them today instead of Baylor. I think we could've won that easier.

 

[JimboSlice00]

Just did more research. Baylor starts 4 guards and Omier (6’7’’). The 2 primary guys off the bench are Roach and Nunn (2 more guards). Omier and Celestine are their tallest guys in the rotation at 6’7’’.

And he’s not even 6’7. Grant was calling the first game and said he’s about 6’5. They lost their really good big man last month.

Dukes size is a HUGE problem for Baylor, 1-5, especially at the 4 and 5 spot.

 

[christophero]

The flip side of that is they may be quicker and get our bigs into foul trouble. Shouldn't be a big issue, but if we had Brown it makes that a non issue. Play our game and we win; if we go cold from 3 it could be a maalox masher.

 

[Duke_Fan_1338]

Definitely nervous, and i think Mailk would actually be HUGE in this game for lineup versatility.

But hopefully our guys go out there and execute.