***DUKE VS GARDNER-WEBB OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

[krzyzewskiville]

Coming off of last Friday and Saturday's wins over Army and Campbell, Duke enters tonight's game against the Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb 3-0.

It's hard to tell where this team is right now, because they didn't have dominant performances really in either win. At this point, the most glaring thing to me is the continued need for perimeter scoring. Hopefully that continues to come along.

The Bulldogs (0-2) are certainly a respectable team out of the Big South whose losses came at the hands of UNLV (64-58) and #16 Arkansas in a blowout. Gardener-Webb is picked to finish third in the south division of the Big South Conference.

I think we will win this game, but I don't see us blowing GW out of the water.

Tonight's game is slated to tip at 7pm est and will air on the ACC Network. A spread for the game has yet to be posted.

Duke - 79

Gardner-Webb - 66

GO DUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coach K Fact #4: Mike Krzyewski was born on the west side of Chicago on February 13th, 1947 to Polish-American parents William and Emily Krzyzewski. Coach K had one older brother, the late Bill Krzyzewski who sadly passed on Christmas Day of 2012.

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

What channel is the game on if I’m in the Charlotte area (I live 15 min from Gardner Webb)

Update: Are you sure it’s ACC Network? I’m seeing “RSN”

 

[skysdad]

Duke 79
GW 66
OFC

 

[JimboSlice00]

77-62 Duke

 

[The_Only_Blue]

We still win but with all that's going on with the arrests, it will hamper the mood of the team. Williams AJ and Joey need to step up.

Duke 65
GW 56

 

[KDSTONE]

What channel is the game on if I’m in the Charlotte area (I live 15 min from Gardner Webb)

Update: Are you sure it’s ACC Network? I’m seeing “RSN”

Me too. Hopefully that translates to Bally on my system.

 

[Mpm277]

I thought ESPN was carrying every Duke game this year in honor of K?

 

[500HP_Devil]

GW has played decent in two games albeit lost both.

Close game vs UNLV
Lost @ #16 Arkansas but played even in 2nd half.

Duke is -21

Duke 71
GWebb 53

Big games from Keels, Mark and Baker.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

I'm going to the game tonight! LET'S GO DUKE!!!!!!!!

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

I thought ESPN was carrying every Duke game this year in honor of K?

I don’t see them carrying this one anywhere

 

[GTHC_ GTH!]

Need a link to watch

 

[hallside]

This could go either way with the events of the last couple days...

1) Team looks out of it and unfocused for large spans. Not much emotion... and we let them stick around

2) This somehow lights an unwarranted fire in their belly and they come out guns blazing.

I'm hopeful it's 2

Duke - 84
Them - 62

 

[DiehardDukeFan4Life]

Duke 90
Gardner-Webb 68

The game is on ACCRSN, which for those that have Dish Network, ACCRSN is channel 412-28.

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

Need a link to watch

If you want to watch.. go to the Bally Sports website and see if a friend can lend you their provider login (like Spectrum, Dish, or AT&T) and you can stream it there.

 

[sheyduke]

Duke wins.

 

[skysdad]

Just a note. The game is on ACCNX not ACCN. OFC

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

We are so big

If we can get some consistent 3pt shooting.. we have final 4 potential.

 

[Mac9192]

Gardner Webb can’t stop Joey. They can only hope to contain him.

 

[JimboSlice00]

Great to see this from Mark. Just what we needed!

 

[denverexpat]

Quite the last 5 mins bar the phantom foul for 3 at the end. Good intensity and nice to see Mark getting after it on both ends

 

[robmac6978]

Where is Griffin

 

[The_Only_Blue]

Other than that dumb foul call at the end, we played as well as we could have. Everything was there from defense rebounding and balanced scoring. Let's keep it up and put this team away by the 10 minute mark and get AJ Jones and Baker some playing time

 

[christophero]

Just got home from a long day of work and watched the highlights.
5 thoughts.
1. Mark got the memo. He looks like late last season mark, and it seemed to be a point of emphasis to get him the ball.
2. Who is that number 3 guy? Roach playing with a bounce and swagger I'm not sure I've seen.
3. Baker playing with confidence. A few nice drives and 12 points.
4. Keels looks like Kentucky Keels. That's my new nickname for him.
5. AJ with a nice drive and a 3. Not sure how good GW is, but we looked great tonight. I'll take it.

 

[ioliva]

I liked the way we played a LOT better than last week. Still stagnant at times moving the ball but otherwise much better

 

[The_Only_Blue]

Some thoughts from Coach and players

 

[IFaZe]

Ima side note Houston looked like a final 4 team. Wooo😬

 

[KDSTONE]

Ima side note Houston looked like a final 4 team. Wooo😬

Honestly I’d forgotten they made it last year until I heard packer and Durham talking about it. Dam uva looks rough

 

[Liftee]

I liked the game Roach played a lot. That and Kheels hitting some shots were great.

The team defense, if it continues to improve, could be the best we've seen in a decade. Unlike some teams (like the '15 team) there are no weak links.

We're starting to see where Griffin can be a very valuable piece off the bench. His disruptive influence on defense and rebounding ability bring a different talent to this team. Right now he's basically a "3 and D" kind of guy but I think he's still trying to get the rust off regarding his ball handling. I really like it when he comes in the game.

 

[DukeJim99]

I didn't get a chance to watch yet, but will have to check it out tonight.

Looking at the box score, lots of positives. Nice seeing nobody playing even 30 min in a blowout like this. Nice seeing nobody taking double digit shots - the shooting/scoring was super well balanced. Nice seeing Baker and Theo and AJ get some run, although I do wish AJ had played, say, 26 min instead of 16 min.

The last time I checked recruit ratings pre-season, AJ was ranked 13th in the class, and Keels was ranked 19th. We all know ranking high school kids is more art than science, but I think it's at least an indication of how good AJ can be if he gets comfortable out there.

Really hoping Mark Williams keeps improving. I assumed (and said on this board) that he'd have an up and down season and we shouldn't expect him to dominate just because he dominated a handful of games at the end of last season. It's the rare 19-year old seven footer whose skills have caught up to his size. But Mark is talented and can be a crucial piece for us if he develops well over the course of the season.

 

[Fourteen44]

Ima side note Houston looked like a final 4 team. Wooo😬

Or is UVA just not good? I was looking at both angles and not sure...

 

[The_Only_Blue]

Or is UVA just not good? I was looking at both angles and not sure...

UVA Isn't that good. They lost to Navy at home in their home opener. Since then, Navy has lost to VA Tech by 20 then Louisville by 17.

On a side note, Michigan lost to Seton Hall at home last night. We should move up a spot or two as long as we win Friday.

 

[lyonhawk]

I wouldn’t be shocked if AJ is still on a bit of a minutes restriction.

 

[Liftee]

I didn't get a chance to watch yet, but will have to check it out tonight.

Looking at the box score, lots of positives. Nice seeing nobody playing even 30 min in a blowout like this. Nice seeing nobody taking double digit shots - the shooting/scoring was super well balanced. Nice seeing Baker and Theo and AJ get some run, although I do wish AJ had played, say, 26 min instead of 16 min.

The last time I checked recruit ratings pre-season, AJ was ranked 13th in the class, and Keels was ranked 19th. We all know ranking high school kids is more art than science, but I think it's at least an indication of how good AJ can be if he gets comfortable out there.

Really hoping Mark Williams keeps improving. I assumed (and said on this board) that he'd have an up and down season and we shouldn't expect him to dominate just because he dominated a handful of games at the end of last season. It's the rare 19-year old seven footer whose skills have caught up to his size. But Mark is talented and can be a crucial piece for us if he develops well over the course of the season.

When you watch, I think you'll see from minutes 5 or so to the end of the first half, this is what our team can be when it's hitting on all cylinders.

 

[IFaZe]

Or is UVA just not good? I was looking at both angles and not sure...

Both.

 

[IFaZe]

Houston had it all in that game. The energy, defense , rebounding, shooting, everything. Just 1 game against UVA but it’s the best I’ve saw this season by any team. No idea what that means but yea. They passed the ball great and made contested shots which you have to do to beear uva

 

[christophero]

Every year I hear Virginia is not that good and every year they are good.

 

[KDSTONE]

I didn't get a chance to watch yet, but will have to check it out tonight.

Looking at the box score, lots of positives. Nice seeing nobody playing even 30 min in a blowout like this. Nice seeing nobody taking double digit shots - the shooting/scoring was super well balanced. Nice seeing Baker and Theo and AJ get some run, although I do wish AJ had played, say, 26 min instead of 16 min.

The last time I checked recruit ratings pre-season, AJ was ranked 13th in the class, and Keels was ranked 19th. We all know ranking high school kids is more art than science, but I think it's at least an indication of how good AJ can be if he gets comfortable out there.

Really hoping Mark Williams keeps improving. I assumed (and said on this board) that he'd have an up and down season and we shouldn't expect him to dominate just because he dominated a handful of games at the end of last season. It's the rare 19-year old seven footer whose skills have caught up to his size. But Mark is talented and can be a crucial piece for us if he develops well over the course of the season.

Good call with the rec rankings. If Aj is anywhere close to Keels I like our chances going forward. Great to see Mark looking like end of last year Mark

 

[Fourteen44]

Every year I hear Virginia is not that good and every year they are good.

Dude I agree but watch em this year. They look pretty rough and they can’t seem to stop people defensively. It’s crazy!

 

[JimboSlice00]

Virginia has built such a respectful program and Tony Bennett is a flat out winner. However, they look really down this year and may not even be a middle of the pack ACC team.

 

[QC Dukie]

Virginia has built such a respectful program and Tony Bennett is a flat out winner. However, they look really down this year and may not even be a middle of the pack ACC team.

What a shame