***DUKE VS GONZAGA MAUI INVITE FINAL OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

[K-oach Q]

Enough with Gonzaga shooting ...our D is bad period .thats the difference

Yeah these are wide open and in the flow of the offense...,defense has been terrible and why they are shooting the way they are....

 

[dukiejay]

This has been a bit of an ass whooping. I think the score has been under 10 points for maybe 45 seconds this entire half. They’re just dominating us in every single fashion. It would take an incredible collapse right now by the Zags for our guys to get this one....and would be a demoralizing loss for them.

 

[duhondukie]

Ugh. I hate when we play hero ball. RJ could make endless inside out passes, but chooses to force it usually. Then we lollygag on D like chumps. I hope these guys receive the criticism well and adjust moving forward. Earn everything!

Barrett scores a lot of points but man he takes a butt load of shots to get those points.

 

[bluedevilfan42]

Same story different year. Our defense is the pits.

 

[retiredsoldier]

Javin lol

 

[Mpm277]

Ugh. I hate when we play hero ball. RJ could make endless inside out passes, but chooses to force it usually. Then we lollygag on D like chumps. I hope these guys receive the criticism well and adjust moving forward. Earn everything!

RJ forces most everything. Don't @ me; I'm not saying he isn't good.

 

[JohnstonCDevil]

If we are going to make a run, it needs to start now!!! GO DUKE!!!
OFC

 

[Showenuff]

Every time we get a chance to get it going, we piss it away. Frustrating.

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

Why isn't Bolden on the court at this point?

And Jav, he was my fav player but he's just regressed. Not sure if it's mental or what?

Maybe start launching some 3's?

 

[Mpm277]

I don't see this win happening. But this game is an excellent teaching experience for them.

 

[DukeDenver]

If we are going to make a run, it needs to start now!!! GO DUKE!!!
OFC

I feel like I’ve said that 20 times tonight.

 

[K-oach Q]

It’s what I said before the season started....I don’t care how good we are offensively...I need to see a Duke team that can defend....at least for tonight our defense has been pretty bad....hopefully they take it and improve on it going forward.....

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

Yeah, I know it may seem like the Zags have this one, but Duke is still fighting hard, and it's still not over.

OFC

 

[duhondukie]

RJ forces most everything. Don't @ me; I'm not saying he isn't good.

I agree with you. He is really good but man he is hard to watch sometimes

 

[IPSYCHOSIS]

We don’t shoot good enough from the line to attack lol and trading baskets ain’t gonna work . Need 3s now

 

[denverexpat]

This has been a bit of an ass whooping. I think the score has been under 10 points for maybe 45 seconds this entire half. They’re just dominating us in every single fashion. It would take an incredible collapse right now by the Zags for our guys to get this one....and would be a demoralizing loss for them.

You'd think so but the difference is just shooting %..the rest of the stats are pretty even...we cant get level because they got off to a fast start and havent hit any period where they didnt score...that may be our defense but they are playing lights out to have this lead....wont happen every night

 

[germantondevil]

Same story different year. Our defense is the pits.

we can only hope this isn’t a continuing occurrence and is only a one game hiccup. I can’t take another year of last years defense.

 

[IPSYCHOSIS]

I’d just foul us st this pint lol

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

Zags gonna hang a 100. No beunoooo!

 

[pisgah101]

Good experience >>>>>great talent

 

[jeffreyvol]

Bolden has been a match up nightmare the whole game and has got abused trying to cover their 3 point shooting

 

[pisgah101]

Put AOC and Jack in and let em stroke

 

[pisgah101]

We may still win IMO but this D is alarming

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Come on Javin. Make your FTs!

 

[bluedevilfan42]

we can only hope this isn’t a continuing occurrence and is only a one game hiccup. I can’t take another year of last years defense.

Me either. Hasn’t been much of a forefront issue so far yet this year because our shots were going down. When we have a bad offensive game it just highlights how lacking our defense is.

 

[dukehokie]

The only hope I have is that last season, Duke did this as well. Last five minutes, they took the D to a different level. May see that happening.​

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

Duke is fighting hard!

OFC

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Come on Guys!!!

 

[Mpm277]

Sometimes when Zion scores, he makes it look SO easy and I'm just like.. Why don't you just do that every time? Haha

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

Hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OFC

 

[JohnstonCDevil]

IT AIN'T OVER YET!!!!
OFC

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Quite possibly zombie Duke might be making a return

 

[pisgah101]

Here we go

 

[LONMUNU]

cant Believe we have a chance lol. So you’re saying there’s a chance? In my Jim Carrey voice.

 

[dukehokie]

Last five. This is the game.

 

[MyDudeG]

LETS GO ZION!!!

 

[IPSYCHOSIS]

I’m just glad it’s not embarrassing

 

[retiredsoldier]

No matter what, don't question these young boys heart!

 

[K-oach Q]

we can score in burst....just need stops!

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Gotta hang onto the rebound