***DUKE VS INDIANA OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

[chov1125]

This defense is embarrassing. Putrid

 

[wcu1113]

Duke plays no defense

Zero. Very frustrating.

 

[hallside]

Time to go zone I guess?

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

They’re getting too many offensive rebounds, partly because we’re in zone. Our first shot defense has been good in spots. They’re getting too many second chances.

We've been in zone? Not sure we're watching the same game.

 

[BlueDevils725]

Our defense is laughably bad. We're gonna go cold shooting one night and get the piss beat out of us.

 

[dukecorey]

Let’s hope they learn to play some type of defense, can’t keep playing this way.

 

[K-oach Q]

We are not down double digits so I guess that’s a win early...

Our defense is horrendous but I didnt expect it would be fixed in a day...

 

[chov1125]

We are Duke. We will get everyone’s best shot. But this defense gives us far too many easy looks and when we force shots and they happen to miss we don’t find a single body on the defensive glass

 

[dukiejay]

Duke plays no defense

And they might even play less than that.

The last five possessions Indiana has five layups....and six of the last seven.

 

[Tross282003]

The over play man to man switching defense hasn't worked since 2003.

 

[Duke937]

I’m not K or anything, buttttt can we play zone now?!

 

[chov1125]

Our defense is laughably bad. We're gonna go cold shooting one night and get the piss beat out of us.

We’ll lose when a team shoots the lights out. Our offense is going to get points, every single game, a lot of them

 

[WI#1Dukie22]

Hate to but.... I checked into comment on the D!! Total embarrassment!!!! How many years in a row can we blame players/execution vs system???

Yes will win, yes we're very good, yes we tend to lock down at crunch time. That doesn't validate the majority of what we're seeing! Fing terrible!!!

Why switch everything, hedge everything, every time?? It clearly is not working. This isn't an offensive juggernaut we're getting cut up by

 

[CRAZIE4LIFE]

I believe I could score against this defense

 

[DukefanKY]

A lot of people were worried about a slow start, and we are tied, on the road, with a hostile crowd. Yeah, the defense could be better, but we also could have came out cold and flat and be down 15 right now....we're fine

 

[skysdad]

And they might even play less than that.

The last five possessions Indiana has five layups....and six of the last seven.

Yeah we have to make some adjustments there and I'm sure those are being discussed but our guys are not are not being able to absorb it. Need several stops in a row and create some turnovers. OFC

 

[tclark6]

I see you Grayson

 

[dukecorey]

Why does Duke struggle with defense every darn year? Sucks

 

[tclark6]

Hopefully Grayson gets hot and it makes up for our poor defense!

 

[dukehokie]

We've been in zone? Not sure we're watching the same game.

Yeah we played a matchup zone a few possessions and it was shredded.

 

[jrtplaya]

I think our defensive woes boil down to the super elite high school players don't play a lot of great D in high school. When you're already the most athletic guy on your team that effort just isn't always there.

 

[dukehokie]

Finally someone not allowing a free bucket. Thank you Grayson.

 

[dukecorey]

Pack the defense in, use the height advantage

 

[Duke937]

We've been in zone? Not sure we're watching the same game.

No they haven’t lol just like the last 5 trips or so. Defense was so bad it looked like they were playing zone because they were no where near their man!

 

[dukehokie]

I think our defensive woes boil down to the super elite high school players don't play a lot of great D in high school. When you're already the most athletic guy on your team that effort just isn't always there.

Switches, cut defense and a few other aspects that are necessary in college aren’t always taught in high school.

 

[Laettner]

Wonder why IU doesn't play with this intensity all the time.

 

[chov1125]

Zone seems to have created more stops but we might as well give them the ball right back with stupid possessions of our own. Duval 3, Bagley pull up 3. Run the damn offense and get the easy look we always seem to find.

 

[Showenuff]

Keep shooting that 3 ball Tre , it's coming baby.

 

[dukehokie]

I hope everyone tempers their expectations of the defense some. It won’t be a “finished” product until February or March. Much like all of our freshmen oriented teams.

 

[chov1125]

Wonder why IU doesn't play with this intensity all the time.

They aren’t playing a Duke caliber team all the time. We get everyone’s best shot, especially this year

 

[Laettshow]

When duval shoots from three it reminds me of Ric Flair when he would go to the top rope, you knew no matter how promising it looked , the opponent would throw him off before he could land it.

 

[DukeDenver]

It seems like we could get a little more creative with the lineup since this one isn’t clicking. Could White or Tucker add something?

 

[dukehokie]

It seems like we could get a little more creative with the lineup since this one isn’t clicking. Could White or Tucker add something?

If nothing else just some rest.

 

[dukecorey]

Offense is not the problem, need to be able to make some stops

 

[ASAPKrzyzewski]

3-2 zone is working.

Bagley needs to stop shooting 3's

 

[ioliva]

Lmao Morgan trying to stare Grayson down after an awful hard fouls. You didn’t pack anyone buddy

 

[Showenuff]

Haha, guy absolutely murders Grayson, Grayson pops up and calmly swishes two free throws. Love it.

 

[GTHC_ GTH!]

If we would just play zone, always, we are up double digits now.

 

[tclark6]

We will get exposed in ACC play if our defense doesn't improve tremendously!

 

[DukeDenver]

Lol at the IU fans. Moronic reaction.