***DUKE VS NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

[Lavar5150]

Moore sucks

 

[dbav]

We're gonna win this game.

 

[DukeCE2006]

Fitting end to the half

 

[tripleb71]

Platek is apparently on Wooden Watch

 

[FearTheBeard]

If the defense doesn’t get better this is going to stay ugly.

 

[denverexpat]

and a fitting close the half....one team playing much smarter right now

 

[DukeSky85]

Embarrassing first half...

 

[Dad2ze]

Who the hell entered the Contra code for UNC!?!?!

 

[LONMUNU]

Got it down to three then quit playing the rest of the half.

 

[K-oach Q]

We are in big big trouble...that half couldn’t have ended any worse...

 

[germantondevil]

We give up 44 pts to one of the worst teams in the ACC. What happened to that lockdown defense we used to have.

 

[Fourteen44]

Moore sucks

Here we go....

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

Our defense was the best thing about our team earlier this year

 

[Dad2ze]

Embarrassing first half...

At least my remote is still safe

 

[MyDudeG]

Those last few minutes of the half were big. There was a real opportunity for us to get rid of that deficit heading into the half, but instead their reserves helped stretch it out.

 

[tripleb71]

Coach K is gonna have to strongly consider turning this into a zone defense team

 

[chov1125]

Carolina is doing nothing fancy or complicated. They are running a lot of basic screens. And we are completely lost.

 

[Hurley22]

ZERO points from the bench.

 

[springsportster]

How are we losing to Sister Faustina's Girls School for the Blind and Deaf JV team? Come on boys!

 

[sheyduke]

We are not guarding their bench and their making Duke pay. Any one else besides Tre and Carey gonna score?

 

[Louisville Crazie]

Not a good finish to the half at all. Hopefully coach can use this half as a teaching opportunity. This rivalry is a different beast.. records don’t matter.. heart and execution does. We have the ability to still come back and win this game.

 

[dukesince91]

Damn just checked the score, down by 9. Going to head over to Calabash to eat some seafood. Praying for an inspired second half resulting in a W.

 

[tripleb71]

Announcers thought for sure we'd close the gap with that UNC unit on the floor last two minutes and they extend the lead. LOL

 

[Lavar5150]

I never understand the lineups. Where is Hurt? Is O’Connell out? We have too many offensive liabilities out there. No one guards Moore, goldwire, jack or javin. They either can’t or won’t shoot

 

[Showenuff]

We are in big big trouble...that half couldn’t have ended any worse...

we’re down 9. Don’t get your hopes up just yet.

 

[layneja]

Moore sucks

More than you?

 

[bluedevilfan42]

How in God’s name do we manage to make them look like a team that’s ranked.

 

[duhondukie]

Coach K is gonna have to strongly consider turning this into a zone defense team

I would agree. They cannot keep the ball in front of them and are lost in rotation. The defense has fallen off a cliff.

 

[BlueDaveil]

That missed dunk by Baker was a huge momentum killer. We’ll get after it in the second half. Anyone who thought we’d run away with this one hasn’t watched enough Duke UNC games.

 

[sheyduke]

Stay strong guys. We got this..unc is feeding off of the crowd right now. We are the better team all day long

Doesn’t matter. UNC needs this game to stay in the hunt and we’re looking like we’re lost

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Platek is apparently on Wooden Watch

It’s a problem when Platek and Pierce have contributed like they have tonight.

 

[Lavar5150]

Here we go....

Sorry he brings nothing to the table

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Defend this team all you want but we are flat out soft and slow

 

[BOOGIEMAN1914]

Regroup...refocus....LetsGoDuke!!!

 

[duhondukie]

It’s a problem when Platek and Pierce have contributed like they have tonight.

They are contributing because we cannot keep anyone in front of us. You and I could score the way we are playing defense

 

[LONMUNU]

We played well for like 4 minutes that half. If they don’t figure out how to play defense this is not going to end well. The offense should take care of itself. .....hopefully.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

I'm sorry but Jones is far from a Lockdown Defender like most think he is he is just getting abused by Anthony right now

 

[denverexpat]

• we are still searching for a consistent 2nd and 3rd scorer. Outside of Carey its low scoring from the rest. Defense is just a mess. Key bucket to tie and we didnt run anything and then the UNC bench destroyed us in 3 possessions!

 

[IFaZe]

Lmao Ks lost a step

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

This is a serious question ..

How does a really good defense get worse throughout the season? I don’t understand how we went from such an amazing defense to teams just blowing last us..