***DUKE VS PITT OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

[VaBlueDevil33]

We just consistently look really young. Which we are. We're really missing that junior or senior leader.

Geez

 

[AlanInNJ]

Defense looks good. Getting the turnovers. Get rid of these bad turnovers and I like us for the win.

 

[denverexpat]

good play, bad play, good play, bad play....rinse and repeat.....never seen a team with such a cadence. Its comical at times, great steal then throw the pass away, defensive stop; put up a poor 3pt shot....boggles the mind!

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

Good to see Wendell make a three!

 

[Mpm277]

Whoa we ran a play and took the lead.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Good to see Wendell make a three!

Or any shot at all

 

[wcu1113]

We just consistently look really young. Which we are. We're really missing that junior or senior leader.

Direct result of the current college basketball system. It’s awful and needs to be changed. Bad product.

 

[denverexpat]

somewhat on topic, but if you watched the IMG/Monteverde game ( #1 and #2 HS teams in the country) our team looks eerily familiar to how they play vs if you watched Baylor/TTech

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Direct result of the current college basketball system. It’s awful and needs to be changed. Bad product.

To me it's just an easy excuse for what's been a bad team so far

 

[germantondevil]

We have lived by the OAD for several years now and it is the same old song. At times they look awesome then as quick as a tv timeout they look very young . Other OAD teams were more game to game. This team is from timeout to timeout.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

We just can't shoot worth a damn period

 

[Mpm277]

We're only down 4 on the road.

 

[germantondevil]

Coach will not leave our big in the game long enough to even break a sweat and get into the flow of a game before he jerks him out and goes small and weak

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Coach will not leave our big in the game long enough to even break a sweat and get into the flow of a game before he jerks him out and goes small and weak

Williams isn't ready....has no business on the floor...don't care how tall he is

 

[denverexpat]

Bad foul by Hurt. Has to know that would be over the back.

 

[K-oach Q]

Loving Goldwire off the floor. If we are going to play zone we don’t really need him defensively. And he is such a liability on offense...this is good for Duke.

 

[Laettner15]

Moving the ball pretty well on offense.... defense needs to sure up esp on rebounding

 

[Mpm277]

High school coaches are going to have to start teaching kids how to shoot. No one can anymore and it never mattered in HS just because they're so athletic.

 

[germantondevil]

Williams isn't ready....has no business on the floor...don't care how tall he is

Agree to a point but he will never be ready on the bench. Bigs get better with time and repetition. He needs game minutes. Casey Saunders is a huge example of that. He was never a factor until Boozer got hurt and Coach had no choice. In a short window he became a part of a championship team.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Agree to a point but he will never be ready on the bench. Bigs get better with time and repetition. He needs game minutes. Casey Saunders is a huge example of that. He was never a factor until Boozer got hurt and Coach had no choice. In a short window he became a part of a championship team.

Was he a freshman?

 

[denverexpat]

Who's the color commentator? Making some good points on the ranking of recruits and program focus etc. Pitts 3 star lighting us up as a case in point!

 

[Lavar5150]

Tape is a stiff

 

[wcu1113]

To me it's just an easy excuse for what's been a bad team so far

Bad team, absolutely, but the OAD era has slowly ruined college basketball in general.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Hurt is horrible defensively and weak as cat piss...where is this 25lbs of muscle lol

 

[Mpm277]

Toney is getting a lot of favorable calls.

 

[sheyduke]

I’m sorry loyal Duke fan but at this moment Duke is border line 16 seed (play in game ) or NIT. Simply can not defend around the rim and are to soft around it.

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Bad team, absolutely, but the OAD era has slowly ruined college basketball in general.

I agree but not duke's fault...you have to take the talent if they wanna play for you....just ask Howard university

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

Toney is getting a lot of favorable calls.

And a lot of rebounds by outworking us

 

[K-oach Q]

We just need to stop jumping at everything on defense up top. Play sound and stop the dribble penetration.

We are a lot better offensively without Goldwire jamming things up.

 

[Duke1783]

When’s the last time Joey Baker has made a 3? The “Coach K should play Baker more” crowd probably doesn’t even know the answer

 

[wcu1113]

I agree but not duke's fault...you have to take the talent if they wanna play for you....just ask Howard university

Give me a pretty good 3-4 year guy over a great 1 year guy. Every time.

 

[denverexpat]

an implosive 2 min stretch......self inflicted mostly

 

[VaBlueDevil33]

We are soft and pitiful....no other way to put it

 

[K-oach Q]

That missed three and then turnover from Baker killed us

 

[denverexpat]

Up one to down 12 in 3 mins...at least ended the half on an up note. Greenberg is right ( painful to say) we don't have the consistency of playing hard, and we get beaten easily on defense due to it

 

[DukeRulesBasketball]

When’s the last time Joey Baker has made a 3? The “Coach K should play Baker more” crowd probably doesn’t even know the answer

Wake Forest game the other Saturday made a three.

 

[loadedquestion]

this is on K

 

[BOOGIEMAN1914]

Champagnie and boards....gotta figure that out...

 

[wcu1113]

No way these guys are ready for the NBA.

What a messed up system.

 

[loadedquestion]

this is on K