***DUKE VS SYRACUSE NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***
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It is nice to know we are the late game Sunday. I can sit back and watch tomorrow and early Sunday knowing we still get to play.
I think you will see a much better Duval on Sunday. It will be a fast paced game and I think that plays into Duvals hands
I think you will see a much better Duval on Sunday. It will be a fast paced game and I think that plays into Duvals hands
I think the difference in this game was the sweet sweet sports coat that Nolan was rocking tonight. Hope he wears it Sunday!
He played a good game against that zone. Missed some shots but was good tonight. More to basketball than shooting
Allen shot 38.3% from the field this year. Which is okay, not bad, certainly not close to his sophomore 41.7%. But this year includes the first 3 games in which he went 17/26. Take those away alone and he's at 35%.
His floor game as K said was incredible. He was the only one who consistently made the passes into the zone. Grayson had a rough shooting night as he said so himself but was able to effect the game in other ways, such as the 8 assists and 2 steals.
Grayson had 8 assists tonight and just one turnover. The poor shooting does not bother me. He has earned the right to take those shots
Yep. That was bad. Not so bad we didn’t win. But, if we play like that against Kansas... in Phog-Lite? We’re done. It only gets harder from here on out.
I’d say we will be favored by 1.5 honestly. Kenpom, fivethirtyeight, ESPN’s BPI all has Duke as slight favorite.
We just booked our tickets for Sunday's game. Pretty sickening seeing the prices when compared to the other regions. Oh well.
I agree he was moving the ball and that pass in to the lane is not as easy as it looks on tv
A lot of those 3s were unnecessary and in bad moments. Sorry but chucking multiple 27-30 footers in a tight game is inexcusable from a senior. Yes he played great in other areas, but I’m going to hold him towards a higher standard as a senior. I expect smarter shots... not wild 3s in a win or go home situation
If we hit just a few more threes it's a double digit win. I think we shoot better Sunday. We will need to. And Duval will bounce back. And good to know we have AOC if we need him.
Villanova worries 1000x more than KU right now. Stylistically, they present our Achilles heel (drive and kick; dribble drive). Kansas plays a style we can defend and score against.
I'm not so sure Kansas is going to have much success navigating our zone with thier pieces.
Our D and we won't shoot that bad again. Also KU is real weak inside outside of a hobbled Azabukie(sp?) and he won't be able to handle our bigs. And it's bill self. Nice season in a weak conference
Highlight: our approach was smash you in the face and beat you at your own game
Star: Grayson but Syracuse also baited him late into low percentage 3's late. I was impressed after the timeout he drove inside the arc and drained a jump set shot
Concern?: We have not developed our bench much beyond Bolden. DeLaurier seems to have lost all confidence in his shot. O'Connell is also lacking confidence.
As Duval has evolved and even impressed. It has decreased our need for the bench.
Reason I chose Allen: Grayson + Duval were 5 of 22 shooting but combined for 12 of our teams 13 assists.
Star: Grayson but Syracuse also baited him late into low percentage 3's late. I was impressed after the timeout he drove inside the arc and drained a jump set shot
Concern?: We have not developed our bench much beyond Bolden. DeLaurier seems to have lost all confidence in his shot. O'Connell is also lacking confidence.
As Duval has evolved and even impressed. It has decreased our need for the bench.
Reason I chose Allen: Grayson + Duval were 5 of 22 shooting but combined for 12 of our teams 13 assists.
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It'll be a hard close game either way. I haven't seen KU play much this year, but they are a 1 seed for a reason. We gotta shoot better and hope Grayson is better than 3 of 14, and we rebound better.
You are right, the line opens with Duke favored by 3.5. I’m just hoping our shooting returns to form obviously.
