***DUKE VS UCF - NCAA TOURNAMENT 2ND ROUND OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***
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Great team effort by our guys. We fought to the end, if we hadn't we wouldn't have had a shot to pull it out. Our guys are fighters, and good things come to those who fight.
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I just hope K gets to feeling better. The man needs to rest. Oh yeah, those of you busting on him need to catch the crud too.
I don’t think you played a bad game all due respect that diminishes our UCF team and Zions performance (even behind the arc) I think we have a band of seniors that are damn good including one that is 7’6’’ and they saved their juice for the big dance. Good team with a unique challenge in Tacko Fall and truthfully may have won with him with more minutes but that’s part of the game. I thought playing to full potential UCF showed that this years squad is pretty damn good. I was so pleased..there are no moral victories, but that was a hell of a game to watch. Thought it was best so far with Zion/Tacko.
Cam’s 3 was HUGE!! He’s been inconsistent from 3, but he’s a gamer when it gets to crunch time. Amazing that the whole build up for the game was Zion vs. Tacko and the play of the game involved them two.
survive and advance. real tough game but love the way we hung in there and competed to the very end. what a huge last 2 minutes for Zion, RJ and Cam.
I didn't like our hesitant style of play. thought we should have been more of an uptempo game and taking the ball right at them. taco can't run the floor and the best way to get him out was to take the ball right to the hoop after any stop.
but hey - a win is a win.
go duke
I didn't like our hesitant style of play. thought we should have been more of an uptempo game and taking the ball right at them. taco can't run the floor and the best way to get him out was to take the ball right to the hoop after any stop.
but hey - a win is a win.
go duke
I'm calling it right now, Duke is about to go on a run that nobody can stop. They just saw that their season was over, but you guys know what showed up? That dang heart, and will to fight!!! They kids will not stop regardless of what the score is. And when some have given up on them throughout the year at times, they have not gave up on each other. This was the ultimate game that will truly wake them up. We have a special group that will not allow what is going on in the moment to stop them from doing what they do. I love my team!
When UCF missed that dunk near the end, I said he's not gonna sleep week if we win by 2 or less!!!
You think you're a football school? Haha, that's funny....
Had no internet in the second half (probably a good thing as pissed as I was) I think I need to go to the dr and change my pants
Duke looked out of sync. I guess our game plan against Taco wasn't the best. Still, thank God for Zion but still even he seemed to have trouble holding onto the ball and those free throws at the end almost ended our year. The calls did not go our way: that 3 point foul was was bad , at least one more foul on Taco not called and of course the shot clock violation missed call almost did us in. I didn't drop dead so I don't need a cardiology evaluation for a while.
Just hard to believe we won that game. Has to be one of the most fortunate wins ever. Played terrible. Out coached.
But, we did get robbed - particularly on that rim call. When they slowed it down from the side angle, there was always a shadow and now touch. Never touched the rim.
And that ball rolling on the rim at the end? My goodness I thought I'd die right then.
Basically we had one player who nearly did it all with a few good plays here and there by others.
But, this team will not win it all playing like that. You just can't play this bad, game in and game out and expect to win the title.
But, we did get robbed - particularly on that rim call. When they slowed it down from the side angle, there was always a shadow and now touch. Never touched the rim.
And that ball rolling on the rim at the end? My goodness I thought I'd die right then.
Basically we had one player who nearly did it all with a few good plays here and there by others.
But, this team will not win it all playing like that. You just can't play this bad, game in and game out and expect to win the title.
Luck, my friend, is when "PREPARATION MEETS WITH OPPORTUNITY"!
Go Duke!
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WOW!! JC with the profoundness!!
I gotta remember that!!
Take tre’s out, and we shoot 9/17 from 3. He went 1/8, he has to stop shooting them. They’re effectively a turnover.
Pretty disrespectful to your BB program who played lights out today against the #1 seed...to call yourselves a football school...great representation of your fan base
Might be one of the toughest games we play for the rest of the tournament. I was sick watching us play, because in my mind I cant see these guys season ending ,other than cutting down the nets!
What a game my Duke Family. I am at work and watched the game on demand on my phone. Proud of our Blue Devils and their will to fight! Goldy, Tre, Cam, RJ, Javin, and Zion all made winning plays when we needed them to. On to D.C.
I understand where you're coming from. There is alot I have not liked about this team or have I been too thrilled with the job K has done this year. Im glad they won, but they escaped this one today. One and done does not work well without seniors on the team. I feel like K just lets them run whatever they want on offense and there aren't many sets or plays that get called out. There is alot to get ironed out before they go to DC.
He is, but he seems to hit the big ones. I'll take that anyday over a guy that lights it up only to fall short in big moments.
The refs were so bad that they missed it on the floor, so that they couldn’t overturn it. So much blindness!
That ball did NOT touch the rim
Thank God for Zion tonight!!! And what's up with Zion's shoes, he keeps slipping all over the place!! He needs a different brand of shoes!!!!
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Good points. Unfortunately, the older players just have not developed. Probably hurt us that Jack was out with an injury.
I mean, DeLaurier has had 3 years to shoot Free Throws and become adequate. What's he doing all summer long? Should be shooting 300 a day. And it's not like Duke doesn't have coaches to spend time and help him.
Bolden - just passive, passive, passive today except for one really bad and awkward foul. He's a 3rd year player! He should have been in there banging Tacko away from the basket and pushing him away.
I guess he's just not cut out for becoming hard nosed and not playing passively. Nice kid. I like him. But, he's gonna wind up in Europe eventually if he wants to keep playing.
I'd take 18-20 every game vs this inconsistency....we rely on Zion way too much and at some point he may not be there as we've seen. Glad he hit the big shot but how about hitting 10-15 a half
I just don't understand why they can't focus on the rotation of the ball before and after. It will tell the truth for you everytime. The rotation did not change until it hit the backboard, but at the end of the day, as the old saying goes" ball don't lie." It usually corrects itself later on lol.
Exactly. It was clear as day and an easy overturn. The fact they let it stand tells you a lot about that officiating crew. They flat out were trying to screw Duke.
