***DUKE VS VA TECH ACC FINALS OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***
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It never does. That’s the problem. Easy to prepare for. What’s funny is that fb coaches who never make in game adjustments might not last the year, but in basketball I guess you can always pray that the other team misses wide open shots
Vt played 3 games in the Tournament before they stomped us and looked fresher than we did at the end of the game. Duke has the same opportunities to prepare and certainly is not at a disadvantage there. VT had less time to prepare for us than we did to prepare for them. Kind of funny that our McDonalds AA's could not stay in front of Storm Murphy.
OFC
Won’t complain about John he doesn’t have forty seven years as a head coach .
Not trying to hate or belabor the point but for those that care, Williams was lit up for 16 points in the first half (only 2 of those points were 1-on-1 plays, the rest were switches) and 5 in the second. Played 19 minutes total. Interestingly, 14 of those 21 were when Wendell was on the switch. Very obvious VT saw something between these two when they were game-planning. If we continue to switch everything moving forward I'm hoping either Wendell is really communicating this stuff better or Mark figures it out. Mark had an insane +/- going into February.
I hear you Friction, and I agree, like most here, we need a defensive adjustment, although I think it's pretty unlikely knowing K's pattern. One thing I will point out, Cattoor was on another level on Saturday. He hit multiple long range 3's over the outstretched arms of Williams. They seemed to get sillier and sillier later in the game. Props to the young man, but it's pretty unlikely he shoots like that anytime again soon.
Our teams that trade baskets don't tend to hang around long in the tourney. That needs to change quick.
So true Chris. We've seen very few of those extended Duke runs that we have grown accustom in the past. I kept waiting for it to happen midway thru the second half on Saturday. It just didn't happen, and it has not happened often this year.
The hope is these guys come out with a renewed sense of focus and a chip on the shoulder with everyone doubting them. And I am one of the doubters. I hope to be proven wrong. The analytics of late tell a different tale though. Being 206th in defense for the month of March is scary bad. I don't know how we shore it up in less than a week. Fingers crossed that we do though. Because the defense was what the team was hanging their hat on for quite a stretch there before the bottom fell out.
Friction, the poster above, is correct. Switching on all screens is not going to work. It's too late to learn. Duke will have to give up some outside shots, but the easy drives to the basket have to stop.
Duke plays an excellent zone. They should play zone on at least 25% of possessions. If an opponent is on fire, such as Catoor, play some box and one
Duke plays an excellent zone. They should play zone on at least 25% of possessions. If an opponent is on fire, such as Catoor, play some box and one
I don't disagree with this take at all. Time to switch it up. What can it hurt at this point?
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