Forks > Rams @ the Dome
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Duke 10-2 at the nose dome this century when the first meeting of the year is in chapel hell...
With this loss a win Saturday and we'd be tied for first in the ACC
(Almost they would be 1/2 game up)
(Almost they would be 1/2 game up)
I think we’re going to need Mark staying with Ingram or even Bacot at times. But if the game came down to a last possession like Georgia Tech’s game last night, I’d throw Mark at Davis. Blakes may get some burn guarding Davis as well.
Mark needs to take Ingram out of the game. I think Proctor or McCain on Davis works because both can give him problems with their length. Davis is like 5'11.
Duke just has to play their game, will be in it at the end. I see a close game it will be who can finish it out. I like our matchups against them. Hopefully Flip can have a big game. There won’t be any need for motivation. LFG Let’s Go Duke
I think they have Bacot go at Flip early, he needs to play smart and stay out of foul trouble.
Bullet it's 'Rese IMO. Has good wingspan, height to cover Davis. We need MM on Ingram. OFC
I think a combination of Proctor and Roach switching into him with Blake’s for breathers would if healthy will give Davis fits .
Ingram can rebound so I’d have Mitchell on him and make Ingram have to defend Mitchell inside.
I agree. Davis will want to get Flip in foul trouble early and will utilize the pick and roll. Going to be interesting .
Ingram can rebound so I’d have Mitchell on him and make Ingram have to defend Mitchell inside.
I agree. Davis will want to get Flip in foul trouble early and will utilize the pick and roll. Going to be interesting .
I would like to see defense by committee on Davis to keep him off balance and under pressure. He's a volume shooter, and clearly he has the green light to put up 25 shots a game. His percentages are good, but they are not scary good. Our guards' height and length should bother his outside shooting.
Agreed 100% that Flip staying out of foul trouble is critical, and I have no doubt they will (and should) go right at him from the opening tip. He will need to be disciplined to stay on the floor.
I really feel like we have the advantage in the backcourt, and I think our guards will dominate.
Mitchell playing well IMHO is going to be the key to a Duke win.
Agreed 100% that Flip staying out of foul trouble is critical, and I have no doubt they will (and should) go right at him from the opening tip. He will need to be disciplined to stay on the floor.
I really feel like we have the advantage in the backcourt, and I think our guards will dominate.
Mitchell playing well IMHO is going to be the key to a Duke win.
I feel any of Duke guards should be able to cover Ryan, that shouldn’t be an issue
To me he is their real x factor . He’s not been a good three point shooter but everyone has their moment. I’m fine with Foster and McCain switching off on him but if he’s hitting that creates an issue for Duke .
Flip does a great job of keeping smaller players in front of him. I’ve seen countless times Flip pick the pocket of guards trying to juke him in the backcourt these past 2 seasons.
Feeling very good about Saturday night
Forks need to be most wicked & evil👍
I do not want Flip reaching in on Davis or their pg . He’s begging for a cheap foul to get called and he already has to man the post against Bacot .
I understand that Shey. Imo Flip does a great job on deciding when to pick off the guards. I don’t really recall many times when he has drawn reach in fouls in the backcourt.
He could have, I was unable to watch the game @ Louisville due to work. I don’t remember him picking one up against Clemson in the backcourt, it’s not to say that he didnt, I just don’t remember. Anyways, I was just saying that imo I think he is usually pretty smart about not picking up reach in fouls in the backcourt. The majority of Flip’s fouls seem to be body fouls inside the paint.
Young will probably get some minutes against Bacot. He will be needed.
It would be amazing to watch Stewart put it all together and defend Bacot throughout the game.
Bacot struggles against athletic bigs.
It’s hard to say if Stewart will get much pt, but Young will get some time out there, and possibly be on the court the same time as Flip.
Agreed. I'm hoping Sean gets burn against their bigs as we will need his athleticism.
My worry with Sean is that he relies too much on athleticism and doesn't do a good job blocking out. Bacot would eat that alive.
Agree Tim. We can debate why, but Stewart is behind on the basics. And you have to do the basics against Bacot.
I’d love to be wrong and Stewart plays really well.
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Is it true Bacot and Vernon Carey were in the same class? That is crazy.
Yeh we’ll find out the basics of whether Stewart can take an elbow to the throat Watching that FSU game live Saturday it was noteworthy that even fans who were normally somewhat checked out went nuts when Bacot got away with his usual nonsense
I dont know why, but this fires me up and I love the simple and direct answer from Jon. GTHC!!!
We’ve got the roster to go in there and kick that ass. Need Proctor and Flip to hit some shots. And for the refs to take their job seriously
