so they always say you can’t win a championship without some luck. We had a lot of that today. Is it time to panic? Or what other former champions have had this close of a call outside of duke 92 and NC st back in the day
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It depends. We can absolutely still win it all, but we can't play the Zion vs 5 people game. Barrett was not aggressive at all tonight, hung around doing a bunch of nothing for a long time. Cam got hot in the first half and didn't really do much in second half either. A good team would have blown us out tonight, BUT, we have the talent to crush everyone....
We just have to get it all together.
We just have to get it all together.
UNCheats in 2017 against Arkansas who had them beat and a few very favorable calls went their way late especially the block that was a charge on Berry and also in 2005 or 2009 one can’t remember against Villanova just to name a few
Butler in '10, though that was the NC game.
Could say Baylor in '10 with the Dawkins shots.
Could say Baylor in '10 with the Dawkins shots.
No. We can't win it all now. Used all our available tournament luck in that game. Should have spent it more wisely.
Some luck yes but We got punched in the mouth & responded.
Negative outlook: that is 3/4 mediocre halves
I actually like playing a familiar opponent next Round. But really hoping LSU knocks out Michigan State because Spartans are ideal opponent
I actually like playing a familiar opponent next Round. But really hoping LSU knocks out Michigan State because Spartans are ideal opponent
I don't know how poor they actually played today. UCF just played really well. I just want to see more energy and less Tre Jones from 3.
Yeah, you need luck, and we got some at the end, but I wouldn't, under any circumstances, say we had 'a lot luck' today.
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We got really lucky tonight. Really lucky. A dodged bullet and still dancing. Make the most of it....that’s all you can do.
I don't think we got lucky. I think the best team won.
Huge duke fan here and long time reader of the boards. I’m glad Duke pulled it out just wish they didn’t have to play the Hokies as VT is my alma mater. I really was hoping to see Duke play in dc without the added stress of them playing tech. Oh well. Heres to hoping duke comes out on fire and puts the Hokies away early so I don’t have to feel guilty about routing against them. Stupid question tickets on stub that day full strip are for both Friday and Sunday right?
I think the best team won, too. I don’t think the best team today won, though. UCF outplayed us. I’m not ashamed in saying that. I’m also not ashamed that we’re playing Friday night.
Michigan st yes Tennessee no. All Dukes points come in the paint and UT doesn’t have the size that Duke does down low. Schofield and Zion would be a good match up .
those shots weren't even close!! I've have 20' putts closer to going in!!
Most all the champions have a game where they could have, or should have lost. The holes in 17 had 2 games before the championship game.
Hopefully, today was that game for us.
Just a bad matchup for us tonight. We have no bigs that can take their big with them, so Tacko could just sit back and play second line d. Then Dawkins had a career game.
The missed one at the end? Maybe the man up stairs was letting us have one in return for last season.
Let’s count our blessings and get ready for VT.
Hopefully, today was that game for us.
Just a bad matchup for us tonight. We have no bigs that can take their big with them, so Tacko could just sit back and play second line d. Then Dawkins had a career game.
The missed one at the end? Maybe the man up stairs was letting us have one in return for last season.
Let’s count our blessings and get ready for VT.
Yes, I watched them again today against Iowa that’s why I’m not worried about them like I would be MSU.
I’m not worried about them either but mainly because I don’t trust them to get there. I just hope we make it to where we could meet
We seem to play better against very good teams. UCF shot out of their minds tonight and would have sent most teams home.
Winston doesn’t bother me as much as their frontcourt and IZZO not scared to foul out his entire front court.
On to Va Tech
A good team did play us tonight. They were well-coached, they had a freakish Center, and a coach’s son who played the game of his career. This was their Superbowl. If they played most any other team in the country like they did tonight, they win. Easily. They shot 50% from three point land. That’s 27 points. You can make the argument that we should have done a better job on defense, and I wouldn’t necessarily argue. But, it’s not like the majority of those 3-point shots were uncontested. Dawkins couldn’t miss and yes, he torched us in a magnificent game. Did we get lucky? Yes. Absolutely. I think we needed that. Good teams need to get tested. It’s a Tournament in which, if you okay an off game, you’re done. Now, Krzyzewski can imbue that upon his team.
We won’t have to contend with a 7’6 player anymore either!
But they have to contend with Zanos!!
Dawkins made a great move in the second half putting Tacko on Tre and then just letting him shoot. Tacko is big enough to give RJ and Zion problems around the rim and when we had them out there with Goldwire, Tre, and Javin, we just had no offense to pull them out of the lane. The good news that came of of this (other than winning) was that everyone not named Tre Jones shot well from 3 today. Cam’s 3 after they missed that oop was huge.
The fact we're even having this conversation after the top overall seed got lucky to beat a Kenpom 35 team shows we're in trouble.
You can go down the list of reasons but the reality is we're a decent team with a superstar who makes us really good. After UK, I think we all thought we had a super team: strong starters, great bench.
Just had to laugh tonight when K said in the presser that we're not a deep team. Maybe his just forgetting that a) he uses that excuse every year; and b) that's 100% on him.
yes we had luck but you have to put a good team away. They had us on the ropes and didn't finish. And we seized the opportunity.
This really pisses me off. He says the same shat every year. Develop your freaking bench then K! Every other team in America seems to be able to do it why not the “goat” also if I was AOC or Baker I’d just go ahead and transfer. They’re good ball players that sadly won’t get a shot
