NCAA round of 32 official game day thread- Duke vs Tennessee
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He puked in the opening game from nerves. Concerning. Bricked a few free throws late in the ACCCG
Today, he won't face that physicality in the NBA!
Mocks have him Top20. I expect him to showcase well for teams and sneak into the teens. This is the standard of guys declaring these days. If he returns he would likely nail down Top5. Earns more but joins a worse off franchise.
Almost as simple as seeing that almost every team they played this year shot double the free throws as Duke. Thats kind of strange don't you think? If only Duke had strong guys like Alcorn St, Colorado, Austin Peay, Eastern KY, Tennessee Tech....
Absolutely love Jon. Pissed at the biased officials who don’t respect him.
I want Jon to stay 20
He's not, but the number 12 is especially interesting. That number represents 12 more final fours than what Tennessee has ever been to.
Yet Duke couldn’t even beat a terrible TN team without a point guard. Just shows you how far Duke has fallen…😹😹😹
Fellas let the Vol fans have their moment. It shows how much this 4vs5 Win meant for their program.
Again, citing a single stat in isolation is not going to win me over.
I watched the game. More importantly — probably — I watched the game without tuning in to any of the homer emotion that tends to dominate in-game threads here (and nearly every home board). I watched the game without being fed a constant stream of emotionally compromised venting and whateverisms. By the first tv timeout of the first half, I understood what kind of game we were in for and accepted it without a board full of homers crying about every borderline call and confirming every emotional bias.
The Uruguayan Ginobili had a great game. It was the most entertaining matchup on the court against Proctor.
TN has beaten Bama and Kansas not to mention several other teams this year that is much better than Duke.
Who is this troken? Did he or she miss spell troll? They do come out of the wood work don't they? OFC
Makes sense, we were the 5th Seed. This is the best Tennessee team since?
Dude, you're acting like a total d-bag. Why would a supposed Duke fan act like that to other Duke fans after a day like today?
Because it’s not a Duke fan. I’ve been saying that for a few years and it blew its cover today.
Roach was a beast. If your young talent came back next year you would be my favorites to win it all. Tough game, thought the officiating was spotty the entire way for both teams. Best of luck next year!
Your team played really well today and our guys didn’t respond well to the physical defense. Good Luck the rest of the way! I’ve always enjoyed Rick Barnes.
In fact they called 25 fouls on UT in each of those games. And not all on Tshiebwe. Not many in the first game.
In nearly every game this year UT would have 18-20 fouls called. If not 20 or more. And the officials could easily have called that many in this game. Instead they called only 11. Smh.
Would love to see them stay. Flip and Proctor are regarded as locks for the first round. There’s no way to match that benefit long term.
He is a douche sticking his chest out trying to act like he's a better fan that never makes excuses, but just looks like a fool in the process
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Got to have faith that Jon can keep 2 or 3 of the top 6 you have listed.
Proctor and Mitchell are the only chances IMO
Today I learned that @Dattier posts in Duke related threads. Wonder why today, of all days.
A tough year, overall. Had some good, some bad. Wish it wasn't over, but on to next year.
We will get some guys back. I'm just not getting my hopes up for anyone big like Flip. Though Flip, Mark, and Proctor all should come back. I love him, but Flip will get massacred next year in the league.
Flip should talk to Mark Williams....an extra year could bring a lot of extra $$
All you Tennessee fans getting off on this win. Think about this: to win the tournament, you have to win 4 more games. Putting aside whether you thought the officiating was fair or a screw job, you were called for 11 fouls and we shot 7 free throws. You think, by all those free throw counts listed earlier, that everyone and their brother knows Tennessee plays PHYSICAL, that you will play four more games where the refs let you get away with all that crap?
With the way you play, if we had the refs that MD-WVU had for their game, we would still be playing this game…
With the way you play, if we had the refs that MD-WVU had for their game, we would still be playing this game…
Duke hired Rachel Baker to create NIL opportunities, and Jon has talked about getting some guys back. Of the core group, I expect Mitchell at least to return. I'm hoping Rachel is able to get one of Dariq, Proctor, or Flip to return.
Right and by that point it was easy to see the officiating style favored Tennessee. They needed officials who let them be extremely physical. Could Duke match, maybe but it’s not their true style. Hard to beat a team at their own game and style. Imagine if refs called a close game, could Tennessee adjust and match Duke or would we be shooting 30 free throws.
That is sports though. Can a good hitting team do well if the umpire has a liberal strike zone and the pitcher is good, can a pitcher beat a good hitting team if the umpire is pinching the zone. Officiating plays a role in how games flow and what style is preferred.
Had Duke matched their style they dont even have 5 guys on the court to end the game. They called 17 fouls on Duke as it was.
7 free throws
You are correct
@timritterus what are you thinking? Curious what you’re hearing (at least through the day today)?
There seems to be a good chance at least two freshmen come back, and possible three (in addition to Schutt and Reeves). Won't get into who, but I would bet you could guess. These things can change obviously. That dude's predictions are just way off though.
Thx dude appreciate your insight.
I hope reeves works on his footwork in the offseason - he may play a lot next year.
