Official game day thread- Duke va Kansas

[sheyduke]

Our back court isn’t good at all

This is why I’m now questioning why Evan’s hasn’t gotten in .

 

[denverexpat]

Our PGs are just not what a college team needs....they have to be able to penetrate, hit a 3 and have a nice pull up as a bonus...and distribute and value the ball....our PGs have only marginal ability in all of these areas

 

[christophero]

Kansas is very experienced
Way more than us.

 

[jamsession2]

This is a Freshman Night for Cooper, Ma and Kon.

 

[jamsession2]

Stop worrying about Draft Status... Play Hard!!!

 

[christophero]

Hunter is 7 years older than Cooper. He could almoat be his dad.

 

[jamsession2]

Kansas is a GLeague Team... Understand that.

 

[dukecorey]

This is why you can’t win with Freshman dominant teams. Very disappointing first half, almost deer in headlights. Moment to big for this team.

 

[christophero]

Maybe we turn it around but it does feel like groundhog day. Forever good but not good enough. Just as I type this we make a run.

 

[Duke Blu]

Lets go!!!

 

[ioliva]

Did maliq brown just hit a 3?! Dudes a godsend

 

[denverexpat]

Nice run....starting to get a better feel for the game

 

[sheyduke]

Let’s go !!! Now our guards have got to get going .

 

[JimboSlice00]

Nice run. Looking like a game our older players will need help a lot. Cooper will get cooking eventually.

 

[dukecorey]

Let’s play some Duke defense, slap the floor boys. Need stops

 

[ioliva]

Lol we killed our own drive. That proctor slip was brutal.

 

[ioliva]

Lol hunter hooks maliq maliq gets called

Lol wow scheyer refuses to use his timeout. He sucks sorry. Not like he uses his timeouts well anyways

 

[jamsession2]

Duke must be consistent with adjusting.

 

[jamsession2]

Your game Sion.

 

[ioliva]

Proctor with a huge shot. Game could be tied but scheyer won’t go to bat. Could’ve given hunter an extra foul and erased those two fts

 

[Duke Blu]

Thank God Proctor has knocked down some timely 3s

 

[denverexpat]

Harris is a key to them...need our PG to lock him down if we can and disrupt their offense

 

[BluePhil]

Bad missed call last two plays. The hook and Prictor wasn't given room to land on the 3.

 

[Duke Blu]

Kon is not the knock down shooter i thought he was. Very streaky. When he is wide open i am not as confident he knocks it down as i would like to be.

 

[Mac9192]

Seems like the offense opened up some once we attacked a little. Great half by Brown. Horrible call on him late too.

Did all this and Cooper did very little. Got to be aggressive on offense.

 

[dukecorey]

Cooper Flagg needs to come to play the second half. That the difference between winning and losing. Can’t have another 2 point half.

 

[sheyduke]

It’s the fifth game against the number one team in the country . I agree the back court has to do more . Who is Duke’s pg? We could have laid down especially with Cooper having only two and Kon having six but we are with in striking distance . Second half the back court defense has to step up .

 

[denverexpat]

Cooper Flagg needs to come to play the second half. That the difference between winning and losing. Can’t have another 2 point half.

He's a 17yo freshman...still getting used to a more physical game. We cant make him our focus. Team ball...thats what got us back into it...Brown showed the way

 

[sheyduke]

Cooper Flagg needs to come to play the second half. That the difference between winning and losing. Can’t have another 2 point half.

They were double teaming him and cutting off passing lanes . He’s got to learn how to time passing out of the trap and double team . It won’t change in the second . We basically played right into Self’s game plan . They are daring every other player not named Flag or Kon to score .

 

[Duke Blu]

We brought Brown, Gillis and Sion in for these moments and Brown has stepped up. Hopefully the freshman are acclimated now and ready to play their games the 2nd half.

We don’t have a true point guard.

 

[denverexpat]

We brought Brown, Gillis and Sion in for these moments and Brown has stepped up. Hopefully the freshman are acclimated now and ready to play their games the 2nd half.

We don’t have a true point guard.

Kinda like not having a QB.....strange isnt it

 

[bleediteveryday30]

That's Hunter's 6th foul, by my count.

 

[ioliva]

Kon proving me wrong today

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Kinda like not having a QB.....strange isnt it

As a Raiders fan, I resemble that remark.

 

[dukecorey]

He's a 17yo freshman...still getting used to a more physical game. We cant make him our focus. Team ball...thats what got us back into it...Brown showed the way

I agree he is only 17 but he is the star player on this team. Duke needs him at his best in games like this. I just think Duke needs more out of him this second half to get the W. He isn’t the only one that needs to have a better half. But Cooper has the winner mentality. Truthfully the bench has really stepped up and kept us in the game.

 

[ioliva]

why didn’t maliq start the second? Another fantastic move by scheyer

 

[LetsGoDuke83]

Foster provides nothing

 

[sheyduke]

We must have went to sleep at halftime and forgot how to talk on defense .

 

[sheyduke]

Foster provides nothing

Foster is still building up his ankle strength but I will say if I’m Harris and Evans I don’t blame them when they enter the portal .

 

[denverexpat]

seem to recall we struggled at the start of each half last year....seems we lose not gain focus from the half time talks....