Early work tomorrow I had to white knuckle this one with no Coor's Light.
Official game day thread- Duke vs Auburn
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Thank God for Evans. Kept us in it while things were looking bad.
May have to start Brown and Evans. Brown definitely. That guy has been an unsung STUD.
Pretty good guess haha
A little sensitive aren’t you.
Evans was incredible. He needs to get better at his non-shooting plays going to the rim. He had some bad Rasheed Sulaimon essentially turnovers. He's really easily moved / knocked off his spot, so he'll have to work on being more than a shooter. But when he's got the shot going....he was incredible.
I’ve been up since 2:00 am yesterday . Caught an in and out flight to Atlanta and got to be up at 4:30 am in the morning so I feel your pain.
Some smart guy named Chris said we should start Brown preseason but no one ever listens to me haha
Good win.....w/o Evans it turns out very different and strange how he disappeared back to the bench given his first half contribution. He has to be confused. Lets hope we see more of him in the next run of games. He has earned more time. Shots fell for us at the right times today for a change! And its nice to beat Thug Ball, have UNC lose and KU on the same night!
No but some need to stop getting on Jon acting like this team has played together for more than three to four months .
Collect the balls, turn off the lights and close the gym... DUKE WOW!
He's good as gone whether it's the NBA or another school and won't blame him one bit. Coach obviously has his favorites.
Kon is 4 of 23 from 3 against Kansas, Arizona, UK and Auburn. If he shoots like that in ACC play, he MUST have minutes reduced. I think we can all agree with that. But I don't think he will, or God I hope not.
shey some on here are impatient and want the growth of the team to happen in the first 4 weeks of the season.
Patience Peeps, you won’t be so stressed out if you practice it.
Kon will be good, maybe this year. But he needs to split time with Evans and the lottery talk got WAY ahead of itself.
I’ve always been supportive of Coach Scheyer. I just think when a kid is having a helluva game, you play him early in the second half. I thought Jon managed the game better the last four minutes. It looked like he coached up Proctor for late game moments. He came up big.
Some of yall can find reasons to complain regardless. Be HAPPY we just beat the number 2 team in the country (should be #1, they’re better then Kansas)
Ima say it and some won’t like it but the two best teams in the nation played in Durham tonight
Ima say it and some won’t like it but the two best teams in the nation played in Durham tonight
I think if we got stagnant and needed offense, Evans would have been in. But since it was tight or we were ahead, he didn't need offense. He needed his best defensive team out there. But Evans for sure earned himself playing time. So happy for the kid
It was a great win, and Evans should have played more in the second half. Both things can be true. Hell of a win tonight, honestly a hugely important game for seeding given the hot mess the ACC appears to be. Evans being a weapon raises our ceiling.
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Like the 9 man rotation and hope Coach Scheyer sticks with it. If Big Pat is good to go then go to a 10 man rotation because he will bring another element.
Harris will be a multi year guy and/or step in if an injury happens to one of the guards.
Harris will be a multi year guy and/or step in if an injury happens to one of the guards.
You mean because pearl adjusted right? After half time? Adjustments can work both ways
Also, let’s not forget Kentucky, UNC, and Kansas all went down the last couple nights!!!
Very big win. A lot of guys contributed. Glad to see Evans take advantage of the opportunity. He should play more. Kon may not have scored much, but that kid is a gamer. We’re lucky to have him and Cooper.
The 3 by Proctor with under 5 to go when Cooper almost turned it over, was the dagger. That gave us the breathing room we needed.
The 3 by Proctor with under 5 to go when Cooper almost turned it over, was the dagger. That gave us the breathing room we needed.
Duke won. Auburn lost. The tar holes lost. Kansas lost. Kentucky lost. We make our free throws, and we win by 10+. Jon and this staff outcoached the cookout king and his. I'm happy.
Proctor deserves his kudos! He is playing very well and showing signs of Frosh (February and onward Proctor). Each player that played tonight contributed.
I've been critical of Proctor but he has indeed stepped up this season.
I don't mind Kon starting and Evans coming off the bench. We need that motion offense we were running to get Evans or Kon shots. The second half running ISO nobody gets a good shot but the driver. Everyone else stands
He won state championship with 4 average players playing in the highest class. He is used to running off screens, double teams to get his shot off
Guru Gary is missing on THR, insiders say he is lurking on rupp’s idiots trying to poach Mark Pope to replace Hubert Davis
Just saw this stat on Twitter...
Broome with Brownn guarding him... 2-7
Everyone else 6-11
As much as we needed Evans, we needed Brown just as much.
Broome with Brownn guarding him... 2-7
Everyone else 6-11
As much as we needed Evans, we needed Brown just as much.
Brown is my favorite player on this team just because how much he values defense over offense.
Brown and Sion have been the upperclassman types I have been yearning for. Nothing wrong with stud freshman but you need both. Evans has one and done written all over him glad he is playing.
Home run transfers, not seeing it from Gillis tho. Rather have evans get those minutes
I had already posted Evan’s would not get open looks in the second at the halftime mark . Which by my account pretty much says I thought Pearl would adjust on Evans . I’m still agreeing with everyone that Kons minutes need to be reduced .
Haven't watched yet, but see that Pearl didn't waste any time whining about the refs. About as surprising as getting wet when one jumps in the shower.
Makes me wonder if that guy was a whiny b$&^h straight out of the womb or did he evolve that way over time. Nurture vs nature?
Just another used car salesman head coach that acts like a baby when every little thing doesn't go his way. I'd be embarrassed if I were a fan of any team he's coached.
Makes me wonder if that guy was a whiny b$&^h straight out of the womb or did he evolve that way over time. Nurture vs nature?
Just another used car salesman head coach that acts like a baby when every little thing doesn't go his way. I'd be embarrassed if I were a fan of any team he's coached.
Auburn did adjust to Evans, but we only got a limited sample of Evans in the 2nd half to see how that would have played out. If they’re focused on him, that should open things up for others, particularly down low. My guess (and hope) is that we’ll see more of him as we play lesser competition. Which is virtually every other team in the ACC.
Evans’ performance last night reminded me of Grayson’s coming out party against Wake late in 2015. After that game, he was a regular off the bench, and we all know how that turned out. Of course, Grayson was physically more developed, and was a PITA on D, which may have made his case stronger. But this poor outside-shooting team clearly needs a reliable threat.
OFC
I said last week that he honestly doesn’t bring much time the table. We are so much better with Brown on the floor.
Mal has a future in this game but he should get only 12-15 minutes, which it spirals JS realizes now.
Everything I've been saying about Evans. "Instant offense"... I'm glad Jon gave him a chance. We was great... a GREAT win. Sion is a lock in the starting lineup. And that's not a knock on Foster. He just is aggressive like we need him to be. Foster played great too... Great win, let's keep building.
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