Official game day thread- Duke vs Baylor

[pisgah101]

📍 Madison Square Garden
🕰️ 7:00
📺 ESPN


Duke comes in off another mini break to play Baylor a team that was just trounced by our buddy MSU.. I’d be lying if I didn’t say this one has lost some of its luster after Baylor took that big time L. Still a great opportunity for us to get a W against a top ten team though!

Baylor comes in with only the one L on the season, they don’t seem to have played the toughest of schedules but with Scott Drew one of the best in the game at this point we know to expect an athletic team that’ll give us 40 min

I expect a W tonight.. something just “feels” right about it

Duke- 90
Baylor-75

 

[timo0402]

Huge game tonight. Need to come out strong and play with a purpose. Let’s go!

 

[Dad2ze]

I have mixed feelings about this game. They are basically playing a home game at MSG but Duke can't get too comfortable. They have to come out strong and dominant. Communication is key. The games they lost they lacked communication until it was too late. Duke wins but it will be close.

Duke - 72
Baylor - 67

 

[JimboSlice00]

MSG is good to Duke so I am cautiously optimistic for tonight! Doee anyone know if Proctor will go? He's key against their guards.

 

[NCirishman]

I think we will take this one by 6 or so.

I’m interested to see if McCain has his shot dropping for the third straight game.

If he does that obviously only makes us better.

 

[Liftee]

Gotta get out on the Baylor shooters! They are the best 3 pt. shooting team in the country I think.

 

[kingbluedevil]

Duke by six 76-70

 

[2DDIMOND]

I won a relatively large bet with one of my Duke buds that y'all would be favored. He said no way, but I just had a feeling. I think you would have been favored even if Baylor had not lost to MSU. As for the game, not sure which Baylor is going to show up, way too unpredictable to wager on this game. It should be very entertaining, but I wouldn't touch it if I were a big gambler.

 

[sheyduke]

No Proctor tonight .

Duke by three and the offense continues to evolve and defense starts strong

 

[Mac9192]

Mitchell needs to play like a dog, and we need to share the ball.

 

[JimboSlice00]

No Proctor tonight .

Duke by three and the offense continues to evolve and defense starts strong

Dang...not what I was hoping to hear.

 

[timo0402]

Dang...not what I was hoping to hear.

I think we will see him mid jan, I guess it’s possible we get him back for Cuse but I’m not holding my breath.

 

[JimboSlice00]

I think we will see him mid jan, I guess it’s possible we get him back for Cuse but I’m not holding my breath.

Wow! I know high ankles are tricky but 6 total weeks is disappointing. I was hoping he would be a full go for Cuse. Ugh.

 

[christophero]

I will predict a close win; but if we defend the 3 like we did in the first half against Hofstra we will be down 20. But I think we win. We certainly will need it come selection Sunday. We do play well at the Garden but I am a little surprised we are favored by 2. Probably due to Baylor's last game.
Time to turn this season around.

 

[AlanInNJ]

I’ll be in attendance. Don’t want to jinx us but I have seen Duke live at the garden 4 times and we won all four. I think tonight is a monumental challenge. We can win but I think we need to shoot the three well and need to defend the three well on the other end. Mitchell doesn’t need to score 20 but he better own the boards on D and pick up a handful of offensive boards too. I’m still saying Roach goes off tonight.

I’m better my $28 beer that it’s a Duke win.

Duke 82
Baylor 76

 

[christophero]

You can get a case of Coors Light for that

 

[t-towndomer]

You can get a case of Coors Light for that

It probably is Coors light.

 

[AlanInNJ]

Think about how many hotdogs I could buy!?!?!

It’ll be the best $28 beer ever if we come out on top!!

 

[sheyduke]

28 dollars only gets me a six pack and a couple singles depending where I’m at lol.

Sorry Chris , can’t handle coor’s

 

[christophero]

No Proctor no Reeves.

 

[ioliva]

Did bilas just highlight a missed call for flip?!?!

Wow how long has it been since he’s done that?

 

[christophero]

He must be ill.
Good start

 

[ioliva]

Guys so far… we’re watching an offense AND a defense 🥹🥹🥹

It’s beautiful.

 

[christophero]

This would be a huge win
Comon guys.

 

[christophero]

Like what I see but I worry about us wearing down. We need to use the bench. Power seems to have gone ahead of Stewart in the rotation

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Damn. Baylor is good. We knew we weren't running away with it. Have to get back to our game.

 

[K-oach Q]

This is as good as we have played all season and we are only up a point and it’s all evaporating.

 

[denverexpat]

big change in intensity ..baylor bringing it and we've gone passive on both ends

 

[sheyduke]

Ok where is the tech for taunting

 

[sheyduke]

I don’t get it . Flip should go hard there take the foul. But I’m lost because the big for Baylor was literally in Flips chest and nothing gets said Mitchell yells and gets a tech .
The ball movement has gone stagnant.

 

[ioliva]

I don’t get it . Flip should go hard there take the foul. But I’m lost because the big for Baylor was literally in Flips chest and nothing gets said Mitchell yells and gets a tech .
The ball movement has gone stagnant.

Mitchell didn’t yell and get a tech

He extended his arm fully and pointed. Big difference

But yeah some of these last few calls have easily favored Baylor

 

[denverexpat]

a lot of hand checking and contact being let go

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Yeah, there is no flow to how this is being called. And Shey's right, but it's Duke, and there is a double standard.

 

[denverexpat]

If Flip leaves to defend the shot someone needs to rotate and rebound at the rim..too easy for Baylor off the misses in the paint

 

[K-oach Q]

Need to go under the screen so the guard doesn’t get beat. Then Flip won’t have to help and they won’t get all the putbacks.

 

[christophero]

Can this team finally win a close game?

 

[K-oach Q]

All things said I think Baylor settled in and we could easily lose by double digits.

We played a better than we did the entire year.

 

[dukesince91]

Need to go under the screen so the guard doesn’t get beat. Then Flip won’t have to help and they won’t get all the putbacks.

It’s obvious the game plan is to not give up the open 3.

 

[JimboSlice00]

Good half overall and loved the way they came out. Zero bench points hurts us as it looks like even when Proctor gets back its going to be a 7 maybe 8 man rotation.

 

[K-oach Q]

Also if we are going to ask Flip to play center and get banged around….we have to find ways to get him a breather. Dude is totally gassed and all we have is Ryan Young to sub.

Hes going to wear down….