Official game day thread- Duke vs VT

[pisgah101]

📍 Cameron Indoor
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📺 ACCN

Another brutal break is finally in the books as we look to improve to 3-0 in ACC play as the 5-7 Hokies come to town. Not much to say here we SHOULD beat a terrible team with ease.. Duke is favored currently by 24.5 but we always tend to struggle after time off..

Duke- 84
VT-69

 

[christophero]

We should start slow and win easily. Schutt goes 3 for 12. I barely remember seeing Scutt play

 

[pisgah101]

We should start slow and win easily. Schutt goes 3 for 12. I barely remember seeing Scutt play

Ahh schutt I forgot about him

 

[AlanInNJ]

After a long break, we will likely come out slow, it will be a single digit game at half, and we will pull away in the second and win by 24. Let's see a balanced attack and some good ball movement on offense.

Duke 82
VT 58

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Duke

 

[DukeDallas9192011015]

This is a bad VT team. #148 in Ken-Pom, sandwiched between South Alabama and Elon. We start out slow but then go on a few runs...

Duke 83
VT 59

 

[NCirishman]

We’ll beat the Hokie out of VT.

87-60

 

[JimboSlice00]

Really bad VT team which is rare. Hopefully a stress free game.

 

[sheyduke]

Duke big think VT takes advantage early of the slow offensive starts . Like to see Duke go inside to Mal again this game .

 

[The_Only_Blue]

So glad Duke basketball is back. Expect us to be rusty because that's who we are and also due to the long break. We lock them down on D. We win going away at the end

 

[bleediteveryday30]

It's another strong start for our offense.

 

[DukeDallas9192011015]

These slow offensive starts will doom us against a good team in March. It's becoming the norm.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Hopefully, Flagg's jam will get us energized. We're obviously prepared because we come out slinging haymakers on defense. So I don't understand the offense starting so slowly.

 

[dukecorey]

Every game Duke starts this way, against a good team they won’t survive

 

[JimboSlice00]

I would chalk up a start like this because of 10 days off but it’s most games. I just don’t know what type of preparation is happening. Defense keeping us in it but this offense (and lack of set plays) can be ugly.

 

[BluePhil]

Sorry guys, it's apparently my fault on the slow start. I got home and turned it on about 9:50 left in first half.

Apparently when I turned it on so did Duke.

 

[jamsession2]

The team is going 10 deep early. Impressive.

 

[jamsession2]

Foster got a short leash...

 

[The_Only_Blue]

I've gotten used to our slow starts. Just think that's who we are at this point. Just glad our defense is strong enough to carry us when we're cold.

Mal all off a sudden has butter fingers. Just have fumbled the ball 3-5 times so far

 

[bullcity gamer]

Happy Scheyer played 10 guys in the 1st half, Big Pat looked good in his limited minutes

Duke is Elite Defensively this season

Duke is Improving and they looked Very Together in the 1st Half

 

[JimboSlice00]

Defense is definitely really good this year.

 

[bullcity gamer]

Proctor plays with an edge and Duke needs it for the remainder of the season!

 

[JimboSlice00]

Well Evan’s has without a doubt earned himself guaranteed minutes from here on out. He has consistently provided a spark on offense. He’s trending towards 18-20 mpg

 

[Duke Blu]

Maybe start Evans to see if we can get a spark from the beginning?

 

[christophero]

I will have an epic new years eve top 10 later. Coors may or may not be involved.

 

[bullcity gamer]

Coach Scheyer played 11 guys today. Keep it up Coach!!!

 

[The_Only_Blue]

Harris with the foul to allow VT to cover the spread smh.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Big time win!

 

[christophero]

Weird its 330 here and I'm at the store. Is the game over? Ill catch the highlights

 

[bullcity gamer]

Coach Scheyer did A Great Job Managing this game. Also, loved the passion he showed as a result of Duke’s Excellent Defensive Plays in the 1st half!

Continue to Grow Duke!

 

[christophero]

My top 10 won't be kind to Schutt. 3 points, 0 assists.

 

[Dattier]

I just want to say… my favorite play of the game was Evans assisting on Mason’s 3 with about a minute and a half left.

The two of them are arguably competing for the same minutes. There has been a pretty direct correlation between more minutes for one and fewer minutes for the other.

It’s a play that reminds me that the Brotherhood is strong and that despite individual aspirations, the team goals come first.

 

[Dattier]

Defense is definitely really good this year.

Yeah, and to me, that’s possibly the most impressive thing. I mean, all but 2 guys in the rotation are brand new to Duke, and while on offense an individual can shine regardless, defense really has to be more cohesive. For Coach Scheyer to have gotten such a consistent, high level from the D with the inexperience (together) of our roster is really impressive.

 

[kingbluedevil]

I just want to say… my favorite play of the game was Evans assisting on Mason’s 3 with about a minute and a half left.

The two of them are arguably competing for the same minutes. There has been a pretty direct correlation between more minutes for one and fewer minutes for the other.

It’s a play that reminds me that the Brotherhood is strong and that despite individual aspirations, the team goals come first.

That was a good play and Evans made a good play to get by his man and a selfish player would have shot a floater

 

[bullcity gamer]

Also, loved the play when Evans ripped the ball away from the V Tech player for the steal.

 

[bleediteveryday30]

Also, loved the play when Evans ripped the ball away from the V Tech player for the steal.

That was a man play!

 

[Mac9192]

Considering it was New Years Eve, and the amount of time the team had off, it wasn’t a bad game at all.
Let’s hope from here forward, we keep improving.

 

[bullcity gamer]

That was a man play!

“I’ll teach them to keep calling me Slim” - Evans during that play haha

 

[christophero]

Evans is averaging 11 points the last 4 games off the bench. I also think Sion in the starting line up has made us tougher. Foster needs to regain his confidence, he doesn't look comfortable coming off the bench right now.

 

[bullcity gamer]

Chris, hopefully C Fos can get consistent with his good play. He played really well at Georgia Tech, in the 1st half against Kentucky, and against Auburn. He just needs to play well Consistently.