You know basketball, but you’re only seeing it with the Duke goggles on. You give reasons (excuses) why we didn’t win in 17 and 18, yet turn right around and say survive and advance for 19. If that’s the case, it’s that way every year. We can’t just cherry pick when it’s convenient for us.
Honestly, I’m not sure what you have turned this in to. All I originally said was our formula from 2017-2022 worked because we got the absolute best players, and that saying it didn’t work because we didn’t cut down the nets is something a fool would say, or a hater. And if we are no longer gonna pick 1st in the food chain, we need to change strategy.
It still boggles my mind how that team lost at the end. Zion should have just dominated every offensive possession.
No, I replied to your comment that we shoulda, coulda, made multiple final 4's, and had another title had it not been for some unlucky breaks from 17 on. Fans don't want to speak the truth. They seem to want to slant it, which I felt you did. It can't be bad breaks one year, and "oh it's survive and advance" for the next.
Now we are going in circles. Again, whatever formula we used from 2017-2022 worked IMO. Feel free to disagree if you would like. The formula won’t work if we aren’t getting Zions and Bagleys. Had no idea that we weren’t able to talk about how unlucky we got during the tournament a few years and how hard/random it is to win in the tournament.
Yup. It happened multiple times during the season as I recall. K gave RJ the nod. But even that last game against MI State, Zion had the ball at the foul line with single coverage, instead of making a move to the basket, he kicked it to RJ who missed the shot, and then missed a FT and then tried to miss the second and made it.
Poor 3-point shooting (30.8%; ranked 329th).
Zion was everything lol. That team was a shooter short, AOC wasn’t ready to contribute. The transfer portal was already big then and if we had 1 more shooter than we would have been almost unbeatable.
Lol . Who has Mitchell stopped on the wing ? How is Whitehead Dukes second best defender ?
Nothing matters at the end unless you win it all. Look at all the three and four stars making it into the first round of the draft .Recruit rankings mean almost nothing now a days .
Mitchell completely shut down Murray for Iowa. Tyson from Clemson was an absolute zero for them due to Mitchell’s defense. And both of these guys, Whitehead would guard them when Mitchell came out. We lose to BC without Mitchells block. Mitchell’s offense is terrible, but he gets on the floor because he is already an A+ defender IMO.
Wiseman is more realistic and level-headed than some on here who seem to revel in the misery.Duke season on the brink? On this board Wiseman would be called out for being hysterical/negative/realistic.
Unfortunately RJ’s ego exceeded his ability
Mitchell’s defense has been one of the few constants we can rely on
Blakes was wearing a face mask coming off a broke nose he had the medical staff fix on site . You talk about wins where was their defense in the losses?
No question we're slipping. I have read Wiseman regularly over the years, and he's definitely not one to be called an alarmist. He gets his facts straight and I trust him.
That's the best case? The best case would be 25-6 going into the ACC tourney. I know that's not happening, though. We've had too many injuries. I'm hoping Whitehead's is not as bad as it looked. I thought we were a 23-8 team going into the season. With the injuries now, a 21-10 record is more likely.
Have we heard any updates on the Whitehead injury? It didn't look good at the time.
Only thing I’ve heard is that no one is saying it’s his Achilles. Last I heard it wasn’t .
bleed I would take a 21-10 going into the ACCT.....OFC
