Man am I sick of seeing that Marriott bonvoy commercial with cadeau. Prob seen that 10 times today
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Chris your joke went over my head haha.
Dickinson is a player who should have left after his Freshman or Sophomore season if he had NBA aspirations. He definitely hurt his NBA Stock. He will be receiving his Degree though so that’s Great!
Dickinson is a player who should have left after his Freshman or Sophomore season if he had NBA aspirations. He definitely hurt his NBA Stock. He will be receiving his Degree though so that’s Great!
Would love to be a fly inside the St. John’s locker room right now
He is going to rip into his players to wake them up
He is going to rip into his players to wake them up
Its still on! the NCAA violation bowl in the round of 32....Pitino vs Calipari...!! 123 vacated vs 38...lol
No team has won the national title with less than 34.0% of returning scorers, and we have 19.1%.
Wilmington will still have to pull off a huge upset, but they have been really competitive. I am pumped
I keep flipping back and forth between that game and the UC San Diego game. Both games are really good!
I've never been a fan of Dickinson. He's a 28 year old crybaby in his 9th year of eligibility who plays dirty. Happy to see him and his possie bounced out early.
Congrats St. Johns and Chris on the win. They sure showed some vulnerability early, but win and advance is all it takes!
Congrats St. Johns and Chris on the win. They sure showed some vulnerability early, but win and advance is all it takes!
I want to revisit this stat. Is this 34% of players or 34% of the scoring? I have not done the match but I would be very shocked if the 2015 Duke team returned 34% of their points per game. That team returned Cook, Sulaimon, Amile, Matt Jones but I don't think the returning players scored 34% of the previous years points.
I only make that point because I feel it's more important to have key players and while Sion, Mason and Maliq didn't play for Duke last year, they have plenty of experience. So, I would be curious what that percentage is if you add the three transfers.
Maybe they can petition the NCAA to give Dickinson a 10th year. Isn't that how long Bacot played for the cheats?
How does the 2025 Duke men's basketball team stack up against former Blue Devil championship squads?
Even this year’s Blue Devils, who spent the season shattering records and bucking statistical norms, played beneath the shadow of Duke’s five championship titles. How do they stack up against the program’s best in their search for a sixth crown?
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That makes sense, the percentages they mention is returning scoring from the previous season, but I cannot tell if they add Sion, Maliq and Mason as "returning" scoring. It doesn't look like it, so the 19% doesn't give the full picture.How does the 2025 Duke men's basketball team stack up against former Blue Devil championship squads?
Even this year’s Blue Devils, who spent the season shattering records and bucking statistical norms, played beneath the shadow of Duke’s five championship titles. How do they stack up against the program’s best in their search for a sixth crown?
However, if you look at the scoring of Duke's top 8, it's higher than 2015 and 2010. That doesn't even figure the scoring from Ngongba. I still like Duke making a deep run because they finally have some 3 point shooting which has killed Duke in previous years.
Yea don’t think it would count those guys. So that stat is now obsolete in this college basketball world
I want to win it all. But years of disappointing finishes and the one-game scenario leave me a lot less confident than most. It could all end today. You never know.
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Man, you need to step away from the ledge. This is the best Duke team we’ve had since 2001. As long as Cooper’s healthy, I would be shocked if we didn’t make it to the final four. Enjoy the ride Bleed!
Bleed, I'm with you, I get a little too worked up as well. It was so bad that for 10 years (2015-2025) I used to wear the same shirt and pants while watching the game and didn't wash them until the season ended. When Duke made their run to the final four in 2022, I ate the same meal each day, at the same time, until they lost. I used to think that my actions somehow could impact the game.
I think this team is a little different because of the depth, whereas the end of Coach K's run, Duke would go 7, may 8 guys. This year, the 3rd string center is Ngongba and the third string PG is Caleb Foster. I haven't seen that kind of depth on a Duke team since 99.
I think the drought of ten years without a title, K going out like he did in '22, and the kind of team we have this year has made me crazier usual. We have a shot. I'm just a very nervous person.
Im with you on this. Plus....they are playing in the former PNC arena. Bad things happen in PNC. Plus it is a day game and if memory serves me correctly...They suck at day games.
