***Post Game Thread - KANSAS***
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He still has the fire. No doubt about that. He does seem to get down a lot more this year. just doesn't seem to be having as much fun. But he has a lot of pressure right now with all of the injuries. I think he is settling some this year. But I don't blame him. Right now if he goes down then we are in big trouble. His shots will start falling. He is too good with too many weapons offensively to be down for long
Definitely wanted to see how Javin does against better competition. I don't know how the rotation is going to be. Lol K was stingy with them minutes last night ha ha
There's plenty of discussion on the game thread about it. Join in over there. No need for a whole thread jumping a player who didn't do anything to deserve that. Your Bilas post is still standing isn't it?
The "you don't agree, you're abusing power" act is old. News flash, I'm a moderator on a messageboard. If you saw the paycheck we got, you'd realize how stupid it is to complain about power abuse. I'll give you a hint: $0. Hahaha so lame.
Agree. I cared less about losing this game than I cared about winning it. But only as long as something is learned from it.
I am not saying I am worried about Grayson as a player, I am just saying something seems not quite right and I am not sure what it is.
Last year my 9 year old son wrote a young authors story about Grayson for school and with everyone on this boards encouragement I sent it to him. About 3 months later my son got a hand written letter from Grayson telling him how much he appreciated the story.
Last year my 9 year old son wrote a young authors story about Grayson for school and with everyone on this boards encouragement I sent it to him. About 3 months later my son got a hand written letter from Grayson telling him how much he appreciated the story.
Given our thin roster, Kansas was the worst possible matchup for Grayson. Their guards are older than him, and 2 of the toughest, most physical guards in the country. Plus with Amile and Chase out there, Kansas's bigs were always staying around the rim whenever Grayson drove.
He will be fine.
He will be fine.
Again, I am not worried about Grayson as the "player", there are nights when things do not go well.
Fair enough, but I'd imagine there will be no threads whatsoever about the KU game then? Everything about the game should be posted in the game thread?
Not to mention a guy with the offensive skill set of Tatum would really aid in those stretches where Duke was struggling to score.
Being down three potential game-changers is reality, it's not an excuse. That said, we can't account for how or if it changes the team dynamic. I'm comfortable in saying that with the three of them in the game we probably win last night....at the same time, if Kansas makes a couple jump shots or shoots a respectable percentage from the free throw line we get blown out.
I followed what you were saying....so don't worry about it. In a way, I'm in the same boat as you. While I want all three of those young men in the lineup, the reality is that right now they're not. We have to play, win or lose, with the cards we're dealt. That's our reality.
Don't get me wrong, I loved our team something fierce last year....but they had deficiencies. Last night, with those three freshman, I saw those same deficiencies. And while I'm not sure those three cure all the problems, I do think it gives us a better chance to mask them.
Spot on, IMO. I'm not worried at all. Grayson is a great player who last night wasn't great. He'd be the first to tell you that.
I think you pointed out what I touched on in another thread....last night Grayson had to revert to the Grayson of last season. He gets a couple of those jumpers in the first half to fall (they were pretty much right on, btw) and it could have been a completely different night. We also have to remember that teams have made it their focus now to key on Grayson. KU was throwing two and sometimes three guys at him to make anyone else beat them. And we almost did. But almost doesn't count.
Baller, agree as he needs to start hitting some shots. He will and this team will only improve once the bigs get back.
What Coach K said after the game rang true. Grayson needs to work harder without the ball and stop looking for contact on drives as opposed to trying to score.
I'm certain his shot will come back. He's historically too good a shooter.
I remain a big fan of his. One of my top 5 all-time Duke players (which is probably more like a top 10 when I really think about it).
I'm certain his shot will come back. He's historically too good a shooter.
I remain a big fan of his. One of my top 5 all-time Duke players (which is probably more like a top 10 when I really think about it).
I'm going to start creating a post game thread. I'll make one for KU this afternoon. I actually tried to move your thread to the game thread but it ended up deleting instead. And I made the decision I made after that. My bad for not communicating that.
For a lot of guys looking good at the fact that we were missing 3 big pieces helps to not feel so bad about the loss, which is reasonable but also true.
Is there any team in college basketball that could bench 3 of their top players and not miss a beat? I think we did pretty well last night and I agree it's not excuses, it's reality.
Kansas is actually ranked 7th but thanks! I'm pretty pumped for this season! Best of luck to you guys as well!
The people that have nothing but negative things to say about Matt do not see the little things he does to contribute to a winning team. It's easy to remember a missed shot or turnover, but how about a key defensive rotation or hustle to the ball? These things may seen insignificant at first glance, but are essential to any winning team. Amile is constantly praised for these things and deservingly so, but it blows my mind that Matt is not appreciated for them as well. Matt deserves significant minutes on this team and he will get them. It's obvious that Coach K truly appreciates his game just like the rest of us should as well.
Don't agree with this at all. It's not excuses, it's just being realistic. A lot of props were given to this Kansas team for a good win and especially Mason for looking like one of the best players in the country. At the end of the day, everyone knows that this Duke team will look significantly different shortly.
I actually felt encouraged after the game. Without three of our best players and Grayson having a subpar game, we still took them to the wire. Kennard looks primed for a big year and Chase looks greatly improved. Can't wait to see how this team looks like at full strength.
I'll go out on a limb and say I believe Matt Jones is the biggest over-achiever on this team given physical abilities. The way he moves is almost cringe-worthy but he finds so many ways to contribute and he does many of the things that don't show up in box scores. I for one really like him as a player.
I totally agree as well. I usually get STEAMED after a loss but I couldn't bring myself to this time. I went into this game thinking we had a shot of winning but wasn't just totally expecting it. With 3 guys the caliber of the ones we have out right now, what the heck can ya do?? People at RR and THR actually seem a little annoyed that Duke took it to the wire with those guys out. Now many of them are holding onto the blind HOPE that when Bolden, Giles and Tatum get back it might actually hurt Duke because team chemistry will be affected. They are all gonna be sooooo pissed....Can't wait!
No excuses here, in fact I think the game was still very winnable w/o the 3 amigos, so to speak! K made a very good observation postgame about "we didnt share the ball well." To that point, just a personal observation- I think Luke gets a few more shots last nite and we win...
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Tough game for grayson....he may have some tough going without Mt. PlumLee screening for him....he will be okay
It didn't bother me at all. What bothered me was when my stupid ass coworker said "What happened to Duke last night?" I just responded, "we will have something for Carolina when we play you guys." I just want to win our last game.
GTHC GTH!
GTHC GTH!
