After Duke loses to Louisville Saturday
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Seriously I think even with a loss to UofL they end up ranked no worse then #10 which is a joke. They would probably receive a few first place votes too.
I personal feel like Duke should fall to about 15 if UL beats them but they will probably drop only to 10.
This post was edited on 1/13 11:50 PM by KWilt43atbuzz
This post was edited on 1/13 11:50 PM by KWilt43atbuzz
Dude they just lost at home to Miami by 15.Originally posted by ymmot31:
Duke isn't going to lose to ul.
Duke sucks balls pal.
This post was edited on 1/13 11:52 PM by KWilt43atbuzz
I do for one. If they are soooo good how come they have dropped 2 straight and are going to lose Saturday?
Who have they beat besides Whisky who just lost to Rutgers?
You gonna fall for the media bias too "Blue"?
Duke was way overrated. Duke Sucks. They lost to Mercer in the NCAAT last yr for God's sake.
Ratface needs to find a hole in the wall and call it a day.
He wants to pass Rupp in titles but it's not happening.
This post was edited on 1/14 12:00 AM by KWilt43atbuzz
I don't know if Duke is a good team right now. They've plummeted to #66 in adjusted D per Pomeroy. Btw UK is #1.
Duke just got inconsistent... I mean, they waxed Wisconsin on their home floor for pete's sake. And looked damn good doing it... Everyone has off nights... It happens.. That's why we haven't seen an undefeated team in nearly 4 decades.
This post was edited on 1/14 12:13 AM by Kramer318
This post was edited on 1/14 12:13 AM by Kramer318
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Wisconsin isn't really that good. Smart and tough in close games but not really outstanding in any way. It was no surprise to me that Duke beat them. Not very athletic system teams are what Duke thrives on. UVA is that type to a degree so that game is up for grabs. but UVA IS better than Wisky. So once again Duke will have to get Zebra help when they play at UVA.
I said Louisville would beat Duke before they lost 2 games in a row and I am def sticking with that. Dukes defense dropped to 66 tonight on Ken Pom. Their guards can't guard quickness and Okafor is no rim protecter.
Duke went from being a favorite @UL to something like a 4-6 point underdog since the start of conference play.
In Duke's defense, their opponents are shooting over 50% from 3 in the last two games. I'm not totally excusing their recent performances by any stretch, but a portion of their recent margins can be attributed to some bad luck.
In Duke's defense, their opponents are shooting over 50% from 3 in the last two games. I'm not totally excusing their recent performances by any stretch, but a portion of their recent margins can be attributed to some bad luck.
Thats what shows UK is at another level than Duke is that Ole Miss played out of their minds against them and UK still won. The little lefty guard from A&M that hit three wild bank shots against UK was scoreless last night lol. When Duke gets a hot team they are losing by 15, that is a very good sign for the Cats!
The ACC is all over rated, as usual. Of course dimwit bird brains think they are in the best conference ever but after they all beat up on each other and they all have five, six, seven losses the UofLsucksville fans will still be spewing how great they all are. ACC stinks.
ul has nobody to throw against Okafor. He will score as many points as he wants. Duke will win and it may not be close. Keep in mind that the motivation to play against Duke will be nothing like what it was for them to play UK. I think Duke could easily win this by double digits,
I agree Dook was overrated starting the season, but they are good and I think they're better than Loserville. Loserville will have a tough time scoring enough points to win the game. Yes, Dook has lost two straight and looked bad doing so, but we could have very well lost two straight as well. We didn't lose, so it's not as bad, but the fact is we could've easily lost to Ole Miss and Texas A&M. That doesn't change my perception of us and these two Dook losses hasn't changed my perception of them.....much. I would be concerned if I was a Dook fan, but I would guess it's just a mid-season swoon like we had and they'll get back on track. Personally, I hope they fall like a rock from a plane, but I don't think they will.
I was happy to see Duke lose last night because I think it will actually give them a better shot of winning at UofL.
Duke has been overrated without question for the first part of this season. They don't play the kind of defense that UK plays or even Louisville plays for that matter. They are an excellent offensive team though and that can carry them at times.
Louisville is the opposite. They are an excellent defensive team but don't have enough offense to be championship caliber.
Both teams are incomplete. If Duke had come in still undefeated and riding high, I would have said Louisville wins on their home floor. But given the Duke 2 game losing streak, I think they have a decent chance of beating the Cards. In college basketball, the mental part of the game is critical. I think Duke will come in desperate for a win, and I also expect they'll get a little help from the zebras with a quick whistle on UofL's tight defense.
This post was edited on 1/14 2:01 PM by IL Wildcat
Duke has been overrated without question for the first part of this season. They don't play the kind of defense that UK plays or even Louisville plays for that matter. They are an excellent offensive team though and that can carry them at times.
Louisville is the opposite. They are an excellent defensive team but don't have enough offense to be championship caliber.
Both teams are incomplete. If Duke had come in still undefeated and riding high, I would have said Louisville wins on their home floor. But given the Duke 2 game losing streak, I think they have a decent chance of beating the Cards. In college basketball, the mental part of the game is critical. I think Duke will come in desperate for a win, and I also expect they'll get a little help from the zebras with a quick whistle on UofL's tight defense.
This post was edited on 1/14 2:01 PM by IL Wildcat
Duke this year does "suck". They are wildly inconsistent due to starting 3 frosh.
And they've won at Wisky by 10 . . . and lost to Miami at home by 15. Big range there. They'll bring the effort against UL, who really, isn't all that good. I think Duke wins this next one. Which says more about UL than Duke.
Pretty amazing that UL has lost 2 games in 3 weeks, and only dropped 2 spots in the polls.
And they've won at Wisky by 10 . . . and lost to Miami at home by 15. Big range there. They'll bring the effort against UL, who really, isn't all that good. I think Duke wins this next one. Which says more about UL than Duke.
Pretty amazing that UL has lost 2 games in 3 weeks, and only dropped 2 spots in the polls.
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"but the fact is we could've easily lost to Ole Miss and Texas A&M. "
We could have easily lost EITHER but not both. If we had lost to Ole Miss, we would have crushed A&M
We could have easily lost EITHER but not both. If we had lost to Ole Miss, we would have crushed A&M