Duke up 1 spot this week to #14.
Michigan State falls to #5.
UNCheat up 1 to #6.
#1 Kansas and #2 Oklahoma face off tonight.
Michigan State falls to #5.
UNCheat up 1 to #6.
#1 Kansas and #2 Oklahoma face off tonight.
AP Polls
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We went 3-0 last week I expected to drop to at least 20
Should be a great matchup. Love what Buddy Hield is doing and KU is a monster team.
Why would we drop 5 spots after trouncing three teams, one of which was an ACC road game?
Uhh, I think he was kidding.
OFC
I was shocked the coaches poll we were #10. We currently constructed are just not a top 10 team and i'm not sure we will be the rest of the season. We're just way way to thin for us to seriously consider a run. Maybe Jeter develops and we can get some serviceable help from someone like Obi or Vrank, but chances of that happening aren't likely. We'll need to beat the teams we're supposed too and hope to get a win or two that we're not. 12-6, 11-7 type of year to me is likely in the ACC, which could presumably keep us in the top 25 all season, which is all I care about.
We're NOT losing to Wake!!! Manning is on the bench, not on the court.
OFC
I'm still not buying the Wake loss either. I guess it wouldn't shock me, but Wake is a pretty young team too. Just have this feeling Ingram has a big game. We'll need to neutralize Devin Thomas....which I know isn't easy.
As for the rankings....we're probably right about where we should be.
As for the rankings....we're probably right about where we should be.
I'd say for the rankings in the AP, it's about right, for where we are in the season. The coaches having us at 10 in my opinion is not accurate. I don't think we're a better team than Miami for instance, and in both polls they should be ahead of us. I'm trying to stay realistic with this team, the loss of Jefferson really really hurts this team.
After last year's loss, I think the coaches will have Duke ready for this one.
I think we'll be ok if we can defend the fast break, which at times this year we've struggled quite a bit.
We didn't lose to Wake last year, unless i'm missing something in your post.
Sorry, my memory ain't what it use to be. That loss just seemed to sting more than others.
Wake always plays Duke tough at home, I wouldn't be surprised one bit if they won, they gave Duke all they could handle last year and Wake returns most of their talent. Devin Thomas will be a handful.
Kills me that KU has played 11 guys in 15 minutes. I know it's not K's preferred method, but Duke is stuck at 6.5 man rotation (without Amile).
I think there is something to be said about playing too many guys. Duke's problem this season is that the depth is either too young or not quite talented enough. Help is coming next year. The bench will be bigger.
Surprised to see that VT beat UVA last night. VT is off to a 2-0 start in conference play with wins over NC State and UVA. We don't want to take them lightly.
Both teams went to a 5 man TOPS 6 man rotation the last 7-8 min of the game before the OTs, in which they stuck with the same 5-6 guys, until one of them fouled out.
It was an incredible game. I had my doubts about Oklahoma....but they're for real. Hield just made one big shot after another.
I talked in another thread about how we witnessed two great performances last night from Brice Johnson and Buddy Hield, but yet other players had spectacular games too --- Paige, Rathan-Mayes, Ellis and Woodard --- but no one is talking about those guys. As a college basketball fan it was a pretty fun night....that certainly could have been even better with an FSU victory.
I talked in another thread about how we witnessed two great performances last night from Brice Johnson and Buddy Hield, but yet other players had spectacular games too --- Paige, Rathan-Mayes, Ellis and Woodard --- but no one is talking about those guys. As a college basketball fan it was a pretty fun night....that certainly could have been even better with an FSU victory.
How about Malik Beasley? That could impressed the hell out of me last night. Love his game.
Don't forget the shootout between London Perrantes and Zach LeDay. That was a very good game too. Tech exposed some things with UVA, a propensity for turnovers for one.
I can deal with that. It's about as good as to expect. Time to make that slow climb back to top. OFC
166 straight weeks just came a crashin. It was the longest active streak but it will be seeing the end come next Monday