Bro, I can't remember a bigger choke job in a final 4 or championship game.
Can you ( meaning anyone)?
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving team lol.
DOWN GOES DUKE
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Can you ( meaning anyone)?
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving team lol.
Yep.. The country refused to take in illegals from there earlier and now they getting punked over that decision..
I’m pretty sure 9 minutes is when we started our comeback on them also.
Duke has loaded on all the top players of the last 10+ seasons. One thing they haven't done is get elite guards. That shows this time of year
that was great coaching. if you hang you’re hat on defense an have enough time to play it out, then you do. they just needed that one three to put the game pressure on duke. they got it, and from there wouldn’t let them scor.
Bumping this thread just because :
#1 - I haven't posted in it yet
and
#2 This self titled thread here, upon our little board, titled : " Down goes goes dUKe "
...... this is a beautiful thing to see how it happened. I am only too happy to bump this one as well as all subsequent "down goes dUKe " threads in the future
The devil don't deserve no tears, BBN knows that.
Go Big Blue !
ps - Malachi Moreno is going to be goooood like, purnell good. I think this team is going to be top 10, maybe top 5 heading into next season.
We shall see *
* - Trust in Coach Pope
#1 - I haven't posted in it yet
and
#2 This self titled thread here, upon our little board, titled : " Down goes goes dUKe "
...... this is a beautiful thing to see how it happened. I am only too happy to bump this one as well as all subsequent "down goes dUKe " threads in the future
The devil don't deserve no tears, BBN knows that.
Go Big Blue !
ps - Malachi Moreno is going to be goooood like, purnell good. I think this team is going to be top 10, maybe top 5 heading into next season.
We shall see *
* - Trust in Coach Pope
What’s crazier is if you only score 1 FG in 10:30 and it still came down to the final1 FG in final 10:30love to see it
Seconds…that tells me the refs were carrying you for an entire half of basketball
No way officials allow them to lose if he's on the sideline. Still don't understand how we won in 98.
I hope it does. However, No it wasn't. They wasn't near as good as other teams that didn't win a title.
Freshman equals collapse. As great as Flagg and others are/were, you cannot count on them in tight games. Yes score a lot of points but in crunch time mistakes. At least this time they called Flagg for over the back whereas the refs refused to upset Saint K when Zion went over the back.
I mean Proctor gagged as much as anyone and he's a JR who we were told was the greatest prospect since the sport began when he committed at the Nike Hoop Summit--same weekend as Mgbako committed to them. Meanwhile....Proctor is still at Duke 3 yrs later and has sucked in every big game moment for them in their elimination losses. They've had him on/off the ball-doesn't matter he'll find a way to make it about him and piss down his leg.
I will never understand why in late game situations Kon Kneuppel only touched the ball for Duke to pass to Flagg. He's their best player in terms of playing off two feet in the paint-he's an elite FT shooter and has IQ to make a play (shot/pass) that I'd trust.
This was the first game in a loss that I saw Flagg get a shot off. He was terrible in those situations all year and Duke kept running "Get it to Cooper and DO 'EM" plays. Scheyer never learned from early season basketball. The arrogance of Duke fans to think they'd copy UConn's runs of the past 2 Tournaments because.....it was their turn I guess.
Biggest takeaway coming from this loss and season--WTF are people smoking comparing this year's Duke team to the greatest CBB Teams of all time? They were talented/good but this team wasn't special elite.
I will never understand why in late game situations Kon Kneuppel only touched the ball for Duke to pass to Flagg. He's their best player in terms of playing off two feet in the paint-he's an elite FT shooter and has IQ to make a play (shot/pass) that I'd trust.
This was the first game in a loss that I saw Flagg get a shot off. He was terrible in those situations all year and Duke kept running "Get it to Cooper and DO 'EM" plays. Scheyer never learned from early season basketball. The arrogance of Duke fans to think they'd copy UConn's runs of the past 2 Tournaments because.....it was their turn I guess.
Biggest takeaway coming from this loss and season--WTF are people smoking comparing this year's Duke team to the greatest CBB Teams of all time? They were talented/good but this team wasn't special elite.
Sportscenter yesterday morning ran a bogus segment comparing Flagg to ‘melo Anthony and asked the question, if Duke wins the title is CF the best freshmen player of all time? Didn’t make one mention of Anthony Davis and 2012 Kentucky.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Durham NC due to all the tears being shed. 
That’s fitting because I said it looked like Calipari coached that game last night. The better team, the same mistakes. The missed FT’s, the unbelievable turnover.
…and all of college basketball thanks you.
This has to rank in the Top 3 of Epic Duke double-digit second half Tournament Collapses.
My ranking:
3. 2002. Playing a 5-seed Indiana in the Sweet 16 in Rupp Arena, Duke is up 17 inside 12 minutes-and pretty much falls apart. IU is up 4 with 4 seconds to go when Jay Williams hits a 3- and is fouled. A free throw sends it to OT, but he misses. Duke gets the offensive rebound, and misses a put back that would have won it. Given the way the tourney plays out, this likely costs Duke a title.
1. (Tie) Last night. Up 14 with 8.01 to go, and 9 with 2:07 to go, Duke loses to Houston in the Final Four. Strong likelihood this costs Duke a title.
1. (Tie) 1998. St. Petersburg. Duke is up 17 with 9:17 to go. Kentucky storms back to revenge 1992. Cats win championship. This loss possibly costs Duke that title.
Am I missing any Duke historic losses? I know they were a heavy favorite over UConn one year and lost but that was a closer game throughout.
This has to rank in the Top 3 of Epic Duke double-digit second half Tournament Collapses.
My ranking:
3. 2002. Playing a 5-seed Indiana in the Sweet 16 in Rupp Arena, Duke is up 17 inside 12 minutes-and pretty much falls apart. IU is up 4 with 4 seconds to go when Jay Williams hits a 3- and is fouled. A free throw sends it to OT, but he misses. Duke gets the offensive rebound, and misses a put back that would have won it. Given the way the tourney plays out, this likely costs Duke a title.
1. (Tie) Last night. Up 14 with 8.01 to go, and 9 with 2:07 to go, Duke loses to Houston in the Final Four. Strong likelihood this costs Duke a title.
1. (Tie) 1998. St. Petersburg. Duke is up 17 with 9:17 to go. Kentucky storms back to revenge 1992. Cats win championship. This loss possibly costs Duke that title.
Am I missing any Duke historic losses? I know they were a heavy favorite over UConn one year and lost but that was a closer game throughout.
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Draft cats must have lumped all these me hate Duke and karma is hell posts into one pretty cool finally the Cooper flagg slobberfest has come to a screeching halt hey "coop" go play bingo with your granny "best freshman to ever play college basketball" Seth davis Seth greenburg and Jay bilas and Jay Williams
That’s what I said, Scheyer reminds me of Cal, assembles teams that shouldn’t lose and chokes down the stretch more than he should. He’s not quite as bad yet losing to teams he shouldn’t very often but in big games the last 10 minutes looked remarkably similar.
Scheyer is not a very good coach. He's ok at best. Remember, they only got an Elite 8 last year cause Houston was without their best olayer.
Rip Hamilton year in 1999 they should have won but UCONN controlled most of that game.
The silence from Grant Hill and crew was golden at the sudden end to that game.
I would like to know how many times that crew screamed DUUUUUUKKKKE, and COOOOOOOPER FLAGGGGGG, and KONNNNNNNN K-NIPPPPPPPLE during that broadcast.
It was insufferable to anyone that is not a Duke fan.
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