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***DUKE VS ELON OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

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krzyzewskiville

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Not much to say here - this shouldn't be much of a game. After the way we played Monday night, however, we need to show a little more cohesiveness.

Since this is our final tuneup before ACC season, I hope we make the best of it. After tonight we have another 10 day layoff...

Tonight's game is slated to begin at 6pm est and will air on ESPN2 HD.

Duke 91

Elon 58

GO DUKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Dukesince90

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Duke 89
Elon 58

I hope to see Giles get more minutes and shots tonight since I will be in attendance.
 
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KellenPatrick

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Is Giles even going to play? After getting only 4 meaningless minutes the other night I have been wondering. I understand bringing him along slowly but 4 minutes??
 
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nickris

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Kellen I get what you are saying but in my opinion, Coach just wanted to get him out there so he could get a little action. I didn't expect he would be out there long. I thought it would be a little more than it was but Coach knows what he is doing so I will not question him. He is the GOAT. I think he will play a little more tonight though.

Duke 90
Elon 57
 
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KellenPatrick

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I hope Giles gets a chance to at least flash what our opponents will be in for after this next little 10 day break. Saw UK and UNC fans saying he looked "lost" and no more than a high school freshman. Get their digs in while they can I suppose...
 
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dukiejay

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KellenPatrick said:
Is Giles even going to play? After getting only 4 meaningless minutes the other night I have been wondering. I understand bringing him along slowly but 4 minutes??
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KellenPatrick said:
I hope Giles gets a chance to at least flash what our opponents will be in for after this next little 10 day break. Saw UK and UNC fans saying he looked "lost" and no more than a high school freshman. Get their digs in while they can I suppose...
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#1....don't invest yourself so much in what others are saying. You'll be a much happier person if you laugh instead of be angry. That was the original intent behind the THR thread....to laugh, not be upset.

#2....I think the plan was for Harry to play a few more minutes the other night, but K also didn't want to mess with what clearly was a mentally-challenged state for Giles by putting him into a game in the second half that was nip-and-tuck until we made that run. Right now the physical toll might be the easiest part for Harry....that's very understandable after what he's been through. I think the plan had been to get him 10-12 minutes, but that fizzled some as the game went on and we played so poorly.

Oh yeah, I'll take Duke by 30 tonight.
 
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2 skerz 3_rivals208847

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KellenPatrick said:
I hope Giles gets a chance to at least flash what our opponents will be in for after this next little 10 day break. Saw UK and UNC fans saying he looked "lost" and no more than a high school freshman. Get their digs in while they can I suppose...
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I think you pay way to much attention to what those 2 idiotic fan-bases say. Who GAF what they say.
 
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MyDudeG_rivals

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Hoping to see a more cohesive unit play tonight. We have more talent than anyone in the nation. Hopefully it begins to gel tonight.
 
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HeLooks2MuchLikeDave

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2 skerz 3 said:
We play much better tonight and continue the process of "gelling" together.

Duke 87
Elon 52
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Don't worry, they're gellin'
 
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chov1125

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dukiejay said:
#1....don't invest yourself so much in what others are saying. You'll be a much happier person if you laugh instead of be angry. That was the original intent behind the THR thread....to laugh, not be upset.

#2....I think the plan was for Harry to play a few more minutes the other night, but K also didn't want to mess with what clearly was a mentally-challenged state for Giles by putting him into a game in the second half that was nip-and-tuck until we made that run. Right now the physical toll might be the easiest part for Harry....that's very understandable after what he's been through. I think the plan had been to get him 10-12 minutes, but that fizzled some as the game went on and we played so poorly.

Oh yeah, I'll take Duke by 30 tonight.
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This. The staff has been clear that the last hurdle for Giles in the mental aspect. You don't put someone like that into a competitive game where it is too easy for him to fail. He needs to be put in positions where he can be successful and the environment wasn't right. I thought maybe he would get the last few minutes when they made their run and got the lead to 20. But before I could even react the lead shrunk back down to 12 and it proved to be the right decision to keep him out.
 
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nets on nets on nets

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Duke 91
Elon 57

I will be watching closely how our offense plays when 2 bigs are on the floor. We have been absolutely horrendous offensively (for our standards) with Amile at the 4 and Marques/Chase at the 5. When we played Giles/Amile Monday, it didn't work either. I look for us to play Giles/Amile at the 4/5 for more than 4 minutes tonight.

Glad we have games like this to work things out.
 
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Willcampbell

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Another early start and wife is working tonight. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
Duke by 19.
OFC
 
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gottagonow

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We all know Duke will look better tonight than they did Monday. I am hoping to see us play injury free, with emotion and resemble what we know is the real Duke team.

92 to 60 sounds realistic.
 
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skysdad

Heisman
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Laettner said:
I'm sitting just a few rows behind the bench tonite & will relay comments from the board to K. Bet the GOAT would appreciate the pointers....;)

Duke - 87
Elon 62
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Could you make some signals when the camera is around so when know who you are. Stick out your tongue while wiggling your thumbs in your ears with your hands out or just shoot us the bird. :D OFC
 
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jnastasi

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Don't think it's much of a question of if we win. Better question: over/under 10 minutes for Giles???
 
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HeLooks2MuchLikeDave

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dukegrad02 said:
Duke 94 Elon 65. Jones scores in double figures
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He scored double figures for the first seven games. He's scored 2, 3, 0, 2, 5 in the last five. That pretty closely correlates to Tatum and Bolden's return, but not sure you can peg it on that. In any event, I just want to see him knock down open 3's with confidence.
 
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Mpm277

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I think we'll certainly look better tonight than we did on Monday. CIS will explode when Harry gets his first points.
 
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dbav

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I think I'm close to getting my meeting cancelled. It would be nice to watch one of these games live.
 
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JohnstonCDevil

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I think the rust will be gone & we win by a couple dozen. Hope Harry gets a little more time & the butterflys are gone. GO DUKE!!!!

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skysdad

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Don't be surprised to see Elon take an early lead. They move the ball and move in quick. They don't wait for the defense. We still should win by 50 . OFC
 
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