***DUKE VS ILLINOIS OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

youngman42

All-Conference
Jan 27, 2003
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They should have called a charge on Bezhanishvili against Johnson.

I absolutely despise the way officials allow an offensive player to charge by lowering his shoulder into a defender in good position and just bash him off his position. Bilas only exacerbates that bad trend by arguing that's a good play.

It's a charge. You just dribble, lower your shoulder, and bash right into the defender's chest without his moving. Yet they continually let that go. If you can't get around a defender without bashing him with your body to get him away, you don't deserve to make an offensive play.

Officials never used to allow that.
 

denverexpat

All-Conference
Feb 1, 2006
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down 14 thanks to an ofer from 3 and them shooting 75% from 3....even that up and we are in this. Second half need to get a hot hand somewhere but at this point no idea where that comes from
 

skysdad

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Mar 3, 2006
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It's obvious that Illinois is a much more poised team. They understand the game better. Hurt going out with foul trouble didn't help but even if he could have been on the court Duke has to put up some stops. Need a great second half. OFC
 
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VaBlueDevil33

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Feb 12, 2009
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JJ isn't nowhere near ready for NBA but if he decides to go then more power to him...hurt isn't ready either...he will get beat to death in the NBA....and moore won't go to NBA after 4 years at this rate
 

K-oach Q

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Nov 18, 2009
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it’s so crazy how coach k can’t see that problem . He’s down to go to a zone to fix the defense but change the offense, nah.
What concerns me even more is I think he sees it.

But he has to get away from individual talent (which this team doesn’t have much of) and “teach” a team game (which he hasn’t done in years)....because he had wanted to bring in and rely on one and done players to highlight them fir the NBA.
 
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sheyduke

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Apr 13, 2010
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2-2 isn’t a bad start I mean we barely beat Coppin State and Bellarmine. This is just gonna be a hard year.
 
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VaBlueDevil33

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What concerns me even more is I think he sees it.

But he has to get away from individual talent (which this team doesn’t have much of) and “teach” a team game (which he hasn’t done in years)....because he had wanted to bring in and rely on one and done players to highlight them fir the NBA.

At this point of his career he can't afford to develop a team over 4 years cause he may not coach 4 more years
 

tripleb71

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The Isolation ball is fine except when you have a team that nobody can beat thier man and settle for jumpers every time.

Hoping for a better second half....need someone to hit some 3's.
 

denverexpat

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Feb 1, 2006
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Greenburg has spotted the issue of leadership too - where do we go to get the team focused? No upper classmen have that personality
 

500HP_Devil

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Mar 17, 2016
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This team makes me feel really fortunate to have been able to watch Zion and RJ in college.
 

AlanInNJ

All-Conference
Feb 25, 2014
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Illinois looking flustered. Keep the pressure up. Make a few threes. We have a chance.
 

Mpm277

All-Conference
Nov 23, 2010
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Goldie gonna go ahead and just be an offensive player all of a sudden, cool.
 

K-oach Q

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Nov 18, 2009
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This team just feels perfect for the year we have had. Took away our team in March that had a shot at a NC and got replaced with this unwatchable product.

If they cancelled games would anyone really care they couldn’t see this team?
 
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denverexpat

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0-10 from 3 and 50% from the line! Yikes....these kids were high ranked recruits right?
 

Duke937

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Illinois is just tougher. It’s like playing against your older brother in high school and you’re in first grade... just no grown men on this team.
 
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