***DUKE VS SYRACUSE - ACC TOURNEY QUARTER-FINAL OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

dukiejay

Heisman
Mar 2, 2005
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We had 12 first half turnovers. Our defense held Syracuse to 28 points, and if not for a late flurry of three’s it would have been less.

I agree. We need to make more outside shots. But that’s not why this is a six-point game. It’s close because we didn’t value possessions. At all.
 

Jnood

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Oct 15, 2008
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Let’s just get back to pressuring them and getting out on the break. Our half court offense has been missing a shot, then Zion rebounding it and scoring, or getting fouled and missing freethrows. Pressure!!
 

WI#1Dukie22

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Jan 17, 2008
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Man Tre and Cams O is just brutal!! Oddly enough their D is great which is rarely mentioned. They’ve gotta get better- but at this point we are who we are
 

dbav

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Then there’s the UL game.

And if I'm not mistaken, he had a big game against UVA. I might be mistaken but he had another big one when Zion was in foul trouble.
 

youngman42

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Syracuse players have had several intentional and flagrant fouls on Zion. It's obvious.

If the ACC doesn't address the Frank Howard intentional trip that Jay W noted at the half - during this game - shame on them!
 

OldasdirtDevil

Heisman
Nov 16, 2009
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It just makes you mad because we could have ended this game right at the half, and now the Orange have got some confidence back. Thank goodness we're a 2nd half team...and we need to jump on them right out of the gate.

OFC
 
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Jnood

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They do under cut and, give sketchy little nudges a lot. I thought it was just because 34 doesn’t know how to basketball very well.
 

tripleb71

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Awesome Zion is playing so well, but so disappointed in the rest of the team heading into half.
 

pisgah101

Heisman
Dec 26, 2005
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As K says, everyone runs their own race. Way too early to draw definitive conclusions. He’s only 30 games out of high school.

Hahahahahaha we have a max of 8 games left and we can’t draw conclusions?
 
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I said something similar to a friend of mine in regards to parking tickets. Turns out, they actually CAN give us all parking tickets, and they did.
Parking tickets come from the government. The government can’t legally refuse US tender to pay off fines. Pay all your parking tickets in pennies. I’ve done something similar in college.
 
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youngman42

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If you are on Twitter - you should bombard the ACC ... @ACCMBB

There's no way their officials should not know about this and see the video before the start of the 2nd half.

It was dirty when Grayson did it and he needed to be ejected and so should Frank Howard.

And there have been several other intentional and potentially damaging fouls by 'Cuse.

And K needs to be all over the officials and protect his player. He needs to see that and go nuts. And send a warning to the officials for the next game as well.
 

DukeDenver

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Nov 21, 2010
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I dont necessarily agree with the inconsistency. Oddly, I think he needs a tense moment to focus. That's an issue, but he's a damn good scorer and defender.

He's definitely not having a good night, but I don't think he's overrated. That's just my opinion though.
30 games in the books. 35% overall FG, 4.8 boards, assist/TO ratio < 1

He is getting lots of steals and has hit some clutch shots. Also he is super durable and well conditioned.

I kind of thought Cam would have caught up to UNC’s Cam by now. It’s not even close IMO. We need a Justise-like rise from Cam very soon to reach our ceiling. I know Reddish has it in him. Dribbling directly into defenders is easy to fix. He just needs to stop overthinking every move.
 

PixelDevil

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Parking tickets come from the government. The government can’t legally refuse US tender to pay off fines. Pay all your parking tickets in pennies. I’ve done something similar in college.
It was my friend who got the ticket, I was just the one who talked him into getting it.
 

jcdevilfan

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I wouldn't want to be in the Duke locker room right now! "K" seems to be a little unhappy! :mad:
Light a fire Coach - think we will see a better team in the 2nd half! Let's pick up the pressure again and get the ball inside to Zion.
Don't hang up the phone just yet folks. ;)
Go Duke!
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dbav

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No one is saying that Cam hasn't had good games tho..

At least one poster has. The question is if he's overrated. If a kid can take over games against that type of competition as a freshman at the college level, then he's not overrated in my opinion.

Would I like him to be more consistent? Sure. But who in that class right now would you rank ahead of him besides RJ or Zion?
 
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youngman42

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Really bad passes.

Reddish is playing passive. He's not close to a top 5 pick for the NBA draft (he may be, but not in some deserving way; he's probably 15-20 in reality).

White passed up a couple of shots. He needs to shoot with confidence - has come back from his slump as Shulman noted. Take the shot when it's open.