***DUKE VS TEXAS TECH OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

kwyjibos13

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Nov 23, 2012
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We cannot buy a three and refs are awful. We are only down one, I'll take it. TT has gotten away with about 5, travels, if we go by the one they called on Duke at midcourt. And Williamson's second and third we're bs
 

hallside

Junior
Sep 18, 2005
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Zion got screwed by the refs that half. Hopefully he gets a better whistle this half. The guy is 280 and super explosive, TT is taking full advantage. Gotta give them credit, they came in prepared for a fight.
 

Ioliva

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Jul 30, 2009
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Duke is 9-18 50% shooting when you take rj out 12/32 37% with him. He’s definitely like Tatum at the beginning
 

skysdad

Heisman
Mar 3, 2006
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I guess you could say we are lucky to be down by 2 but then again it seems like we should be up by 10 if that makes any sense. Let's make the half time adjustments and come out and win the game. Shots have to start falling sooner or later. Sooner better than later. OFC
 

OldasdirtDevil

Heisman
Nov 16, 2009
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I just got back from visiting my brother, but I see we're ice cold and that Zion has 3 fouls. Make a few shots, and keep up the great defense and we're good...but...we have to make some shots, or we're in trouble.

OFC
 

Mr.Scary13

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Dec 7, 2014
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Zion got screwed by the refs that half. Hopefully he gets a better whistle this half. The guy is 280 and super explosive, TT is taking full advantage. Gotta give them credit, they came in prepared for a fight.

2 of his 3 were awful calls.
 

duhondukie

All-Conference
Jan 12, 2010
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I guess you could say we are lucky to be down by 2 but then again it seems like we should be up by 10 if that makes any sense. Let's make the half time adjustments and come out and win the game. Shots have to start falling sooner or later. Sooner better than later. OFC
Off topic here Sky, but did you ever hear back from the kidney specialist?
 

K-oach Q

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Nov 18, 2009
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Are we gonna recruit a shooter at half or what? Zion and RJ can’t shoot, is what it is.
We have two good shooters on our bench...and Cam can shoot...he’s just in a funk right now...we have seen it in the past with freshmen....he has to work through it right now...Zion should never take a three ever....and Barrett is streaky...,defense is the key and we are playing it well right now....I expect to see better offense playing on the end with K in the second half....
 

IPSYCHOSIS

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Dec 22, 2016
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I guess you could say we are lucky to be down by 2 but then again it seems like we should be up by 10 if that makes any sense. Let's make the half time adjustments and come out and win the game. Shots have to start falling sooner or later. Sooner better than later. OFC
it make sense if we were down 2:D
 
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SwatX1

Heisman
Jan 4, 2011
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I still think we win in double figures...we'll see. This team has exploded in the second half too many times
 

chov1125

All-Conference
Oct 15, 2008
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PS without our defense we’d be down 20. That is how bad our offense was that half. Just food for thought when we try to minimize its impact.
 

duhondukie

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I still think we win in double figures...we'll see. This team has exploded in the second half too many times
I don’t see it tonight but I hope you are correct. TT plays together on the defensive end and with Zion with 3 fouls someone else is going to have to score
 

Mac9192

Heisman
Jan 25, 2017
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I felt we weren’t strong in the half court, and it is showing. Unless we turn them over, points are hard for us to get. Like some have said, Cam is really struggling, Zion has 3 fouls, and RJ is ice cold. In his defense for shooting a lot, who else is going to shoot? Jack only shoots if he’s wide open, Javin is only a trash scorer, and Bolden is the biggest invisible 6-11 guy I’ve seen. Alex can really help, got to figure out how to get him some looks. Tech’s d is really good, and our ball movement needs to improve.

This is a great game to learn where our weaknesses are, and can work on them from halftime on.

The best thing though about this Duke team is they play hard, and I can live with what I’m seeing because I think we will improve.
 
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Mpm277

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Nov 23, 2010
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RJ isn't a bad player, he just doesn't let the game come to him. He's not a very good shooter, we know that. But if he would not force shots, and let the game come to him more, he'd be so much more efficient.

That's what makes him so frustrating to watch, imo. He obviously has the talent.
 
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duhondukie

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Jan 12, 2010
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RJ isn't a bad player, he just doesn't let the game come to him. He's not a very good shooter, we know that. But if he would not force shots, and let the game come to him more, he'd be so much more efficient.

That's what makes him so frustrating to watch, imo. He obviously has the talent.
Agree 100 percent
 

2 skerz 3_rivals208847

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Mar 7, 2011
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We have two good shooters on our bench...and Cam can shoot...he’s just in a funk right now...we have seen it in the past with freshmen....he has to work through it right now...Zion should never take a three ever....and Barrett is streaky...,defense is the key and we are playing it well right now....I expect to see better offense playing on the end with K in the second half....
I hear ya, just a frustrated fan right now. Agree with all that you wrote! We’ll be fine if we continue D’ing up!
 

LONMUNU

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Nov 13, 2003
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It seems like we have made zero adjustments on offense. Really need some of these shots to fall.
 

duhondukie

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Jan 12, 2010
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This team looks really frustrated which I get, it is now starting to show on the defensive end.
 

chov1125

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Oct 15, 2008
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It’s nothing more than our guys getting pissed off rather than feeling sorry for themselves. That change of emotion can make those misses quickly turn into makes. We just need to see a shot or 2 go in.
 

K-oach Q

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Nov 18, 2009
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It’s bad offense too....we are fumbling the ball all over the place....and everything is one on one....no shots within a offensive set....no movement....as good as we have played defensively we have played equally bad offensively.....
 

WI#1Dukie22

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Jan 17, 2008
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Trouble.... bad O is turning to bad D.... just gotta hang with tight D.... talent, hunger and fight will win out. Regardless of the outcome a bit of a reality check here. I didn’t think this group was capable of this. Then again the 10 (10000000 day ) break- breaks every team
 

K-oach Q

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Nov 18, 2009
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I just hope it doesn’t start to effect us defensively....we are young and it could.....
 

OldasdirtDevil

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Nov 16, 2009
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We're really pressing on offense now, and I think it's starting to bother us on defense a little also. We better get it going quickly, or we're in trouble.

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