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

Ioliva

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They play team ball, it’s just been some bad possessions and terrible offense this game. Come on now, we all know this is a ball moving team.

I’ll give you that they don’t pass as well when the pressure is on. But who isn’t like that in college?

I disagree. I think you are wrong about that. You made that post in the moment. I think we play great team ball. OFC

Not at all. Lobs and dunks? Sure. They pass a lot on that. Tre Jones? Sure he passes a ton. Everything else and halfcourt offense? Not really. They’ve been playing like this the past few games. Look at how much shots barret takes a game. There’s no reason for that with so much talent. The first half was all transition scoring. Very little damage was done in a half court setting and it wasn’t just techs defense. We won this game based on talent. Dukes going to need to learn how to incorporate some better fundamentals if they want to go far in the tourney.
 

hallside

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The guys didn't pout. They didn't let the refs effect them. They fought and played Duke basketball. Great win boys!
 
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IPSYCHOSIS

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Somebody tell me in detail how in the hell we won this game without saying Defense or Stones in it.
 

dukehokie

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Not at all. Lobs and dunks? Sure. They pass a lot on that. Tre Jones? Sure he passes a ton. Everything else and halfcourt offense? Not really. They’ve been playing like this the past few games. Look at how much shots barret takes a game. There’s no reason for that with so much talent. The first half was all transition scoring. Very little damage was done in a half court setting and it wasn’t just techs defense. We won this game based on talent. Dukes going to need to learn how to incorporate some better fundamentals if they want to go far in the tourney.

Meh. You don’t have a team this good and as good as they are on offense if they don’t play team ball. They know their roles and they play them well. The assist numbers are down some against good teams, but not like they totally disappear. And the only reason you want to not count transition sharing is just to prove your point. That doesn’t fly, sorry not sorry. Transition is absolutely a part of this team and a good transition team is very much in sync.
 

OldasdirtDevil

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Nov 16, 2009
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Not the prettiest win, at all, but it's a win against a top 12 team on a neutral court. That counts for something. Excellent free throws by us, the rest, not so much.

Pixel, these are the games that are tough on us fans, but I believe these are the type of games our Devils need to build a reservoir of experience brimming with the confidence that comes with it. I loved the way our team responded!

OFC
 

SwatX1

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If I knew before hand, that at the end of the game, TT would only have one player score in double digits, I would have thought this was a route....
 
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chov1125

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Oct 15, 2008
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Meh. You don’t have a team this good and as good as they are on offense if they don’t play team ball. They know their roles and they play them well. The assist numbers are down some against good teams, but not like they totally disappear. And the only reason you want to not count transition sharing is just to prove your point. That doesn’t fly, sorry not sorry. Transition is absolutely a part of this team and a good transition team is very much in sync.

To go with that we are a bit spoiled with this team. Yes we have things to work on. Yes we are not nearly at our ceiling. But we just beat the #12 team in the country and shot as bad as a team can for, well pretty much the entire game. If that isn’t impressive, I don’t know what is.