***DUKE VS VIRGINIA OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***
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sloppy finish to the half - poor choices and turn overs and easy buckets given up. Need to get mentally into a low scoring game where every possession is a grind
I thought the best lineup includes Frank and Giles. Luke, for once, looks completely confused out there. Only 4 points though....
Great defense that half from us, but rough way to end this half. We're still in good position to take this thing! Hopefully Grayson's ankle is alright.
Agreed. Giles two bonehead plays are why we are down. Other then that we had a good half all things considered.
Just have to get better play from Grayson and Duke and we will win this game. Our defense has been pretty dang good. It looked like Matt was the only guard that looks to make an entry pass to our bigs.
These are the games that test you mentally for 40 minutes. We started slow out of the gates and finished sloppy. Somewhere in there were 15 minutes of solid basketball. If we can play the final 20 like the middle 15 I think we have a darn good shot. If we miss rebounds and fumble the ball away it will be fsu Lou games all over
This score is not totally reflective of Va's defense. We look like we don't know how to play, look confused and sloppy ball handling. Thankfully Va looks almost as bad.
That's the key. And at least half of them completely unforced. In games like this where possessions are at a premium you need to make them count. When is the last time a Duke team scored this few points in a first half?
That's what I was wondering! Wtf?!!!! When I saw they had 9 seconds I was glad they had plenty of time to get a good shot off and then Luke looks totally clueless. Did he actually not know how much time was left?!!!! Good Lord how ugly....
Okay, sluggish, sloppy, not in sync on offence, Kennard and Allen combine 2 for 13, and Amile with 3 fouls. 8 turnovers, several unforced.
Hey, we played great D, and we are down 4 points. We got this.
BTW - I would rather watch curling than watch UVA play basketball against any team other than Duke. Seriously, it's like watching paint dry. You don't even have to look up from your popcorn bowl until there is 5 seconds on the shot clock. Painful to watch. They do play some tough D though.
Go Duke.
Alan
Hey, we played great D, and we are down 4 points. We got this.
BTW - I would rather watch curling than watch UVA play basketball against any team other than Duke. Seriously, it's like watching paint dry. You don't even have to look up from your popcorn bowl until there is 5 seconds on the shot clock. Painful to watch. They do play some tough D though.
Go Duke.
Alan
Matt is the player of the game for us so far. It's an ugly, defensive matchup and he's setting the tone for us.
Ugghhh...Uva is mucking this up....the missed good looks early hurt...2nd half composure check and we good....#goduke
He can do draw these all game long, but he has to stay in control. I don't think he's there yet, but we'll see.
And if anyone told us this was the case before the game we'd say it doesn't pay to watch the second half. That was bad basketball, but we're down just four.
Yep. I actually thought he got away with an additional travel that wasn't called. He's a little jumpy.
The kids are playing pretty good defense, but we are just not locked in on offense, They seem to be more "together". We just need to settle down and focus on each other. I like where we're at right now, we just need Grayson, Luke, and Jayson to come alive!! Let's get this second half.
Go Duke!
OFC
Go Duke!
OFC
I just want our guys to stop whining after every non call and play. Go win the game and attach the rim!
K makes the adjustments..... if your UVA your thinking we needed to be up more. Grayson may not play, but this Muck fest I think we get by