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***DUKE VS WAKE FOREST OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

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skysdad

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Finally but he just missed it. He still just went on in. Gotta have this free throw. Yes. OFC
 
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skysdad

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Happy , happy, happy. I can't take many more games like this. Look at our stats and you would have thought we won by 25. We shot the lights our from the field, behind the arc and from the line. Danged what a game. OFC
 
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youngman42

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Survive and advance ...

Whew ... that was an escape.

Wake's D is bad, fortunately. They have some great offensive weapons.
 
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WI#1Dukie22 said:
I think we've become the most 3pt dependent team I can recall. Getting good looks and all but I'd like to see a bit more run thru the inside. We need to get to the line more often for sure
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You must have forgotten The paulus era with no bigs
 
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BNM79

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LH24ND said:
Agree any win is nice but this team has lapses on defense way to often.
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Was hoping the uva game was a step in the right direction for the defense. Wake has more weapons but duke was way spread out again.

Team seems to be more focused on d on the road. UVA and notre dame
 
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HuffyJB

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Duke kept switching everything and Collins absolutely feasted on mismatches. I love to hear K's explanation as to why they stuck with that. And I don't mean explanation in the sense of "You owe me an explanation!", I mean I'm just interested to hear a great basketball mind explain his thought process in this specific instance. I would assume it has something to do with pushing them off the 3 pt. line (Wake hit 5).
 
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Well guys, if there is one thing I would like for all of you to take away from this game is: HAPPY HOUR - THE MOST IMPORTANT MEAL OF THE DAY! And believe me, it's that time. Way to hang in there!
Go Duke!
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NYBlueDevil

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What the heck are we doing with Bolden and Giles?? He plays them both for like three minutes in the first half and then nothing in the second? Are they all the sudden not good enough to play? I just don't understand the line of thinking.
 
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chov1125

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NYBlueDevil said:
What the heck are we doing with Bolden and Giles?? He plays them both for like three minutes in the first half and then nothing in the second? Are they all the sudden not good enough to play? I just don't understand the line of thinking.
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Amile is going to get all of the second half minutes, fouls pending. There is more than one way to skin a cat there is more than one way to a game. Wake forest is a very good team and they gave us match up nightmares with their bigs. I am sure K felt best trying to out score them rather than trying to find a better defensive unit. We got the W, on to the next one
 
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NYBlueDevil said:
What the heck are we doing with Bolden and Giles?? He plays them both for like three minutes in the first half and then nothing in the second? Are they all the sudden not good enough to play? I just don't understand the line of thinking.
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The old saying that you dance with the one you "brung wid ya" to the dance applies. K knows what Jefferson will usually give us, not so much Bolden and Giles.
 
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DukeRulesBasketball

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Happy to get the win. Defense looked better than it did in the first half, but still needs improvement. I keep saying this but I hate it when Duke gets a comfortable lead then blows it. Goes all through me. Offense looked outstanding today! Hope we keep our offensive production like that throughout the rest of the season!
 
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NYBlueDevil said:
What the heck are we doing with Bolden and Giles?? He plays them both for like three minutes in the first half and then nothing in the second? Are they all the sudden not good enough to play? I just don't understand the line of thinking.
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I had high hopes for Bolden this year. Wonder if he stays next year? He sure hasn't played to the level that I had hoped. Am sure a lot of others feel the same. Giles, I can understand somewhat. I still don't get why many figure he is a one and done. He really needs at least one more year. He is not NBA good at this point.
 
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NYBlueDevil

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gottagonow said:
The old saying that you dance with the one you "brung wid ya" to the dance applies. K knows what Jefferson will usually give us, not so much Bolden and Giles.
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So we're gonna gas all of our 6 rotation players and sputter out in the tourney? Haven't we seen this story before? I'm not gonna bad mouth Coach K, but I've never understood his mentality of not allowing players to learn and develop through trial by fire. Giles and Bolden are good enough to get more minutes and they're going to need them to contribute if they want to do anything in March.
 
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adm015

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NYBlueDevil said:
So we're gonna gas all of our 6 rotation players and sputter out in the tourney? Haven't we seen this story before? I'm not gonna bad mouth Coach K, I've never understood his mentality of not allowing players to learn and develop through trial by fire. Giles and Bolden are good enough to get more minutes and they're going to need them to contribute if they want to do anything in March.
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I absolutely agree. I will question Coach K on this game, Collins was killing Duke offensively and K has Bolden, Giles, Jeter, and even Vrank all guys over 6'9 sitting on the bench. When Tatum picked up his 4th foul he put in another guard instead of a big man. I am still scratching my head at that. Bolden in the 1st half scored 6 points in like a 3 min span, but gets no playing time in the 2nd half. That makes NO SENSE. I love Coach K and he is the GOAT but as a fan I feel like you can question his strategy in a game like this one. I honestly believe Duke can beat any team with a traditional 3 guard lineup and 2 bigs.
 
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hpnole said:
I had high hopes for Bolden this year. Wonder if he stays next year? He sure hasn't played to the level that I had hoped. Am sure a lot of others feel the same. Giles, I can understand somewhat. I still don't get why many figure he is a one and done. He really needs at least one more year. He is not NBA good at this point.
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Agree that Harry does not look ready for the NBA but it appears that he will be a first round pick.If that is the case he should go.Cannot pass up that much money and risk another injury playing for free
 
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