Florida / FSU

[LetsGoDukies]

Florida getting spanked by Florida State at home. Surprising to say the least but Florida has had a very cold shooting night.

 

[DukeDenver]

Terrence Mann is abusing them. UF is playing with half the energy they did in the PK80.

 

[Duke1783]

So what to make of this game?

 

[lyonhawk]

So what to make of this game?

Same thing we’ve seen from similar Duke teams in the past. Shoot poorly from 3 and you’re going to lose some and look bad doing it.

 

[SwatX1]

So what to make of this game?

Middle of the pack ACC team is better than an SEC contender???

 

[Mac9192]

Same thing we’ve seen from similar Duke teams in the past. Shoot poorly from 3 and you’re going to lose some and look bad doing it.

Yep. When the 3 is falling, hard to beat. Rule will always apply: live by the 3, you die by the 3.

 

[pisgah101]

FSU has beat us plenty of times when we've been real good. No difference here UF is still a top 5 team

 

[SwatX1]

They are definitely good. I wouldn't be shocked at all to see them make the final four. I was just being a smart elic in my post. Florida can beat anybody when they are clicking.

 

[TWARedRaider01]

Florida is a good team but I think there size might hurt them if they run into a really physical team. If they are on from 3 they are really tough to beat but you can’t always rely on that as we all know.

 

[AlanInNJ]

I thought FSU played some stout defense last night. I didn't see every minute of the game, but I didn't see FL get a lot of uncontested threes. I also thought the FL point guard forced the issue far too much. Kid is lightning on the court, but there was a lot of dribbling and spinning and not enough distributing. Just my humble opinion. Either way FL is a dangerous team, and once again I suspect FSU to give us a run for our money in ACC play.

 

[shicashicu]

I also feel that Duke's huge comeback (Florida's collapse) last game had a HUGE impact on this lethargic performance. They had Duke beat and blew it, so regardless of this being a rivalry game at home, they just seemed a little checked out. Another example of a team letting Duke give them more than 1 loss cause of the high emotion and intensity it takes to beat us. Go Devil's!!

 

[Showenuff]

I am Leary of FSU and Miami this season.

 

[dukesince91]

3 games that concern me are: @ Miami, @ NC St, and Notre Dame. Those 3 teams always seem
to play above their roof when they play Duke. Speaking of roof, I think we sweep UNX, with one of the wins being a complete beat down (Grayson's senior night)!

 

[2 skerz 3_rivals208847]

3 games that concern me are: @ Miami, @ NC St, and Notre Dame. Those 3 teams always seem
to play above their roof when they play Duke. Speaking of roof, I think we sweep UNX, with one of the wins being a complete beat down (Grayson's senior night)!

Their ceiling is their roof....

 

[dbav]

I am Leary of FSU and Miami this season.

I'm leery of those games every season. They have a tendency to out-athlete us.

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

3 games that concern me are: @ Miami, @ NC St, and Notre Dame. Those 3 teams always seem
to play above their roof when they play Duke. Speaking of roof, I think we sweep UNX, with one of the wins being a complete beat down (Grayson's senior night)!

We can not sweep UNC since they have Bird Maye, the ACC player of the year.....

 

[pisgah101]

I'm leery of those games every season. They have a tendency to out-athlete us.

Ain't out athleting us this year

 

[Mpm277]

Florida is really good. But they were even more hyped and determined to win that game against us because it was a tournament and because it was against Duke.

 

[dukiejay]

Bad games happen. See Duke 2016-17 season.

 

[sandiego nole_rivals172509]

FSU has beat us plenty of times when we've been real good. No difference here UF is still a top 5 team

I have been watching Duke as a student since Art Heyman days and FSU as a professor since the Charlie Ward Sam Cassell Bob Sura Days. I’m a fan of both teams and if you know BB and watched the game the outcome had nothing to do with poor shooting. Last night FSU played a near perfect defensive game. I don’t know they can bring it like that every night but it was amazing, a totally suffocating defense. I think Ham may finally have what he wants, a team with great length very unselfish and no superstars. Last year was the oppposite, 3 superstars, 2 very selfish and 2 who could not or would not play defense. Last year FSU had a breakout year. This year with the loss of their 3 best, they may be better.

 

[DukeDenver]

Bad games happen.

I read this in Forrest Gump's voice.

 

[sgrooms]

What's going in with Florida? Anyone watch the game tonight? That seems like a really bad loss, and looks like they were down the entire game.

 

[SwatX1]

Yeah, after the way they played us, I sure didn't see them losing 3 straight.

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

2-19 from 3 will bury you against a decent team that's 9-1!

 

[sgrooms]

Is it as simple as they're in a cold streak from 3? Or are teams pushing them back off the three point line? Just asking because I haven't seen them play since Portland, but I can't imagine that team just going completely cold for three games.

 

[DukeDenver]

This is a bad loss. They had played way better earlier in the year.

 

[GTHC_ GTH!]

Lose to Duke in blowing a lead?? Lose to bad teams right after.

Beat Duke when you don’t really have a chance?? Lose to bad teams right after.

Duke takes everyone’s best shot. Every game. No other team deals with this.

 

[timo0402]

Lose to Duke in blowing a lead?? Lose to bad teams right after.

Beat Duke when you don’t really have a chance?? Lose to bad teams right after.

Duke takes everyone’s best shot. Every game. No other team deals with this.

Easiest bet in college hoops is to bet against whoever just beat duke.