If Duke does NOT make the NCAAT...
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I’ll definitely watch cause I love the tourney. It will suck not being there but at least I won’t be nervous
Sure - there are some great fundamentally sound and experienced teams in the tournament that are a joy to watch.
I just watched Loyola Chicago beat Drake for the automatic bid. I'll cheer for Loyola. I like the back to back games played in the smaller conferences this year
Yes. But won't be as interested as I would be. Basketball is basketball, unless it's DUKE BASKETBALL, THEN ITS REAL BASKETBALL... I just hope we beat BC, roll through Louisville and can make it to the ACC Championship, and if we do lose,, the committee gives us a birth. Heck, I'd take a 15 or 16 seed... But maybe they will play with NOTHING TO LOSE and win the Tournament. FINGERS CROSSED.
I'll watch and feel less pressure. I will not have to worry how every game affects Duke. I will not be upset with the refs. I will root for the underdogs. It should be fun. Will something be missing? Sure. But it will be better than last year when there was no tournament at all.
They will do well to get out of the 2nd round, and I'd say the same for the entire ACC this year.
LOL - I read over here on occasion, people have quit on the VIP board.
I will watch because it is the best sporting event and I always watch. I will readily admit that I am significantly less enthused than I normally am. That isn't just because Duke won't be involved (though obviously that has a huge bearing), but also because it won't have the same vibe it normally does, with the centralized location and the limited fans. I'll still tune in, just not as much as normal where I'm more or less locked in throughout.
I normally go to the regional 1st/second round if its close - the atmosphere is awesome as there are so many different fan bases in the stands - the underdog usually gets the neutrals and other fans so it makes for a great atmosphere in every game...especially if the underdog is winning! Cant see it being that sort of atmosphere this year with the logistics...as with most games this year, its been a very hollow and HS gymesque atmosphere at games.
NCAA committee still favors the double digit loss P5 conference teams over the lower conferences with better overall win totals - I've always disliked that, as i would rather see a lower team get a shot than a mediocre P5 team exit early, because they have a scheduling advantage over the lower teams. The NCCAT is about a chance,...and nothing is more exciting than a lower level team beating a big name program for the fans
Zion with the mic drop! Love it.
Zion with the mic drop! Love it.
Yes. Duke hasn’t had a chance to win in years. Even zions year you kinda knew what was coming Time for coach k to get back to motion offense and coach knight fundamentals across the board. Whatever this is lately ain’t cutting it
So you’re happy with mediocrity and players quitting during the middle of a season. You’ll be in high cotton the next few years enjoy
So one kid quit and now that’s what I’m ok with huh? Now that’s where we are as a program? One bad year in 40 and that’s who we are now? Amazing.
If mediocrity is 300 wins and a 79% win percentage over 11 years, I'm perfectly happy with mediocrity.
Am I reading the bracket correctly? Rutgers and Maryland are precluded from playing each other in the championship game? That's total BS.
It’s been more than one 1995 was 26 years ago not 40 it’s been a great run. We all love coach k, but his teams don’t play like they used to. You seem like a smart guy surely you have noticed this. Don’t pretend like this season is a complete outlier There have been successful seasons based on a roster full of Big Mac aas but we all knew those teams were going nowhere as the first legit team they played in the ncaas yup sure enough they lost.
Right my point saying “40 years” was that before 95, the last timewe had missed it was when K started (missed it in 81-83). So once in 37 years, until this year, yeah i can live with it.
To your second comment. “We all knew it was going nowhere,” well that’s your opinion, I’m not sure who “we all” is there, but if you are that smart then man, shoehorn me the winning lotto numbers too. You didn’t think we had a shot in 2018 or 2019? You didn’t think we had a shot in 2017 once we got healthy- especially with what we did in the ACCT? Amile goes down early in 2016, but we probably didn’t have a shot then. We won in 2015. Last year we were trending- thought it was pretty wide open last year and we had all the tools- excellent Pg and a front court monster in Vern. We also had JR playing like a man possessed- at worst- we had a shot.
This year was a disaster. No other way to put it. Much of it, self inflicted on and off the court. In that respect, there needs to be a major self reassessment as a program and on K. But I’m not ready to suggest the last five years or so we didn’t have the opportunities and ability to win it all.
Nope.
And it really sucks. No tournament games two years in a row. And this is my favorite sporting event by a comfortable margin.
And it really sucks. No tournament games two years in a row. And this is my favorite sporting event by a comfortable margin.
Back to the original topic I must say that I’m surprised by the attitude many duke fans have regarding this years tourney. Whether duke is in or not there’s something magical about this event. I’ll be watching every second every minute til the day I die