Official game day thread- Duke vs Texas
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Defense is going to have to win this game and the starting lineup is our best defensive lineup.
We look good. Yes I am watching it live. Foster stepping up. Boozer now with a double double. Nice shot by Sarr. Evans with 21. Nice to have Brown back.
Maybe Foster has arrived this 2nd half. If so, we will have a rotation of mainly 8.
Foster
Evans
Sarr
Boozer
NGongba
Boozer, Brown, Khamenia getting the biggest minutes off the bench.
I am good with that.
Foster
Evans
Sarr
Boozer
NGongba
Boozer, Brown, Khamenia getting the biggest minutes off the bench.
I am good with that.
If this team figures it out by March, there is so much potential for this group to be very special.
Well I’ll be honest. 2nd half was really good. Our D was great which is a BIG deal. Also didn’t notice any selfishness which is also big.
Go duke
Go duke
Need guard play y continue to improve to keep the heat off Cameron . Let’s go Duke !
Hey, I nailed one. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Solid 2nd half. Like I said, Jon is pretty decent at making halftime adjustments.
Damn good win for the first game of the year against a solid team. A lot to unpack and to improve on but we have a good squad this year.
Evans was a stud, and Cam ended with 15 and 13. Hopefully his second half calmed the nerves of some folks.
Evans was a stud, and Cam ended with 15 and 13. Hopefully his second half calmed the nerves of some folks.
If Evans is a stud like that, this is a big two. We can build around that. Solid team so far.
I. Evans was the MVP. Dickie V and ESPN playing politics...
Boozer is a big dude, and he wore Texas down in the second half. He just kept coming. Was driving the ball and not settling for jump shots in the second half. I think Brown was big. Without him we have major foul trouble up front.
Agreed Evans was the MVP.
Agreed Evans was the MVP.
Great second half by Duke, and nice way to start the season with a neutral win over Texas by 15.
I was wondering why they had cam for the interview. Pre-scripted and just couldn’t change it felt like
Caleb's defense of Pope in the second half was key. I also liked his aggressiveness on both ends. That's the Foster we need moving forward to have a shot later on this season. I hope we see him consistently showing that leadership throughout the year.
Shey ol pal, you might want to cut back on the alcohol before and during the game.
gotta have Harris in there as well..imo...he's a sniper that can open up the paint
I just watched the condensed replay since I have a busy work day and I couldn't watch at home live. Sluggish first half, but nice to see us bounce back in the second. It's encouraging to see Evans emerging as a key second year player. If he has a nice season, it will be a textbook example to convince other freshman that they can come back for a second or (gasp) third season and be successful. I was very happy to see Foster excel in the second half. He has the ability, he just needs consistency. Guard play continues to be my biggest concern, but it's still so early in the year. Nice win not in Cameron against another tournament level team! Next!
Put his a#$ on the block and move out of the way.
This is my thought as well. He seemed to struggle on defense. If he proves to be one of our only reliable shooters then perhaps he carves out more minutes but with Evans, Sarr (his shot looks good) and Khamenia shooting well AND playing good defense (Evans improved a ton), it may be hard.
Been a Duke fan all my life since the early 90's. I was at the game last night. The arena was rocking with Duke fans, I actually think the crowd and arena size made our guys a bit nervous to start out, thank god we settled in. Not surprising but it was probably 95%-5% Duke versus Texas fans.
-Evans was our best player last night and deserved MVP. We all knew he can get hot from 3, but I was most impressed with his cutting: he doesn't stop moving. He's put on some muscle too, a couple times I confused him with Sarr from my seats.
-Sarr was very impressive. That dude is looooooong, he's a bit raw offensively but you can see the potential and the reason NBA scouts love him so much. He is an elite perimeter defender and will only get better.
-Foster: I was most impressed that he didn't let his terrible first half impact his defense, he shut down Texas's main guy in the 2nd half.
-I love Big Pat but he needs to quit picking up silly fouls, he did the same in the UT scrimmage too.
-Maliq is Maliq. Elite defense and a great passer. Rinse repeat.
-I like Khamenia's herky-jerky style of game. He's behind Sarr defensively though I'd assume that's why he came off the bench. He made some nice passes and will have plenty of big scoring games for us.
-Smaller Boozer does a nice job of getting into the lane, he didn't do much last night but once the game slows down for him he will give us productive minutes.
-The hustle play Harris made early on was maybe my favorite play of the game. He's probably our 9th man and may get cut out of the rotation eventually, but he will be great insurance if one of our guards get hurt.
Great to get the early win. Now we get a few gimme-games before we get into the meat of the non-con schedule.
-Evans was our best player last night and deserved MVP. We all knew he can get hot from 3, but I was most impressed with his cutting: he doesn't stop moving. He's put on some muscle too, a couple times I confused him with Sarr from my seats.
-Sarr was very impressive. That dude is looooooong, he's a bit raw offensively but you can see the potential and the reason NBA scouts love him so much. He is an elite perimeter defender and will only get better.
-Foster: I was most impressed that he didn't let his terrible first half impact his defense, he shut down Texas's main guy in the 2nd half.
-I love Big Pat but he needs to quit picking up silly fouls, he did the same in the UT scrimmage too.
-Maliq is Maliq. Elite defense and a great passer. Rinse repeat.
-I like Khamenia's herky-jerky style of game. He's behind Sarr defensively though I'd assume that's why he came off the bench. He made some nice passes and will have plenty of big scoring games for us.
-Smaller Boozer does a nice job of getting into the lane, he didn't do much last night but once the game slows down for him he will give us productive minutes.
-The hustle play Harris made early on was maybe my favorite play of the game. He's probably our 9th man and may get cut out of the rotation eventually, but he will be great insurance if one of our guards get hurt.
Great to get the early win. Now we get a few gimme-games before we get into the meat of the non-con schedule.