Official gameday thread- Duke vs SMI
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Pat played a really good game. Nice to see him bounce back against a grown a$$ man. Last year people were wanting us to play in close games to prepare us for March. Well, we’re getting them.
By the handful. My only question is three of the close games are without the teams star player( Miller,Peterson and Brown jr( although Duke played great defense in the second half against Louisville). A lot of time left to improve .
Yeah when Caleb was in there at the end, he looked perfectly fine. He must of just pissed Jon off or it wasn’t the matchup for him.
I for sure didn’t like the starting 5 today…
I for sure didn’t like the starting 5 today…
Official Duke statement:
Caleb Foster was in shock over all the praise I gave him after the last game. he should be fully recovered in a few days.
Caleb Foster was in shock over all the praise I gave him after the last game. he should be fully recovered in a few days.
It turns out Caleb has the flu, which means the whole team will likely end up with it.
It’s no joke this year! It will completely take you out for 3-4 days!
If this team gets hit with the flu, I will be shocked if we win both games on that West Coast trip. I'm in my 40s and traveling back and forth from east to west coast and back again whips my healthy ***, haha I can't imagine what it will do to someone with the flu.
We have 100 employees at my store. Up to 16 and counting now with the flu. It's bad.
Cayden filled in great. He can really help the team. Also glad Jon sat Ngongba. Hopefully his butt on pine sent the signal to play better.
Makes sense about Foster being out with the flu. It ain’t no joke this winter.
Makes sense about Foster being out with the flu. It ain’t no joke this winter.
Your comment about “butt on pine” made me think about Bobby Knight talking about “butt meeting bench” and how that settles a lot of problems. LOL
I think we’ll take those two games but it is absolutely nothing to worry about if we don’t, much less a lot to worry about.
That’s laughable in my opinion.
That’s laughable in my opinion.
We weren’t “just shooting” them imo. Evans was on a heater and Cayden was shooting wide open shots. We have to shoot those to make the game easier for Cam. Just my imo.
* Please don’t get butt hurt like Shey because I disagree with you.
Lol. I always like all you guys opinions. I believe that's what this board is for. As far as the free throws, it was when Sarr missed the front end of a one and one and then a couple minutes later Cam missed the front end of a one and one.
Yep, FT % can be deceiving. I would like to see one and one percentage as well as percentage during the last 3 minutes. Missing the front end of two one and ones is missing on two possessions. That’s critical in closing minutes.
I agree with what you’re saying about the three point shooting , Duke also needs more scoring inside to pull the double away from Cameron . If Foster and Cayden can continue to get into the lane that pulls the double off Cam.
We may not beat SMU in Dallas if we have to play them again. Duke was outrebounded in this game, and that is a bad sign. Jon is till screwing around with starting lineups which is not good this late in the season. Nor is allowing opponents to shoot over 50% from field. I am still waiting for the defense to play an entire game. The good news is that, apart from Michigan, SMU may be the best team we have to play, including the Cheats. OFC
I have to disagree about Jon screwing around with the starting lineup. I think he really got Pat’s attention with starting Brown. I’ve always been of the opinion that it’s not about who starts, but who finishes the game. Foster was sick, so I get starting Sarr.
I’m like everyone else, I hope we can tighten the screws up a little defensively, and have at least three or four guys in double digits every game.
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Per the Atlantic I read that the last 5 games our defensive rating (FG%) has gone from 1 to 307th. (Just counting the last 5 games) So while 15-1 is great, definitely things to improve upon.
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And Miller did not play .Duke was also at home and only won by seven . Like it or not it’s January . There is only going to be so much more tinkering Scheyer can do . I’m still with the rest that Duke will need one of Sarr or Khamenia to step up more .
I feel like we are dancing with the devil in these close games, somehow finding a way to win. A time will come when missed FT's and sloppy ball handling will cost us an ACC game or two, and I do expect that to happen. I just don't want to get bounced from NCAA's for these reasons.
SMU was tough, their offense was very active, tons of screens which led to way too many layups. Pat was huge, without his best game of the season, I don't think we would have won.
I do agree though with what others have said about close games. I think they build strength and character. While it might not be good for our blood pressure during the games, I think it's beneficial to play these tight games rather than blowing everyone out by 30. With that said, a game or two where we can coast would be nice here an there!
4-0 in ACC play, nothing to sneeze about.
SMU was tough, their offense was very active, tons of screens which led to way too many layups. Pat was huge, without his best game of the season, I don't think we would have won.
I do agree though with what others have said about close games. I think they build strength and character. While it might not be good for our blood pressure during the games, I think it's beneficial to play these tight games rather than blowing everyone out by 30. With that said, a game or two where we can coast would be nice here an there!
4-0 in ACC play, nothing to sneeze about.
True on both statements. We had a huge advantage at the free throw line. SMU went to the line 9 times, making 8, while Duke went 27, making 21. I'm not saying that's why we won, but it sure didn't hurt us. If the free throw shooting is close to even on a neutral court in March, we might take a season ending L. Before anyone says well we were more aggressive going to the basket than they were, or whatever, we shot 26 three's to their 14.
The tar holes caught the same free throw break against Wake. They shot 30 to Wake's 11, and won by 3.
We need a few games over the next few weeks where it seems that the refs are working against us. We've seen those, and quite a few were season ending.
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I say it's time to grab a big from the G league