RJ Hampton’s comments
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The play I remember from Gary was that ridiculous 30 footer he made at the end of the shot clock. Kansas had just made a run to swing the game in their favor, and believe that shot led to like an 8-0 Duke run.
Ahh, yes....I’ve eliminated both of those end-of-season losses from my memory card.
I sometimes forget about the 98 team. Hate admitting it, but the Holes that season were better than we were.
I agree with most of what you’re saying and that Carey and Hurt will find themselves at the 4-5 at times together. However i think that’s really asking for it on the defensive end. We can’t rely on that for the better part of most games, so to your point 20-25 out of Ques would be huge for this team. Javin is a different animal but can be similar to this year where they both split the time at the 5. I don’t see the lane being as congested as this year bc we should have solid shooters (including hurt) all around the perimeter. Carey can even step out and knock few down.
Thank you Rick Majerus. Talk about teams that SHOULD have won it all, that 1998 unc team was stacked.
Definitely some interesting talking points here Mac. I’m surprised nobody has responded yet.
That’s a lie. After the Gonzaga loss, RJ was ripped to shreds on social media which prompted Coach K had to come out and scold “those” fans. Oh and Cam Reddish! Should I continue? But hey, AOC will be back, so we good!
Calling em our is ripping them? Some of us need to learn what ripping someone is
You just don’t get it Q. You’re getting into specific moments. I was speaking in general terms. You’re basing your hot takes off social media and this site. Believe me, had social media been in the 90’s like it is now, Laettner and many others would have been ripped at times too.
I questioned RJ after that game. Most Duke fans did the same. Doesn’t mean he wasn’t liked. Same with Cam. He played hard, but wasn’t consistent. Again, any true fan should admit that. I know, I know. He’s probably a top 10 pick.
Then you come back with another great take about Alex. Like I said, I just don’t think you get it.
I will give you credit. You do a really good job keeping the fans updated with our former players in the nba. That’s your strong suit.
Most confusing thread I’ve read in a while.. be happy all these top recruits want to play at Duke. You want AOC throwing the ball to the other team Bc he doesn’t know what to do with it? And Jack going 0-48382627 straight from 3? Orrrr top recruits who can actually play defense and get buckets at will?
And calling Bagley a problem? Ha! He was only a problem for the other team. I’ll be honest, I think he was more of a bucket getter than Zion. That dude was incredible.
Bring on Rj and Hurt. And bring on next season.
And calling Bagley a problem? Ha! He was only a problem for the other team. I’ll be honest, I think he was more of a bucket getter than Zion. That dude was incredible.
Bring on Rj and Hurt. And bring on next season.
Did we watch the same game? Lol what are you talking about... Jesus
Grayson was getting the last shot. He is the captain, the senior leader. Bagley was double (mostly triple) teamed all game. What pick and roll with Bagley going to the rim? I don’t recall it happening the entire game. Maybe once which I believe resulted in FTs.
Props to Trevon. He nailed a couple 3’s and made some circus (lucky) layups in the half-court set. Lots of his scoring was from transition due to his elite speed. On what planet was Trevon Duval a good passer? He had 1 nice penetration dump off to Carter and otherwise his assists were not from creating opportunity.... He did drive into a triple team and lob the ball blindly behind his head luckily it smacked Carter right in the chest.
Trent and Allen are great 3pt shooters. You do not tell 40% 3pt shooters to stop shooting. Especially when Bagley is being triple teamed and Wendell Carter is on the bench for 1/2 the game because of fouls... Where did you expect the offense to come from?
Bagley was triple teamed all game. He had Orebounds that resulted in a majority of his points + 3pt make. So do you take your chances with 2 prolific 3pt shooters or see what happens against a triple team? Very unfortunate that Trent and Allen shot poorly, but that doesn’t discredit coaching. Points have to come from somebody and with Carter on the bench and Duval locked up there is no other choice.
We didn’t hold the ball until 5 seconds, Duval held it until 10 seconds and gave it to Allen who then was deciding on his scoring action. We HAD to make sure the last shot was at the very end because we didn’t want Kansas having a chance.
What high screen and roll with Duval, Bagley and Carter? When did this happen?
The crap I just responded to above is why there’s people on this board and media articles stabbing at K. People have no idea what they’re talking about. They just rattle off a bunch of junk.
Yea it’s weird. I thought he eliminated Duke, but he has an official this weekend and Duke is picking up some CB picks. Very weird. I know absolutely nothing about Stanley either.I think Duke's attention has shifted to C. Stanley.
Stanley? He’s a paper salesman at a company up in Scranton, PA.
Your mind is prolly gonna be blown, but I have never watched an episode of the office. Lol
Duval was the one making the plays that game. He should’ve had the ball at the end. Not Grayson. He put up a good difficult shot that should’ve gone in but we should’ve spread the floor and let Duval penetrate and dish. That was his best attribute. Attacking. Majority of the time he attacked to pass the ball. Spread the floor and let him attack. He would get it on the rim at best and their big would go for the block which leaves a weak side offensive rebound for our two beasts in the middle. Grayson couldn’t even get past whoever was checking him. I try to blank that out.
Steve Carrell is hilarious lol you’re missing out.... and i don’t like funny actors. I don’t think anyone hates Jim Carrey as much as I do.
Duval had a great 1st half and pretty decent/good 2nd half. Most of his buckets came in transition. He did make a couple great drives but let’s not pretend he was running the half-court set all game and responsible for all of our offense. He’s a talented player in terms of attacking the basket, but he got lucky a couple times against good defense. He’s still a freshman, he still had a 25% turnover rate on the season which is beyond horrific. A couple plays before the final one, he was standing out of bounds and received a pass. That’s just inexcusable. My biggest point is that he is a freshman. You do not give the ball to a freshman on the final play when you have a senior leader of Grayson’s caliber.
You got your wish in OT.
In the final minute or 2 (tie game) he attacked the basket going head-down into a double team and turned it over. With 30ish seconds left we had the ball down 3 and Duval took a 3pt shot and missed. Which led to having to foul Kansas and ultimately losing.
Was hoping Rj would stay in the 2020 class but it’s not looking that way, looks like he trending towards Memphis .
I used to work with the worst person you could ever meet. He would stick all his fingers in his mouth pulling it apart and talk. Couldn’t understand him, spit would fly from his mouth and his teeth were so nasty they were carmel colored. I thought he was just having a stroke 12 times a day but turned out that he was mocking Jim Carrey.
Hated him since hahaha
How many games did Duval cost us at the end of games that year? And he wants the ball in his hands at the end of that game.....lol
Not sure about that. This Duke/Stanley thing may be a hedge move. Stay tuned.