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pisgah101

pisgah101

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Most on here can probably tell I’m a pretty emotional person. I’ve been in a pissed off mood ever since Saturday night but today I’m chomping at the bit. Everything feels better right now and I really believe we’re about to make a run. We’re the best team when healthy and an extra 4 days to rest Zion we will not only have the best player in the country but the most refreshed. Let’s go boys!
 
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dukiejay

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Every single one of us who post on this board are pretty invested....I think that's fair to say. None of us are the same, either....so people are going to react different.

Playing without Zion isn't an excuse. But it makes a difference. We all just want him back. If we lose with him, then we lose with him. It's better than the potential unknown.
 
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chov1125

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The worst part of it all is listening/reading uninformed people giving their idiotic opinions as to what is going on. Every day that goes by without Zion increases the amount of people claiming that he is out for the year and/or explaining why he should be out for the year. It is exhausting defending him and the reasons why he should come back. This has been the timeline all along, we just never knew it. We are all waiting for that moment to tell all these people to go to hell and to take their dumb opinions with them.
 
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Laettner

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Sat nite and yesterday I was zero fun to be around. Took it out on some poor dude during pickup hoops yesterday. Today I'm ready for ACCT.

Very interested to see our energy level on Thurs.
 
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chov1125

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I didn’t say Ques wouldn’t make us better. Our chances to make a deep run would be higher with him. But to say we can’t make a deep run without him. No I don’t buy that.
 
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1156jack

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Personally, I think Duke will win the ACC tourney, but at what cost? A couple of yers ago a 100% team effort was expended to win the tournameny, but the result was no gas left in the tank for March Madness. It was clearly a case of wining a mighty battle, but losing the more important war.
 
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Quavarius

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1156jack said:
Personally, I think Duke will win the ACC tourney, but at what cost? A couple of yers ago a 100% team effort was expended to win the tournameny, but the result was no gas left in the tank for March Madness. It was clearly a case of wining a mighty battle, but losing the more important war.
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Luckily, we will only have to play 3 games to win it instead of four.
 
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sheyduke

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PixelDevil said:
Two days later and I'm still pissed. I've never claimed to be a good loser, never will. It freaking sucks. I'm not big on excuses either, regardless of how valid they may be.
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I can agree with this and loosing to UNC with out Zion then without Zion and Bolden. Bolden has progressed and Duke will need his five fouls to go far.
 
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bullcity gamer

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chov1125 said:
The worst part of it all is listening/reading uninformed people giving their idiotic opinions as to what is going on. Every day that goes by without Zion increases the amount of people claiming that he is out for the year and/or explaining why he should be out for the year. It is exhausting defending him and the reasons why he should come back. This has been the timeline all along, we just never knew it. We are all waiting for that moment to tell all these people to go to hell and to take their dumb opinions with them.
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^this 100%. The most aggravating thing is when you have friends on social media who are “duke haters and/or unc fans” claiming beating Duke without Zion is the same as beating Duke with Zion. My rebuttal to them is “yeah that’s why only 1 team in the country has defeated a healthy Duke squad and that was back in the third week of the season”. It annoys me trying to be rational with irrational people, you cannot have logical basketball talk with these people. Hope Zion comes back better than ever and Duke stomps a mudhole in every team that gets in their way on to winning #6 on April 8th in Minneapolis. No more injuries for this Duke team please.
 
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FearTheBeard_rivals208808

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DukefanKY said:
Haha! I don't know if you seen the post I put up where after we won it in 2015, I was outside screaming and shooting a shotgun in the air a few times! ( I live out in the country ).
Scared my neighbor to death!!!
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I did! The fact that most of them are probably KY fans is just an added bonus.
 
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bluedevilfan42

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FearTheBeard said:
Yeah, about Saturday’s game...what’s the best way to repair fist-sized holes in drywall? Asking for a friend.

J/k
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You could temporarily put a pic of Luke Maye over it and just punch the sh*t out of his face. Thereafter you could trade out with a pic of each UNC player and punch repeatedly. Then repair the hole accordingly. Just a suggestion.
 
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JC CATS

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chov1125 said:
The worst part of it all is listening/reading uninformed people giving their idiotic opinions as to what is going on. Every day that goes by without Zion increases the amount of people claiming that he is out for the year and/or explaining why he should be out for the year. It is exhausting defending him and the reasons why he should come back. This has been the timeline all along, we just never knew it. We are all waiting for that moment to tell all these people to go to hell and to take their dumb opinions with them.
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That is the same with Reid Travis. Do you guys get the 1 seed if you don't win the ACC tourney? I think you deserve it over the Cheats bc of the Zion factor and they still have 5 L's.
 
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Mac9192

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JC CATS said:
That is the same with Reid Travis. Do you guys get the 1 seed if you don't win the ACC tourney? I think you deserve it over the Cheats bc of the Zion factor and they still have 5 L's.
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If we get to the finals, a 1 seed should be a given. No matter what issues Duke has, going into the ACC Tournament, we’ve only lost 1 ballgame with everyone healthy.
 
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chov1125

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JC CATS said:
That is the same with Reid Travis. Do you guys get the 1 seed if you don't win the ACC tourney? I think you deserve it over the Cheats bc of the Zion factor and they still have 5 L's.
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Yes. At least 2 ACC teams are getting 1-seeds. If we beat UNC with Zion we leap them IMO. They will complain and call it a conspiracy but Duke will get the 1. The debate then becomes who gets the 4th. I would say it would come down to UK TN UNC or possibly Mich St.
 
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JC CATS

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chov1125 said:
Yes. At least 2 ACC teams are getting 1-seeds. If we beat UNC with Zion we leap them IMO. They will complain and call it a conspiracy but Duke will get the 1. The debate then becomes who gets the 4th. I would say it would come down to UK TN UNC or possibly Mich St.
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Michigan State lost 2x to an awful IU team and to a worse Illinois team, they should not be considered
 
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