killer_ewok
Posts: 11,379
Apr 3, 2010 11:17pm
The #1 seed Duke Blue Devils take on the #5 seed Butler Bulldogs on Monday night. 9:00 p.m. on CBS. Who ya' got?
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rugbywrestler
Posts: 462
Apr 3, 2010 11:17pm
Butler
Trueblue23
Posts: 7,463
Apr 3, 2010 11:20pm
Dukies baby!
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Apr 3, 2010 11:20pm
If Duke plays like that....they will win comfortably.
Cleveland Buck
Posts: 5,126
Apr 3, 2010 11:21pm
I want to say Butler. They will definitely put up a better defensive effort than WVU. I just don't know if they have enough size. If they have to give too much help inside then Duke's shooters will be filling it up outside. I'll say Duke in a close one.
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RiverRat13
Posts: 377
Apr 3, 2010 11:22pm
Butler doesn't have to help inside. In fact, they should encourage Duke's bigs to shoot. Duke's size is a problem on the offensive boards, not scoring inside.Cleveland Buck wrote: I want to say Butler. They will definitely put up a better defensive effort than WVU. I just don't know if they have enough size. If they have to give too much help inside then Duke's shooters will be filling it up outside. I'll say Duke in a close one.
Non
Posts: 9,517
Apr 3, 2010 11:38pm
Nice championship matchup.
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eagleman
Posts: 33
Apr 3, 2010 11:40pm
Duke by 4
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cats gone wild
Posts: 2,651
Apr 3, 2010 11:46pm
Depends on injuries.
Non
Posts: 9,517
Apr 3, 2010 11:50pm
Duke should win but I think it could be a mistake to just go by these two semifinals games.
Butler only shot 31 percent and had to grind it out.
Duke hit everything.
If that's how they both go Monday Duke will kill 'em but Butler is capable of shooting better and defending better than WVU on the outside.
Butler only shot 31 percent and had to grind it out.
Duke hit everything.
If that's how they both go Monday Duke will kill 'em but Butler is capable of shooting better and defending better than WVU on the outside.
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ZeroCool
Posts: 264
Apr 3, 2010 11:52pm
duke by 5 or 6 the whole way and finish with a 10-11 point win based upon the tourney games up to this point.
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mattinctown
Apr 3, 2010 11:58pm
Just don't think Butler has enough offense or inside play to win this game. As much as I'd love them to win in any other year, this is the one year I DON'T. Duke by 7.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Apr 4, 2010 12:02am
As a die hard UNC fan, I HOPE TO GOD BUTLER WINS...
With that said, I think Duke is going to do it... Duke has got me back to the point where I HATE watching them. Late flops, uncanny 3's, ugly faces... Ugh.. It's all too familiar
Next season can't come fast enough.
I'd love to see the "mid-major" finally break through and win the damn thing, especially at home... It'd be even sweeter because it's against Duke..
But again, Duke seems to have "it" right now. Zoubek is probably going to tear that one guy from Butler up on the glass... (#54, I think)
With that said, I think Duke is going to do it... Duke has got me back to the point where I HATE watching them. Late flops, uncanny 3's, ugly faces... Ugh.. It's all too familiar
Next season can't come fast enough.I'd love to see the "mid-major" finally break through and win the damn thing, especially at home... It'd be even sweeter because it's against Duke..
But again, Duke seems to have "it" right now. Zoubek is probably going to tear that one guy from Butler up on the glass... (#54, I think)
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 4, 2010 12:03am
Butler has been dealing with 3-pt shooting teams all year, and are very good at running games at whatever pace they want.
I think Butler has a legitimate shot.
I think Butler has a legitimate shot.
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Prescott
Posts: 2,569
Apr 4, 2010 12:03am
Butler doesn't have enough of anything, especially players who can score the basketball. Butler may shorten the game by running a very deliberate offense, but the Bulldogs will not threaten the dukies.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Apr 4, 2010 12:05am
Butler hasn't faced a team in the tourney who can score and rebound like Duke.. They just haven't.
Duke won't go 5 or 6+ minutes w/o a FG.
Duke won't go 5 or 6+ minutes w/o a FG.
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georgemc80
Posts: 983
Apr 4, 2010 12:08am
Duke played their best game of the season against WVU...part of that had to do with a week of preparation. I am curious how if Duke plays nearly as well as they did against WVU or do they have an emotional let down.
You don't win 25 games in a row on accident. Butler will absolutely compete. I am predicting Duke having to make a comeback after trailing by 5 at halftime.
A Duke win tomorrow has greater implications than just a 4th title for K....a win gives him a reasonable chance to pass Knight next season.
You don't win 25 games in a row on accident. Butler will absolutely compete. I am predicting Duke having to make a comeback after trailing by 5 at halftime.
A Duke win tomorrow has greater implications than just a 4th title for K....a win gives him a reasonable chance to pass Knight next season.
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Apr 4, 2010 12:09am
I've tried everything and it just hasn't worked. This is Duke's championship to win.
Butler is an outstanding team that is very good at imposing its will on its opponent, but as prescott said, they just don't have the offensive horses to hang with Duke. They'll probably get killed on the glass, which will lead to several second chances for Duke. I think the Blue Devils win this thing comfortably, and are never really threatened.
It's time to just accept it and end this nightmare. Duke is the national champion. Next season, please.
Butler is an outstanding team that is very good at imposing its will on its opponent, but as prescott said, they just don't have the offensive horses to hang with Duke. They'll probably get killed on the glass, which will lead to several second chances for Duke. I think the Blue Devils win this thing comfortably, and are never really threatened.
It's time to just accept it and end this nightmare. Duke is the national champion. Next season, please.
tcarrier32
Posts: 1,497
Apr 4, 2010 12:34am
i hope butler wins. ill be rooting for them. luckily our tickets are in the butler section of the stadium
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georgemc80
Posts: 983
Apr 4, 2010 12:36am
Speaking of next year...did anyone hear Nolan Smith say in the presser that he didn't want it to be John or Kyle's last game?
Maybe he knows something.
Maybe he knows something.
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Apr 4, 2010 12:38am
I hope Singler is on his way out, but when he said John, Kyle, or Lance, he probably meant to include Zoubek instead of Singler.
Maybe something will go right this season though.
Maybe something will go right this season though.
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mattinctown
Apr 4, 2010 1:01am
Obviously hoping Kyle sticks around, back to back would look great considering the hell that was 2005 and 2009.
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Footwedge
Posts: 9,265
Apr 4, 2010 1:07am
Butler will win....and it might be a blowout.
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Apr 4, 2010 1:12am
:huh: Butler hasn't blown out anyone good all year. They don't score enough.Footwedge wrote: Butler will win....and it might be a blowout.
Duke wins this one by 8.
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FairwoodKing
Posts: 2,504
Apr 4, 2010 1:19am
I think Butler will be very loose Monday night. They have nothing to lose. Nobody expected them to go this far, so everything at this point is gravy. The game will be close, but Butler will pull it out.