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mattinctown
Apr 5, 2010 11:51pm
Congratulations to Duke, hell of a game by both teams, no one deserved to lose that. However, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 5, 2010 11:52pm
Duke can fuck off.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 5, 2010 11:53pm
I'll say this...congrats to the guys on here who know what the hell they are talking about.
77Legend
Posts: 615
Apr 5, 2010 11:53pm
Duke won. Face it. Great game. Can't beat em', join em'.....lol
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Apr 5, 2010 11:54pm
I second this. You guys know who you are.wildcats20 wrote: I'll say this...congrats to the guys on here who know what the hell they are talking about.
Cleveland Buck
Posts: 5,126
Apr 5, 2010 11:55pm
This just shows how a playoff doesn't guarantee that the best team wins the championship.
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mattinctown
Apr 5, 2010 11:56pm
Not sure if that is a rip on me, but if it is, PM me and I'll tell you how long I've been a Duke fan and how many times I've seen them in person and at Cameron. Congrats to ccrunner, swamisez, and especially reclegend, who is at the game now and enjoying the festivities. I'll be at the rally at Cameron, have to find out when it is. CONGRATS DUKE!!!!!wildcats20 wrote: I'll say this...congrats to the guys on here who know what the hell they are talking about.
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Apr 5, 2010 11:56pm
Congrats to Duke. Duke received "the" most favorable draw of all time!! I congratulate Duke, they did what was required of them. Honestly, I think the draw was atrocious. Their road was paved for them!! I guess it pays to be white and educated. Do you really think Duke would have beaten the other top seeds?
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 5, 2010 11:56pm
True...the best team wasn't the winner in the end. That's the best way to say it.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 5, 2010 11:57pm
Not at all.mattinctown wrote:Not sure if that is a rip on me, but if it is, PM me and I'll tell you how long I've been a Duke fan and how many times I've seen them in person and at Cameron. Congrats to ccrunner, swamisez, and especially reclegend, who is at the game now and enjoying the festivities. I'll be at the rally at Cameron, have to find out when it is. CONGRATS DUKE!!!!!wildcats20 wrote: I'll say this...congrats to the guys on here who know what the hell they are talking about.
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Apr 5, 2010 11:57pm
haha...definitely not you, man. Congrats to your team.mattinctown wrote:Not sure if that is a rip on me, but if it is, PM me and I'll tell you how long I've been a Duke fan and how many times I've seen them in person and at Cameron. Congrats to ccrunner, swamisez, and especially reclegend, who is at the game now and enjoying the festivities. I'll be at the rally at Cameron, have to find out when it is. CONGRATS DUKE!!!!!wildcats20 wrote: I'll say this...congrats to the guys on here who know what the hell they are talking about.
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mathews99
Posts: 12
Apr 5, 2010 11:58pm
This just shows ya how easy basketball officials are getting paid off to call a fair game. Duke did not deserve a #1 seed in the tournament, I feel really bad for the Butler player's. I hope these officials can sleep at night knowing how bad they just screwed over the Butler Bulldogs...
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mattinctown
Apr 6, 2010 12:00am
No worries man, I know ccrunner and rec post on here more, it's all good, just sounded weird since I posted the threadwildcats20 wrote:Not at all.mattinctown wrote:Not sure if that is a rip on me, but if it is, PM me and I'll tell you how long I've been a Duke fan and how many times I've seen them in person and at Cameron. Congrats to ccrunner, swamisez, and especially reclegend, who is at the game now and enjoying the festivities. I'll be at the rally at Cameron, have to find out when it is. CONGRATS DUKE!!!!!wildcats20 wrote: I'll say this...congrats to the guys on here who know what the hell they are talking about.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Apr 6, 2010 12:01am
I disagree. Duke deserved to lose that game.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 6, 2010 12:01am
Yeah, I didn't mean for it to sound like that.
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mattinctown
Apr 6, 2010 12:02am
Please, explain to everyone how the officials screwed over Butler, I for one would love to knowmathews99 wrote: This just shows ya how easy basketball officials are getting paid off to call a fair game. Duke did not deserve a #1 seed in the tournament, I feel really bad for the Butler player's. I hope these officials can sleep at night knowing how bad they just screwed over the Butler Bulldogs...
I for one will sleep great tonight knowing that Duke is the national champs, sorry about your luck.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 6, 2010 12:03am
Officiating was bad, no one can deny that. But in no way did it determine who won the game.
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Apr 6, 2010 12:07am
Yeah, there were some questionable calls/no-calls both ways. It's up to the teams to adjust to that and execute well enough to win. Butler didn't necessarily fail to do that...Duke just did it better.
I would like to raise one question though. Since when did Brian Zoubek get a pass to just do basically whatever in the hell he wants in the lane? That guy threw so many people down and drew so many charges during this tournament that I can't believe it. He definitely was a key to Duke's success, but man, it seemed to me that he was getting away with quite a bit inside these last few games.
I would like to raise one question though. Since when did Brian Zoubek get a pass to just do basically whatever in the hell he wants in the lane? That guy threw so many people down and drew so many charges during this tournament that I can't believe it. He definitely was a key to Duke's success, but man, it seemed to me that he was getting away with quite a bit inside these last few games.
Cleveland Buck
Posts: 5,126
Apr 6, 2010 12:07am
Butler lost because they stopped crashing the defensive boards in the second half and because they missed 7 or 8 layups throughout the game. They should have won despite the officiating.
But it was a 2 point game. One bad call can determine who won, let alone a whole evening of them.
But it was a 2 point game. One bad call can determine who won, let alone a whole evening of them.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 6, 2010 12:09am
Zoubek got a pass when ESPN crowned him as the "best offensive rebounder in the nation"
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Apr 6, 2010 12:11am
Statistically he has been one of the best offensive rebounders all season long
ESPN was late to the party, no worries.
Zoubs had an amazing final minutes, huge contest on Hayward, big rebound, massive freebie, and good on the ball D to pressure Hayward after the rebound.
ESPN was late to the party, no worries.
Zoubs had an amazing final minutes, huge contest on Hayward, big rebound, massive freebie, and good on the ball D to pressure Hayward after the rebound.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Apr 6, 2010 12:11am
You mean shoving the hell out of a player who was boxing him out...ok.
But yeah, congrats swami...UGH lol
But yeah, congrats swami...UGH lol
september63
Posts: 5,789
Apr 6, 2010 12:12am
As far as congratulating the ppl on here that knew enough to pick Duke? Really? Like i said, Congrats to Duke. Any person that picked them was simply a Duke Homer, not someone who knew more than anyone else. Id say any non-Duke fan that picked them to win iight be smarter than the rest. Not a Dukie Homer!!
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mattinctown
Apr 6, 2010 12:17am
Well if you call a FAN a homer, then guilty as charged. I knew this forum would implode if Duke won.september63 wrote: As far as congratulating the ppl on here that knew enough to pick Duke? Really? Like i said, Congrats to Duke. Any person that picked them was simply a Duke Homer, not someone who knew more than anyone else. Id say any non-Duke fan that picked them to win iight be smarter than the rest. Not a Dukie Homer!!
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Apr 6, 2010 12:18am
september,
I'm merely congratulating Duke fans...not people who picked them to win it.
I don't know if that's what you're referring to, but I just wanted to clarify. As much as a despise Duke, I can still appreciate the guys who support them through thick and thin.
I'm merely congratulating Duke fans...not people who picked them to win it.
I don't know if that's what you're referring to, but I just wanted to clarify. As much as a despise Duke, I can still appreciate the guys who support them through thick and thin.