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Prescott
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Jan 25, 2013 10:37am
it doesn't mean he hasn't been great all season long.
He is one of the better shooters in the country, but he has had some bad nights. Ohio State comes to mind and,of course, Miami. There is no doubt he has had a few other less than stellar games.Great all season???? No.
When Curry plays well your idol worship is over the top. When he plays poorly it is only fair to point it out.
He is one of the better shooters in the country, but he has had some bad nights. Ohio State comes to mind and,of course, Miami. There is no doubt he has had a few other less than stellar games.Great all season???? No.
When Curry plays well your idol worship is over the top. When he plays poorly it is only fair to point it out.
reclegend22
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Jan 25, 2013 11:31am
Says the person who "doesn't" watch Duke games.prescott wrote:When he plays poorly it is only fair to point it out.
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Prescott
Posts: 2,569
Jan 25, 2013 1:28pm
Says the person who "doesn't" watch Duke games.
Curry's story is told by the boxscore. No need to watch.
Curry's story is told by the boxscore. No need to watch.
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Red Rider Nation
Posts: 1,085
Jan 25, 2013 4:19pm
Andre Dawkins will not play again for Duke!reclegend22;1374190 wrote:Agreed. The Blue Devil bench is by far one of the most offensively inept I've seen at Duke in quite some time, right on par with the 2006 and 2007 teams. The former year didn't really matter, though, because J.J. scored 200 points a game.
This is the point in the season where Andre Dawkins would come in handy. The only bright side to Andre red shirting this year is that with Andre back next year, Duke is going to field one of the deepest and most talented scoring teams it's had in awhile on the wing with Dre, Rasheed, Hood, Parker and Matt Jones. And also throw in Cook, who I suspect will be very good as a junior.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 26, 2013 10:38am
Let's go Duke.
Big one today in Durham against the B1G.
Big one today in Durham against the B1G.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Jan 26, 2013 1:39pm
This is a lot closer than I thought it would be. I figured it would be 15+ at half in favor of the Dookies.
wildcats20
Posts: 27,794
Jan 26, 2013 1:40pm
Hate to do this...
But that was a really, really nice set there from K. And a GREAT finsh from Jefferson.
But that was a really, really nice set there from K. And a GREAT finsh from Jefferson.
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Jan 26, 2013 1:44pm
Duke is relying on a 165 pound powerforward for defense and offense. This illustrates the importance of Kelly. Ugh.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 26, 2013 2:28pm
Rasheed is killing it today from downtown. Sulaimon hit his first six from beyond the arc, and has a career high of 23 points with almost eight minutes left. Duke needs to finish strong here and win by double figures. No four corner bull----.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 26, 2013 3:29pm
Mason Plumlee ended the game with one of the most impressive, mid-air, put-back reverse dunks I have ever seen at the college level. Awesome. It capped a quiet yet overall solid day for Plumlee, who finished with 19 points and eight rebounds.
Sheed Sulaimon will be the best perimeter player in the country next year, in my view. I have a biased view. Lol. But he has the assets to be truly a great player in the coming years. He dropped 25 today and shot 6-of-8 from triple land.
Sheed Sulaimon will be the best perimeter player in the country next year, in my view. I have a biased view. Lol. But he has the assets to be truly a great player in the coming years. He dropped 25 today and shot 6-of-8 from triple land.
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Red Rider Nation
Posts: 1,085
Jan 26, 2013 3:42pm
He will be in the NBA next year! It's a done dealreclegend22;1375191 wrote:Mason Plumlee ended the game with one of the most impressive, mid-air, put-back reverse dunks I have ever seen at the college level. Awesome. It capped a quiet yet overall solid day for Plumlee, who finished with 19 points and eight rebounds.
Sheed Sulaimon will be the best perimeter player in the country next year, in my view. I have a biased view. Lol. But he has the assets to be truly a great player in the coming years. He dropped 25 today and shot 6-of-8 from triple land.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 26, 2013 4:05pm
Red Rider,
Honestly, unless you divulge the origin of your source, none of us here can believe any of your definitive statements. You do understand that, right? You very well might know somebody close to Duke, but it's not believable unless you elaborate as to why you believe you know what you say you do.
Rasheed Sulaimon will be back at Duke. He's not anywhere close to a lottery pick, which he would be in the 2014 draft.
Honestly, unless you divulge the origin of your source, none of us here can believe any of your definitive statements. You do understand that, right? You very well might know somebody close to Duke, but it's not believable unless you elaborate as to why you believe you know what you say you do.
Rasheed Sulaimon will be back at Duke. He's not anywhere close to a lottery pick, which he would be in the 2014 draft.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 26, 2013 8:19pm
Today was definitely a good day. Awesome dunks above, by all. The Len dunk was very impressive. He is going to be an outstanding pro one day. He has amazing foot work and great touch around the basket with the ability to finish (see above). If he adds an 18-footer to his repertoire, Len would be a Rik Smits clone.
swamisez
Posts: 1,990
Jan 27, 2013 5:50pm
To the one who suggested Alex Murphy be the one to fill in for Kelly during the injury. Note the game yesterday.
Alex played one possession, missed a defensive assignment, had a late switch, attempted to draw a charge and caused an and-1. Alex was then subbed out and didn't see the floor again.
K talks about Alex needing to believe in himself more and to get the confidence of teammates. Its puzzling how little he plays but I am not at practice so I have no idea but during games he does seem defensively aloof when he has to play near the basket.
Alex played one possession, missed a defensive assignment, had a late switch, attempted to draw a charge and caused an and-1. Alex was then subbed out and didn't see the floor again.
K talks about Alex needing to believe in himself more and to get the confidence of teammates. Its puzzling how little he plays but I am not at practice so I have no idea but during games he does seem defensively aloof when he has to play near the basket.
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birddog23
Posts: 1,086
Jan 28, 2013 8:55am
I was the one who mentioned him maybe getting more minutes with Kelly out. He just needs some game time to get acclimated with how fast the game is and how quickly he needs to rotate and be in the right position on defense. I just wish he could've got some more PT earlier on in the season against teams like: Georgia State, Florida Gulf Coast, Elon, and Santa Clara. Those were all fairly easy games for Duke and in those games he played a combined 9 MINUTES.swamisez;1375712 wrote:To the one who suggested Alex Murphy be the one to fill in for Kelly during the injury. Note the game yesterday.
Alex played one possession, missed a defensive assignment, had a late switch, attempted to draw a charge and caused an and-1. Alex was then subbed out and didn't see the floor again.
K talks about Alex needing to believe in himself more and to get the confidence of teammates. Its puzzling how little he plays but I am not at practice so I have no idea but during games he does seem defensively aloof when he has to play near the basket.
Now I know Coach K knows what he's doing, and I am just a stupid 20 something year old on a message board but damn Murph is a freak athletically and I would love to see him develop.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 30, 2013 10:33pm
Duke finally woke up from its nightmare in Winston-Salem and beat Wake Forest, 75 to 70. To the Demon Deacons' credit, it was their first conference loss of the season. Jeff Bzdelik is slowly rebuilding Wake back into a basketball power in the East. But, my god, that was scary as hell.
Mason Plumlee played like the front-runner for ACC POTY with 32 points and 9 rebounds. Seth Curry added 21 on one leg.
Mason Plumlee played like the front-runner for ACC POTY with 32 points and 9 rebounds. Seth Curry added 21 on one leg.
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ironman02
Posts: 4,989
Jan 30, 2013 10:36pm
Isn't Wake 3-5 in the ACC?reclegend22;1378087 wrote:Duke finally woke up from its nightmare in Winston-Salem and beat Wake Forest, 75 to 70. To the Demon Deacons' credit, it was their first conference loss of the season. Jeff Bzdelik is slowly rebuilding Wake back into a basketball power in the East. But, my god, that was scary as hell.
Mason Plumlee played like the front-runner for ACC POTY with 32 points and 9 rebounds. Seth Curry added 21 on one leg.
Nice to see Duke FINALLY win a road game.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 30, 2013 10:53pm
I forgot to qualify that statement with "at home."ironman02;1378090 wrote:Isn't Wake 3-5 in the ACC?
Nice to see Duke FINALLY win a road game.
Duke is always going to be short on "true" road wins to start the year because of the neutral site-heavy schedule that K likes to implement each year to mimic NCAA Tournament sites. Aside from the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, there is rarely a true road game outside of the ACC schedule on Duke's early itinerary. Add in Ryan Kelly's injury, and the ACC on the road is a nightmare.
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ironman02
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Jan 30, 2013 10:57pm
So that's what it is?!? All this time I just thought K didn't want to play true road games because he was afraid of losing them.reclegend22;1378119 wrote:I forgot to qualify that statement with "at home."
Duke is always going to be short on "true" road wins to start the year because of the neutral site-heavy schedule that K likes to implement each year to mimic NCAA Tournament sites. Aside from the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, there is rarely a true road game outside of the ACC schedule on Duke's early itinerary. Add in Ryan Kelly's injury, and the ACC on the road is a nightmare.
Just messing with you, rec, so don't get too upset with me. lol
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 30, 2013 11:05pm
I got you. And yes, that is actually the strategy. And the strategy works. Four natty's and 11 Final Fours, one away from the all-time record. Besides, true road games mean absolutely nothing. They might make you "mentally tough" -- so does playing in the best preseason tournament each season and playing eight road games in the ACC -- but you aren't going to play Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the NCAA Tournament, so what's the point. Play Butler in New Jersey or Kansas in Chicago (like Duke is next season) like you would in the NCAA Tournament and get used to that type of environment.
And it's not like Duke shies away from home-and-away series'. Up until the last couple of seasons, Duke played St. John's, Michigan and Georgetown for years, and will likely pick up another elite program in a similar agreement soon.
And it's not like Duke shies away from home-and-away series'. Up until the last couple of seasons, Duke played St. John's, Michigan and Georgetown for years, and will likely pick up another elite program in a similar agreement soon.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 30, 2013 11:08pm
As you can see, I've been on edge the past couple of weeks. Haha. I will be miserable until Ryan Kelly is back on the court.
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 31, 2013 8:44am
Also, since we are on the discussion of Coack K's scheduling practices and the idea was presented that Duke's lack of "true" non-conference road games is a sign of fear, I found these stats pretty interesting.
Strength Of Schedule Stats Since 2003 (the last 10 years):
Duke
#1 SOS rankings: 3 (2012, 2009, 2006)
Top 10 SOS rankings: 9 (2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
Average SOS: 5.8
Let's compare Duke's SOS numbers to a random team that I will pick out of a hat. Let's say, North Carolina.
UNC
#1 SOS rankings: 0
Top 10 SOS rankings: 4 (2011, 2008, 2007, 2003)
Average SOS: 13.1
Strength Of Schedule Stats Since 2003 (the last 10 years):
Duke
#1 SOS rankings: 3 (2012, 2009, 2006)
Top 10 SOS rankings: 9 (2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
Average SOS: 5.8
Let's compare Duke's SOS numbers to a random team that I will pick out of a hat. Let's say, North Carolina.
UNC
#1 SOS rankings: 0
Top 10 SOS rankings: 4 (2011, 2008, 2007, 2003)
Average SOS: 13.1
reclegend22
Posts: 8,772
Jan 31, 2013 8:45am
Again, it's great that UNC has played at Santa Clara and College of Charleston throughout the years, but, in the end, those games are really insignificant. There is virtually nothing to gain by it, except for a loss. (UNC lost both those games, by the way.)
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ironman02
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Jan 31, 2013 7:53pm
LOL. Calm down, man. I told you I was just messin' with you.
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vball10set
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Jan 31, 2013 9:01pm
you don't mess with rec on a thread dedicated to Duke, trust meironman02;1378883 wrote:LOL. Calm down, man. I told you I was just messin' with you.
