swamisez;1403364 wrote:Was shocked at how this game turned out. The way to beat duke is pretty clear, it requires high ball screens and lots of dribble penetration into the lane. Carolina is built for this at the moment. The fact this never occurred stems from the lack of development of a true pg by Roy and the emphasis on denying dribble penetration by Duke. Forcing the heels to take deep jumpers is a great way to get wins on the road and being led by seniors is a great way to get lopsided road wins.
Proud duke fan tonight. Strangely I feel they are still improving with Kelly's insertion back into the lineup. They may have their best basketball still ahead of them. Great feeling to have at this point. Haven't felt like this about a duke team in years maybe 2002, 1998?
With the emergence of Kelly and Plumlee on the boards, and the overall steadiness of the big three in Curry, Plumlee and Kelly (when one is having an off night, the next steps in), this year is shaping up eerily similar to 2010. I think Duke is coming together at just the right time.
The Blue Devils are the third best three-point shooting team in the country, even ahead of Indiana, but they also have three legitimate slashers (Curry, Cook and Sulaimon) and a NPOTY candidate center in the post. This is a very balanced team that reminds me a bit of the 2004 squad in that way. I'm excited about Duke's chances.