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  • wildcats20
    Awesome piece. Buy yes truly sad. Brought me very close to tears.
  • wildcats20
    Wake is gonna take down the Dookies.
  • Ironman92
    wildcats20;1587403 wrote:Wake is gonna take down the Dookies.
    One-handed typing fo sure
  • reclegend22
    I sort of cheered for Wake the last minute or so. Duke disappoints again. I've lamented all season how the Blue Devils' propensity to go long periods of time without scoring is going to be the end of this team in the tournament. Like at Carolina, tonight was no different. Wake went on a 15-0 run inside the final three and a half minutes. This shouldn't be news to Duke, but that can't happen.

    At least all of the students for Wake rushed the court this time. By court-storming standards, it was pretty well-coordinated compared to that tiny meeting of people earlier in the year.
  • Ironman92
    Makes me feel better about maybe beating UNC this weekend
  • wildcats20
    Apparently Coach K was dizzy after game and sent Wojo out to talk to media. Was told to stay in the locker room.
  • reclegend22
    wildcats20;1587421 wrote:Apparently Coach K was dizzy after game and sent Wojo out to talk to media. Was told to stay in the locker room.
    K has suffered from previous such spells over the course of his career. You might be familiar with the time he appeared to lie down to take a nap in a game against Georgia Tech about 10 years ago. He is prone to bouts of Presyncope (the state of being lightheaded to the point of fainting).

    [video=youtube;CWl5qC0FBzo][/video]
  • swamisez
    K looks tired, Duke looks tired, the whole thing wreaks of a prolonged absence and a early flame out in March.

    Pete Gaudet gonna get a run for his money in Capel next year.
  • wildcats20
    swamisez;1587660 wrote:K looks tired, Duke looks tired, the whole thing wreaks of a prolonged absence and a early flame out in March.

    Pete Gaudet gonna get a run for his money in Capel next year.
    I saw that today K was back on the practice floor after sleeping in late. I really hope it isn't anything more than just stress/wear and tear of the season. Rivalry and jokes get thrown out the window when comes to someones health.
  • birddog23
    Ready for this Duke/UNC game. Hopefully Duke comes out inspired and plays good, smart Duke basketball. Hoping for a good shooting night from the Dukies. Let's get a W and roll into the ACCT with some momentum
  • Ironman92
    Good to see Duke end UNC's win streak.
  • birddog23
    Duke handles business
  • ironman02
    Carolina shot 60% from the field tonight and lost by 12.

    You can't turn the ball over and give up offensive rebounds to a team as good as Duke.

    1-1. Hoping for a rubber match next week.
  • dlazz
    Duke is ranked too high

    6-8 is more appropriate
  • reclegend22
    Parker (30 points) and Hood (24 points) were awesome for Duke tonight.

    The remaining cast of shooters and team defense remain MIA. While there were certainly some strong offensive stretches for the Blue Devils tonight -- mainly due to Parker and Hood being beasts -- there were still far too many stretches where Duke just looked out of sync and lost on both ends of the floor. Ball movement, defensive rebounding and late-game decision making all must improve or this team is going out early in the tournament.
  • Mulva
    Terrible inbound defense by Maryland.
  • SportsAndLady
    I've never actually seen the "foul them when leading by 3" strategy not work

    Until now
  • wildcats20
    lol at the B1G sign
  • Ironman92
    dlazz;1588180 wrote:Duke is ranked too high

    6-8 is more appropriate
    That's where they'll be in the new rankings ....probably 7 or 8
  • swamisez
    I think the ACC tournament is going to be a total free for all. No idea who is going to win this thing. My money will be on a Syracuse and Carolina final. Carolina is still playing good basketball and I think Syracuse is going to make a run to win this thing.

    If the Devils draw Maryland at any point, pencil in Dez Wells for 30, Nick Faust for a career high and Duke goes home early (again).
  • reclegend22
    swamisez;1588338 wrote:If the Devils draw Maryland at any point, pencil in Dez Wells for 30, Nick Faust for a career high and Duke goes home early (again).
    That.

    Luckily the ACC bracket is now set, and Duke and Maryland are on opposite sides of it. I like the Blue Devils' draw for the quarters. It's certainly more desirable than Carolina's path is as the fourth seed.

    Note: The time for the championship game on the bracket below is incorrect. The final session remains in the traditional time slot of 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. ESPN isn't that fucking stupid -- operative word being that. Anything in the name of ratings. I'm just resigned to the fact that Duke and Carolina will never play on Sunday at 4 p.m. again. Sigh.

  • reclegend22
    Maybe we can get an ACC Tournament thread started as well. Just thought I'd post the bracket here for now.
  • dlazz
    reclegend22;1588359 wrote:Maybe we can get an ACC Tournament thread started as well. Just thought I'd post the bracket here for now.
    Maybe not
  • reclegend22
    All-ACC Teams

    First Team
    Jabari Parker, Fr.. Duke (77) 231
    Tony Warren, So., Maryland (77), 231
    Marcus Paige, So., North Carolina (69) 223
    C.J. Fair, Sr., Syracuse (47) 200
    K.J. McDaniels, Jr. Clemson (46) 199

    Second Team
    Malcolm Brogdon, So., Virginia (35) 170
    Lamar Patterson, Sr. Pitt (10) 158
    Tyler Ennis, Fr., Syracuse (13) 156
    Rodney Hood, Jr., Duke (4) 148
    James Michael McAdoo, Jr., North Carolina (2) 103

    Third Team
    Olivier Hanlan, So., Boston College (3) 101
    Joe Harris, Sr., Virginia (1) 79
    Rion Brown, Sr., Miami 52
    Dez Wells, Jr., Maryland 45
    Daniel Miller, Sr., Georgia Tech 34

    Player of the Year is likely a two-man race at this point between T.J. Warren of North Carolina State and Jabari Parker of Duke.
  • wildcats20
    Paige was a 2nd team All-American from the Sporting News. Which means his number will be honored in the Smith Center.

    Hard to believe that this would happen after what was a very below average frosh year.