Duke/UNC Official Thread 2021/2022 (K’s Last Hurrah Edition)

[Dudleys87]

Kansas body language already looks defeated. Can't overcome that.

Abadji will get going. The plan of attack will change we’ll see how it plays out.

 

[Boston Vol]

Looks like Bill Self is going to have to bust out the triangle and two

 

[Dudleys87]

Looks like Bill Self is going to have to bust out the triangle and two

He has to get his guards going and go away from the inside or he has no chance

 

[Dudleys87]

Not exactly the start I was hoping for.

 

[Boston Vol]

Kansas showing some pride. North Carolina taking some questionable shots to start the half.

 

[Boston Vol]

UNC is in trouble

 

[Boston Vol]

We’re going to see down the stretch how much that Duke game took out of them.

 

[Dudleys87]

UNC is in trouble

Black will be out for a while and love couldn’t hit a shot if the basket was as big as a beach ball.

I’d say they’re drowning right now.

 

[Dudleys87]

The only saving grace carolina has right now is Kansas is awful at the line

 

[Dudleys87]

Absolutely a selfish game form Love tonight.
That being said complete meltdown from Carolina.

Congrats Kansas.

 

[Regulator]

They just ran out of gas. Helluva a run though.

 

[volsarelife1]

Absolutely a selfish game form Love tonight.
That being said complete meltdown from Carolina.

Congrats Kansas.

One of the dumbest shots I've ever seen a player take

 

[Dudleys87]

One of the dumbest shots I've ever seen a player take

He had several.
I get the whole keep playing to get out of a slump but he has to be able to recognize it’s not his night. Furthermore forcing shots doesent help the cause either.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Caleb Love was awful tonight. He had no business hoisting up 23 shots. Some of those shots should have been Manek's.

 

[Vol423]

Carolina, all the way. Love is becoming a superstar.

Love showed tonight that he needs another year in college.

 

[Chuckie]

That one hurts, no doubt. But the toughness and heart they showed on this run is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. Proud of that team…fighters until the end.

My knock on Love has always been that, when he isn’t feeling it he takes way more shots than he should. I know he couldn’t on the final shot, but the only thing he should have been doing tonight was driving to the lane.

 

[VolInNW]

The slipper just wouldn’t quite go on. Helluva run though. Tonight was closer than I thought it would be, and for a few minutes, I doubted my doubts.

Way to go, ‘Heels!!

 

[DiderotsGhost]

Absolutely a selfish game form Love tonight.
That being said complete meltdown from Carolina..

That's what was so frustrating for me. I thought UNC could win every game they played in this tournament (even against Baylor I was confident) but this was the first game I thought we were outmatched (particularly with Bacot's ankle injury) And yet, we should've won.

Way too much iso and jacking-up low-quality shots. Johnson came off the bench and kept us in it during the 2nd half, but Love played terrible. Don't know why we kept rushing bad shots with a double-digit lead.

Still, I'm proud of my Tarheels for making it this far. Everyone underestimated them this year and they proved them wrong. Beat 3 of the best teams in the country to make the final. And honestly, the Finals loss wouldn't be that painful if we didn't have the game in hand and blown it in dramatic fashion.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Congratulations on a good season Heels. You certainly surprised the basketball world. I don’t think even the biggest UNC fan could ever have imagined what was accomplished over the past 6 weeks.

Now it’s on to a new era in the rivalry. One that doesn’t involve either Dean Smith or Coach K for the first time since 1961. Pretty crazy to think about in those terms.

 

[05_never_again]

Congratulations on a good season Heels. You certainly surprised the basketball world. I don’t think even the biggest UNC fan could ever have imagined what was accomplished over the past 6 weeks.

Now it’s on to a new era in the rivalry. One that doesn’t involve either Dean Smith or Coach K for the first time since 1961. Pretty crazy to think about in those terms.

Holy s**t.

 

[YankeeVol]

 

[volfanbill]

Nolan Smith to Louisville

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Nolan Smith to Louisville

 

[volfanbill]

Sounds like a plan that was made weeks ago, like when he Payne got hired at Louisville.

 

[Volfan8282]

I guess we have no choice but to trust Scheyer, but would’ve preferred a different route here. Is Schrage known as an elite recruiter or developer of talent? He had a terrible record at Elon but I have no context for that job. I know he has Duke ties, but this doesn’t strike me as a wow hire.