Official Duke/UNC 2016-17 Thread

#352
#352
I talk ****, but the three headed monster of Tatum, Kennard, and Allen is pretty good. Even if Jefferson sucks 😄
 
#354
#354
This team is only gonna get better because they actually like each other now. Jefferson's gonna healthier, but it's okay if he doesn't because Bolden and Giles are figuring it out. Giles is gonna be huge down the stretch for Duke. You can tell he's figuring it out and getting back to his old self - he had some nice plays tonight. Excited for the rest of the season!

Also, RIP to Kennedy Meeks.
 
#357
#357
That never, EVER GETS ****ING OLD.
GO TO HELL CAROLINA GO TO HELL!!
What's that 12 of the last 15-16?
 
#361
#361
And now ESPN has a charming, happy go lucky story of the antihero Grayson Allen coming into his own. Bull sh**
 
#362
#362
The big three were great, but lost in the shuffle was unsung hero Frank Jackson who came off the bench to score 11 on 4-4 shooting. Man, next year's back court of Jackson, Kennard, Trent Jr., and Duval is going to be a lot of fun.

Giles and Bolden combined for a solid 17 mins - hopefully by tournament time we can get that number up to 30 mins. If they can get up to 25-30 solid mins combined then this team will be hard to beat.

The bad news: Duke has a quick turnaround as they play Clemson tomorrow at 1. Could be a potential trap game after the emotional and physical game last night.
 
#363
#363
Hey, both teams played well, and Duke was lights out from 3 (and the free throw line, dammit). Gotta tip the cap to Duke for that.

But, there is nothing worse than the game MVP being the player that is the whiniest, brattiest, punk-ass that's ever put on a Duke uniform...and that's saying something! :)
 
#364
#364
Was worried that game would be closer than is should be, but a win is a win. Hopefully they can rest up and be ready to go to UVA on Wednesday. This team is tired right now. Think Luke might've sealed ACC POY with that performance down the stretch today.
 
#372
#372
AV_12 said:
He isn't man. Injuries or not from what I've seen
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And you'd be in the minority of people who would think that. He's been fantastic these past few games. He still on a minutes restriction and every time he comes in his presence is felt.
 
#373
#373
kid50 said:
And you'd be in the minority of people who would think that. He's been fantastic these past few games. He still on a minutes restriction and every time he comes in his presence is felt.
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From the hype he got, I would have made expected him to be better. He hasn't looked like a #1 overall pick candidate. Like I have even seen flashes of that.
 
#374
#374
AV_12 said:
From the hype he got, I would have made expected him to be better. He hasn't looked like a #1 overall pick candidate. Like I have even seen flashes of that.
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He hadn't played basketball in a year and a half before he got to Duke and then he got hurt again and had another surgery. He's played like 13 games in a year and a half and has had to get back up to speed playing in the arguably the hardest conference in the history of CBB. He wasn't going to look like the #1 overall pick this year, that's why many suggested he not play at all to preserve that stock because people knew there would be growing pains. There has been, but over these past few games you can easily see why people thought he'd be the #1 overall pick if he was fully healthy.
 
#375
#375
kid50 said:
He hadn't played basketball in a year and a half before he got to Duke and then he got hurt again and had another surgery. He's played like 13 games in a year and a half and has had to get back up to speed playing in the arguably the hardest conference in the history of CBB. He wasn't going to look like the #1 overall pick this year, that's why many suggested he not play at all to preserve that stock because people knew there would be growing pains. There has been, but over these past few games you can easily see why people thought he'd be the #1 overall pick if he was fully healthy.
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To be fair, he could have, and he hasn't. People have come back strong from these injuries before, including Giles himself. He has a valid excuse for not looking like the #1, but to say that no one could have expected more than 12-15 minutes and 5 points per game at this point is a bit revisionist.
 
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