Purdue-Duke

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hatvol96

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Pretty apparent that Purdue is merely a good team. They certainly aren't elite.
 
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maybe that is one way to look at it, but I just see a much, much improved Duke team. They don't have to live by the 3 to win this year, they are rebounding better and the D is so much better. Not just Nolan Smith, but just about everywhere. It's old school Duke. This team will not get out-hustled all year long.

I know Hat disagrees, but I think with injuries and the man on the sidelines for UNC, things might not be as easy for them as so many think.
 
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hatvol96 said:
OU shot about 40 more free throws than Purdue and still had to have overtime to win. I think that game says a lot about the Sooners, as well.
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OU way overrated at 6. Going over Sunday to see them in Tulsa.
 
#7
#7
It was nice to see some toughness from the guys tonight. I'll take the win, though I do believe if we had gotten to the line as we usually do, it would have been a 25+ beatdown.

I hope that D shows up against UNC, and the rest of the year for that matter.

I also think Hat is dead on. Purdue is a good team, but not elite. Duke played sloppy on offense almost all night, and still put it on.
 
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#8
Duke still has some softness issues, especially at center, but are much better with Nolan triggering play on each end.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Duke still has some softness issues, especially at center, but are much better with Nolan triggering play on each end.
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I agree, but I still feel they are playing with much more toughness than last year. Especially Kyle.

I also like Nolan getting the nod at the point, I think we had a discussion about that last year. He just does things Greg can't.

What do you think about LT's improvement? he looks leaps and bounds better than last year.
 
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MontereyVol said:
My wife is crying right now, That was just awful.
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I'm sure my boss is as well. :)

volfanbill said:
maybe that is one way to look at it, but I just see a much, much improved Duke team. They don't have to live by the 3 to win this year, they are rebounding better and the D is so much better. Not just Nolan Smith, but just about everywhere. It's old school Duke. This team will not get out-hustled all year long.

I know Hat disagrees, but I think with injuries and the man on the sidelines for UNC, things might not be as easy for them as so many think.
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Oh my goodness, did that not look great tonight! Rebounding on both sides of the ball made me feel like I was watching a whole different team.

What a great game!

Dylan Stevens said:
It was nice to see some toughness from the guys tonight. I'll take the win, though I do believe if we had gotten to the line as we usually do, it would have been a 25+ beatdown.

I hope that D shows up against UNC, and the rest of the year for that matter.

I also think Hat is dead on. Purdue is a good team, but not elite. Duke played sloppy on offense almost all night, and still put it on.
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Love the avatar. :clapping:
 
#12
#12
Duke looked good tonight, I think they are a solid top ten team but will not go anywhere until they find a true post player.
 
#14
#14
I think Zoubek and Thomas will fill the role of a big man nicely with Miles Plumlee simply getting better and better each game. By the end of the season, I think Plumlee will be really good. I can't wait to see what his brother will bring next year.
 
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