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Duke can't control the level of their competition in conference play. So what they can get out of it is knowing that they can make who is supposed to be their bitch, their bitch. They played tonight's game on the road and without using Flagg as the go to guy. They focused on getting role players more involved, so you could say they got that out of it.
Duke not being tested get's mentioned a lot but I'm not sure it matters. 2000-01 Duke won their games by an average of 20.2
2014-15 Duke won their games by an average of 15.5
1996 Ky won their games by an average of 22
2014-15 ky won all theirs by an average of 20
Once the tournament starts I think that "being tested" throughout the season is out the window.
They might do like 5 of the 8 SEC teams did last year, lose in the first round.
You really have an anxiety/mental issue with the ACC. After decades of Kentucky benefiting from a bad SEC, you’re going to say that Duke can’t win because of their conference? Lol
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Where did I say that Duke can't win because of their conference? Please point to where I said that, unless you are just making things up again (which you love to do). The funny thing is (and this probably went right over your head while you were busy obsessing over my posts in this thread) is that you literally quoted a post of mine where I said Duke is no doubt a FF/championship contender team. Hahahaha, what a dope.
Second, this a is a college basketball message board. I post in all threads UK, KU, SEC, ACC, UL, Auburn, UNC, etc. Since you are busy tracking down my posts solely in an ACC thread (where ppl are going to talk about the conference), why don't you go track down all my other posts as well and let me know how obsessed I am with those other schools. You look like a fool.
Not quite sure that logic works.
First, this Duke team pales in comparison to 1996 and 2015 UK, as well as 2001 Duke. All of those teams were beyond dominant from a roster standpoint, and didn't rely for the majority of their output from freshmen. All three of those teams would slaughter this Duke team, in my opinion.
Second, the 2015 Duke team lost three games in the ACC regular season (in what was a vastly superior ACC compared to now), and also lost in the semis against ND in the conference tourney semis. They were plenty tested along the way.
Legit all this clown talks about. He has 600 posts and half of them are whining about the ACC being down. Yikes.
Interesting. You are stalking a poster's post count. Then turn around and say it's legit all I talk about. Then say half my posts are about the ACC being down (which directly contradicts what you just said about the ACC is all I talk about).
Since you and the other UL fan are beyond obsessed and concerned what I post about an a college basketball message board, and since you clearly have no lives, please take a look at all of my posts since I started posting on this board a few years ago, and tell me how many are about the ACC? You made the claim that half are, so I would love to see the support for this claim.
We all know you have the time, since you are beyond obsessed with what I post about, that you can perform this exercise. Can't wait to hear the results.
You post the same crybaby drivel about the ACC being down, it's boring. Lol stalking, dude you have 600 posts, and every time I log on here you're saying the same thing. At least JC is forthright with his pitiful trolling.
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Gotcha, so you have no facts, whatsoever, to support your claim. Which is exactly what I knew would happen, as you are 100% lying. I post on all sorts of college basketball topics, not just the suckage of the ACC.
Also, here is a little message board tip for you (although since you say I am new, not sure why I should have to tell you this, as you should already know)...if you don't like what I am posting about and it drives you to have to look at my post count and make up lies about what I post about, then IGNORE what I am saying. Not a hard concept dude.
How dare I mention in an ACC thread (that I didn't even create) my curiosity about Duke not being tested effecting their chances of a deep run? The horror. Sorry that bothers you so much.
You literally posted the same thing three times in this thread, w get it, you’re an SEC fan first.
Can’t really blame you for that
I’m not a huge believer that being tested helps teams all that much in March, and the rancid ACC is helping Duke undoubtedly, I think.
Duke is a very good team, just like Kansas, just like Auburn, just like Kentucky. Three teams that Duke has proven to be about 50/50 with. For this particular Duke team, I’ll take a clear path to a #1 seed rather than Flagg’s mettle being tested. Personally, I think a potential 8 - 4 - 2 path as opposed to a potential 6 - 2 - 1 path is much more valuable.
Duke is a very good team, just like Kansas, just like Auburn, just like Kentucky. Three teams that Duke has proven to be about 50/50 with. For this particular Duke team, I’ll take a clear path to a #1 seed rather than Flagg’s mettle being tested. Personally, I think a potential 8 - 4 - 2 path as opposed to a potential 6 - 2 - 1 path is much more valuable.
This is a thread (again which I did not create) about the ACC. The ACC sucks. If I want to post in this thread about the ACC sucking, then I will do so. If I want to say it repeatedly, then I will (even though my last post had to do with Duke not being tested and if that will or will not effect their tourney run). This thread has nothing to do with the SEC. At all. You are the one interjecting things about the SEC. Not me.
If my posting bothers you so much, then just ignore it. Very simple.
And it's funny, before this stupid back and forth with you two UL fans, there were 80 posts in this thread. Guess how many were mine? Three. Yep, I am super obsessed. Lol.
Almost everything I've seen you post on this board is crying about the ACC. We get it, the ACC is down and isn't good. It's your little passive aggressive slight to the few decent teams in the league after a win, is what I laugh about. You giving anyone tips on how to post is quite rich.
Lol dude is a broken record, and a master deflector. "bu bu bu, you're lying...you just lie"
Bro, if the ACC is slightly mentioned this guy is airlifted in, mouth and vagina drooling profusely.
Your insults are on the level of a pre-pubescent middle schooler. Try harder dude. Very weak.
Let me ask yoh this. If Duke loses in the sweet 16 to a lesser team. Will it be because Duke choked or because they weren't battle tested?
Good question.
Probably a little of both.
I just think there is a great value in playing in tough conference games every once in a while. I have no idea how Duke will respond against really good competition, as they will go through their 20 game conference schedule and ACC tourney without that testing, in my opinion. Maybe Clemson plays well this week, I don't know. All I can base Duke on is their results against UK, KU, and Auburn. Tough to glean anything from what is going on against ACC competition.
How that shakes out in March is anybody's guess.
So what can Duke do this year in order to get you what you want to see? Is this going to be a conversation after every 20+ point road win? I don't care how bad the ACC is, to consistently win by 20+ on the road is not an easy task for an average team.
I have said before, and I actually think it may have been in response to you, that Duke is no doubt a FF/championship contender. They are not an average team, whatsoever (nor have I ever come close to saying that).
My post was out of curiosity as to what Duke is getting out of rolling over substandard competition in almost every ACC game. Moreso to the point, how is the conference helping prepare them for March when they will eventually hit adversity against a good team. How will they respond to that is my question? When has Duke had to face adversity against a really good team this year? The only ones that come to mind are KU and UK (and I wouldn't even say they are really good at this point, good, but not really good). But that was so long ago, I have no idea how Duke would handle that now, as we don't get to see them put to the test by any good/really good teams in the ACC.
Do you know how Duke would handle it?
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