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Duke will go 40-0. They are already printing the shirts.Will not win the ACC or NCAA title?
They can't shoot, their best players need to get to the rim (spacing problems), and relying on 18 year olds in late February, early March never works out.
Will not win the ACC or NCAA title?
They can't shoot, their best players need to get to the rim (spacing problems), and relying on 18 year olds in late February, early March never works out.
I've only seen obsessed rival fans talk of this.Duke will go 40-0. They are already printing the shirts.
Never? Duke won a title in 2015 on the backs of four freshman. Kentucky is 2012 had a couple quality freshman as well. No?Will not win the ACC or NCAA title?
They can't shoot, their best players need to get to the rim (spacing problems), and relying on 18 year olds in late February, early March never works out.
No bait. Duke will be one of the most exciting teams to watch in recent memory. I've just been inundated with Duke champion talk, and I'm not seeing it.....at allSeems like bait to me.
I have no idea why someone would start a thread like this.
They very well may not win the ACC, but that's because it's the toughest league in the country and they play an unbalanced schedule.
The NCAAT is a crapshoot, you can be the best team going in and lose one of your first two games
Cough cough virginia cough cough.
Duke has more weapons than most and will be one of a handful of teams that will be favorites to win it all.
Most teams have only played 2 games. Not a whole lot to go by. Add the fact that there are so many elements that go into winning a title and it's easy to not see it. With such a small sample of Duke and other potential contenders, what have you seen that disqualifies them from your sights?No bait. Duke will be one of the most exciting teams to watch in recent memory. I've just been inundated with Duke champion talk, and I'm not seeing it.....at all
Duke can't shoot, 43.5% from 3 in 2 games is awful. This thread looks like some others that were started around June.Most teams have only played 2 games. Not a whole lot to go by. Add the fact that there are so many elements that go into winning a title and it's easy to not see it. With such a small sample of Duke and other potential contenders, what have you seen that disqualifies them from your sights?
That's pretty much what I have seen.Duke can't shoot, 43.5% from 3 in 2 games is awful. This thread looks like some others that were started around June.
Also Zion is fat and they don't have any depth.
You're probably right. I don't mind good trolling but people that contribute nothing but troll threads are annoying.That's pretty much what I have seen.
I think @Matt Laurer is recruiting some main board regulars to bait/troll Duke fans here. Every one of tMB regulars I have seen here are Duke haters.
I don't think that was Treez objective here. He brought up a point about shooting that has been associated with this Duke roster since the roster was completed with Zions' commitment. Only two games in and Duke is shooting just fine from the perimeter but it is only two games, so it remains to be seen what they will do the rest of the year. I like Duke's chances of being able to shoot well enough to do big things this year.That's pretty much what I have seen.
I think @Matt Laurer is recruiting some main board regulars to bait/troll Duke fans here. Every one of tMB regulars I have seen here are Duke haters.
Maybe not. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I just don't see how anyone can say they do or don't see the talk right now.I don't think that was Treez objective here. He brought up a point about shooting that has been associated with this Duke roster since the roster was completed with Zions' commitment. Only two games in and Duke is shooting just fine from the perimeter but it is only two games, so it remains to be seen what they will do the rest of the year. I like Duke's chances of being able to shoot well enough to do big things this year.
No bait. Duke will be one of the most exciting teams to watch in recent memory. I've just been inundated with Duke champion talk, and I'm not seeing it.....at all
Yeah the hype has been stupid-- even as a fan, I wish media would be a little more subdued, but that's wishing for something that won't happen. I don't expect us to even go undefeated in the ACC, let alone for the whole season. Honestly, I wouldn't even want to enter the NCAA undefeated. I never do. 2 losses would be wish, but I'd expect a couple more than that.
As for shooting, as someone mentioned above, we are over 43% from 3. Granted, that's only 2 games against early season cupcakes, but it's not a bad starting point.
Granted, that's only 2 games against early season cupcakes, but it's not a bad starting point.
That's pretty much what I have seen.
I think @Matt Laurer is recruiting some main board regulars to bait/troll Duke fans here. Every one of tMB regulars I have seen here are Duke haters.
I can see why your rivals name is nuts. Very appropriate.No bait. Duke will be one of the most exciting teams to watch in recent memory. I've just been inundated with Duke champion talk, and I'm not seeing it.....at all
That's a natural feeling when you don't like a particular program. You look for things to support your "they're not good enough" claim. But they have more talent than anyone and if they stay healthy, they're one of maybe 10 teams that can win it all and who cares if they don't win the ACC regular season championship? It's a tough league with an unbalanced schedule.No bait. Duke will be one of the most exciting teams to watch in recent memory. I've just been inundated with Duke champion talk, and I'm not seeing it.....at all
That's a natural feeling when you don't like a particular program. You look for things to support your "they're not good enough" claim. But they have more talent than anyone and if they stay healthy, they're one of maybe 10 teams that can win it all and who cares if they don't win the ACC regular season championship? It's a tough league with an unbalanced schedule.
I wasn't referring to the ACC tournament (or any tournament) being unbalanced, but correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the ACC have an unbalanced regular season schedule? It's not a round robin correct?Yeah, tournaments don't have unbalanced schedules at all. I agree that teams like Duke have their sights set higher than ACC regular season championships but let's not pretend like they don't matter at all or are any more unbalanced than how we determine champions.
I wasn't referring to the ACC tournament (or any tournament) being unbalanced, but correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the ACC have an unbalanced regular season schedule? It's not a round robin correct?
Agreed.That's correct. We currently play 18 regular season conference games. Each team has 2 permanent rivals that you play home and away each year. You then play 2 other teams home and away on a rotating schedule. You then play every other team once (either home or away). This will change next year when we go to 20 conference games. There's no question that the schedules are unbalanced. That's just how it goes when you have 15 teams in your league and can't play 28 conference games.
My point is that a regular season of 30 games offers more insight into the quality of a team than any tournament does. This sport just chooses to determine a champion using a single elimination format. That's what makes it to exciting but also why the "best" team doesn't always (usually) win.
Agreed.
But I still think a tournament is the best way to determine a champion. No home court advantages, just neutral court games.
Yeah I agree. Champion just doesn't mean best team.
Not a Duke hater nor a fan. Did pick them to beat UK and gave reasons why and posted it on the MB. Those same reasons are why I think AU will beat them saying they play this weekend.To be fair, if you aren't a Duke fan, you probably are a Duke hater
Yeah I agree. Champion just doesn't mean best team.
It did in 2015. Not debatable.Yeah I agree. Champion just doesn't mean best team.
It did in 2015. Not debatable.