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***NCAA Tournament Day 4 Thread***

That was a clear foul on Jones. Officials call it on Tako but then let Jones body up at the end of the game. Just sad.
 
Duke fans, are you worried? I know it's about matchups, but UCF had you beat. The two teams in the bottom of the bracket are wayyyy better.
 
Holy Shit.....How did that tip not go in? Reminded me of the IU/Michigan game a few years ago. God damn.......Seeing the play develop, I thought for sure UCF had just won the game.

I LOVE THIS TOURNAMENT......
 
No call on Zion clear charge . No call on Barret push off on rebound. No call on tre body bump on next to last shot. I swear to God that was the most blatant bs.

All within a 10 second span.
 
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Duke fans, are you worried? I know it's about matchups, but UCF had you beat. The two teams in the bottom of the bracket are wayyyy better.


They should be but they aren’t the juggernaught that some seem to think and the Duke fans on this board know this. They got lucky and it takes some luck to win this thing.
 
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I may be wrong. I thought they were out.

I need to take a long walk.

Great game by UCF the human being in me feels bad for them not winning this game. The Duke fan in me is glad they didn't.

HOLY SHIT!!!!!
I know the feeling. I yelled at my TV wayyy too much yesterday when Wofford had UK on the ropes and Duke was much closer to defeat in this game.
 
Refs were pretty fair IMO. Called the initial Zion charge and could have reversed the shot clock violation. Put back off the FT didn’t really look like a push, just poor rebounding.
 
Refs were pretty fair IMO. Called the initial Zion charge and could have reversed the shot clock violation. Put back off the FT didn’t really look like a push, just poor rebounding.
Go get an eye exam.
 
Duke is so vulnerable. It will happen soon enough. Today would’ve been great tho.
Meh....I've seen a lot of great teams look vulnerable...Then win their next game by 50. Duke is very good. UCF just played really, really good, and Dawkins was unreal. What UCF did today is what teams like them need to do: Shoot it well, and get a big night from a dude. They got that.
 
If Zion is allowed to push off on that drive like that there should never be another charge called
 
They should be but they aren’t the juggernaught that some seem to think and the Duke fans on this board know this. They got lucky and it takes some luck to win this thing.
Yeah, tournament play, for whatever reason, is just do much different. Seems like any team can hang with any team.

UCF had their giant in foul trouble all game and Duke had two transcendent players. I thought for sure Duke would eventually pull away and win by 20, but somehow UCF manned up.

However, UCF made a ton of stupid mistakes, the teams Duke is about to run into won't make that many mistakes.
 
Best game of the year, instant classic.
This is why its called Match Madness! 2 little guys give Duke and UK to the wire
 
Yeah, tournament play, for whatever reason, is just do much different. Seems like any team can hang with any team.

UCF had their giant in foul trouble all game and Duke had two transcendent players. I thought for sure Duke would eventually pull away and win by 20, but somehow UCF manned up.

However, UCF made a ton of stupid mistakes, the teams Duke is about to run into won't make that many mistakes.


That missed alley oop on the fast break is one of them.
 
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If Zion is allowed to push off on that drive like that there should never be another charge called
I guess....But, dude, c'mon. Its not UCF didn't get some calls. Tacko absolutely raped Zion earlier. No call. That would have been his 4th. That call gets made, and this game probably doesn't come down to the wire; UCF was +17 with him on the floor.

It works both ways. But I get it...Folks who want Duke to lose only see the calls for Duke.
 
That missed alley oop on the fast break is one of them.
Had a guy take a guarded turn around fade away jumper with 20 seconds on the shot clock with a minute left too. Clanged off the back of the rim and was the first pass in a Duke fast break.

Heck, UCF made a ton of mistakes throughout the entire game. Dawkins was incredible, but this game shouldn't have been close.

I guess missing Jack White threw them off ;)
 
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I guess....But, dude, c'mon. Its not UCF didn't get some calls. Tacko absolutely raped Zion earlier. No call. That would have been his 4th. That call gets made, and this game probably doesn't come down to the wire; UCF was +17 with him on the floor.

It works both ways. But I get it...Folks who want Duke to lose only see the calls for Duke.
Borden serious question. Do you watch some of the bullshit that gets called a charge?

75% of help side charges are crap. Zion shoved his smaller defender out of his way and threw himself into tacko
 
I guess....But, dude, c'mon. Its not UCF didn't get some calls. Tacko absolutely raped Zion earlier. No call. That would have been his 4th. That call gets made, and this game probably doesn't come down to the wire; UCF was +17 with him on the floor.

It works both ways. But I get it...Folks who want Duke to lose only see the calls for Duke.
I think it’s more that Duke got 3 favorable calls/no calls in the last 20 seconds of the game
 
Borden serious question. Do you watch some of the bullshit that gets called a charge?

75% of help side charges are crap. Zion shoved his smaller defender out of his way and threw himself into tacko
He shoved him? I honestly felt the kid was there, there was contact,and the official decided on a no call. I didn't see an extension, or anything obvious.

The block/charge, at that speed especially, is a god damn hard call to make. TBH, I thought it was a good no call. Big on little. No reason to punish a guy for being bigger/stronger.

JMO. And of course, I'm not rooting for a Duke loss as bad as other are.
 
I think it’s more that Duke got 3 favorable calls/no calls in the last 20 seconds of the game
Why are those any more imprtant than the no call on Tacko, that gives him his 4th, with a ton of time left? He comes out of the game, as he should have(it was a foul), it changes the game. Why is that call any less important?
 
Im going to point something out that I dont think people are thinking about yet.

The winner of LSU vs MSU is going to maul Dukes frontline with Delaurier.

LSU with Naz Reid, Emm Williams, Bigby Williams etc

MSU with Xavier Tillman and Nick Ward. Nick Ward, especially, could put up about 20+ with Delaurier on him.

Duke is a tremendous team but I think theyre in real danger when they get to the elite 8.
 
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