***DUKE VS TEXAS OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

[Jnood]

What a pass!

 

[Dad2ze]

Alex knees had to be above the rim on that rebound

 

[Jnood]

There are some horrible offensive foul calls!

 

[skysdad]

We're not starting off well. Can't make a basket, getting beat going down the floor

 

[Mpm277]

I really like Alex.

 

[DukeSky85]

Alex came to Duke to get PT..love his hustle and hard work

 

[DiehardDukeFan4Life]

Can we keep Alex O’Connell on the team for 8 years like we had a Plumlee on the team for 8 years?

 

[Jnood]

Bricks it in...

 

[GeneBanksManCrush]

O'Connell has got some moves!

 

[dukesince91]

Alex impressing the hell out of me! Shoestring finish!

 

[Showenuff]

Alex is badass.

 

[Buzzooka Joe]

Alex and Bolden are playing great off then bench!

 

[Mpm277]

It's like no matter what combination of towers we have in the post, we can't stop Texas from scoring inside.

 

[duhondukie]

Weather the storm. Let’s Go Duke

 

[Jnood]

So glad the bench has bailed us out the last two games!

 

[KellenPatrick]

Alex impressing the hell out of me! Shoestring finish!

What a pleasant surprise he is becoming. Wow.

 

[christophero]

Every single time Alex is in good things happen. He will be starting by next year. Maybe sooner.

 

[denverexpat]

geez....we cant get a break from the zebras

 

[Jnood]

We are all going to foul out.

 

[BlueDevils725]

Super impressed with Alex and Bolden. Give'em hell boys!

 

[KellenPatrick]

Lead back to 7, come on, boys...

 

[Showenuff]

Allen forcing it tonight, we got trouble.

 

[KellenPatrick]

But Duke gets ALL the calls. Lol.

 

[KellenPatrick]

Lead back to 7, come on, boys...

Starting to feel that way...

 

[Jnood]

The emphasis is on destroying all flow...

 

[denverexpat]

But Duke gets ALL the calls. Lol.

Prior to the bamba block the replay shows Coleman handchecking hard on Duval...no call...i'm usually ok with most games being called but this one is getting a little one sided - on both ends

 

[Tross282003]

The zone is killing this team. Straight up man to man is fine or packline defense. Switching man to man doesn't work with this team.

 

[Mac9192]

Allen in foul trouble to me is from frustration with his shooting. He looks to be agitated out there and now he's on pine for a while

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

3 fouls on Grayson, 2 on Bags, and we can't knockdown any 3's. We're going to have to suck it up and play better D.

OFC

 

[Jnood]

What does Carter do there??

 

[Dad2ze]

Turnovers and fouls are killing us

 

[Showenuff]

We look absolutely horrible right now.

 

[K-oach Q]

This sucks..we are in big trouble..

 

[Ioliva]

They came out flat. Most of the game we haven’t been looking inside. Get carter and bagley the ball and let them work. It’s sad that Texas couldn’t score against butler yesterday and all of a sudden they’re superhuman a lot. I thought we’d better defensively this year guess not

 

[LetsGoDuke301]

Remember when Duke was known for defensive effort? So frustrating.

 

[Therightblue88]

This is probably the worst three-point defense team I’ve ever seen. They don’t even try to close out.

 

[duhondukie]

This sucks..we are in big trouble..

Agreed, big trouble. It looks like we don’t want to be there

 

[denverexpat]

every game you get the other teams best if you wear the Duke jersey - have to know that and meet that intensity - it just isnt there for this half of the game on our side, but its definitely there for Texas. We look young.

 

[germantondevil]

This team is either really slow or just very inactive on the floor. Texas makes it look easy getting open shots and Duke can’t get a good look

 

[Mpm277]

I feel like Alex is the only one consistently looking to pass the ball into the post.