It was still anyones game until that horrendous call on roach towards the end. That changed the rest of the game. It happens…..
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If you allow the game to be that close, you allow the refs to do that. Let's not blame the refs.
Making an observation isn’t blaming the refs, don’t try that…..and not sure how you expect Duke or UNC not to allow a rivalry, final four game to be close?
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Ps watch at 6:03 mark, Duke with lead, Roach doesn’t touch Davis on his wild shot where Duke had the rebound. Abysmal call, not even hard to see real time.
I'm just saying don't allow it to come down to the last minute. And most of the recent UNC games have not one way or the other. I don't need your junior high girl laughing crying emojis.
Wow, offended by an emoji while picking on a gender? That’s called keeping it light. Apple really screwed up creating those (sarcasm). Cheers, life is short.
as for the game - it’s a FF game, most likely to be tight. It was a bad call that iced the game. Observation, not “blaming the refs”.
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I'm not offended. But it's condescending when you post those. You are basically laughing at something someone said. You do it constantly.
Yes, I laughed at your assumption, it was way off. All good. Lighten up (just a suggestion not a demand to be clear).
I am out, some of y’all take Duke basketball a bit too seriously for me.
The biggest decision by the referees was the no-call on the Leaky Black screen that freed Love for the very long 3 over Mark Williams.
I think that it would usually be called a moving screen, but harder to call in the final minute
I think that it would usually be called a moving screen, but harder to call in the final minute
I agree, the call on Roach was horrible, and late in the game. Here’s where the game was lost though, one team was 10-26 from 3, and 17-24 at the ft line, while the other was 5-22, and 12-20.
Not hard to figure out the teams by those stats. The timing of the missed free throws were like a punch in the gut too.
Not hard to figure out the teams by those stats. The timing of the missed free throws were like a punch in the gut too.
That was my dad's summary. He coached hs for years. He said "you can't miss 2 FT in the last minute."
Bacot fouled out with 47 seconds left. Mark Williams went to the line with the chance to tie or take the lead . Much easier for Love to hit the 3 when already leading
It was like a perfect storm of things to happen for us to get upset. Letting someone hang around is another term for it. The longer they stayed in it the more confident they got. I really want payback next year. With our veteran backcourt and good young frontcourt we have a shot. I'm tired of losing to them.
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Carolina Blue 5 laughs at all my posts. If I have a set at the LAUGH FACTORY, I hope that he attends . Duke should have fouled Leaky Black on every possession in the last 5 minutes. Black might have passed out if he had to win the game at the line
Nothing would make me happier. Stan Laurel always had his number listed in the Los Angeles phone book. A young Dick van Dyke cold-called him and spent every Sunday with him. Orson Bean, George Carlin and lots of ordinary people befriended him the same way
Stan Laurel removed the heels from his shoes to achieve his signature walk. He taught Dick van Dyke how to fall, and even showed him how to fall over the ottoman
I really wish this a hole would go back to their own board.
Yea well said. Nature of the game when it's one and out though. If it was best of seven like the pros, there have been a bunch of seasons that Duke would have won the championship IMO. I thought Duke was better than Kentucky in the G-man, Gene Banks and company year but Jack Givens had to have a superman game. People like to say that K should have won more championships with the talent that he has had but those banners are hard to win in the modern era. The UCLA dynasty might as well be back in the stone age.
Chris don't be too hard on Carolinablue. It's Saturday so HS is out and she doesn't have a date tonight. It will be bedtime with teddy bear soon.
He's no worse than that troll Kerwinsafro. F that guy. Also, K was 50-50 against UNC so it's been the model of a even fought rivalry over the years. We are in a really good spot for this year!
Kerwinsafro must change his name unless he switches to the Texas Tech board. A really fascinating choice by the real Kerwin Walton to transfer to Texas Tech. They play great defense, and Kerwin Walton is not a good defender
I have no problem with UNC fans on here. Just don't be a troll.
Very fair take. I do think the fact that they took both MW and Theo out of the game from the get go killed us. It allowed their weakness (depth) to survive. But make no mistake, we lost that game with our poor shooting from deep and the line as you mentioned.
This is not only a horrible take but an extremely lazy one at that.
The calls definitely turned the tide. But my point was don't allow it to be that close so one call or shot decides it. We didn't hit shots when we needed to.
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What I’ll say about taking MW and Theo out of the game early is that it dictated the way the game was played. So it’s a legit argument.
But like you and others have said, we missed shots and cost ourselves the game.
Wasn’t it 5-0 in fouls for UNC, early?
edit: it was 5-0 4:58 into the game. Refs then called two pretty ticky-tack make up calls on Manek 7 min in.
Correct. And anyone telling me that didn’t have a huge part in that game is fooling themselves. Our front court was handcuffed from the jump.
This. Played a HUGE part in why Duke lost the game.
Agreed, but I was chastised for this before from others here…..