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Knight Shift

Knight Shift

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LotusAggressor_rivals said:
Poetry.
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Channeling Bruce Springsteen's all the Way Home:

I know what it's like to have failed baby
With the whole world lookin' on
I know what it's like to have soared
And come crashin' like a drunk on a bar room floor

And now you got no reason to trust me
My confidence is a little rusty

Fits the narrative, though, doesn't it?
Could be Pikiell talking to some fans on this board.

The two lines that follow the "rusty" line:

But if you don't feel like bein' alone
Baby I could walk you all the way home

Hopefully will be:
But if you are sad about watching this year's Big Dance
I will have Rutgers in the Sweet 15 if you give me the chance.
 
Knight Shift

Knight Shift

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KnightTerrors

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No one will ever remember this but I thought Hurley got a little bailed out. Their second to last possession was atrocious. Down three and wasted almost 15 seconds before driving leaving only 10 on the clock. Duke wouldve been shooting 1 & 1 and Reed was unstoppable. Thought for sure they were going for quick two. No matter what they wanted to run, the clock management was terrible.

Luckily for him boozer just didn’t hold onto the ball which likely ends the game.
 
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knight82

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I never really watched Duke before the tournament. All the hype over Boozer being the best player in the country. Had some atrocious turnovers during the stretch when Duke choked the game away. Now granted I've only seen Boozer play the past couple weeks, but I've seen a number of players in the Big Ten who look just as good. And I don't go by stats, I go by the eye test
 
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biazza38

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KnightTerrors said:
No one will ever remember this but I thought Hurley got a little bailed out. Their second to last possession was atrocious. Down three and wasted almost 15 seconds before driving leaving only 10 on the clock. Duke wouldve been shooting 1 & 1 and Reed was unstoppable. Thought for sure they were going for quick two. No matter what they wanted to run, the clock management was terrible.

Luckily for him boozer just didn’t hold onto the ball which likely ends the game.
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Sorta agree, but Duke played great defense there. UConn threw a ton of great screen action all game and Duke anticipated all of it on that last possession prior to committing a foul
 
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NiTeKnight

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Doctor Worm said:
Who had the possession arrow? Holding the ball creates risk of tie up.

I wonder if the Duke players were aware that they didn't have to get it across half court. I got the feeling that they weren't.
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Connecticut had the possession arrow.
 
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biazza38

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Loyal_2RU said:
Hate to see UConn win this.

And absolutely brutal loss by Duke who was by far the better team on the court for 99% of that game.

Still shaking my head over that collapse.
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This is who UConn is. They are 17-1 in the last 4 tournaments with their only loss being to National champion Florida. They play a full game. Doesn’t matter what the score is, they don’t take a possession off. Duke was sorta dragging *** a bit on defense late in the game. Meanwhile, UConn was going full throttle all game. They’ve been doing this since their first tournament run. You can’t coast to victory against them. I didn’t see the full game, but Duke was terrible the last 8 minutes. Can’t win that way
 
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Rutgers25

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knight82 said:
I never really watched Duke before the tournament. All the hype over Boozer being the best player in the country. Had some atrocious turnovers during the stretch when Duke choked the game away. Now granted I've only seen Boozer play the past couple weeks, but I've seen a number of players in the Big Ten who look just as good. And I don't go by stats, I go by the eye test
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Boozer is high floor medium ceiling. I’m sure he will have a long nba career at a borderline all star level (just like his dad).
 
RedTeamUpstream94

RedTeamUpstream94

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bac2therac said:
Oh i would take him and Hobbs was a buffoon for not giving him 7 years.
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Revisionist history.

He was a candidate for the ru job after a number of relatively mediocre seasons at Rhode Island . I distinctly remember there being VERY MIXED opinions on him…. particularly when his ask (7 years and a boatload of $) didnt match the results on the court (at that time). Thus I don’t remember too many people on this board being too upset when he pulled himself out of consideration.

THEN, after that, he had two great seasons at rhode island and went to UConn.

hindsight is a miraculous thing
 
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EddieWilsonLives

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man look at the space. dribbled right into them.

not their fault but wonder if the TWO deep guys gave him an angle for that pass

 
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RedTeamUpstream94 said:
Revisionist history.

He was a candidate for the ru job after a number of relatively mediocre seasons at Rhode Island . I distinctly remember there being VERY MIXED opinions on him…. particularly when his ask (7 years and a boatload of $) didnt match the results on the court (at that time). Thus I don’t remember too many people on this board being too upset when he pulled himself out of consideration.

THEN, after that, he had two great seasons at rhode island and went to UConn.

hindsight is a miraculous thing
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No some of us really wanted him. Others hated the name and his demands.

Rutgers was coming off a horrific 3 years of Jordan. Some wanted Jordan to get a 4th year
 
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ScarletDave

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While yes it was an epic chokejob by Duke to even give UConn a chance, UConn hit 2 ridiculous 3s in the last minute. Duke had the ball, up 4, with like a minute. Game over. UConn fans are dreaming saying, what if we steal it, nail a long 3, then steal it AGAIN and nail a halfcourt 3, then we win. Hahaha. Except that’s exactly what happened. 2 unreal shots by Uconn
 
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RedTeamUpstream94

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bac2therac said:
No some of us really wanted him. Others hated the name and his demands.

Rutgers was coming off a horrific 3 years of Jordan. Some wanted Jordan to get a 4th year
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i don’t disagree

but my point is that - at the time - Hobbs not hiring Hurley was not a bonehead move …. At the time
 
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RedTeamUpstream94

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you can see the disappointment in grant hills face and body language but he did a respectable job not letting that come through on his verbal commentary
 
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newell138

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Has anyone seen Bobby Hurley at any of these games? Don’t recall him being shown anywhere near mom or dad

UConn’s athletic department is pretty elite overall. Underrated I think
 
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Mholinko

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RUJMM78 said:
This seasons UConn team lack the scoring prowess of the 2023 and 2024 NCAA Championship teams.
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Seems to not matter since they are 40 minutes from a title

worth nothing their season avg is 77.5

it was 81.3 in 2024 and 78.5 in 2023… not much of a difference
 
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Anon1774390042

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newell138 said:
Has anyone seen Bobby Hurley at any of these games? Don’t recall him being shown anywhere near mom or dad

UConn’s athletic department is pretty elite overall. Underrated I think
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Yes, UCONN overall as school is excellent and their athletic department is also excellent.
Bluebloods Men & Women Basketball, excellent hockey, baseball, field hockey, soccer.
 
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