***DUKE VS FLORIDA OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

[nets on nets on nets]

Party on the East Coast!!

 

[Neners]

The good news: WE WON! YESSSS BABYYYY! GLASS-HALF-FULL-EVEN-WHEN-DOWN-DOUBLE-DIGITS GANG, STAND UP!

The bad news: I'm not going to be able to sleep until about 5 am because I'm so jacked up.

The plot twist: I don't have to work tomorrow.

Roll on, Duke!

 

[bluedevilfan42]

How many posts have been on this board during the last 3 games about it being over? Too many to count that's for sure.

 

[SwatX1]

Hi Duke Blue Devil Fans, this is Mrs. Gottagonow and I am sorry to report that my husband who you know as Gottagonow just had a heart attack and is on the way to the hospital. All I get out him was what he kept saying, OMG, f-----ing unbelievable, f-------ing unbelievable. Please pray for the poor man.

In laughing Ans worried both.....don't DO THAT!!!

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

Duke closed on a 25-8 run in the last 8:40.

They also went 19-20 from the free throw line.

Impressive.

 

[dbav]

How many posts have been on this board during the last 3 games about it being over? Too many to count that's for sure.

This!

 

[dukesince91]

The good news: WE WON! YESSSS BABYYYY! GLASS-HALF-FULL-EVEN-WHEN-DOWN-DOUBLE-DIGITS GANG, STAND UP!

The bad news: I'm not going to be able to sleep until about 5 am because I'm so jacked up.

The plot twist: I don't have to work tomorrow.

Roll on, Duke!

Down double digits in both halves, came back both times.
I'm gonna sleep like a big fat baby!

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

How many posts have been on this board during the last 3 games about it being over? Too many to count that's for sure.

I'm glad our guys don't check this board during timeouts. They just keep playing.

OFC

 

[dukiejay]

Do you still think Florida is the better team?

They looked like it for about 30 minutes. Quite convincingly, might I add. This Duke team just has incredible heart. I’m still stunned. In all honesty, Florida might be the better ‘team’ right now, but they’re no where near as talented or with as high of potential.

 

[SwatX1]

Duke closed on a 25-8 run in the last 8:40.

They also went 19-20 from the free throw line.

Impressive.

^5 !!!!!!

 

[gottagonow]

OK Guys and Gals I'm back from the hospital and it wasn't a heart attack. I had a huge amount of crow that I had ingested.

I thought we were as done as an overcooked turkey but the boys had other ideas it seems.

 

[hallside]

The feeling of these victories never gets old. How great is it to be a Duke fan?

 

[500HP_Devil]

The scary thing is that we really did not play that great! Carter picked up 3 fouls before the tipoff, Trevon committed a ton TO's for no reason, Greyson and Trent went MIA in the second half but these guys went Rocky Balboa and just took shot after shot from a VERY GOOD Florida team and kept getting up. Florida has to be scratching their head thinking "what else do we gotta do to beat this team?".

Duke haters are not happy tonight.

#grit

 

[dukesince91]

They looked like it for about 30 minutes. Quite convincingly, might I add. This Duke team just has incredible heart. I’m still stunned. In all honesty, Florida might be the better ‘team’ right now, but they’re no where near as talented or with as high of potential.

It's just amazing how young this team is and how they just kept believing they could get it done vs a veteran Florida team. You're right, we have the most talent in the nation. It's just going to take a while to put it all together.

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

The scary thing is that we really did not play that great! Carter picked up 3 fouls before the tipoff, Trevon committed a ton TO's for no reason, Greyson and Trent went MIA in the second half but these guys went Rocky Balboa and just took shot after shot from a VERY GOOD Florida team and kept getting up. Florida has to be scratching their head thinking "what else do we gotta do to beat this team?".

Duke haters are not happy tonight.

#grit

And how many chip shots did they miss in the 1st half? Crazy.

 

[Neners]

Down double digits in both halves, came back both times.
I'm gonna sleep like a big fat baby!

This is our year! And by "our", I mean the unrelenting optimists LOL

 

[gottagonow]

Yeah, but can he beat out Big Luke Bird for POY?

Hey, we have changed his name to just Big Bird.

 

[BOOGIEMAN1914]

#amazing

UNC loss and Duke win in the same night? Ef yes!

And in the same building!!!!

 

[dukesince91]

I love that we can win and Coach K can use these last few games as huge learning experiences.

 

[Showenuff]

 

[gottagonow]

I don't like it when we wait until the last few seconds to win but it sho do be fun don't it?

 

[GAAP_rivals]

Trevon committed a ton TO's for no reason

Duval had 2 turnovers.

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

Hahaha, Love it!

OFC

 

[gottagonow]

I love that we can win and Coach K can use these last few games as huge learning experiences.

I know what you're saying there.

 

[Neners]

Are we gonna talk about the FT shooting or nah? I'm so stinking proud of my boys!

 

[dbav]

This is our year! And by "our", I mean the unrelenting optimists LOL

This

 

[SoCal_Dukie3]

Check out the pass that Duval made at 3:09 of the 2nd half. Wow!!! Didn't really notice during the game flow but damn, that was crazy.

 

[dukiejay]

We made 19-of-20 at the FT line....that’s pretty remarkable to me. Probably the most stunning stat of the whole game, IMO.

One other thing, while I was a bit surprised we came back against Texas, their youth makes it more likely. But Florida, I was really surprised to see their panic and being so discheveled the last four minutes, all while the youngest team in the history of the Duke program looks incredibly poised.

We’re probably going to win Wednesday night in Indiana, but it might be sloppy. Just saw the team will land in Durham sometime around 10:30 tomorrow morning and turns around less than 24 hours later for Bloomington. These kids are more mentally spent than physically right now.

 

[Stevo-910]

Duke closed on a 25-8 run in the last 8:40.

They also went 19-20 from the free throw line.

Impressive.

I would say the free throw line didn't cost us tonight!!!

 

[SwatX1]

I am too hyped and too drunk to sleep!! Now what I do?

 

[Kingbluedevil]

I've never seen a freshman like Bagley Unfreaking believable

 

[gottagonow]

In laughing Ans worried both.....don't DO THAT!!!

I am sorry, I was overcome with exuberantly long moments of joy.

 

[OldasdirtDevil]

We made 19-of-20 at the FT line....that’s pretty remarkable to me. Probably the most stunning stat of the whole game, IMO.

One other thing, while I was a bit surprised we came back against Texas, their youth makes it more likely. But Florida, I was really surprised to see their panic and being so discheveled the last four minutes, all while the youngest team in the history of the Duke program looks incredibly poised.

We’re probably going to win Wednesday night in Indiana, but it might be sloppy. Just saw the team will land in Durham sometime around 10:30 tomorrow morning and turns around less than 24 hours later for Bloomington. These kids are more mentally spent than physically right now.

Yeah, that game is going to be tougher than it might should be. Our guys have to be spent...especially mentally, as you said.

OFC

 

[Showenuff]

This win was EPIC. EPIC.

 

[SwatX1]

 

[dukehokie]

They looked like it for about 30 minutes. Quite convincingly, might I add. This Duke team just has incredible heart. I’m still stunned. In all honesty, Florida might be the better ‘team’ right now, but they’re no where near as talented or with as high of potential.

They play better together I’ll give you that. But to me, and maybe I’m just a happy homer at 2 in the morning, it looked like Duke was just biding time and saving a run. This team is scary good.

 

[Mac9192]

They play better together I’ll give you that. But to me, and maybe I’m just a happy homer at 2 in the morning, it looked like Duke was just biding time and saving a run. This team is scary good.

The negatives are obvious. We seem to start slow and can't guard a cookie jar for stretches, and Allen only had 3 points in second half, although the 3 he did score were huge. Our struggles are inline with Allen not scoring. The positives are we have something no other team does and that's Bagley.
Odd stat here, as bad as our d is sometimes, Florida only scored 31 in second half. Easier to improve when you have the talent to work with, and K has plenty. Oh yeah we're 8-0.

 

[dukehokie]

The negatives are obvious. We seem to start slow and can't guard a cookie jar for stretches, and Allen only had 3 points in second half, although the 3 he did score were huge. Our struggles are inline with Allen not scoring. The positives are we have something no other team does and that's Bagley.
Odd stat here, as bad as our d is sometimes, Florida only scored 31 in second half. Easier to improve when you have the talent to work with, and K has plenty. Oh yeah we're 8-0.

I think the slow starts are less about some deficiency this team has and more about focus. It just didn’t look like the guys were totally engaged to start. When they were engaged, the runs were 36-16 and 25-8. This team is stupid good.

And I just want to point out GaryTrent for his defense to win the game. After fouling the possession before, to come back with the steal next play, what kind of iron balls do you have to have to do that? He played with Tyus and Tre in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Apparently the balls are made of pure iron up there.

 

[grooveholmes]

How can be? I’m never washing my Duke gear again. It’s the only explanation.

 

[Bludvls1]

I am too hyped and too drunk to sleep!! Now what I do?

I'm trying moonshine therapy.