***DUKE VS WAKE FOREST OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD***

christophero

Heisman
May 2, 2017
17,371
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13 point halftime lead. I'll take it. Now let's get Jack White (and Justin) in there to make some 3s and my day will be complete. Oh and a win.
 

Duke1783

All-Conference
Mar 23, 2017
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Little halftime time talk here but does anyone who why Dickie V doesn’t call duke games anymore? My guess is all the whining by Cheat fans finally put pressure on ESPN
 

germantondevil

All-Conference
Mar 12, 2006
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Mich St struggling with Mich. They have sort of hit the wall in Jan too. I still believe that Duke and Mich St will see each other again somewhere around April.
 

christophero

Heisman
May 2, 2017
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Without K and our 2 best subs this would be a good win. Although Alex could be emerging as our 6th man. His points are the difference in the game! We really need bench scoring. (not today but normally). I know we score a lot but you know what I mean.
 

SwatX1

Heisman
Jan 4, 2011
8,341
10,583
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It wouldn't hurt my feelings a bit to experiment with Trent and Alex splitting their minutes down the middle. Not sure what that would do to our D, but who is really a better shooter than Alex on this team? On the season, he is shooting 64% from the field and 54% from 3
 

germantondevil

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Mar 12, 2006
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Gotta love this time of year!!! ACC in full swing and NFL playoffs this weekend. Doesn't get much better unless it is warm enough to hit the links, but its not here in the hills of North Carolina
 
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tw3301

Heisman
Mar 31, 2009
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“Allen doesn’t want to shoot the ball. I don’t know what is going on with him”
Ring a bell??
Yeah that's not griping, it's an observation. He doesn't seem to want to shoot the ball. I also posted about his terrific assists, I think you're looking for something where there's nothing.
 

500HP_Devil

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Mar 17, 2016
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QC Dukie

All-American
Apr 16, 2014
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Yeah that's not griping, it's an observation. He doesn't seem to want to shoot the ball. I also posted about his terrific assists, I think you're looking for something where there's nothing.
Maybe so. I just think he’s really trying to get everybody involved. I like what he’s doing. Didn’t mean it the way is sounded. Apologies.
 
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tw3301

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Maybe so. I just think he’s really trying to get everybody involved. I like what he’s doing. Didn’t mean it the way is sounded. Apologies.
It's cool I do too, he's doing everything except shooting and as long as it means a win I don't care. That being said we are a much more dangerous team when he's hitting shots.
 

tw3301

Heisman
Mar 31, 2009
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As much as I bitched about the zone earlier and in other games they're actually executing well. Jack White just had a bad sequence and let Children's blow by him then basically got in Duval's way at the other end. Oh well he'll learn and he's a hustling mofo.
 

youngman42

All-Conference
Jan 27, 2003
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Really enjoying the burn that Jack White is getting and how active he is.

That really is the thing about the bench. You don't need most of those to get 10 minutes. Even a couple of minutes each half, active on D, make a good pass, tip a pass, block a shot, tap a rebound out, etc. They will obviously have 2-3 heavier contributors off the bench (DeLaurier, O'Connell, Bolden), but if K just gives a 2-3 a few minutes of burn in most games from among White, Robinson, Goldwire, Vrank (and maybe get a game every so often from one of those where they are active and give you 6-10 good minutes), I think that can lower the starters minutes. And, give the younger kids a taste of the game.

And, the reality is you give those guys a better chance, and an increased motivation, to improve their game over the course of 3-4 years.
 

tw3301

Heisman
Mar 31, 2009
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Guy gets stuffed by the rim on a dunk, Duke foul. Can't complain much because we've gotten a beneficial whistle but that wasn't a foul.
 
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