I think guys were tired, and when you are tired you make mistakes. Their pressure was relentless. A lot of the criticism I see is why we did not use the bench more. And unfortunately we resorted back to give Cooper the ball instead of running the offense.
The coaching of Jon Scheyer
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Yup especially after they gave us great minutes the first half.
I'm sure Scheyer would have liked Proctor to pass the ball to Flagg . I believe Flagg would have scored or if he was fouled would have made the free throws. Scheyer was upset for the defense giving up the three pointers they were giving up too much space
That is a legit complaint. I would have played Pat more because Maluach was having terrible game
Or get Kon the ball. You have to be able to make free throws in the last minute. They did, we didn't.
I think I would have changed it up and went to Kon on the possession Flagg shot the fade away. Everyone knew Flagg was getting it made it easier to defend
i agree with all of this. In the last few minutes of the game there was a string of several bad things that happened, all of which went in favor of Houston. In thinking back on it, if any one of those things had gone our way, we would have won and there would be a different tone to our discussions.It still burns me inside that we lost the other day. Keep playing those last few possessions in my head over and over again.
Sampson been coaching nearly 40 years and he finally is getting his chance tonight. Izzo been there many times in 40 years and only won once. Although Geno Auriemma has won a bunch of championships, until yesterday he hasn't won one in 10 years. He said something to the fact that he wasn't sure if he made the right decision to keep coaching.
Point being is that we're going to feel the pain of the other night many more times in our hopefully very long lifetime. I'm sure it's hurt Jon more than anything that he's gone through. Hopefully he learns from this and continues to learn.
The frustrating thing is if any one of 10 things go our way late we would have won. We got tight/tired is the only explanation I can think of. Houston smelled blood in the water and at that point we were playing not to lose.
Edit: ha the post above said the same thing.
Edit: ha the post above said the same thing.
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I’m Monday couch point guard coaching, would have loved to have seen a 2 man game between Knueppel and Flagg (the two guys who delivered all game)
The biggest gripe from me is Coach going away from his bench which imo led to the fatigue physically which led to the fatigue mentally which led to the turnovers, failure to box out, failure to defend the 3 point effectively.
You’re an idiot. Duke would have boat raced Kentucky in march
Who do you'll think Jon will reach out to as an assistant coach?
Within the brotherhood?
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Within the brotherhood?
Any thoughts/suggestions?
A guy who can design an inbounds play comes to mind. 
Wake Forest beat Duke and finished sixth in the ACC. This was 1992. (lol) When March and April gets here, a November regular season game in particular is absolutely meaningless in terms of revealing anything about the prospects of the team who lost the game.
Btw Duke curb stomped one of the SEC’s elite teams last week and beat another elite SEC team that ended up in the Final Four.
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Wouldn't mind him. Any thoughts of Quinn Cook? Does he even want to get into coaching? Lots of NBA and international experience
Bull, totally with you on shortening the bench. Ngongba and Evans only combined for FIVE MINUTES Saturday nite. Houston definitely appeared the FRESHER team down the stretch of both halves.
OFC
I need to be more optimistic. Right now this loss is really consuming all my thoughts. It's not healthy.
Best advice I can give you Brother is to distribute your energy towards other people and things that bring you happiness.
For me it’s:
Working Out
Family
Friends
Grilling Out
NBA (follow the former Blue Devils throughout the playoffs)
Being outside and enjoying the weather
Watching good shows (Last of Us Season 2 premiers on Sunday 04/13)
Going to the movies
I wish our guys were playing tonight too Bleed, but it’s very difficult to win it all and Duke bowed out in perhaps the Most Stacked Final 4 in Men’s College Basketball History, it’s not a failure in my eyes. All 4 Teams in this year’s Final 4 are some of the Greatest Men’s College Basketball Teams in the tournament’s history from both an Offensive and Defensive Efficiency Standpoint
Keep Your Head Up Brother
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Thanks, brother, for the kind words! I have a lot of personal stuff going on of late, but the distraction of Duke basketball gave me such a positive emotional lift. The loss hit harder than usual because of it. Well, I take all my teams losing hard, but none harder than Duke or my dysfunctional Raiders. I get way too upset over sports. I have for years, and I need to be calmer. I love hiking and going to movies which I need to do more. Anyway, man, your kind words of encouragement mean so much; thank you!
Life is Hard!!! Sending Prayers your way Bleed to help you get through the battles your are facing. We All Love You on here Bleed, you know Duke Hoops!
Bleed, if you ever need to talk and/or vent to someone or need assistance with any thing. Please send me a direct message [email protected]
^ my message to Bleed goes to all of you on here. I’ve got your backs.
Means the world, brother!
Sports can be a nice distraction, and this board is certainly fun. But I try not to get too emotionally involved. Not saying I don't care, but you can't hitch your happiness/hope wagon to something you have zero control over. I think after the Zion year I distanced myself a little bit. That is exactly why I do not predict natty's; because so much has to go right. Final Four is a more attainable goal; even sweet 16 is a good year. The game is also changing; and the constant roster turnover means less 4 year guys, etc. The NIL mania is a turn off for me but it is what it is.
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I’m bout to blow your inbox up. Jk haha
We need defensive coach ,what is Shane Battier doing these days
Battier, my all time favorite player. Yes... I support this
So frustrating that we had all season to draw up our best play and the best we could do was a one on one.
Been a tough 40+hours, partially because we loved this team and its chemistry so much.
OFC
This may not improve your mood, but we also get a week of "I love Duke but I am taking my talents to the NBA/transfer portal". Hopefully we get a pleasant surprise or two.
Hopefully we get a pleasant surprise or two.Jon is a good, not great coach just yet but he’s already accomplished so much. Make no mistake, 98% of the programs out there would take him in a heartbeat. However, it’s okay to be critical and he had a very poor game Saturday at the worst time.
That loss hurts and it’s one that will never fully heal. This team without a doubt was the best team in the country and we should be about 2-3 hours away from hanging #6. I’m upset still at the moment and anyone who voices their frustrations here isn’t saying we didn’t have a great season and Jon didn’t do a wonderful job, but it’s okay to be pissed off.
The Duke train will roll on and we will be in a good spot to go to our 19th final four next year, but this is 99 team letdown. Sh*t sucks!
That loss hurts and it’s one that will never fully heal. This team without a doubt was the best team in the country and we should be about 2-3 hours away from hanging #6. I’m upset still at the moment and anyone who voices their frustrations here isn’t saying we didn’t have a great season and Jon didn’t do a wonderful job, but it’s okay to be pissed off.
The Duke train will roll on and we will be in a good spot to go to our 19th final four next year, but this is 99 team letdown. Sh*t sucks!
A lot of people, including Bilas, picked Houston to win the game. So while we were a great team, I'm not sure we were clearly the best team. The most talented team yes. Arguably the best team. With the best player. Prior to the tournament a lot of folks picked Florida.
Jon is smart, and will win a lot of games, but he got out coached by Sampson. Simple as that. No substitutions were made to give our main guys a break in the 2nd half, and it showed. Kon didn’t play like a lottery pick down the stretch. Other than a few free throws, he didn’t do much in the 2nd half. But he plays at Duke, so he’s a lottery pick and I doubt we see him as a tougher sophomore.
I’m not trying to hate on Proctor, but I just don’t get people hoping he stays. He wilts under pressure, and his ball handling is actually below average for a guard.
In spite of all that, we still should have won because we had Cooper. He’s that freaking good.
I’m not trying to hate on Proctor, but I just don’t get people hoping he stays. He wilts under pressure, and his ball handling is actually below average for a guard.
In spite of all that, we still should have won because we had Cooper. He’s that freaking good.
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I want Proctor back because we need some continuity. Proctor can be frustrating but he is not that far from being an elite guard. Who knows what Foster is going to do. We need program guys that will stay. Pat, Evans, Brown. Proctor. I think we caught lightning in a bottle this year, mostly due to Cooper and Kon; returning only 2 guys is normally not a recipe for major success.
***Just checked the score Houston up 6 on Florida. Now tied.
Did Sampson really refer to the ACC as a toy poodle league? Damn.
***Just checked the score Houston up 6 on Florida. Now tied.
Did Sampson really refer to the ACC as a toy poodle league? Damn.
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In fairness, I'm not sure Sampson was referring to the Acc. I think he was saying that they dominated a great conference. I think the Big 12 was grossly overrated this year. That being said, I think he was touting his conference, not dogging ours.
I wish they penalized Sampson everytime he circled his finger in disgust and the call was actually correct on the court.
Congrats to Florida. I will shed no tears over Houston losing.
Please do! If you ever need any thing please reach out to me.
This world is tough, we all need to be there for each other.
I just saw score. I refused to watch it. Didn't care for either teams but after Sampson talked crap about us I was sorta rooting for Florida
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