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LOL - I appreciate the sarcasm. Don't underestimate my fanhood because I don't tongue bath them from every angle possible.
1 and dones win championships but 1 and done culture doesn't
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This is a strange kind of thread. Duke was really good this year. Very good argument for them as the best team in the country. They lost in the Final Four. Happens all the time. I don't think you can draw much of a lesson on what wins championships. If Flagg makes that jumper is the lesson we learned a completely different one?
The only important thing to remember is Duke lost.
The only important thing to remember is Duke lost.
Almost doesn’t count, Duke was very good but they were a front running team all year. The game didn’t come down to 1 play, Houston outplayed them for most of the game Houston shot themselves in the foot in the first half. Also the 10 minute scoring draught then the ending with Houston’s 9-0 run, Duke was reliant on Flagg saving them at the end. Good for them they got to the FF though but you got Flagg to win number 6.
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Not to toot my own, but…
Well, yeah. I’m tooting away. Toot toot. I admit I was kind of hopeful this would be true, but didn’t necessarily believe it. But down the stretch of a close game, Duke played like a team that had just met. And their veterans felt too much pressure and couldn’t make it easier on the freshmen.
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Well, yeah. I’m tooting away. Toot toot. I admit I was kind of hopeful this would be true, but didn’t necessarily believe it. But down the stretch of a close game, Duke played like a team that had just met. And their veterans felt too much pressure and couldn’t make it easier on the freshmen.
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Wild to say it doesn't count but okay. It's also a bit strange to say Houston outplayed them for most of the game in a game that Duke led most of the way. I guess you addressed that by saying Houston "shot themselves in the foot" which I guess also must not count.
Houston was choking in the 1st half there was a 19 pt swing of Houston missing open layups, missed dunks and fts, leading to Duke going on a run. Houston closed the gap to end the 1st half with a barrage of 3s which was huge.
Ultimately Duke did choke, there was a question this year of how Duke would handle real game pressure and we saw it. Of course nobody saw it in this fashion.
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Yes AND you cannot entirely blame Dook and its coaches/roster makeup for this scenario. IF the ACC had been better Dook woulda had more close games and have been ready for the FF like the other 3 teams were. This isn't necessarily their fault, normally the ACC has at least 2 if not 3-4 quality teams that would have tested them. We expect UConn to be good and tournament ready every year b/c the BE while it has flaws is still a meat grinder (maybe sausage this past year) that creates good teams.
Now the ACC kinda sucks b/c it got too big, but so did other conferences so though we CAN blame Dook for taking BC and Syracuse, we cannot blame the Dookies for every dumb expansion move that was made.