Duke Post Game Thread

[FfldCntyFan]

How much do we have the scratch together to put this photo on the exact two billboards STJ put their BET ad on?

We need to put it I n Jamaica Queens.

 

[Phil]

Laettner?

Grok says:
The most recent men's Division I basketball player(s) to appear in three Final Fours did so during the UCLA Bruins' consecutive trips in 2006, 2007, and 2008 under coach Ben Howland.

en.wikipedia.org
Key players who were on the roster for all three (or played significant roles across the span) include:

• Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (forward; key contributor on all three teams).
• Darren Collison (guard; played in 2006–07 and 2007–08, with roster presence tying into the run).
• Arron Afflalo (guard; standout in 2006–07 and part of the core).

 

[twiceahusky]

That shot ended all conversations about us not being a blue blood program.
We won the bracket that had UCLA, Kansas, Mich. State , St. Johns and Duke.
With us beat 3 of them.

What a win.!!!!

Uh … can I ask why you lumped St. Johns in a post about blue bloods?

 

[superjohn]

Bilas gets it.

And as he said AK deserves credit for not panicking.

 

[Fan in Japan]

There's something about UConn.

 

[CTBasketball]

I’m shaking.

 

[B1GEast]

The dook hate is real. Someone actually built this website

Did Duke Win?

 

[GruntCakes]

The Spirit of ‘26!

 

[TRest]

 

[dennismenace]

Just watched the Duke presser. Scheyer and Boozer who was crying

Good!

Scheyer deserved to lose that game. What other big time coach intentionally fouls up 3 with 10 seconds left? That screams “I don’t trust my team”. Just watched the D00k presser and Scheyer literally said nothing about UConn. Not congrats on the comeback, just “we don’t deserve to lose the game like that”

Obviously the do deserve it! They got a better end of more foul or non foul calls. ITS ONLY FAIR!!!!!

 

[HuskyHawk]

I went out and bought a bottle of bacardi 10 year and I'm doing justice to it as we speak

I opened a new bottle of Bookers. Needed to celebrate properly

 

[blkknight1]

One other demon exorcised today: a previous E8 loss in DC to a team that shall not be named

Gotta say I feel a lot better after this elite 8 game in that building than I did after that game ( which I still am not saying happened).

Still haven’t watched one shining moment from that year and probably still won’t but this win helps. Now maybe every time that team that shall not be named plays on tv I won’t have the overwhelming urge to spit at them.

 

[ArtTheFan]

The dook hate is real. Someone actually built this website

Did Duke Win?

Nope...we beat them in Football and now in basketball...ACC you didn't want us before...we could beat you in every sport...

 

[Deepster]

I didn't even watch the halftime report because I knew Barkley was going to be rubbing salt in the wound, what was the CBS crew saying at the half?

It was a bloodbath.

“This could get out of control. They can’t match up with Duke. I don’t see how they could possibly come back.”

 

[HuskyNan]

Magic’s tweets are indistinguishable from AI

 

[jibsey]

It was a bloodbath.

“This could get out of control. They can’t match up with Duke. I don’t see how the could possibly come back.”

I love them picking against us which they won’t in the next game but should we advance will do so again in a final, guaranteed.

 

[husky429]

This game really shows just how much EXPERIENCE matters in CBB.

16 years vs 6 on the floor to end that game

One star freshman tries to huck the ball and blows the game. Our junior gets a steal and senior makes the extra pass for the win

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

This must have been one of the greatest half time coaching adjustments of all time. Would love to hear the locker room speech.

 

[Flipside]

Does anyone want to talk about how NIL and/or the Transfer Portal is ruining college sports?

Anyone want to talk about referees and/or calls, etc at this moment?

... most likely responses, NO

 

[Drfla]

And the tipped pass by Demary

And 2 big corner threes by Demary leading the comeback

 

[CL82]

There is a lot of very sad blue devil coverage out there.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Well there is that Kentucky/Duke game with the Laettner shot, but I'll take this one!

I'd argue this was even better with that ending.

 

[BGesus4]

I mean is there anything higher yield than UConn fandom?! This is crazy

 

[Inyatkin]

This game really shows just how much EXPERIENCE matters in CBB.

16 years vs 6 on the floor to end that game

One star freshman tries to huck the ball and blows the game. Our junior gets a steal and senior makes the extra pass for the win

Teams keep ignoring this. You can have all the talent in the world but lack of experience is a serious problem. High school doesn’t get you ready, not for this

 

[FortTheEad]

Must-see thread of reaction videos:

 

[Hurleyman216]

How many seconds of the game did we lead for? Was it more or less than 30 seconds? Felt like less

 

[Martin84]

Just the biggest UConn comeback and biggest clutch shot ever. (Bigger than Tate George, bigger than Rip Hamilton, bigger than Kemba). This was to go to the final four and they were down two with point four seconds left.

Thanks for posting!

 

[gars44]

Another thing we don't talk about is Tate had a steal on that play before the one where Satan Incarnate beat us. Not this time Satan, Not. This. Time.

Steal but OOB.

 

[BFieldHusky]

We caught a huge break when Boozer fouled Silas with 10 seconds left because I am not sure what we were doing on offense.

Although he only hit one of the two FTs, it let us set up the press.

 

[AreBee1969]

I watched the CBS Sports post game show and the post game pressers and was incredulous that no one mentioned how UConn blew a 19 point lead on Friday BUT HELD ON. Hell, they showed the exact same graphic Friday and tonight of the biggest tournament blown leads. Tough teams hold on.