Duke Post Game Thread

[jostar1]

 

[businesslawyer]

That will be a great poster in the Dook Hall of Fame

Let’s be fair to Duke here. Only Syracuse would try to sell tee shirts based on that.

 

[JakeTheDog]

Any normal senior leader would have chucked it up there. The poise to throw it backwards for a better shot was just amazing. But that’s Alex. (And no, there were not scores of other PFs who would have done the same thing.)

Idk if you watched the post-game presser, but AK reflects on this directly. Mentions how Boozer was defending him pretty close but he saw Braylon in rhythm and knew it was a better shot.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Let’s be fair to Duke here. Only Syracuse would try to sell tee shirts based on that.

I'm pretty sure Duke hung a banner in Cameron for their unanimous #1 in all polls (before the tournament) for the 1998-1999 season.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[NowInStorrs]

No idea if this has been posted in here or not but it's fantastic

 

[HuskyinWRNY]

Women’s team alum

Yes we did, a blue devil

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Gurleyman]

I’m remembering when we were the best team never to make a Final Four and now we’re headed to our eighth

What’s crazy about that in hindsight is that our poor “long-suffering” fanbase really only suffered for 9 years. It wasn’t like we were the Cubs. And 1990 was a magic carpet ride that fell a little short, and we weren’t all that good again until 1994 (an 11 seed and a 9 seed and an NIT year in between), so it was really like we suffered for 5.

 

[ec33]

Thank you. That was the Wally reaction I was referencing earlier.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Hey Duke that would make a graet banner

 

[Inyatkin]

Raff is 82 years old and he's lost none of his fastball. I love that guy.

He’s the best. No close second

 

[Matrim55]

 

[HuskyDMD]

 

[Elitehuskies]

We got spoiled with blowouts from the last championship run. What do you prefer? The highs from winning with drama is surreal and yet possibly more satisfying.

 

[boba]

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[jostar1]

 

[Matrim55]

God I wish my dad was still around to see this.

 

[Lefty2one]

Of all the insane moments we've had in program history there's been nothing like this, including Tate's shot. To go to the Final Four, against Duke, after a huge deficit, the insanity of the final seconds, the depth of the shot, nailed by a freshman who hasn't been able to throw the ball in the ocean for a month. The unlikelihood of it all.

And strangely, given how we destroyed everyone during our 12 games during the back to back titles, this game and moment was the height of drama in the Hurley era.

Tarris Reed's mid-season transformation brings to mind Tristan Newton, but Newton obviously didn't have to carry either title team. I remember in January saying that Reed isn't in Sanogo's league. Well, that's done and over with. I can't believe his level of domination. I love that he finds a new go-to move at this absurdly late stage of the season (the delayed pivots back in the other direction that have thrown defenders off their rhythm and caught them over and over). He has been an ox. Unstoppable.

What's staying on my mind is that we pulled this off without playing all that great in the second half. We still couldn't throw it from deep until the to final couple of minutes, we missed some FT in big spots, we had quite a few opportunities get over the hump and couldn't, we were better but still inconsistent defensively. That was like our B- game. It's not like we went all buzzsaw at any point. It was methodical, chipping away bit by bit. It's so surreal how we managed to pull this off. The most unlikely win in program history.

 

[TRest]

What’s crazy about that in hindsight is that our poor “long-suffering” fanbase really only suffered for 9 years. It wasn’t like we were the Cubs. And 1990 was a magic carpet ride that fell a little short, and we weren’t all that good again until 1994 (an 11 seed and a 9 seed and an NIT year in between), so it was really like we suffered for 5.

Yes, but back then it was a valid concern if we would ever get that close again.

 

[Elitehuskies]

Grant Hill blew a gasket and he did a good job composing himself. Heart broken. Sorry grant, you had your time.

 

[FreeDogs]

Holy motha hubbard! I just watched the game after going internet silent. My wife and kids all knew what happened and I didn't pay attention enough to see them all recording me at the end.

Holy yeesh and cheese!!!!

 

[Inyatkin]

What’s crazy about that in hindsight is that our poor “long-suffering” fanbase really only suffered for 9 years. It wasn’t like we were the Cubs. And 1990 was a magic carpet ride that fell a little short, and we weren’t all that good again until 1994 (an 11 seed and a 9 seed and an NIT year in between), so it was really like we suffered for 5.

True enough but those three straight top-two seeds in Ray’s years were tough and made it feel longer suffering than it really was

 

[RuffRuff]

He’s the best. No close second

What a year on the blue blood front.

We finally beat Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse, then this.

 

[jibsey]

Duke message board fans: “we have too many 5 stars and not enough experienced players.”
Unbelievable.

 

[AreBee1969]

duke radio wanted a tech lmao

Always begging.

 

[Palatine]

20 years later a different outcome in the same building for Connecticut

Not lost on me that George Mason beat us on that floor. It owed us.

 

[AreBee1969]

What’s better Raf’s disbelief or Grant holding back a puke.

 

[jostar1]

 

[Mr. French]

Even worse he was hoping for a T. Typical Dookie

I've said this before, but I have PTSD for that situation.

I coached HS ball and my guy hit a game winner to go up 1, much like Mullins, and there was .4 on the clock. 1 of my players ran out and started celebrating, I grabbed him and pulled him back but the refs and most importantly the opposing coach noticed. The opposing team/coach was much like the Duke of our league, so he convinced the refs a T must be given, and they obliged. We lost in OT.

EVERY time I see a shot like that go in and I see a bench go crazy I lament the fact that 99.9% of refs have common sense and don't call a T, but we got that .1% that want to be heroes to the other coach.