Duke Post Game Thread

[DW1361]

I think I finally believe it. We Won!!!! However, there still is one unanswered question I have. Did Hurley find his pin? I imagine it happened after the shot. Was it his lucky pin, and if he lost it before the shot, does he still wear it?

He cracked me up over that pin!!!

 

[jibsey]

He's getting overshadowed because of the "shot". He is the only reason we didn't lose that game by double digits. He played so well, I'd call it Kemba level tourney impact. Easily the best of any UConn big in a tourney, move aside Emeka.

Was the difference in the game - I think we had like 13 points off TO's.

Francesca podcast “Reed was the best player on the floor by far and that’s including Boozer.” Can’t disagree.

 

[Donyell 360]

Finally excised the ghost of the 1990 Laettner shot! We can all rest easy now!

What an incredible comeback! GO HUSKIES!

I thought winning the 99 championship exercised that ghost but I have to admit there was some poetic justice about this one being an Elite 8 game. But if anyone has ghosts at this point it is Duke. We have owned them. That is why I was glad when we drew Duke and not St. Johns. Was regretting that preference for about 39 minutes and 59.6 seconds last night and then not regretting it at all.

 

[DW1361]

Final thought…. I believe the monkey is now off Mullin’s back. I believe we will see the Mullins we expect to see going forward.

 

[Mr. French]

The guy is way too angry-sounding. I mean, ya, it sucks your favorite team lost, but seek help if you are THAT upset.

I’m pretty sure that’s the bit.

I find it hilarious.

 

[temery]

They gave up a 19 pt lead and were completely in the driver's seat.

They weren't in the driver seat once they started giving up the 19 point lead. UConn took over, it's not like Duke folded.

 

[HW611]

He’s scored at least 300 points minimum in those final seconds by my count too.

 

[polycom]

Wow.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

I've had the pleasure of bullying my own wife all morning long... 🤣 🤣 🤣

With 3 seconds left when Duke went up three she coldly says... "Well, I guess you gotta take the flag out of the front porch" (and she is the UConn alumnus)

I tell her "game is not over yet"...

And then we get one of the great finishes in history.

She'll hear it for the entire week! LOL

 

[jibsey]

I have no idea who these people are but this made me laugh until I cried

Looked it up. This is “top hat whale” a subscription betting service at the betr warehouse in Miami.

 

[noelle]

sam vecenie's take on the comeback. i'd say the key to the turnaround was us deciding to defend boozer instead of letting him run wild. late help harass worked and tarris also stopped him late.

 

[RioDog]

I don't know what's funnier; the guy that is convinced we have the devil on our side, or the fact that I read the other paragraph as "... if I had to pick my nose..." and I thought for a brief second that Boeheim was back...

Tha is some FUNNY s-h-i-t.

 

[Kolumbo]

And Malachi was in the game to boot!

 

[Devland]

I don't think Silas is getting enough props for his role. Mullins gets all the props because his shot was the last of the game. That shot means nothing if Silas doesn't hit the two threes earlier and make the deflection that got UConn the ball back.

 

[Deepster]

They weren't in the driver seat once they started giving up the 19 point lead. UConn took over, it's not like Duke folded.

Tomato, tomahto. The #1 overall seed puts their boot on our throat.

 

[DRBackup]

And we've just added yet another to the long list of amazing tournament shots. From "The Shot", to Ray in the BET to Rip in 1998 to Rashad in 2006 to Kemba, to the Illinois 30-0 run, to this. The memories just keep piling up.

And here they all are together....

 

[RuffRuff]

Hurley not wasting any time hitting the media circuits today - boy he loves it.

 

[storrsroars]

With 3 seconds left when Duke went up three she coldly says... "Well, I guess you gotta take the flag out of the front porch" (and she is the UConn alumnus)

Speaking of flags... we had a lot of wind around here in Feb/Mar, so my flag looks like it's been through Gettysburg. My birthday is this week and I asked for a new flag.

So the question is, do I keep the ratty old one flying, which is at this point an embarrassment to our relatively well-heeled neighbors, or do I switch it out to a beautiful new one in time for Friday's game?

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Water under the bridge but now I can complain about it, what the refs allowed Sarr to do on defense against Karaban last night was absurd (and he finished with ONE foul). He was basically bear hugging Karaban around every screen. When Karaban was able to break free, Sarr would grab one of his arms and just pull him to slow AK down. It was so blatant so often.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[Durks07]

Speaking of flags... we had a lot of wind around here in Feb/Mar, so my flag looks like it's been through Gettysburg. My birthday is this week and I asked for a new flag.

So the question is, do I keep the ratty old one flying, which is at this point an embarrassment to our relatively well-heeled neighbors, or do I switch it out to a beautiful new one in time for Friday's game?

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It stays up. You know this.

 

[Spaceman213J]

It isn't so much their true fans that will rip him, it is the gamblers that will blame him for losing their money.

I don't mean the on campus students & staff. They will support him. But it's such a small world with social media and it's hard not to hear/see all of it. Some were already posting some pretty disgusting things.

 

[UCFan1513]

I've no idea why Scheyer wanted the ball pushed up court, but he did and his team tried.

This is a really good point I hadn't considered or heard raised. Everyone is talking about Boozer's pass, but if Scheyer doesn't plant two big guys deep then he doesn't even have that pass to make

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Finally excised the ghost of the 1990 Laettner shot! We can all rest easy now!

What an incredible comeback! GO HUSKIES!

I may need to change my handle.

 

[Inyatkin]

I may need to change my handle.

Hey look, we’ve avenged 1990 three times over now, and who’s to say we’re done. Keep it going

 

[dalydosehoops]

Tarris Reed’s legend grows with 26-point performance to send UConn to Final Four

By Sam Federman ( @Sam_Federman ) WASHINGTON — It has become somewhat of a bit between Dan Hurley, Tarris Reed, Jr., and the UConn fanbase ...

dalydoseofhoops.blogspot.com

 

[BugsyCT]

 

[Kolumbo]

 

[BugsyCT]

lol

 

[Inyatkin]

Incredible image. The lady behind Mamadou Diarra -- what got her attention? She's the only one not laser focused