Duke's Season is Over

[UConnSportsGuy]

Positive COVID test on the team, results in cancelation of ACC Tournament game against FSU and ends their season!

2021 ACC Tournament: Duke out of postseason bracket after a positive test for COVID-19


Hopefully not the start of a larger breakout across College Basketball. Leave it to Duke to sabotage the NCAA post season since they won't be selected this year.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Coach K will lobby hard to have both the ACC and NCAA tournaments cancelled...

 

[superjohn]

Positive COVID test on the team, results in cancelation of ACC Tournament game against FSU and ends their season!

2021 ACC Tournament: Duke out of postseason bracket after a positive test for COVID-19

That sucks, wanted their season to end on the court today. Feel badly for the kids.

 

[McLovin]

I wish this made me happy, but it's bad karma to celebrate this. This is my worst nightmare for us. Feel bad for the kids, they were making a "run", don't deserve to go out like that.

 

[UconnFanDC]

This is the exact reason I stated a month ago my opinion on conference tournaments should be canceled and send everyone to the bubble early to prevent the unfairness of a person or group being prevented from playing. Everyone suffers. What happens if more and teams who are in position to make turney? Will the team they just played be affected by this as well? Smh

 

[superjohn]

I wish this made me happy, but it's bad karma to celebrate this. This is my worst nightmare for us. Feel bad for the kids, they were making a "run", don't deserve to go out like that.

They weren't making a run, they beat a Louisville team that doesn't belong in the tournament.

 

[ChocRaisins]

With all the conference tournaments and relative clear sailing last weeks of the season for everyone, I almost forgot how much this entire thing is dancing on a knifes edge.

 

[UConnSwag11]

This is the exact reason I stated a month ago my opinion on conference tournaments should be canceled and send everyone to the bubble early to prevent the unfairness of a person or group being prevented from playing.

So what happens if the players still get it? They should look at what the science is saying and if a player tests positive, he should not play until he tests negative. If no other players on the team test positive, they should continue to play

 

[McLovin]

They weren't making a run, they beat a Louisville team that doesn't belong in the tournament.

hence the quotes around "run".

 

[Watchdog]

So disappointing for:
1. The networks who lust after names they can hype for the ratings needed to pay for overpriced broadcast rights;
2. The Duke students who depend on their team to provide them the self worth they all believe they "deserve";
3. For Dookie Vitale, who now has little to live for other than Michigan State, Kansas and Fraudulent U;
4. UConn fans who will be denied the opportunity to celebrate yet another victory over what was once a feared rival.

 

[Peacefrog]

So what happens if the players still get it? They should look at what the science is saying and if a player tests positive, he should not play until he tests negative. If no other players on the team test positive, they should continue to play

With a 5+ day incubation period a negative test doesn't necessarily tell you much.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

In a related note, I saw that the Wichita State coach said that two players on his team are in the COVID-19 protocol and will be be able to participate in the AAC tournament (players not identified). That better not be AG....could you imagine? After all he has been through, he would finally get to play in a postseason game...and then he is in the protocol in his last chance as a senior. I really hope it isn't him!

 

[Big East Fa]

Player did not play versus Louisville. So, one would think that is good news for Louisville.

 

[HuskyFich]

So disappointing for:
1. The networks who lust after names they can hype for the ratings needed to pay for overpriced broadcast rights;
2. The Duke students who depend on their team to provide them the self worth they all believe they "deserve";
3. For Dookie Vitale, who now has little to live for other than Michigan State, Kansas and Fraudulent U;
4. UConn fans who will be denied the opportunity to celebrate yet another victory over what was once a feared rival.

You mean the same networks and talking heads that can now WHAT IF the situation to death and compare every tourney team to the Duke team that was making a run?

It's gonna be worse than normal

 

[WestHartHusk]

Call me suspicious, but now K has an excuse for missing the tourney.

 

[J187Money]

So does FSU just advance?

 

[J187Money]

Call me suspicious, but now K has am excuse for missing the tourney.

Haha probably got some girl with COVID to crawl into bed with the player.

 

[UconnFanDC]

So what happens if the players still get it? They should look at what the science is saying and if a player tests positive, he should not play until he tests negative. If no other players on the team test positive, they should continue to play

I agree with you but that's not what they are doing or planning to do. My point this conference tournaments during this time wasn't cool unless all were under same guidelines.

 

[wheelerdog]

Two Wichita State guys didn’t make the trip to Fort Worth. Two Kansas guys are out. FIU and Holy Cross dropped out of their tournaments.

Just hope we stay negative....

 

[8893]

Just hope we stay negative....

Positively.

 

[Vuce]

So final game or Final Four if one person in one of those programs get Covid the other team advances or just wins the championship?

 

[huskyfan224]

Hilarious stuff and couldn’t be more of a Duke thing, this made my day. Gotta get this “pandemic” under control!

 

[BGesus4]

Boeheim thinks Jalen Johnson gave them COVID and that the pandemic would’ve never happened had he not committed to Duke

 

[gtcam]

Now K doesn't have to hang his head after FSU destroys his team but instead he and all the Dookies can play that wonderful head game of WHAT IF...…………………………………...
FSU is an angry physical team after their last game

 

[auror]

Our previous covid pauses coming in handy now with some partial team immunity.

 

[Kitaman]

That sucks, wanted their season to end on the court today. Feel badly for the kids.

Exactly, could have happened to any team, at the most inopportune time. Sure dook is not liked, but the players don't deserve this, especially any Seniors.

To me its just news, but nothing to celebrate.

 

[Waquoit]

This certainly counts as tapping out before the season is over. I hope those who bet that way are paid accordingly.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

You really think the no mask to mask in 2 weeks is scientific process?

It’s March 2021 and you still don’t realize the initial mask guidance was about preserving an incredibly limited supply for frontline healthcare workers that were having to reuse masks for days on end?

 

[NJHusky]

It’s March 2021 and you still don’t realize the initial mask guidance was about preserving an incredibly limited supply for frontline healthcare workers that were having to reuse masks for days on end?

Really....thx...then don't call is science...call it PR

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Let's lock this one up. Angry Covid debates will wreck our mojo on gameday. @temery