Good news for Dook fans

[REB1094]

Breaking news: The media hypes up the blue blood led by the #1 overall NBA draft pick NPOY instead of the school that has never won a title led by LJ Cryer

Houston probably would have gone to the Final 4 last year if Shead didn't get injured (would have gotten whacked by Purdue, but at least would have made it). They've been really good, but nobody needs to pretend they don't know why Duke has gotten the media attention over them

 

[huskiemaniac]

Actually, a stat I never hear ANYONE away from this board discuss is the fact that we are 12-1 in the Final Four.

Let that sink in

No one can compare to that in the modern era, not even close

If only Jerome Dyson wasn’t injured…

 

[jibsey]

The majority of us weren’t rooting for Duke but we were rooting for Flagg.

Rooting for the guy who waved to us in his rearview mirror on his way to Duke?
Whose parents were shown on tv more than many of the players?
A guy who if he was successful yesterday would have his team tied with UConn for 7 titles?
Are you drinking this am?

 

[Ewekon]

I’m sure the sportswriters will still vote you #1 in the final poll, so you have that going for you

Lolololol

This tournament completely sucked and now it just became EPIC

Thank you Jon Sheyer and Coach K and all the Dookies that made this happen for us. I’m pretty sure you will hold the record for biggest blown lead late in a Final Four game for quite some time. (A record which you previously held in 2004 but you managed to top tonight!!!!)

Oh 2004, you say?

 

[uconn_jack]

The more I watch the replay of the infamous foul call, the less bad I think it is. Flagg didn't necessarily go over the back or anything, but he did hold/push Robert's arm down, if only briefly, but enough to not allow him to raise his arm for the rebound.

 

[Ewekon]

The Duke fan forum was....pretty classy for the most part.
Our energies are misdirected hating Duke.
Their fan base and program is solid. Just like ours.

Your real enemy is the SEC. Quit being played

7 years on the 'yard is a solid run, Mr. Jay.

Please, please don't tell this board and 20+ year guys to redirect our energies toward Dook. Really bad form.

 

[Greg]

Lmao at Scheyer choking and Flagg once again being bad in the final minute of a game.

Maybe he can develop into a 1A franchise guy. But he hasn’t shown that this year.

Best high schol senior I have ever seen, period.

 

[uconngb]

And the one loss came in what was basically a home game for Michigan st.

Missing one of our top 3 players

 

[uconngb]

Oh 2004, you say?

Yes, were you living in a cave then??

 

[JB75]

we can all now root for Cooper and his new Utah Jazz uniform!

He’s going to the jazz if lottery bals fall right huh? God that’s boring. Have fun in Utah

 

[Ewekon]

Yes, were you living in a cave then??

Not much for subtly, are you?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I suppose the least we could do is gift Duke our meme.

"Scheyer can't win close games."

Oh hell no. Who knows if a gesture like that would bring them any mojo. It isn't worth the risk and they aren't worth any kindness from us.

 

[JB75]

Yeah, people were absolutely sleeping on Houston. They were the least talked about of all the number one seeds. They haven’t done anything relevant since the mid 80s/ always field good teams but no one gave them a chance against duke. I run a 300 person ncaa pool ever year and there were not many people picking Houston. Just cuz you’re a 1 seed doesn’t mean u can be slept on. I agree with Sampson

 

[huskyjawz]

#1 seed v #1 Seed

No on “slept“ on Houston….

How about? “Good game, Valiant effort by our team and that was a darn good opponent that we had to dig down deep to pull that one out”

First thought after you somewhat miraculously win in part due to breakdown of other squad is go after their conference and lack of supposed respect for your #1 seed? LOL

I’ll have none of it…

No thanks. Like school in the summertime…. Yeah I’m talking Fat Albert

And talking up your brethren in the Big 12? Give me a break, you just got there a couple of years ago when the presidents held their noses and invited you b/c the conference was dying.

 

[jibsey]

Duke scored 1 field goal on 10 minutes and media is going to blame 1 call? Typical.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Yeah, people were absolutely sleeping on Houston. They were the least talked about of all the number one seeds. They haven’t done anything relevant since the mid 80s/ always field good teams but no one gave them a chance against duke. I run a 300 person ncaa pool ever year and there were not many people picking Houston. Just cuz you’re a 1 seed doesn’t mean u can be slept on. I agree with Sampson

For the record, I had Houston losing to us in the championship game.

For full transparency, I didn't have Auburn getting to the sweet sixteen of Duke getting to the elite eight, but still, I was correct on Houston.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Duke scored 1 field goal on 10 minutes and media is going to blame 1 call? Typical.

Especially as a non call would have given Houston the opportunity to run the clock and hit a game winner.

 

[ctchamps]

#1 seed v #1 Seed

No on “slept“ on Houston….

How about? “Good game, Valiant effort by our team and that was a darn good opponent that we had to dig down deep to pull that one out”

First thought after you somewhat miraculously win in part due to breakdown of other squad is go after their conference and lack of supposed respect for your #1 seed? LOL

I’ll have none of it…

No thanks. Like school in the summertime…. Yeah I’m talking Fat Albert

He didn't go after the ACC. He was talking about the B12 not getting respect. The hype was the SEC and the BIG.

 

[JB75]

For the record, I had Houston losing to us in the championship game.

For full transparency, I didn't have Auburn getting to the sweet sixteen of Duke getting to the elite eight, but still, I was correct on Houston.

I liked Houston too. But I thought of them as a sneaky pick which I do agree is weird because they are a 1 seed but compared to all the 1’s and 2’s , they were not really a public popular team. Weird but I understand what Samson means Waaayyy more St. John’s picks in my pool than Houston.

 

[freshler40]

And when Sampson called the ACC the Toy Poodle League — hahahah.

The silk stockings of Duke have a run in them.

 

[3rdbass]

And the one loss came in what was basically a home game for Michigan st.

Yeah I was at the game unfortunately. It was ugly but at least all i had to do was turnaround and sell my tickest to the Mich. St. fans behind me. LOL!

 

[knicksin7]

Lmao at Scheyer choking and Flagg once again being bad in the final minute of a game.

Maybe he can develop into a 1A franchise guy. But he hasn’t shown that this year.

Come on man. Flagg is 1A.

 

[Palatine]

This was Duke's chance. Give us Flagg and we get at least this far.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

The majority of us weren’t rooting for Duke but we were rooting for Flagg.

Is this Flagg’s moms burner account?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

The majority of us weren’t rooting for Duke but we were rooting for Flagg.

Who belongs in the category 'us'? I'm pretty confident that around here they would be nowhere near a majority.