Maybe the Duke education isn't all its cracked up to be...

[Oldbones]

I can't help wonder if Geno, CD, Shea, Marisa, and the intense TLaw, among others, would all have missed this had they tried it on UCONN.

 

[Sonny44]

 

[stamfordhusky]

not for athletics, some of them take correspondence courses that rank as high as the bogus North Carolina classes .

A few years back a MBB recruit signed with Duke in the fall. Then promptly flunked off his high school team. He still got in Duke and graduated.

Please provide a link to an article about this.

 

[Gus Mahler]

I can't help wonder if Geno, CD, Shea, Marisa, and the intense TLaw, among others, would all have missed this had they tried it on UCONN.

I'll bet TLaw and Kyla would catch it. Maybe Molly, too.

 

[bballnut90]

Rutgers ran this play effectively a few times back in the 2000s too. I wouldn't rip of Duke for this, each time I've seen it attempted, it has worked for the offensive team. It's just a crafty move that could easily trick any team if they aren't paying close attention, and most players aren't super dialed in the seconds before the 2nd half starts.

Big props to them for beating Louisville yesterday. Not a pretty win but a great win for the program. Duke is definitely the surprise team for 2016-17, imagine how competitive they'd be with Azura Stevens in the mix..

 

[Phil]

Duke is definitely the surprise team for 2016-17, imagine how competitive they'd be with Azura Stevens in the mix..

Good point

 

[Monte]

Totally agree.
Lets say it is the opening tip and the player getting the tipped ball is confused and runs to the wrong basket and scores. The ref wouldnt yell at them to stop. The ref shouldnt be a ref and a coach.

1959: Bristol, CT Armory; St. Anthony's boys vs Litchfield high school boys. At the opening tap, the 2 centers lined up facing the wrong baskets. The referees did not notice. Litchfield got the tap and scored 2 points. Two points were awarded to St. Anthony's, and they won the game by 1 point. After weeks of deliberation, the score stood. I believe this was the referees' fault.

 

[JS]

Duke is definitely the surprise team for 2016-17,

And here I thought it was UConn.

 

[Checkmate]

Please provide a link to an article about this.

I cannot find an article. This is not a rumor, it is common knowledge. I can send you a private message with the players name.

The notion that North Carolina is the only school with questionable academic conduct is nonsense. There are plenty of prestigious schools that cut corners for athletes.

 

[triaddukefan]

. Duke is definitely the surprise team for 2016-17,

Im not surprised

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Rutgers ran this play effectively a few times back in the 2000s too. I wouldn't rip of Duke for this, each time I've seen it attempted, it has worked for the offensive team. It's just a crafty move that could easily trick any team if they aren't paying close attention, and most players aren't super dialed in the seconds before the 2nd half starts.

Big props to them for beating Louisville yesterday. Not a pretty win but a great win for the program. Duke is definitely the surprise team for 2016-17, imagine how competitive they'd be with Azura Stevens in the mix..

No, RU never did it. But Walz did it to RU, as noted above, where another poster seems to recollect it was the BE Tourney. I just remember it being done.

Although I know most BY'ers like Walz, that was one of 3 reasons I haven't cared for him. The 2nd was a "hack a Kia" game where his designated "hacker" was way too physical (or at least looked it from the stands) and the 3rd was an incident where he lost his temper because his team arrived early at the hotel and they weren't ready for him.

 

[triaddukefan]

I bet the two Louisville players had to look at each other like "can this really be happening?"

I wonder if they had the same look on their faces when the looked at the scoreboard at the end of the game

 

[eebmg]

Apparently UConn nearly fell for the same trick. Only the refs saved them. Just goes to show you cant
always prepare for insanity

UConn once almost fell for Louisville trick play

 

[meyers7]

I tried this while coaching high school. The ref ruined it. He said "I'm not gonna let you do that" He alerted the other team that they were defending the wrong basket then handed the ball to my player after the other team ran to the other basket.

That's really, really poor reffing.

 

[Waquoit]

It is the coaching.
A Duke education is among the best in the world in spite of occasional potshots at it.

It's the Harvard of the South. Of course, that's quite the qualifier.

 

[uconnell]

I not only dislike Walz but have no respect for him.