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South Dakota St. 72-63 over Gonzaga. A little closer than I thought it would be. Was a 13 point halftime lead. Zags fall to 2-3.
 
Dukes upcoming games against SC and LSU are almost certain losses.

VaTech sodakst Belmont Syracuse ?

6-6 on Jan 1 is possible
 
Canadian Dancing GIF by Shay Mitchell

This video just in from Oluchi Okananwa Instagram feed….Singing something like “ I am so happy I am a Terp”…

Duke’s next two games are against SCar and LSU and the real possibility of a 3-5 record…ouch
 
Wake up 67-58 w/ 2:22 left, got down to 67-65 with a few ticks left and NCCU had the ball. But Wake came up with a steal and then a FT to seal it 68-65. Way closer than it should have been.
 
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DefenseBB said:
Canadian Dancing GIF by Shay Mitchell

This video just in from Oluchi Okananwa Instagram feed….Singing something like “ I am so happy I am a Terp”…

Duke’s next two games are against SCar and LSU and the real possibility of a 3-5 record…ouch
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They have either Texas or UCLA before LSU,.
 
it's a mystery what is up with Kara...a clearly smart person with a deep knowledge of basketball from all levels as a player and a coach and for some reason can't teach offense....
 
Latham was back on the bench. Wolfenbarger didn't play because of strep fo Tennessee.
 
DefenseBB said:
This video just in from Oluchi Okananwa Instagram feed….Singing something like “ I am so happy I am a Terp”…

Duke’s next two games are against SCar and LSU and the real possibility of a 3-5 record…ouch
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Actually, Duke will play two games in Vegas next week against SC, and then either Texas or UCLA.
 
Iowa takes down Baylor 57-52 in Orlando. Taliyah Scott unstoppable for the Bears with 32 of their points. Chit-Chat Wright knocked out of the game at the beginning of the 3rd quarter with a probable concussion. Announcers said this was the youngest Iowa team since 2012 or 2013....they grew up a lot tonight.
 
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Bjbod said:
Iowa takes down Baylor 57-52 in Orlando. Taliyah Scott unstoppable for the Bears with 32 of their points. Chit-Chat Wright knocked out of the game at the beginning of the 3rd quarter with a probable concussion. Announcers said this was the youngest Iowa team since 2012 or 2013....they grew up a lot tonight.
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I imagine you are liking what you are seeing so far from Heiden as a soph.
 
Random musings looking through the P4 teams stats. While it is mostly meaningless, I think it is fair to say that a majority of P4 have played really bad competition so I think we can do some high-level comparisons, knowing that the data isn't good...

Anyways, just browsing through the stats and I noticed that Michigan State and Kentucky are pretty high up there in the team stats. Of course we have the known good teams like LSU and Texas that are lighting up the stat sheets, but this is just a PSA that these are two potentially underrated teams to watch and see if they sustain that success. If they do, then Michigan State is probably the #3 team in the Big 10 and Kentucky is probably the #4 team in the SEC with both teams being top 16.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Yeah, I don't want to hear any more about Lawson being one of the top up and coming coaches. I just don't see it.
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She still is IMO despite that they're struggling this year. They came within 1 shot of making the Final Four just a year ago and the program has steadily improved under Kara.
 
Bjbod said:
Iowa takes down Baylor 57-52 in Orlando. Taliyah Scott unstoppable for the Bears with 32 of their points. Chit-Chat Wright knocked out of the game at the beginning of the 3rd quarter with a probable concussion. Announcers said this was the youngest Iowa team since 2012 or 2013....they grew up a lot tonight.
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Iowa starts 3 seniors and 2 sophomores though? I don't think of them as being an inexperienced team at all.

Really solid win though tonight for the Hawkeyes. Looking at the box score, Taliah Scott took a lot of shots but was the only one able to do anything offensively for Baylor. She had 32 points on 10-25 shooting, 6-16 from 3, and 6-7 from the FT line. The rest of the team combined to shoot just 7-32 from the field, 2-16 from 3, and 4-10 from the FT.
 
Vowelguy said:
suggestions for Duke:

Stop practicing defense. You need to be spending 100% of team and personal time on offense and scoring.

Recruiting needs to involve a scoring machine. Geno had his with Charde. She never knew what plays they were running, but in a crunch he could let her do whatever she wanted and she’d score. It wasn’t optimal but with out her, those years would’ve been even worse. Duke needs some pure shooters.

They iz a mess right now. I’m surprised they have scored >60 in any game, even against crappy teams.
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Agreed, but I think Lawson is aware. Duke was a major contender and finalist for Sarah Strong, who would've elevated Duke to new heights. Imagine how different the basketball landscape would look right now if she picked Duke over UCONN. Regarding scoring machines, Oluchi Okananwa had great scoring ability but transferred out this offseason. Other targets who didn't pick Duke but had them in their final list include Hannah Hidalgo, Madison Booker, Mikaylah Williams, Jazzy Davidson, and Sienna Betts. Once Duke lands a scorer of this caliber I think they'll be a Final Four squad. I'm still not counting them out yet, the season is young and there's a lot of talent on that roster.
 
bballnut90 said:
She still is IMO despite that they're struggling this year. They came within 1 shot of making the Final Four just a year ago and the program has steadily improved under Kara.
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She's done a good job at Duke, but I feel like the accolades have always outpaced what she's actually done. Also the roster turnover is alarming. Everyone loses players in this current age, but it seems like she's losing key players on an annual basis. For someone who is supposed to be one of the hip and cool younger coaches that players want to play for, you'd think her player retention would be better.

Not sure about steady improvement. Took a step back from Year 3 to Year 4 (although advanced further in the Tourney), step forward again in Year 5, now seem to be taking a big step backward again.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Wake up 67-58 w/ 2:22 left, got down to 67-65 with a few ticks left and NCCU had the ball. But Wake came up with a steal and then a FT to seal it 68-65. Way closer than it should have been.
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Maybe we'll look back at this game at the end of the season and see it as a major win for the ACC.
 
This is a question for anyone who watched the game or follows Duke closer than I do …

Why is Mair taking 25 shots and Fournier attempting 8? Fournier set an illegal screen with 2;30 minutes to go and Kara took her out and I don’t believe she ever went back in…what’s that about?
 
bballnut90 said:
She still is IMO despite that they're struggling this year. They came within 1 shot of making the Final Four just a year ago and the program has steadily improved under Kara.
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Definitely can't argue with the team improving record wise. This slow start to the season is perplexing however.
 
bballnut90 said:
Iowa starts 3 seniors and 2 sophomores though? I don't think of them as being an inexperienced team at all.
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That is true, but it's also true they have 6 sophomores and 3 freshmen. Kennise Johnson is listed as a junior but is really a redshirt soph due to injuries. Those 3 seniors do have tons of experience though.
 
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stwainfan said:
Troy beat Missouri and scored 100 points.
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Missouri is looking like they'll be the uncontested team at the bottom of the conference. The SEC is looking strong this year with exception of a few. I could honestly see this being a historic year as far as the number of top 16 teams coming from the SEC and total number of teams that make the tournament.
 
nwhoopfan said:
She's done a good job at Duke, but I feel like the accolades have always outpaced what she's actually done. Also the roster turnover is alarming. Everyone loses players in this current age, but it seems like she's losing key players on an annual basis. For someone who is supposed to be one of the hip and cool younger coaches that players want to play for, you'd think her player retention would be better.

Not sure about steady improvement. Took a step back from Year 3 to Year 4 (although advanced further in the Tourney), step forward again in Year 5, now seem to be taking a big step backward again.
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Key players for Duke who transferred haven't/didn't have much impact since they left. Day-Wilson regressed during her sophomore season, and didn't do much at Miami or LSU to improve her draft stock. Bollin and Volker left and we haven't heard much about them since.

Duke improved after these players left in comparison, so to me, it's hard to say that the team would have been better had they not transferred. Time will tell with Okananwa and DeJesus as to what their impact on their current teams will be.
 
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GamecockFam said:
Missouri is looking like they'll be the uncontested team at the bottom of the conference. The SEC is looking strong this year with exception of a few. I could honestly see this being a historic year as far as the number of top 16 teams coming from the SEC and total number of teams that make the tournament.
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Yeah I don't think any team will go through the SEC schedule unbeaten.
 
bballnut90 said:
Iowa starts 3 seniors and 2 sophomores though? I don't think of them as being an inexperienced team at all.

Really solid win though tonight for the Hawkeyes. Looking at the box score, Taliah Scott took a lot of shots but was the only one able to do anything offensively for Baylor. She had 32 points on 10-25 shooting, 6-16 from 3, and 6-7 from the FT line. The rest of the team combined to shoot just 7-32 from the field, 2-16 from 3, and 4-10 from the FT.
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9 of their players are either Freshmen or sophomores. I would consider that pretty inexperienced.
 
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