Duke game thread

[DavidGordonsFoot]

I missed the game, but I'm really happy for the players. Good work, men.

[DavidGordonsFoot]

It is always good to beat Coach Rat Face. And I hope Jimmy Christian enjoyed it and reminisces about this game next year when he is coaching Akron or Bowling Green.

What's wrong with you?

This 9903's newest aliass?

[eepstein0]

I fail to understand how you can play the way they did against Hartford and back it up with today’s performance.

[2001Eagle]

That was the fullest Conte has looked on tv in ages

[eepstein0]

That was the fullest Conte has looked on tv in ages

The 4,500 Duke fans helped

[MF73-Eleazar]

Ky almost had a triple double: 30pts, 10 Rebs, 9 Assts. Holy shit.

[claver2010]

Jimmy macs record is what it is but bc consistently got easy baskets out of timeouts, impressive

[BC923]

Jimmy macs record is what it is but bc consistently got easy baskets out of timeouts, impressive

He's a weird case. Consistently gets outdone in game plans and the big picture, but routinely gets the better of superior coaches out of dead ball situations. I don't understand how his mind works to produce those outcomes

[Dick Rosenthal]

It is always good to beat Coach Rat Face. And I hope Jimmy Christian enjoyed it and reminisces about this game next year when he is coaching Akron or Bowling Green.

What's wrong with you?

What’s wrong with you? One freakish upset when the team shoots 60% from behind the three point line does not excuse failure after failure after failure. Moreover, if you actually watched the game and knew about basketball you’d know that yesterday was not the result of a brilliant game plan or that the team demonstrated that it was particularly well-coached. Lest you forget, Beeker beat the #1 ranked Syracuse Orange, on the road, because his team was 11-22 from behind the arc. He was promptly and correctly fired at the end of the year—the only tragedy there being the hiring of Jimmy Christian.

In sum, because of the way the game was won and because of the construction of the roster and the past performance of the program under Christian, I do not think this win marks a turning point, but rather a statiscally probable upset that was almost inevitable to occur once in four years. As such, I expect that the team will return to its statiscal norm from here on out.

[b0mberMan]

Anyone who thinks this will amount to anything more than our being listed as a "bad loss" on Duke's resume during selection time is deluding themselves

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

Anyone who thinks this will amount to anything more than our being listed as a "bad loss" on Duke's resume during selection time is deluding themselves

this. We’ll be the reason dook doesn’t get a 1 seed

[b0mberMan]

Anyone who thinks this will amount to anything more than our being listed as a "bad loss" on Duke's resume during selection time is deluding themselves

this. We’ll be the reason dook doesn’t get a 1 seed

Or the reason everyone is pissed off that they got a 1 seed.

[2001Eagle]

If they win less than 6 acc games, sister Christian needs to go

[HJS]

To be fair, the team at least has 5 players who are ACC quality. That's an accomplishment and should be acknowledged. Also, and I've been saying this for years, the way BC can win with regularity in the ACC is being a physical/Old-Big-East team. In a lot of ways, BC out-muscled Duke yesterday. That's the way I like to see BC teams play.

[BC923]

To be fair, the team at least has 5 players who are ACC quality. That's an accomplishment and should be acknowledged. Also, and I've been saying this for years, the way BC can win with regularity in the ACC is being a physical/Old-Big-East team. In a lot of ways, BC out-muscled Duke yesterday. That's the way I like to see BC teams play.

This is true. We've had some decent players in these last few years, but this team has a few players outside of Bowman/Robinson that belong. It's a shame that Hawkins got hurt, but I still think Chatman is a solid role player, Mitchell is tough and smart, and Popovic looks like he's actually becoming a pretty decent center. We definitely struggle for depth, and I don't think Christian is a very good coach, but this team is the best since Donahue's first year, which is a low bar to clear, but does still feel a little bit good.

FWIW I thought Coach K had a pretty terrible game as well, though to give us credit we took advantage

[commavegarage]

random thoughts

-i was there - at least 50% duke fans
-really happy for the kids...they play in front of a morgue all the time
-impressed we outrebounded duke
-next 3 games: columbia, central conn, richmond - 10-3 (1-0) should be the expectation.
-next 3 in conference games: @UVA, vs. Clemson, vs. Wake: Gotta go 2-1 in those.

If we get to 12-4 (3-1)...would be a great start.

[Corporal Funishment]

I checked and Columbia, CCSU, and Richmond are all sub-200 in kenpom rank. Richmond apparently fell off quite a bit since last year. If we could avoid the post-big-win letdown a la 2009 (Harvard after UNC, remember that?), this would be the first season without a WTF non conf loss since the 20-0 year

[eepstein0]

I checked and Columbia, CCSU, and Richmond are all sub-200 in kenpom rank. Richmond apparently fell off quite a bit since last year. If we could avoid the post-big-win letdown a la 2009 (Harvard after UNC, remember that?), this would be the first season without a WTF non conf loss since the 20-0 year

It would be the most BC thing ever to lose to one of these teams.

[innocentbystander]

random thoughts

-i was there - at least 50% duke fans
-really happy for the kids...they play in front of a morgue all the time
-impressed we outrebounded duke
-next 3 games: columbia, central conn, richmond - 10-3 (1-0) should be the expectation.
-next 3 in conference games: @UVA, vs. Clemson, vs. Wake: Gotta go 2-1 in those.

If we get to 12-4 (3-1)...would be a great start.

12-4 with this win over Duke (even though they had to go 15 for 26 from the 3-point line) and BC is ranked in the top 25.

12-4 with this win over Duke, and BC is at least a 50% shot at bubbling in to the REAL tournament. I seriously doubt they go 12-4.

Let's be absolutely frank here; any division-1 hoops team that goes 15-for-26 from 3 point range (and shoots 80% from the charity stripe) should not only beat any team in all of division-1 basketball, they should rout them. If BC was a serious ACC team, going 15-for-26 from 3-point land means they beat Duke by 10 points or more. It should be a blow out even if Duke goes 93% from their charity stripe. As it is, this is (or should I say, was) the best win for BC hoops IMHO since they knocked off UNC back in March of 1994. That Duke team is way-the-fuck better than that 25-0 Syracuse team from 4 years ago. That is the only reason why the game ended as close as it was.

You hit 15-for-26 at 3-point range, you win. Pure and simple, you win. There is no defense for that. And with only 20 minute halves, the other team is never going to have enough time on the clock to overcome that much offensive point scoring efficiency. That said, there is not much of a chance that happens again all season. I am super happy for the players, the coach, the students, and the alumni, but you can't build a winning season and an offensive game strategy on shooting almost 60% from 3-point-range. All that is, is a desperation offense that is much like a broken clock, right twice per day.

[MF73-Eleazar]

So how many ACC teams are just so-so and can be beaten by BC realistically?

[commavegarage]

random thoughts

-i was there - at least 50% duke fans
-really happy for the kids...they play in front of a morgue all the time
-impressed we outrebounded duke
-next 3 games: columbia, central conn, richmond - 10-3 (1-0) should be the expectation.
-next 3 in conference games: @UVA, vs. Clemson, vs. Wake: Gotta go 2-1 in those.

If we get to 12-4 (3-1)...would be a great start.

12-4 with this win over Duke (even though they had to go 15 for 26 from the 3-point line) and BC is ranked in the top 25.

12-4 with this win over Duke, and BC is at least a 50% shot at bubbling in to the REAL tournament. I seriously doubt they go 12-4.

Let's be absolutely frank here; any division-1 hoops team that goes 15-for-26 from 3 point range (and shoots 80% from the charity stripe) should not only beat any team in all of division-1 basketball, they should rout them. If BC was a serious ACC team, going 15-for-26 from 3-point land means they beat Duke by 10 points or more. It should be a blow out even if Duke goes 93% from their charity stripe. As it is, this is (or should I say, was) the best win for BC hoops IMHO since they knocked off UNC back in March of 1994. That Duke team is way-the-fuck better than that 25-0 Syracuse team from 4 years ago. That is the only reason why the game ended as close as it was.

You hit 15-for-26 at 3-point range, you win. Pure and simple, you win. There is no defense for that. And with only 20 minute halves, the other team is never going to have enough time on the clock to overcome that much offensive point scoring efficiency. That said, there is not much of a chance that happens again all season. I am super happy for the players, the coach, the students, and the alumni, but you can't build a winning season and an offensive game strategy on shooting almost 60% from 3-point-range. All that is, is a desperation offense that is much like a broken clock, right twice per day.

you are a clown

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

... you are a clown

his ibsolutes in his post about how bc HAS to win at 15 for 26 reeks a lot of "shinskie is a man so of course he will be as good as or better than chris weinke"

i pity all of you that still read his shit... especially his shit where he is pretending to know things about football or basketball. i self-admittedly do not like sports and even i know more than nospace on these topics. sure, he can be an expert on the legality of raping his wife... i'll give him that one, but beyond that his opinion is about as useful as a hansen boner is a room full of attractive women over the age of 18

[Cadillac90]

... you are a clown

his ibsolutes in his post about how bc HAS to win at 15 for 26 reeks a lot of "shinskie is a man so of course he will be as good as or better than chris weinke"

i pity all of you that still read his shit... especially his shit where he is pretending to know things about football or basketball. i self-admittedly do not like sports and even i know more than nospace on these topics. sure, he can be an expert on the legality of raping his wife... i'll give him that one, but beyond that his opinion is about as useful as a hansen boner is a room full of attractive women over the age of 18

What did BC shoot from 3-point land? And how about from the charity stripe?

[TobaccoRoadEagle]

i know - even his terminology is cringie.

i bet he says things like "lol" and "tbh" out loud to people in his workplace. smh

[DavidGordonsFoot]

12-4 with this win over Duke (even though they had to go 15 for 26 from the 3-point line) and BC is ranked in the top 25.

12-4 with this win over Duke, and BC is at least a 50% shot at bubbling in to the REAL tournament. I seriously doubt they go 12-4.

You're out of your mind.