Friday, February 9, 2018

Duke continues to slide - But what a DUNK!

 My favorite play from the Duke @ UNC game on Feb 8th was the posterizing dunk by Trevon Duval early in the game. That was amazing! I had no idea he could even do that! Unfortunately, the Tar Heels pulled off the gritty win, which they needed to remain relevant this season, so you're welcome Heels fans.
 I think the Blue Devils need to focus primarily on defense. They have been getting slaughtered all season long by teams that they should be blowing out. Statistically. I know Coach K is using the zone alot and I'm fine with that (not that my opinion matters) but, as we saw against the Tar Heels, that Zone can be destroyed if the players are prepared for it. The Tar Heels were clearly prepared to beat the Zone defense.
 There are no excuses for Duke Fans. No referees caused Duke to lose that game. Duke scored 49 points in the first half. UNC made adjustments and put the brakes on the Blue Devils in the second half allowing only 29 second half points. Duke didn't counter-adjust appropriately and simply couldn't recover. The Tar Heels out-hustled and out-smarted the Blue Devils. Trust me, it kills me to say this as I am a die-hard Duke fan.
 March 8th, when Duke and UNC play in Cameron Indoor Stadium, there should be a different outcome. Duke by 20!


Dennis Morgan
Die Hard Duke Fan!

Tickets for sale to the UNC @ Duke Game March 8th on eBay here. 


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