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0	This is driving me nuts. I hear Lawson is out, I hear he might play, now I hear he has suit up and the coaches and training staff will decide in the warm-ups if he is going to play. How effective can you be, especially with what Lawson brings to the table, when you are on crutches 95% of the time? QQQQQQQQQQQQ!

2/6/08

0	If Lawson is out, Duke's chances of winning multiply infinitely. With a healthy Lawson, theres no way Duke wins, but that looks unlikely for tonight.

2/6/08

0	No flops yet and Dickie V sounds pretty good.

2/6/08

0	Refs calling little bumps and V and Patrick were all over Coach K.

2/6/08

CriticalFanatic

0	Good game as always. Patrick and Vitale have been reasonable thus far ... so long as Carolina can hold out it should stay that way.

2/6/08

CriticalFanatic

2	CriticalFanatic wrote: Good game as always. Patrick and Vitale have been reasonable thus far ... so long as Carolina can hold out it should stay that way. I take this comment back.

2/6/08

0	Patrick is starting to get Duke crazy.

2/6/08

0	All dook does is shoot threes. Not exactly built for March. COME ON Q!

2/6/08

0	If Wayne does not do anything tonight, I am going to disown him.

2/6/08

CriticalFanatic

0	Janse wrote: All dook does is shoot threes. Not exactly built for March. COME ON Q! Agreed. It could get them a big win in March, but they could two days later to a worse opponent who D's up. I won't be picking the Dukies despite how good they've looked at times. No team stays hot from three-point range 6 straight games.

2/6/08

0	CriticalFanatic wrote: Agreed. It could get them a big win in March, but they could two days later to a worse opponent who D's up. I won't be picking the Dukies despite how good they've looked at times. No team stays hot from three-point range 6 straight games. Most teams struggle staying hot from Three-Point range for an entire game.

2/6/08

0	No Patrick, watch the game. It was knocked off of the UNC players leg. Idiot.

2/6/08

0	Ellington is killing me since that Clemson game. He can't hit open shots, he somehow lost his ability to create his own shot, and he is not that good a defender so he is wasting room on the floor as far as I see it.

2/6/08

0	I hope I picked the Over for tonights game.

2/6/08

0	That is what I am talking about. Feed Hansbrough and dook is going to die down there. I hope you know that if you aren't fouling Hansbrough, you aren't going to be stopping him because he only missed when you smack him.

2/6/08

0	I missed the first half... how many babies have UNC killed according to Mike Patrick so far?

2/6/08

0	kantwistaye wrote: I missed the first half... how many babies have UNC killed according to Mike Patrick so far? None, he has been pretty watchable so far.

2/6/08

0	Patrick is starting to get excited and very Duke-ish. He just said/yelled "PAULUS IS PERFECT!"

2/6/08

0	Paulus is just like JJ Redick... let him inside the 3 point line and he's useless, keep him floating around the 3 point line and he'll make you pay. Its that simple, and he's not that hard to shut down.

2/6/08

0	"Duke, over the years, have been terrific at drawing charges." I wonder why.

2/6/08

0	Timeout or something. Offense looks absolutely horrible right now. FEED HANSBROUGH! Wayne, Danny, Alex are all missing shots or traveling.

2/6/08

0	#8 Wisconsin (really?) is struggling with Iowa. That would be an embarassing loss.

2/6/08

0	Screw you Ellington. Make something!

2/6/08

0	Janse wrote: Screw you Ellington. Make something! He must have heard you.

2/6/08

0	(Edited by Janse) WTF? dook is just jacking up threes and it is going in. Hansbrough can't make anything from the line tonight. Horrible.

2/6/08

0	(Edited by kantwistaye) Janse wrote: WTF? dook is just jacking up threes and it is going in. Hansbrough can't make anything from the line tonight. Horrible. I don't know if you saw their game against Wisconsin, but I swear they shot just under 100%.

2/6/08

0	9 point comeback with three minutes left in '05. Let's go, Tar Heels!!!!!!!

2/6/08

0	When did Scheyer get fouled? Wasn't that a jump ball?

2/6/08

0	Ellington couldn't make a shot if he had a string connect the ball to the bottom of hoop. Bleh.

2/6/08

0	I don't even want Ellington shooting. Put in Graves or someone.

2/6/08

0	Dickie V can be a questionable analyst, but he did just nail why the Shaq trade is a horribly stupid one for the Suns.

2/6/08

0	FINALLY! Green finally made a basket.

2/6/08

0	I am going to make this short because I am incredibly depressed at the moment. If we hit our free throws, which normally is money, and guard the freaking perimeter, it's a win with or without Ty.

2/6/08

CHansen

(Edited by CHansen)
Janse wrote:

I am going to make this short because I am incredibly depressed at the moment. If we hit our free throws, which normally is money, and guard the freaking perimeter, it's a win with or without Ty.

It was certainly a weird night for UNC, regarding their strengths. FT shooting was subpar and they gave up the 3 all night, which is normally UNC's strong point on D. Maybe Lawson means THAT much to that team or Duke is just that good this year. Edit to Add: Duke was 11% below its season average on FT's, and UNC was 13% below, so the unusually poor FT shooting was actually a wash, surprisingly.

I've thought they were good, but a little overrated, despite KenPom having a hard-on for them, but I may have to rethink that now. Even taking into account the lack of Lawson, I came away even more impressed with Duke tonight. They really had a bad strengths/weaknesses matchup, at UNC, and came away with a good win.

Also, did I hear right that Duke has won 7 of the last 10 at the Dean Dome? Dislike him or hate him, K is a heck of a coach.

2/7/08

0	I wish the New Orleans/Phoenix game was on TV tonight. 132-130 in 2OT New Orleans won it. The highlights made the game look amazing.

2/7/08