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Topic subjectChampions Classic - #1 Duke vs #2 Mich St.---- #4 Kansas vs # 7 Kentucky
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2630229, Champions Classic - #1 Duke vs #2 Mich St.---- #4 Kansas vs # 7 Kentucky
Posted by Beezo, Tue Nov-14-17 07:14 PM
I'm parked.
2630236, That zone got Sparty fugged up
Posted by Beezo, Tue Nov-14-17 08:30 PM
2630246, Bomani “Basketball meathead” Jones wept
Posted by DJR, Tue Nov-14-17 09:24 PM
2630277, I, the man who has screamed for K to zone over the last decade, love it.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Nov-15-17 01:11 AM
Usually in the OAD era, he stubbornly refuses and insists on man-to-man, even when it isn't working for months on end. Now he's actually USING our length and size advantage and zoning right out of the gate. Perfect for disrupting penetration, perfect for forcing bad shots, and though most zone teams struggle to rebound, we have Bagley and Carter and DeLaurier and (occasionally, God help us) Bolden to make up the difference.

Brilliant decision making by the GOAT.
2630241, Bacon jalepeno Mac and cheese kid Allen been at Duke since Trajan Langdon
Posted by DJR, Tue Nov-14-17 09:10 PM
2630242, I was just saying, I feel like him & Perry Ellis played for 4 POTUS's.
Posted by TheRealBillyOcean, Tue Nov-14-17 09:15 PM
2630243, He out there cookin.
Posted by Beezo, Tue Nov-14-17 09:19 PM
2630244, He’s off to a hell of a start after a bad year last year
Posted by DJR, Tue Nov-14-17 09:21 PM
2630275, It helps when you're not playing with like four injuries.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Nov-15-17 01:08 AM
Sprained ankle, an undisclosed foot injury, a dislocated pinky. And those are just the ones I remember.

Thank GOD he seems to have learned from this and is shooting more instead of just putting his head down and driving into a million bodies.

I would say he's sophomore year good already but he's past that. He's shooting 17-26 from 3 so far, which is... insane.
2630245, Coach K owns Izzo
Posted by DJR, Tue Nov-14-17 09:21 PM
2630247, No secret I don't fuck with Duke, but Duval is my guy.
Posted by Beezo, Tue Nov-14-17 09:29 PM
Good game young fella.
2630276, He very well may break Bobby Hurley's single season assist record.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Nov-15-17 01:09 AM
He's going to shred in the ACC.
2630286, No doubt. He has all the tools.
Posted by Beezo, Wed Nov-15-17 08:44 AM
2630255, Wake Forest lost to Liberty???
Posted by DJR, Tue Nov-14-17 09:56 PM
Thought Manning had them going in the right direction, but that’s a real bad start.
2630288, And lost to Georgia Southern
Posted by Beezo, Wed Nov-15-17 08:54 AM
2630265, Quade is an adorable try-hard guard.
Posted by Basaglia, Tue Nov-14-17 10:46 PM
2630269, Cool sneakers
Posted by Beezo, Tue Nov-14-17 11:18 PM
That's all I got.
2630273, Good game. The kids stayed in it until the end against a more...
Posted by TheRealBillyOcean, Wed Nov-15-17 12:11 AM
experienced squad.

Cal is still trying to figure out his lineups.

Loved what I saw from SKJ. Knox obviously. I also prefer to see more of Wenyen over PJ. And I wanna see Quade in there at the end. He's making better decisions than SGA right now. And he has a greater command in the half court.
2630278, I wouldn't punt on SGA.
Posted by Frank Longo, Wed Nov-15-17 01:13 AM
I like his potential more on the defensive end. He can turn the turnovers around with time and experience.

I also like SKJ. He played strong ball down the stretch.

Also seems like Duke missing on Knox will work out for both Duke and UK. He looked good tonight.
2630279, Not punting on SGA. I still doubt he's back next year.
Posted by TheRealBillyOcean, Wed Nov-15-17 01:53 AM
But for this game, we needed steady possessions at the end.
2630287, PJ found out that bully ball won't work against everybody.
Posted by Beezo, Wed Nov-15-17 08:49 AM
2630308, The thing with PJ is that he can bully or finesse.
Posted by TheRealBillyOcean, Wed Nov-15-17 12:08 PM
So he needs to pick his spots.

I also think he played too slow.

He would catch the ball in the post and then wait for the double-team to come and make the safe kick out pass. Instead of seeing the double team, making them react and throw the skip pass to get their defense imbalanced and make them pay for the double team.

It's the difference between...BANG-BANG and BANG...........bang.

He's gonna learn though.
2630289, oh look Izzo lost to K/Roy once again...
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Wed Nov-15-17 09:06 AM
bummed i didnt get to see bagley since he was hurt by the time i got home.

my biggest takeaway from these two games is I'm old now lol. i used to know everybody that played everywhere. now im looking at half these kids like who the fuck are yall. and those are the elite kids.

other than that i think shady's gonna have a hard year this year. these kids are green as fuck.