College Basketball Thread

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

I look at the complete game. Duke has nothing inside defensively. They get manhandled like the little boys that they are. They also have no inside scoring offense and teams that rely on the jumper like they do rarely do much. The 2001 title team was an exception but they did have Carlos Boozer inside when they had to go in there. This team has nothing.

And Carolina is great in the paint? Hansbrough is super, but Ed Davis and Deon Thompson are mediocre. Even soft ass Brian Zoubek will be able to stick one of them and Lance Thomas can guard the other. And with the style the Heels run, they don't utilize paint players anyway, so any advantage they have over Duke will be negligible. Their strength is in their guards. Hansbrough is icing on the cake.

If you want to say that they lack the post presence to go all the way, that's understandable, but that's a weak reason to say they'll get destroyed tonight.

[King Glorious]

Their athletes are also much better than Duke's. If I am Williams, I press Duke from the start. If Duke stays within 10, I'll be shocked.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

Their athletes are also much better than Duke's. If I am Williams, I press Duke from the start. If Duke stays within 10, I'll be shocked.

There's nobody on Carolina who can guard Henderson since Ginyard got hurt. You're underestimating Duke. I think they'll win, but if they lose, it'll be close.

[Scav]

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Scav

MUSH ALERT!!

[ateamstupid]

Great final seven minutes by Carolina. Other than that it was a deadlock. UNC still doesn't defend well enough to win a title and Duke still doesn't score enough.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Great final seven minutes by Carolina. Other than that it was a deadlock. UNC still doesn't defend well enough to win a title and Duke still doesn't score enough.

I just don't believe Duke this year, I don't see it. But I can never judge them correctly.

I agree about NC defending, but I just don't see them getting beat this year

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Great final seven minutes by Carolina. Other than that it was a deadlock. UNC still doesn't defend well enough to win a title and Duke still doesn't score enough.

I didn't see it that way. UNC was in control early and then Duke got hot on three's for a stretch and went to the lead. I thought UNC started really getting after them on the defensive end after the half and the three's weren't open anymore and that was it for Duke. UNC is your national champion and Duke will be lucky to make it to the Elite Eight.