Duke

[adminbaberuth]

Florida St ranked? Leading Duke late

[adminbaberuth]

Duke loses.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

I hate Duke  ;D

[Ruckdad]

I love Duke!  Have since I was about 10 years old.  They are definitely beatable though.  No real big man and the floor leader Kyrie Irving may just be done for the year.

[CRUSHCOACH]

I like Duke myself. But if they don't find them a BIG man in the middle, they're gonna be in trouble all year long. Hard to depend on shooting 3's to win games.

[CThoops]

Oh come on.. You win some.. you lose some.. Did everybody write them off because they lost on the road in ACC play?  ::) Im not a Huge Duke fan, but I love watching them play.. A big man would be great and really make them a dominant force to compete against, but they have great chemistry. Best basketball team in the country still because of defense and experience on the floor.. Cant ask for better players at their position than N. Smith and K. Singler  ;D 

[Ruckdad]

Totally agree - but they lack a point guard.  Kyrie Irving made this team elite and dominant.  With Irving on the floor - no way they lose to Florida State.  I still think they are the favorites to win the tourney as there really aren't any dominant big men in the college game right now.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

St. Johns??  :D :D

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2011-01-30/st-johns-rips-duke-to-add-to-crazy-weekend-of-upsets

[Ruckdad]

Win some lose some - like USC.

[bullets13]

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Win some lose some - like USC.
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yup.  Texas would be favored over Duke right now, though.  Texas is peaking, Duke is falling off a bit.

[baddog]

What's not to like about Duke?

I'm a UT fan, but I love to watch Duke basketball. If they played, I'd pull for UT, but I pull for Duke the rest of the time.

[Ruckdad]

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[quote author=Ruckdad link=topic=78661.msg959795#msg959795 date=1296667443]
Win some lose some - like USC.
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yup.  Texas would be favored over Duke right now, though.  Texas is peaking, Duke is falling off a bit.
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Right now - yes.  If Kyrie Irving gets back - no.

[bullets13]

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[quote author=bullets13 link=topic=78661.msg959898#msg959898 date=1296672968]
[quote author=Ruckdad link=topic=78661.msg959795#msg959795 date=1296667443]
Win some lose some - like USC.
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yup.  Texas would be favored over Duke right now, though.  Texas is peaking, Duke is falling off a bit.
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Right now - yes.  If Kyrie Irving gets back - no.
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I won't argue that, assuming it's a healthy Kyrie Irving, and not a 60% Kyrie Irving.  It would be a heck of a game if they met.

[baddog]

Duke tearing NC State a new one. Duke is so well coached.

[baddog]

Up by 30 in the 1st half.