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readyAIMfire53
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Posted: 11/19/17 3:41 pm ::: Duke should drop like a rock |
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After today's loss to unranked Villanova, Duke should drop way down in the top 25 and eventually drop out. Fans of women's basketball everywhere should be protesting Duke's retention of Coach McCallie. Nelson-Ododa's choice for UConn over Duke signifies the end of Duke getting players based on academics. Sub 20 recruiting class coming in. Future is bleak and getting bleaker.
Faz Davalos is not the front court savior some thought she'd be. Tearing it up at a mid major does not translate to success in a P6 conference.
I hope Lexie Brown and Rebecca Greenwell are enjoying grad school and was worth playing another season for Coach JPM.
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linkster
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PUmatty
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Posted: 11/19/17 6:35 pm ::: Re: Duke should drop like a rock |
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Like clockwork.
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PRballer
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readyAIMfire53
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tfan
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Queenie
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Posted: 11/20/17 8:32 am ::: |
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I understand the urge to burn everything to the ground, but... have you considered just finding another team to pour love into until McCallie leaves Duke? Instead of knee-jerk rage?
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NoDakSt
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Posted: 11/20/17 11:53 am ::: |
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It's the old achilles heel for JPMac. Can't defend the perimeter. Duke has often had fits with teams that could spread the floor and reliably hit the three. Defense doesn' adjust. When Brown went out, so did the DeBils best perimter defender. They miss Lambert in this area although even if she was available, they probably wouldn't win this game.
Odom's a good post player but the rest of the paint players are limited in ability/skill.
Duke had a down year in recruiting. That could be an isolated event. But when Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Florida State, and Louisville are recruiting well every year, one year can be problematic.
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PRballer
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readyAIMfire53
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 11/22/17 7:52 pm ::: |
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Duke looks pretty good in blowing out ODU 38-18 at the half. Completely dominating the boards among other things.
Not surprisingly, rumors of Duke's demise appear premature and exaggerated.
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Queenie
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Posted: 11/22/17 8:04 pm ::: |
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To play devils' advocate, or something like that, Old Dominion is... not good. My understanding from the transfer thread was that they lost a lot of players with the coaching change.
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myrtle
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Posted: 11/22/17 9:49 pm ::: |
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Duke has two good players and a couple of somewhat adequate ones, but after that, it really doesn't look very good.
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Shades
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Posted: 11/22/17 11:56 pm ::: |
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Duke is still down the PG they had so much success with last season, Kyra Lambert. I'm not sure when she is set to return.
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summertime blues
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Posted: 11/23/17 12:15 pm ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
To play devils' advocate, or something like that, Old Dominion is... not good. My understanding from the transfer thread was that they lost a lot of players with the coaching change. |
I'm...not happy at some of those girls. The ones who transferred to UNCW to stay with Coach Barefoot I can understand, but the ones who bailed without even talking to Nikki....no use for that at all. Nikki McCray-Penson is a quality person and a good coach and I think will build a good program at ODU, given some time. She did the best recruiting she could in the time frame she had, but wow.....! It's gonna take a couple of years.
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readyAIMfire53
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Posted: 11/24/17 12:40 am ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
Duke looks pretty good in blowing out ODU 38-18 at the half. Completely dominating the boards among other things.
Not surprisingly, rumors of Duke's demise appear premature and exaggerated. |
LOL. Can count on Art for the counterpoint every time.
How's this? Duke will not beat Notre Dame while JPM is the coach. And there you have it. ALL teams want JPM to stay because they know their team will beat Duke. Thanks for proving the point, Art.
Any team with ANY post game is gonna beat Duke. Period.
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ArtBest23
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readyAIMfire53
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 11/26/17 6:09 pm ::: |
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And right on cue. . .
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readyAIMfire53
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Posted: 11/26/17 7:12 pm ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
And right on cue. . . |
Yes, you are. Like a bad penny.
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Queenie
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Posted: 11/26/17 7:55 pm ::: |
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Christ fucking almighty, you two, stop taking each other's bait.
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Ladyvol777
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Posted: 11/30/17 10:13 pm ::: |
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should make a big rebound with the win over Ohio State tonight.
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ArtBest23
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Posted: 11/30/17 10:27 pm ::: |
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Oregon St, Now Ohio St. And it turns out the one loss was to a pretty good Villanova team.
Doing pretty well it seems.
Better rename the thread "Duke should climb like a rocket.".
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Shades
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Posted: 12/01/17 3:06 am ::: |
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rAf must have meant "Duke should drop it like it's hot". It's the only thing that makes sense.
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readyAIMfire53
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Posted: 12/01/17 10:45 pm ::: |
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ArtBest23 wrote: |
Oregon St, Now Ohio St. And it turns out the one loss was to a pretty good Villanova team.
Doing pretty well it seems.
Better rename the thread "Duke should climb like a rocket.". |
lol. From the person who supports Notre Dame, who can keep winning the ACC while JPM is at the helm at Duke. <motives are suspect> Enjoy your domination of the ACC while it lasts. Duke provides zero competition.
_________________ Follow your passion and your life will be true down to your core.
~rAf
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