Duke game

[SBU72]

It seemed to me that SU for once looked tired / lost last night. They definitely looked out of step / slow for what I think is the first time all year. They can thank Coach K for holding the ball most of the time during the last 8 minutes or it would have been easily a 30 point lose. Hopefully come Monday, they'll be energized by the crowd and Rak's senior night on.

 

[tee1222]

Really proud of the way they played the last few games, but yeah. Agree with this. They're definitely tired. Long season. Not a ton of depth. Still. Just happy for these kids, to see them compete and not give up no matter how tough a hand they were dealt.

 

[NineOneSeven]

We don't get tired.

Have you ever watched a soccer game before?

 

[Dave85]

It seemed to me that SU for once looked tired / lost last night. They definitely looked out of step / slow for what I think is the first time all year. They can thank Coach K for holding the ball most of the time during the last 8 minutes or it would have been easily a 30 point lose. Hopefully come Monday, they'll be energized by the crowd and Rak's senior night on.

There was a point where Duke held the ball and Orange sat back in defense as the clocked rolled on and on. At that point I was thinking years ago this would be the point when JB would have the team go man-to-man. Duke taking so much time off the clock holding the ball and the Orange down by such a large amount. It's been a long time since I've question zone versus man. Maybe it didn't matter but it's hard not to wonder what could have been done to do better in that game.

I really hate Cameron stadium. It's just such an unfair advantage for Duke to have fans screaming at our players within spitting distance. It's a complete lack of sportsmanship. There should be at least 15 to 20 feet distance from the fans. Why have referees at this point or give each fan a megaphone.

 

[SBU72]

There was a point where Duke held the ball and Orange sat back in defense as the clocked rolled on and on. At that point I was thinking years ago this would be the point when JB would have the team go man-to-man. Duke taking so much time off the clock holding the ball and the Orange down by such a large amount. It's been a long time since I've question zone versus man. Maybe it didn't matter but it's hard not to wonder what could have been done to do better in that game.

I really hate Cameron stadium. It's just such an unfair advantage for Duke to have fans screaming at our players within spitting distance. It's a complete lack of sportsmanship. There should be at least 15 to 20 feet distance from the fans. Why have referees at this point or give each fan a megaphone.

If coach wanted the team to press, they would have moved up on the ball and not sit back. It didn't matter if they were in zone or m-2-m. If you had watched any Duke games you would realize that being in a zone had nothing to do how the Duke offense was able to perform. They have done the same thing all year. When you have a player of Okafor's ability and add Winslo, it's easy to play inside out against ALL defenses. Heck they wouldn't be #5 if they couldn't.

And for all those who think the OP was saying that that I think the team is worn out, you are wrong. If anything, it looked more mental than physical. As if the "ban" had finally got to them. As I said, hopefully the meaning of tonight's game and the crowd will energize them.

 

[andyw715]

Imagine if we'd've played UVa first then Duke.