Greetings from Cameron Indoor. ..

[SoBeCuse]

Actually the tickets I bought originally were in section 3 row p (last row in the rafters baseline duke bench), but when I got my ticket from the guy he gave me the section 6 ticket which was behind duke bench 6 rows from the top.
Cool seeing Jay Bilas and Dickie V climbing up the stairs to the "press box in the sky". That setup is crazy.



Here's my synopsis of the day:

My ears finished ringing allowing my headache to subside enough for me to author this post.

-Cameron Indoor Stadium is loud! Carrier dome is really loud as well but CIS is different, continuous loudness with frequent doses of "first row Metallica" cheering.

-Cameron Crazies are impressively coordinated. I love the eruption in applause with every good play Duke does, whether a made shot or strong D.

-CIS is small BUT, Many people over the years have commented to me "Why doesn't Duke update their basketball facility". Without ever being there I could only answer based on seeing games on TV. Now with firsthand experience, the answer is the same. It's the intimate atmosphere. You'd have to spend a lot of cash to replicate that one a larger scale. Without being there you just don't understand.

The game.

I like defensively heavy games. Both Ds played well. Cuse's shooting came out strong but in the first 10 min but then the Duke D clamped and held us to 29% the first half.

Second half was a bit looser. Syracuse shot 51%.

CJ's charge: I was sitting in section 6 ,so from that vantage point it looked like a block in real time. When I watch it on TV I can see a block, then charge from a different cam angle. So whatever, it is what it is.

Given that, JB's hissy fit really didn't bother me that much. Yeah it pretty much sealed the deal and yes there was the "chance" that the remaining 10 seconds (in the non tech foul scenario) could result in tie, I feel that the stars would really have to align for that to happen.
Comparison to the NCST game is silly. Their implosion started way before the inbound turnover. And Duke isn't NCST!!

So anyway. Something set JB off. I don't think it was the charge call in and of itself. I'm going with "taking one for the team". He's a smart guy and this is uncharted territory for him (the ejection in a real game)

As for his presser? That is 100% JB, snarky comments and all. The guy's been involved in basketball longer than the majority of us have been alive. He answers when and what questions he wants and slings the BS to the rest.

Thanks for posting. It definitely seems like an amazing atmosphere. So, the Parker/Gbinjie call was right in front of you, yes?

 

[andyw715]

Thanks for posting. It definitely seems like an amazing atmosphere. So, the Parker/Gbinjie call was right in front of you, yes?

Yeah looked like a big ole elbow to the head to me, and to the 8 or 10 duke season ticket holders sitting around me. All of them sat and then had puzzled looks on their face that it was called against Syracuse.

Did have some good conversation with them, about the stadium, the crazy press box, towel guy, the fan that Coach K gives a handshake to each game. On of them (probably in his 40's) says he and his grandfather used to come and paint their seats Duke blue in the summer to get ready for the next game.

 

[SoBeCuse]

Yeah looked like a big ole elbow to the head to me, and to the 8 or 10 duke season ticket holders sitting around me. All of them sat and then had puzzled looks on their face that it was called against Syracuse.

Did have some good conversation with them, about the stadium, the crazy press box, towel guy, the fan that Coach K gives a handshake to each game. On of them (probably in his 40's) says he and his grandfather used to come and paint their seats Duke blue in the summer to get ready for the next game.

Very cool. Yeah, would love to go there sometime. Much like the Fenway or Wrigley experience people say that except that baseball puts me to sleep. I would get chills from Cameron no doubt.