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[QUOTE="DCUNITED13, post: 3742328, member: 7985"]
Duke shot 62% from the field in the 1st half.   They were over 55% from 3 as well in the 1st half  Not sure what we could have done differently there to be honest.  I did think we could do better not allowing easy 2 pointers later in the game.  We made a slight comeback, but Duke had decent ballhandlers and instead of dribbling they passed out of trouble on our press.

We ran into a buzzsaw offensive team.    Lost my money line bet but at one point in the 1st half the spread went to SU +18.5.  I jumped on that and nice to see Buddy help me out at the end with 2 nice 3 point buckets.

I do think that we need Joe and Buddy to be more consistent with "killer 3s" in the first half.  They are capable to do that and if Joe can hit for 5-6 points in each half we would be a better team.   Teams are pressuring us very high up the court leaving a lot of room down low.  However, the initial quick pressure takes away any cuts by our forwards.  We had significant number of easy buckets by Quincy and Marek cutting to the basket early in the season.  Looks like scouting reports cut away our open passing lanes.   Dribble penetration is now needed but our best dribble penetrator is Marek followed by Buddy.  AG scares me when he attempts to go to the basket.  He has a nice drop step though.   Quincy has good fist step but needs to be closer to the basket when he makes that attack.   I agree with [B]sutomcat[/B] regarding Quincy needing to draw fouls to be effective.

We need a win against Georgia Tech.  I think UNC is a Final 4 team.  They are playing well and with a favorable draw they have a chance.   For us we, have to go 3-2 in our last 5 (providing there is a makeup) games to get the NCAA nod.
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