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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 1298215, member: 1423"]
Hope springs eternal, but I'd be shocked if we were even close to Duke on Saturday. They're easily as talented on offense as UNC and we lost by 10 to UNC even with big games from our big 3. The Tar Heels killed us on the glass, but also turned the ball over 20 times. Duke, while not as beefy, is just as tall up front with Okafor/Plumlee and Jefferson, and I don't think Duke is going to turn it over 20 times. Our lineup worked yesterday ... and we were able to rebound and score against a pretty small BC team. But Saturday's a different story. Last year, G struggled against Duke at the Dome, so I look for him to bounce back against his former team. TC's going to be shadowed the entire game, so someone else (G, BJ?) is going to have to step up and make shots or get to the rim.

The Okafor/Rak matchup is going to be the highlight of the game -- but as pointed out in this thread. whether we win or loose will be determined by the modest contributions of our least experienced players: KJ, BJ and TR, maybe even Patterson. I say this because we will need a big game from ALL of them to have a chance. I think we're going to be switching from beer to hard liquor on this one, but hey, you never know. That's why they play the game.
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