Tonight is a coaching heavy weight bout

[kcsu]

Tonights game is a match between 2 great coaches, Olympic Gold medal winners, HOF, and of course friends. I dont think there has ever been a game between us that is this evenly matched. Both teams have talent, both have flaws. This one is going to come down in large part to coaching.
I like JB when things are equal and expect the old boy to pull off another great victory. Should be one heck of a game.

 

[DonLightfoot]

If we can keep the score within five at halftime I like our chances.

 

[Ghost]

I'm just excited about the match-up, it's felt like a very dull season for marquee type games - perhaps we're both down a bit, but it's still a "big game."

That being said, who are the announcers tonight? We get a good crew that will fawn over JB and Coach K, or nutty ACC people.

 

[dasher]

I'm just excited about the match-up, it's felt like a very dull season for marquee type games - perhaps we're both down a bit, but it's still a "big game."

That being said, who are the announcers tonight? We get a good crew that will fawn over JB and Coach K, or nutty ACC people.

Should be Sean and Jay, right?

 

[Ghost]

Should be Sean and Jay, right?

I would hope - especially in the wake of JB's mini-controversy over Jalen Johnson.

 

[Trueblue25]

Should be Sean and Jay, right?

Thats correct

 

[Ceerqqq]

I like our chances, too. To me, Marek is gonna be the key, the guy who can win it for us.

Didn't he have a career game against Duke a couple of years ago?

If we see the kind of defensive effort we saw the 2nd half vs ND, I'd say we have a more than decent chance to win our biggest game of the season thus far...

 

[GooseMutt]

I’m just happy we are on ESPN. We’ve been absent from National scene

 

[Orangezoo]

Nothing would be sweeter than to swipe away the hope Duke had after Saturday

 

[GooseMutt]

Who’s ready to get ugly! Uglier than usual

 

[hoopsupstate]

I just don’t have a lot of confidence we’ll rise to the occasion tonight. We haven’t done well on the road this year meeting the challenge. This team doesn’t show a sense of urgency until they fall behind by ten.

 

[kcsu]

Stop the fight. 52 at half. Disgusting.

 

[85SUAlum]

This was an early round knockout

 

[CuseFaninVT]

This was an early round knockout

JB got tko-Ed in the first 5

 

[orange7]

K owns JB.

 

[Cusesky8214]

This was McGregors last fight...

 

[AZOrange]

K owns JB.

K owns everyone

 

[kcsu]

This one is a shocker. National game. NCAA on the line. Duke SU and we come out dead. No energy. No fight.

 

[rhcuse]

We have no center. It was welterweight vs. heavyweight.

 

[Cuse69]

Jorge Masvidal vs Ben Askren

 

[hungrychuck]

JB as George Chuvalo, I suppose.

There are heavyweights and then there are heavyweights.

 

[samspann1]

Duke was 8-8 with Jalen Johnson, and 3-3 without him.

Duke doesn't seem any better without him.

Disclaimer: I only played HS basketball, but I am 5'11"

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

Duke was 8-8 with Jalen Johnson, and 3-3 without him.

Duke doesn't seem any better without him.

Disclaimer: I only played HS basketball, but I am 5'11"

Nice. If you were a senior and have a good handle, JB would not only accept your advice but slot you in as the starting 5.

 

[samspann1]

Nice. If you were a senior and have a good handle, JB would not only accept your advice but slot you in as the starting 5.

I think that at my HS fighting weight, I may have fit right in.

 

[dasher]

Duke was 8-8 with Jalen Johnson, and 3-3 without him.

Duke doesn't seem any better without him.

Disclaimer: I only played HS basketball, but I am 5'11"

High school basketball 5'11 you know nothing ... wait, I am shorter than that and only played high school basketball . Does it count that I was pretty good for Watson 3W at Syracuse?