Game Thread [2021-22] Duke vs. Syracuse (ACC Tournament Quarterfinals)

[rome8180]

Without AJ we're not making it out of the 2nd round.

 

[DurhamSon]

Wasn't the team allegedly sick before UNC as well? WTF is going on with these dudes?

Sulaimon was sick a lot too, and Dawkins at times as well. It's just their laughably flimsy go-to cover excuse at this point

 

[TS9]

He had four days to prepare a game plan, which just needed to be copied from the one they used two weekends ago.

 

[DurhamSon]

If only we had someone on the inside who could examine their laundry and verify whether there's puke stains or not

 

[rome8180]

If only we had someone on the inside who could examine their laundry and verify whether there's puke stains or not

How do we know that's not just Paolo the alcoholic puking on his teammates? Or Nolan puking at their defense?

 

[Hammy-O]

He had four days to prepare a game plan, which just needed to be copied from the one they used two weekends ago.

INFURIATING

 

[dukeberto]

Incredibly disappointed by the lack of “GAME”s in this thread.

 

[Hammy-O]

Incredibly disappointed by the lack of “GAME”s in this thread.

I got called in to a meeting with 6 minutes left. I didn’t write it but I thought it

 

[Slap the Floor]

He had four days to prepare a game plan, which just needed to be copied from the one they used two weekends ago.

I actually respect this quote though. Usually he says some weird, defensive, egotistical shit but he placed the blame fully on himself this time.

 

[aiw]

That was fun!

 

[aiw]

I just saw that Banchero shot to put us up 3 late and WTF was that?

 

[physicsfactor]

I just saw that Banchero shot to put us up 3 late and WTF was that?

It was so weird. I think he was going to pass when he jumped (why jump to pass?), but then he felt the obvious foul and threw up a shot for some FTs. Foul wasn’t called (never is for him), but he got lucky and made the shot.

I still can’t believe they didn’t call a foul on this. The defender’s arm is almost completely perpendicular over Paolo’s arms instead of vertical.

 

[deepdarkblue]

Looks like he was going to pass to wide-open Wendell in the corner.

 

[rome8180]

Glad he made it, because taking that shot instead of passing to a wide open Wendell could have been disastrous. I'd like to see what Wendell shoots from the corners. It's gotta be really high.

 

[Hammy-O]

I’m shocked that wasn’t called a foul. It seems pretty obvious.

 

[TyusStones5]

K said in the postgame presser that AJ had food poising and couldn't play long stretches. Did he just admit he wouldn't have played Roach big minutes if not for that?! We would have lost the game if that had been the case.

 

[rome8180]

Well, we also would have won had AJ been at the level he was in the last Syracuse game. So I'm not sure what your point is?