Game Thread [2022-23] Florida State

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Saturday, December 31, 1:00pm ET, ESPN2

FSU is the least bad of the ACC's trashfecta this season - better than Boston College and much better than Nolan Smith's team. If Duke doesn't win this one, the season will effectively be over before the new year begins, and the rumblings will begin in earnest about how many seasons Scheyer will get to deploy triple towers lineups before Duke moves on.

FSU has one good player, who of course is a transfer. Darin Green from UCF is in his 4th year and is the only FSU rotation player who hits over 33% from 3. He's making 46% of his 3s on good volume this season.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Duke is favored by 16.5. Win probability 92% based on Vegas lines. Loss would truly ignite the fire Scheyer talks.

 

[krsmith16]

Vegas must’ve thought Roach would be out.

 

[DurhamSon]

Duke is losing

 

[Devilsforlife]

This is why I’m generally okay with Young minutes

 

[Devilsforlife]

We are the #2 offensive rebounding team

 

[DurhamSon]

Young's had a better December than Flip, tbh

 

[DurhamSon]

Chad Young?

 

[Devilsforlife]

Young and Flip switched places

 

[childress22]

So out two best players have all 14 of our points.

 

[childress22]

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[Devilsforlife]

Wild that Jaylen Blakes is our best three point shooter

 

[DurhamSon]

So our 2, maybe 3 best players are all returning next year. And somehow that says more about the performance so far of certain players on this roster than anything about next year's team

 

[Devilsforlife]

Jaylen Blakes, the stone cold sniper

 

[DurhamSon]

Kentucky destroying Lville. They might not win another game this year

 

[Devilsforlife]

Wonder how much Nolan regrets leaving us for that all time grease fire

 

[Devilsforlife]

This defense is good

 

[Devilsforlife]

I feel like FSU hasn’t gotten anything easy

 

[childress22]

I like our defense a lot, but I feel like today we've looked a bit sloppy. Flip hasn't looked as locked in as usual, though the recent defensive boards were fine.

 

[childress22]

Our starting frontcourt of Mitchell-Flip-Lively has 0 points so far on 0-2 FG