Calipari’s 15/14 seed humiliations were to #102 and #137. Ours were to #79 and #87. He’s been such an abysmal coach the last 4 years.
Game Thread [2023-24] NC State (NCAA E8)
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Calipari’s 15/14 seed humiliations were to #102 and #137. Ours were to #79 and #87. He’s been such an abysmal coach the last 4 years.
In retrospect, two of Duke's worst defensive teams getting strong 15 and 14 seeds is a cruel joke by the committee. The #79 Lehigh team with a legit NBA lottery pick in McCollum was particularly brutal.
Not to look ahead, but Duke getting NC State, Tennessee, and UConn would be interesting for narrative purposes.
Diarra is the guy everyone gets upset with Mark Mitchell for not being.
I mean i'd settle for him being like, half of him, instead of putting up absolutely nothing but turnovers and wide open dunks (and those on only athletically overmatched teams)
He's had plenty of good games against athletic teams. GMAFB. There are times when he's the best defensive player on the floor, and his cutting and rim finishing do matter. It's not that easy to get open dunks or everyone would just do it. The takes on him are just awful.
He’s so explosive
Mitchell’s Top 50 splits worry me.
103 Ortg
50% eFG
21% 3pt
While rebounding, block, and steal rates decline considerably. I think part of the “soft” narrative stems from shrinking performances in big games. If Mitchell shows up with verve, he changes our dynamic completely.
103 Ortg
50% eFG
21% 3pt
While rebounding, block, and steal rates decline considerably. I think part of the “soft” narrative stems from shrinking performances in big games. If Mitchell shows up with verve, he changes our dynamic completely.
That’s the silver lining. You can pep talk a kid into playing with heart and enthusiasm, to put K’s spin on it. Motivating players into the right mindset is a freely controlled variable that the coach can change on a dime.
Proctor seemed to just need the confidence to be assertive enough to take/make that shot.
Mitchell just needs to play composed and he’s golden. Jon theoretically can talk him into that.
Is this the dumbest thing he has ever posted?
Yeah it’s the exact opposite of my experience. They hate UNC more than anything and are probably the only fan base that roots for us when we play UNC.
I’ve seen FAR more vitriol towards Duke from Wake fans. Those guys have become shockingly unhinged in the last few years especially.
Duke and State fans both tend to root for each other against UNC. I always love seeing Doeren own Mack.
I went to NC State (class of 2009) and this isn't true at all.
They will look at you weird if you wear Duke stuff around campus, and they do enjoy beating Duke when they do, but that's it.
They hate UNC worse than Maryland fans hate Duke
I hesitate to even post this out loud, and when we lose, I'll accept responsibility - but it does feel like there's a scenario where we just blow the doors off them. State's due to have a crash at some point, and it feels like we're in a good spot mentally and are a team that can have random huge games. Seems set up as well as it could be.
I could definitely see this game being a lower scoring version of Duke-Arkansas 2022.
Logically I just don't think teams like that will beat this Duke team two times. State has caught everyone off guard since they got their shit together, but this is our second time facing that version of this team and I believe we are well coached enough that it should be a win (barring any flukes).