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Duke now 12-0

SeanMayTriedToEatMe

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The program Kurt Rambis and Steve Nash built.

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Kevin Foster is the Broncos' leading scorer.

Santa Clara is 11-2 against the #316 strongest schedule.

Notable results:
Beat #45 St. Louis by 12 away.
Lost to #182 UC-Santa Barbara by 3 at home.

Kenpom ratings:
#91 overall efficiency
#63 offensive efficiency
#165 defensive efficiency
#93 tempo

Notable team rankings:
#13 assist/turnover (they pass well)
#31 FT% (they make their FTs)
#25 block% (they block lots of shots)
#36 opponent turnover% (they create lots of turnovers)
#218 defensive rebound% (they don't rebound well on defense)
#302 opponent FTA/FGA (they foul a lot)

Rotation:
PG Evan Roquemore, 6-3 180, junior
SG Kevin Foster, 6-2 211, senior
SF Raymond Cowels, 6-4 206, senior
PF Yannick Atanga, 6-8 215, sophomore
C Marc Trasolini, 6-9 240, senior
G Brandon Clark, 6-0 170, sophomore
F John McArthur, 6-9 228, junior
C Robert Garrett, 7-0 270, sophomore
G Denzel Johnson, 6-3 189, sophomore

Best players:
Trasolini: 16.3 Pts, 7.8 Reb, 57.4% FG, 41.7% 3PT, 73.0% FT, 24.2% Usg, 126.4 ORtg, 19.9% DReb, 10.9% OReb, 8.1% Blk, 90.6 DRtg
Roquemore: 13.8 Pts, 6.5 Ast, 1.7 TO, 48.1% FG, 42.3% 3PT, 81.5% FT, 19.2% Usg, 137.3 ORtg, 2.9% Stl, 94.1 DRtg
Foster: 18.2 Pts, 4.6 Ast, 2.8 TO, 39.8% FG, 33.3% 3PT, 81.4% 3PT, 33.6% Usg, 107.3 ORtg, 6.1% Stl, 89.4 DRtg

Trasolini is the typical solid big man, Roquemore is the pass-first point guard and Foster is the guard the offense runs though - he takes 8.5 3s per game and although he's not hitting them this season, he shot 38.6% last season on 9.2 3pt attempts per game. Garrett is an interesting sophomore 7-footer; he rebounds pretty well and has a 14.7% block percentage, but he averages 6 fouls per 40 minutes and only averages 13.9 minutes like a young Zoubek.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

I just want to see a sharp team right out of the gate and an early sizable lead to give the second team some more PT heading into conference play one week later.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Thanks for the awesome OP. I would like to see the young guys continue to see lots of time, as well as continued awesomeness from QC, RK and Mason.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Duke probably get their long-awaited Kenpom #1 coronation if they win by 25+ today. Vegas line is 17-17.5. After #1 Indiana's unremarkable win over a terrible team last night, the difference between Indiana and #3 Duke dropped to .0013 in pyth.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Gonna need more than 25 to move up in KenPom. He already has us as 23 point favorites.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

I'm excited for the re-introduction of MP3
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

I think Ryan Kelly just got his first or second offensive rebound of the season.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Santa Clara wins the first 4:00, 12-11. Their Big Three look unstoppable on offense as expected.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Marshall Plumlee gets in and immediately has the best Duke box out of the season. He back-assed his man nearly out to the 3pt arc.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Kelly's doing work on the boards today. Marshall with an offensive board, got hacked like crazy, no call.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Best 3pt shooter in Duke history: Christian Laettner, JJ Redick or Quinn Cook?
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Hairston is like that Trevor Booker "bruiser" type we always want, except he can't finish around the basket at all.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Kevin Foster is lighting up Sulaimon, who is objectively Duke's worst defensive player.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Santa Clara would have the 2nd best offense in the ACC. An incredible performance today.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Santa Clara has won the first 16:00 at Cameron. They're the better team right now, and they have the best player on the court.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Kevin Foster has been ridiculous. He's making some terrible shots
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

LOL, someone just BANED me from the game chat for noting that there's a "good game" ; )
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

bdotling said:
Kevin Foster has been ridiculous. He's making some terrible shots
As you know, this won't continue.

IMO, Duke pulls away and wins by double-digits...perhaps by 20.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

FoolishTarHeel said:
LOL, someone just BANED me from the game chat for noting that there's a "good game" ; )

You can come back.
 
Re: Santa Clara at Duke - Saturday, Dec 29, 12:00pm ESPN2

Lets go Thornton
 

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