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Post by orangedw on Dec 31, 2023 11:48:23 GMT -5
Major test here. Got blown out in our last road game against a good team. But we’ve improved greatly in the month since then.
Hoping we play 40 tough minutes with no lapses. Need Judah to keep his composure and stay under control in all aspects, and to play a big time game. Need Brown to play well against Filipowski. Bell having one of those games where he knocks down 5 3’s would be a big help too. Hoping we don’t choke or fold, and show up for 40 minutes. I’ll be satisfied with that, whether we win or lose, in this stage of our development.
……also, if we win, I’m skipping steps and calling for a final four run.
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Post by Ghost on Dec 31, 2023 17:53:18 GMT -5
Major test here. Got blown out in our last road game against a good team. But we’ve improved greatly in the month since then. Hoping we play 40 tough minutes with no lapses. Need Judah to keep his composure and stay under control in all aspects, and to play a big time game. Need Brown to play well against Filipowski. Bell having one of those games where he knocks down 5 3’s would be a big help too. Hoping we don’t choke or fold, and show up for 40 minutes. I’ll be satisfied with that, whether we win or lose, in this stage of our development. ……also, if we win, I’m skipping steps and calling for a final four run. I feel like we've played like 2 games in the last month. Huge, huge game. I'm not sure what to expect. I think we show up, just hoping we don't get torched by a big run early and just press things too much.
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Duke game
Dec 31, 2023 18:00:58 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by orangedw on Dec 31, 2023 18:00:58 GMT -5
Major test here. Got blown out in our last road game against a good team. But we’ve improved greatly in the month since then. Hoping we play 40 tough minutes with no lapses. Need Judah to keep his composure and stay under control in all aspects, and to play a big time game. Need Brown to play well against Filipowski. Bell having one of those games where he knocks down 5 3’s would be a big help too. Hoping we don’t choke or fold, and show up for 40 minutes. I’ll be satisfied with that, whether we win or lose, in this stage of our development. ……also, if we win, I’m skipping steps and calling for a final four run. I feel like we've played like 2 games in the last month. Huge, huge game. I'm not sure what to expect. I think we show up, just hoping we don't get torched by a big run early and just press things too much. GTown, Oregon, and Pitt all had some encouraging play. Big jump in competition here, but I like to think we’re becoming a pretty good team. I REALLY want to beat UNC at least once this year. And Clemson at the Dome….i want that one badly.
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Post by cusefan0307 on Jan 1, 2024 11:53:24 GMT -5
I hope someone on our team Oakley’s that goon Ryan Young. That no talent scrub is going to come in and foul our guys every possession.
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Post by Ghost on Jan 1, 2024 12:28:47 GMT -5
I feel like we've played like 2 games in the last month. Huge, huge game. I'm not sure what to expect. I think we show up, just hoping we don't get torched by a big run early and just press things too much. GTown, Oregon, and Pitt all had some encouraging play. Big jump in competition here, but I like to think we’re becoming a pretty good team. I REALLY want to beat UNC at least once this year. And Clemson at the Dome….i want that one badly. I know! I thin of late I've been conditioned to expect the worst. That being said, we have made some nice strides so if we can open well we should be able to make a game of it. And then hopefully pull off a W for some sort of signature win. In the back of my mind that Maui tourney has me wondering what we'll see though. Those first couple games we looked unable to maintain that level of play for a long stretch against higher level comp.
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Post by Ghost on Jan 1, 2024 12:29:31 GMT -5
I hope someone on our team Oakley’s that goon Ryan Young. That no talent scrub is going to come in and foul our guys every possession. haha.....that'll show some fire! Oakley away!!! LGO!
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Post by orangedw on Jan 1, 2024 13:19:53 GMT -5
GTown, Oregon, and Pitt all had some encouraging play. Big jump in competition here, but I like to think we’re becoming a pretty good team. I REALLY want to beat UNC at least once this year. And Clemson at the Dome….i want that one badly. I know! I thin of late I've been conditioned to expect the worst. That being said, we have made some nice strides so if we can open well we should be able to make a game of it. And then hopefully pull off a W for some sort of signature win. In the back of my mind that Maui tourney has me wondering what we'll see though. Those first couple games we looked unable to maintain that level of play for a long stretch against higher level comp. It’s been way too long since we’ve been competitive at the highest level. Been too long since we had a huge win, and since going toe to toe with Duke was expected, not something we did once every 5 matchups. Hopefully we’re turning that corner this year.
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Post by hofceluck on Jan 1, 2024 13:25:07 GMT -5
Fuck it. I’m expecting to win this game. I’m going to will us being BACK into existence
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Post by orangedw on Jan 1, 2024 13:33:47 GMT -5
Should be noted that pre Buddy, this series was 7-5 in Duke’s favor, with basically all the games being battles. Duke beat us by 4 in the 2018 tourney, and if Marek wasn’t in foul trouble we very possibly win that one.
Buddy’s freshman year - a year he came off the bench in the proper role and we still had athletes, we beat them once and were competitive in 2 losses. So it’s 9-6.
ISO backdown 38 minute per game Buddy and City Rocks ice cream party era: 6-0 in Duke’s favor with 3 of the Duke wins by 20+ points.
I think now that we’re actually trying to win as the sole goal again, we will get back to competing with and sometimes beating them, again.
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Post by hofceluck on Jan 1, 2024 13:35:52 GMT -5
Should be noted that pre Buddy, this series was 7-5 in Duke’s favor, with basically all the games being battles. Duke beat us by 4 in the 2018 tourney, and if Marek wasn’t in foul trouble we very possibly win that one. Buddy’s freshman year - a year he came off the bench in the proper role and we still had athletes, we beat them once and were competitive in 2 losses. So it’s 9-6. ISO backdown 38 minute per game Buddy and City Rocks ice cream party era: 6-0 in Duke’s favor with 3 of the Duke wins by 20+ points. I think now that we’re actually trying to win as the sole goal again, we will get back to competing with and sometimes beating them, again. What kind of ice cream was it though?
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Post by orangedw on Jan 1, 2024 13:42:14 GMT -5
Should be noted that pre Buddy, this series was 7-5 in Duke’s favor, with basically all the games being battles. Duke beat us by 4 in the 2018 tourney, and if Marek wasn’t in foul trouble we very possibly win that one. Buddy’s freshman year - a year he came off the bench in the proper role and we still had athletes, we beat them once and were competitive in 2 losses. So it’s 9-6. ISO backdown 38 minute per game Buddy and City Rocks ice cream party era: 6-0 in Duke’s favor with 3 of the Duke wins by 20+ points. I think now that we’re actually trying to win as the sole goal again, we will get back to competing with and sometimes beating them, again. What kind of ice cream was it though? CHIPWICHES!!
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Post by hofceluck on Jan 1, 2024 13:54:24 GMT -5
What kind of ice cream was it though? CHIPWICHES!! *karatekramer.gif*
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Post by orangedw on Jan 1, 2024 15:39:29 GMT -5
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Duke game
Jan 1, 2024 15:42:33 GMT -5
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Post by day2 on Jan 1, 2024 15:42:33 GMT -5
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Post by alsacs on Jan 2, 2024 11:44:14 GMT -5
Duke isn’t that good this year. Their top players don’t scare me. DW outlined it perfectly before the Buddy era we were about even with them. Then we decided to turn into the Buddy & Friends AAU team which didn’t have enough talent to deal with Duke’s NBA talent.
Now we are past Daddyball and while I am not confident in our guard playing being elite or really good they can have flashes.
We can compete with Duke if we don’t turn the ball and take advantage of our strengths. We have depth so foul trouble won’t kill us. Rebound the ball and don’t turn it over we can win this game.
We need Mintz to not be in James Harden get mine mode but play like Philly Allen Iverson and take it when it’s there and not hesitate but play with effort.
One of Taylor Bell being hot will be okay as well. Plus Copeland playing like he has.
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