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College Basketball Afternoon Open Thread
December 29th, 2012 at 1:50 PM
#1
College Basketball Afternoon Open Thread
December 29th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
#2
Thanks for pointing it out
I hope this doesn't jinx it
December 29th, 2012 at 1:59 PM
#3
Yes, one thread created at
Yes, one thread created at mgoblog just might do that.....
December 29th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
#4
i'm from NC and absolutely
i'm from NC and absolutely can't stand duke and i know they'll lose a handfull of games this year but i seriously doubt this will be one of those
December 29th, 2012 at 1:55 PM
#5
No, this would not make me
No, this would not make me upset if Duke lost. But they wont.
December 29th, 2012 at 1:57 PM
#6
How many of these jinx
How many of these jinx threads must there be before we all learn the lesson?
Call it the Saturday afternoon open thread.
Call it the Saturday what are you drinking thread.
Do not anger the upset gods.
December 29th, 2012 at 1:58 PM
#7
True. I suggest changing the
True. I suggest changing the thread to college basketball open thread before the half starts.
December 29th, 2012 at 1:58 PM
#8
Just call it a game thread.
Just call it a game thread. It's not an upset alert until it looks like they're actually going to pull it out.
December 29th, 2012 at 1:58 PM
#9
Upset Club
The first rule of Upset Club is you don't talk about Upset Club.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:37 PM
#10
Especially when
There is more than a half to go, and you're referring to Duke playing a Junior college.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:42 PM
#11
Santa Clara - Steve Nash's
Santa Clara - Steve Nash's alma mater, BTW - is hardly a junior college.
December 29th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
#12
Ok then..fair enough.
I'm clearly wrong there. But "upset alert" for this game when there was still 1 minute + 1/2 of an entire game is a bit alarmist...no?
And to clarify, Santa Clara is an excellent college, and has a great women's soccer program, but I was referring to their likely competitive ability vs. Duke in basketball, with half the game remaining.
December 29th, 2012 at 1:59 PM
#13
First place votes....
If Santa Clara keeps it close and we roll the Chips tonight maybe we get enough votes on Monday to be #1. That would look nice heading into conference play!!
December 29th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
#14
A little premature huh?
A little premature huh?
December 29th, 2012 at 2:08 PM
#15
In other news, NC State is
In other news, NC State is now ranked #23 and is beating WMU.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:08 PM
#16
NC State 47, WMU 38; 17:00 left
Might as well add this game in there, too. Really need the Wolfpack to pull away and keep M's win over them looking impressive.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:15 PM
#17
They just showed a "Remaining
They just showed a "Remaining Unbeatens" stat during the Duke game. Pretty awesome seeing that Block M in a graphic like that.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:18 PM
#18
That was pretty sweet. Had no
That was pretty sweet. Had no clue about Wyoming.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:20 PM
#19
Looks like their best win is
Looks like their best win is at home against Colorado.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:40 PM
#20
Wut? Does my daughter live at
his house?
December 29th, 2012 at 2:57 PM
#21
Chocolate milk or white milk
Chocolate milk or white milk for you?
December 29th, 2012 at 2:28 PM
#22
Does "she" make that money
By putting annoying links with bogus claims in random blog posts?
December 29th, 2012 at 2:24 PM
#25
Lol, duke is getting all the
Lol, duke is getting all the calls. Everytime plumlee gets the ball they call the foul on whoever is gaurding him. Not to mention he is traveling on just about every possession, yet it never gets called.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:27 PM
#26
They definitely are, but that
They definitely are, but that last foul on atanga was dumb and obvious.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:29 PM
#27
Yeah I totally agree, that
Yeah I totally agree, that last one was the correct call. But the 2 fouls on him earlier this half were jokes, as are the majority of the calls.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:35 PM
#28
Yet another call going dukes
Yet another call going dukes way, he didn't even look set to take that charge. Hopefully they show the replay.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:31 PM
#29
Yep. That dumbass foul swung
Yep. That dumbass foul swung the momentum and probably the game. What a dunce. I hope he feels bad
December 29th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
#30
I turned it on and Plumlee going for a stroll
beneath the basket was the first thing I saw.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:48 PM
#31
The usual from Plumlee...
The usual from Plumlee...
December 29th, 2012 at 6:24 PM
#32
This exactly what
This is exactly what you can expect when Duke plays at home... Every little contact is a foul against whoever Duke is playing. Even against OSU this exactly what occurred.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:31 PM
#33
NC State pulling away from
NC State pulling away from Western with 10 minutes left. They have been playing good ball since our game.
I'm surprised Duke is struggling with Santa Clara after all the impressive wins they have this year.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:34 PM
#34
I was surprised to see that
I was surprised to see that Santa Clara was ranked 87 on kenpom, which makes them a reasonable opponent. Pretty sure duke should win by around 15, they have played very sloppy this half so far, missing a lot of free throws and Layups.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:34 PM
#35
Well Santa Clara...
Just like Bill Russell told Uncle Drew, this game will always be about 1 thing...buckets. You guys just arent making enough of them...
December 29th, 2012 at 2:36 PM
#36
These
These refs are giving everything to Duke. The Santa Clara coach looks like he's about to pop a vein.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:40 PM
#37
So much for the upset .....
or even the close game. Duke up by 14.
December 29th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
#38
So much for a Duke upset....
So much for a Duke upset....
December 29th, 2012 at 2:43 PM
#39
Just trying something, here...
Blowout Alert: Duke up by 15 on Santa Clara with 7 1/2 minutes to go. Duke at the line. Looks like Duke has this pretty well in hand.
December 29th, 2012 at 3:34 PM
#40
I like...
The effort
December 29th, 2012 at 3:07 PM
#41
Well I was largely
Well I was largely unimpressed with plumlee and the duke team as a whole(off day). I think that may have been the worst 20 point and 13 rebounds performance I've seen from a player, since he was gifted the majority of his points. He shot 13 freethrows and deserved to shoot about 2. Not to mention he was traveling everwhere. If anyone touched him...free throw. The majority of the team I was unipressed with as well today, no one seemed to make a true impact.
My only exception to that was Seth Curry. He played really well and impressed me a lot.
December 29th, 2012 at 3:08 PM
#42
100% agree.
100% agree.
December 29th, 2012 at 5:24 PM
#43
Did you even watch the game
Did you even watch the game or just look at the final stats....?
December 29th, 2012 at 3:13 PM
#44
Ready to see what this
Ready to see what this freshman from UNLV is like that the talking heads keep referring to. It's also weird not seeing UNC and Kentucky both not ranked.
December 29th, 2012 at 3:15 PM
#45
Its very wierd to see neither
Its very wierd to see neither of them ranked. I wonder the last time that has happened...has to have been a long time ago.
December 29th, 2012 at 3:50 PM
#46
Half-time for M Women
45-20 over Niagara. 62.1% shooting, 62.5% from 3-point range.
December 29th, 2012 at 3:57 PM
#47
Thanks for the update. Their
Thanks for the update. Their 3 pt shooting has been awesome this year.
December 29th, 2012 at 4:05 PM
#48
Illinois struggling a bit
Illinois struggling a bit with Auburn at the half. Not much Defense being played in this one. 47 - 42 Illini up
