OT: Duke drops out of ACC tourney due to positive Covid test
March 11th, 2021 at 10:38 AM ^
wait, you're telling me that coach kreqrqcbzipski found a way to pretend that one of his crappier teams was some sort of weird victim of circumstance? no way!
March 11th, 2021 at 11:13 AM ^
Or perhaps, just perhaps, there actually was an unfortunately timed positive test that makes it irresponsible to continue playing the very same evening?
Not everything is a fracking conspiracy.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:54 AM ^
I would go so far as to say most things are not fracking conspiracies. Shouldn’t that type of conspiracy actually be limited to conspiracies about fracking. To be differentiated from fudgen conspiracy theories. Which could themselves be further subdivided into those conspiracy theories involving Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge and those involving the candy treat (and most likely Charlie Wonka). There are also frickin conspiracy theories, oftten related to sharks with laser beams attached to their heads.
Fracking, fricken and fudgen conspiracy theories certainly do not preclude Dookie conspiracy theories (who did take that deuce in the urinal?).
March 11th, 2021 at 12:23 PM ^
Did you watch Promised Land? It’s a great movie about a fracking conspiracy:
Was doing my best to be funny, not controversial
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"melanin deficient".
Hmmm... interesting username that caught my eye when scanning thru the new accounts, and then I see that on this Wednesday when you signed up you proceeded to post 36 times in threads from 2008. Nearly all of your posts were 3 words or less of nonsense in an attempt to secretly but quickly build up points.
Bad strategy. I'll give you until 6pm to plead your case; if I don't end up blocking your account, I will at minimum be resetting your points in the negative.
No response?
Not even a plea of "No Contest"?
Your account is now blocked.
Or he's just a fan of Battlestar Galactica.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:32 AM ^
Thank you. I was having a bad day until I read "coach kreqrqcbzipski."
+1 for the cheap laugh.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:35 AM ^
I thought it was kreqrqKcbzipski . Darn spell checker.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:54 AM ^
If you replaced kreqrqcbzipski with "Harbaugh" would you still be saying that?
Buh bye Dukies, now the K man can blame something else besides having a crappy team, I wonder if they'll get an NIT invite?
No - they elected to keep themselves out of any post season tournament. That way, the streak can stay alive with both 2020 and 2021 years labeled "did not play due to COVID".
Coach K is a pretty sneaky guy. He just bumped over the chess table before you could say "check mate".
We get it, you don’t like him.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:39 AM ^
Strategic move by Kzshcjshdjejdjdjfski to get the sympathy bid into the big dance.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:58 AM ^
I spell it Kzszzzchfzzskzz. Lots of z's in there. Bye, bye, Coach "K".
I was thinking he ran out of black hair dye and thus backed out of the tournament.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:40 AM ^
Yeah yeah yeah - We all hate Duke and can't stand Coach K but this really sucks for those players.
I, like many, was rooting for them to get bounced early in the ACC tournament and have their hopes dashed as one of the first four out on selection day but given the circumstances, they actually battled back pretty hard over the last half of the season (like a lot of blue blood programs weirdly enough) and with a win or two probably make the dance.
Tough luck I guess...
March 11th, 2021 at 10:42 AM ^
F@ck Dookie.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:47 AM ^
I really hate that there is this notion that he / they are just doing this because they suck. We were accused of the same thing, not too long ago.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:28 AM ^
it was a joke. i don't honestly think this is on purpose.
but let's be clear here - if coach kdagdtrouski hadn't dumped his 'i have a bad back' record on his pete gaudet back in 1994 nobody would be making this joke.
he's a great, great coach. he's also a massively sanctimonious turd. i shall not be shedding any tears for him.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:34 AM ^
How to spell Coach K's name correctly
1) Sing the old mickey mouse song M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
2) Replace all the letters with Coach K's
Result: Krzyzewski
I doubt any team actually is using COVID as a way to back out of potentially being embarrassed on the court / field. That said, I have a feeling that your players are much less likely to strictly adhere to COVID bubble protocols once their season has gone to shit.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:54 AM ^
That's ok, they all got paid really well. If they had played better they would be in the NCAA tourney anyway.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:05 AM ^
It seems like this could have kept them out of the tournament even if they were a projected high seed.
There must be a fair chance that's going to happen to another team.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:47 AM ^
I feel bad for the players who had to see their season end so abruptly.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:49 AM ^
Ya hate to see it.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:50 AM ^
At least it wasn't Jalen Johnson.
March 11th, 2021 at 10:52 AM ^
So they're going to claim that * next to their season. Gotcha ?
March 11th, 2021 at 10:55 AM ^
This is so sad. But delicious...
March 11th, 2021 at 10:56 AM ^
"You're next, Texas"
March 11th, 2021 at 10:58 AM ^
Clearly ducking UNC
March 11th, 2021 at 10:59 AM ^
Who cares! I love the fact that dook is irrelevant. Hopefully it stays this way!
March 11th, 2021 at 11:46 AM ^
One reason to care is that they very likely would have lost to FSU tonight. Then their season would have been over.
Now? They get to play the (at least somewhat) "what might have been" card, instead of owning what a crap show, in terms of performance, their program was this year. This ending actually makes them more relevant (e.g., ESPN.com story for sure to come: "How programs are working in Indy to avoid Duke's early tourney exit.")
That's leaving aside it sucks for any program to have their season ended so abruptly.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:00 AM ^
Dropping out is becoming a thing at Duke
March 11th, 2021 at 11:04 AM ^
It would've been nicer to have them bounced from the ACC Tourney too soon to warrant an at-large NCAA bid. I wouldn't have minded them getting bounced in rounds 1 or 2 of the NCAA, either. As it stands, Coach K can use the Covid excuse for a bad season, so, ... poopy.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:05 AM ^
Certainly, Duke is Duke. Theyahron TV morah thahn. Beavit ta Beavahhhh. Reruns.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:11 AM ^
Sucks for the players
March 11th, 2021 at 11:22 AM ^
Sucks. Makes me a little nervous as well. This can happen to anybody at anytime.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:50 AM ^
Yep. I have no doubt the NCAA tourney will happen this year, and I am sure there will be a champion crowned, but it's not a good feeling knowing it's very likely there will be a team(s) who gets "bounced" without losing a game on the court.
March 11th, 2021 at 11:24 AM ^
What may suck is for Louisville, who just played them yesterday. They are actually projected to be in the ncaa tournament. I don’t like Louisville but that would suck if they have players get it because of Duke
March 11th, 2021 at 11:25 AM ^
More like Coach L, amirite?
March 11th, 2021 at 11:43 AM ^
That sucks for the kids. They looked ready to pull off a miracle run in the ACC tournament.
I hope there's no repeat of this in Indy this weekend.
March 11th, 2021 at 12:02 PM ^
Amen to all of that. Let's hope our B1G tourny goes without a hitch. No COVID...
It was 1 year ago today that Michigan was pulled off the court from pregame warmups in Indy and the whole thing was shut down.
March 11th, 2021 at 12:26 PM ^
I've got to imagine whoever is the one who got sick is a really popular guy in the locker room right now. Building a smidge of momentum with a chance to break into the tournament, and then just like that, your season is pretty much guaranteed to be over.
If they'd gotten to play (and beat) FSU they may have had a chance to sneak in as a First Four team, but I think at this point they're pretty much out.
ESPN was most likely writing stories comparing them to the UConn team that got hot and won it all a few years back.
That team only got in by winning the BigEast Tournament.
March 11th, 2021 at 12:55 PM ^
fear of failure
They weren't going anywhere anyhow.
I mean correct me if I am wrong but wouldn't they of had to be held out of the tournament anyways based on current NCAA protocols? They wouldn't meet the time required between a positive test/tests and being able to play again anyways.