if they don't....
i do not see why 'cuse doesn't go undefeated this yr.
Duke +3
i do not see why 'cuse doesn't go undefeated this yr.
Duke +3
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Duke lost on the road vs Clemson and Notre Dame, don't be fool with the win at Pitt, not impressive with Duke
the don't have enough outside shooting vs the Orangemen zoneComment -
I wouldn't go out and say Duke doesn't have enough outside shooting, they are one of the best three point shooting teams in the country...what Duke does not have is the SIZE to go baseline to baseline on Cuse's Zone. Yes Shooting the basketball does help beat the zone, but what is more important is a big man that can get to the free throw line in the middle of that zone and feed it to the roamer on the baseline.. thus creating a defensive 2 man collapse on that sideline roamer which would leave a guy wide open for a three ball..
(hence why Michigan was so successful against Syracuse last year.. Trey Burke setting up Mitch McGary on the free throw line with multiple roamers on the baseline)
Dukes Hood can shoot the three ball and Jabari could be that free throw presence but then they have no Size Roaming the baseline..
Syracuse frontcourt is full of grown ass Prep School ball players.. Duke will have problems with that zoneComment -
Can I retract my previous statement
Blue Devils make 41.8% of 3's in ACC play,
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Yeah, they have plenty of 3 point shooters, however, Duke has historically struggled shooting in domes. I know this is a different group of kids, but that dome is huge in comparison to the friendly shooting background at Cameron.Comment