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2025 NCAA Tournament Games Thread
- Thread starter Da Lama
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Duke chokes
Two things:
1. Duke coach didn't have his 2nd best player (Knueppel) shoot or touch the ball on offense during the last 8 minutes
2. Duke coach can't script an inbounds play to save his life. Absolute t3ash coaching
1. Duke coach didn't have his 2nd best player (Knueppel) shoot or touch the ball on offense during the last 8 minutes
2. Duke coach can't script an inbounds play to save his life. Absolute t3ash coaching
1 FG in 10 minutes for Duke. Wow. That’s an epic choke
Back in baby. Houston wins and I’m #1. They lose and I’m #4 and out of the money
Their defense off sets, things like inbounds plays was ridiculous. When Duke was able to get the ball inbounds they were out of position and out of sync, then they had to try to get themselves together and run offense against a team that was in their throats.
Duke had some super freshmen but they are freshmen. It wasn't a case of choking but the young Duke players weren't ready for that level of intensity, and somehow Houston turned up the intensity.
was sure Houston was cooked after missing all those shots and that bad kicked ball and technical. Watched in bar without sound and couldn’t believe what I was seeing.
Same here.
And some legit luck
Bourbon Buff
Well-Known Member
Second half insanity aside, it was becoming a runaway game in the first half and then toward the end Houston drained three 3s on three trips to really narrow the score. The game on the other side of the bracket was also really kinda nuts, and I don't think Houston has the muscle to prevail but... let's go, make the Big XII proud.
Could say some luck on both sides. Houston deserved the win, this wasn't a fluke.
And Chuck admits that he doesn't know college basketball well, he is focused on the NBA for most of the season since that's his job, but he does know the game of basketball. He talked about Houston's intensity before the game and that turned out to be the difference.
For sure. You don't come back and win like that unless some whistles and bounces go your way and if the other team doesn't miss on some good looks. Pretty much everything had to break right.
I saw it as Kelvin willing his team, while the Duke coach is
responsible for Duke choking. Called a TO with 1:20 left, his last TO, for Flagg to shoot a fade away jumper (which he had missed his previous 5 fade away jumpers. Zero clue how to design an inbounds play, reminded me of George Karl when he had a loaded team but had no scripted inbounds plays. Credit to Houston for grinding, but this was 100% a choke job by the Duke coach, he wasnt skilled in close games or how to coach his team to victory.
Duke wins, I get second place, Instead, I falter into 9th. I had a Florida/Duke final with Duke winning. Someone has to win the bracket
I think Scheyer would agree that Sampson out coached him tonight. Not on game plan or having his team ready, but on game management, adjustments and being able to dial something up when his team needed it. That 3+ decades more experience showed.I saw it as Kelvin willing his team, while the Duke coach is
What an unlikely Duke collapse. Sure, Duke helped out with their inability to inbound the ball and missing the front end of a 1-and-1, plus a very questionable call on Flagg but Houston was also incredibly resilitent down the stretch. And maybe this is anecdotal but playing in a weak ACC hurt Duke in this situation while Houston went 19-1 in the 2nd best conference.
Did Kelvin call out Tad for preparing his team? 
The thing is, the Coug program is the peak of the type of basketball that Tad wants to play. They don't get the top recruiting classes, but they have averaged about 30 wins a year over the past 8 seasons based on defense, rebounding and toughness. It really drives home the fact that for CU to be a program like that the biggest change we need to see is in the strength program. Houston brings a physicality that wears teams down. Also, there's a lot of confidence that comes from knowing that you can push your opponent around and that translates into winning in crunch time.Did Kelvin call out Tad for preparing his team?
Quality basketball players but Houston had a couple of guys out there who look like they could play strong safety or even LB. Duke has some outstanding freshmen but they are still freshmen. Sampson doesn't mind making his opponents uncomfortable.
Unpossible. I've been told several times that Arizona is a blue blood basketball school.
BuffLuke80
Well-Known Member
Duke and Houston was a hell of a game. Duke's reasons for losing was kinda two fold. Part of it was Houston D, the other was them choking their ass off and couldn't hit shots, free throws too. You lost by three, how many free throws did you miss? You are up by 7 with a minute something left? Oh yeah, that's one that will stick with you for a lifetime.
Also how about Roberts, only a 63% FT shooter, hitting 2 huge free throws when Houston was down 1
