First Hand Review: Duke vs. Air Force
My first Duke game live. What an experience. Kansas City was pro Duke in this one. The minute Coach K made his presence the small arena went nuts.
In the first half it was all Duke. And the shooting percentage shows it. A blistering 73.9% from the field. Lance Thomas was really aggressive on offense. Every time he got the ball down low, he took it up strong, and it usually went in. DeMarcus Nelson continues to impress everyone as he is the go to guy offensively for Duke. Career high for the wing guard with 23 points. Paulus was showing a lot of passion, and every time he hit a three pointer, he was pumping his fist, and banging his chest. However, he had six turnovers, and his defense was lackluster. Paulus made mistakes that he needs to improve on if this team is going to compete with UNC. Looking on, I felt that Jon Scheyer had an off night. However, looking at the box score he had twelve points. However, his shot did look a little off.
The rotation was not as deep tonight, with the five starters of Nelson, McRoberts, Paulus, Scheyer, and Thomas getting most of the minutes. Henderson didn't take a shot, and McClure played 15, and grabbed 5 boards.
Sloppy play, and terrible defense gave the Blue Devils a scare in the second half. The back door cuts were show obvious as I was sitting behind the Falcons basket in the second half. I could watch one player look to cut, and BAM. Two points. This defense has got to improve. A faster team like Marquette could "cut" them up if they are not careful.
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
This game has two players of the game. DeMarcus Nelson for a career high night, and Lance Thomas for his aggressive play down in the paint.
All in all, a great game to watch. If you are a Duke fan and have never seen them play live. YOU MUST GO!!!
Duke will play against Marquette tonight in the finals of the CBE Classic. They will have to play forty minutes of solid basketball to pull this one out.
*Pics from my experience will be forthcoming.
In the first half it was all Duke. And the shooting percentage shows it. A blistering 73.9% from the field. Lance Thomas was really aggressive on offense. Every time he got the ball down low, he took it up strong, and it usually went in. DeMarcus Nelson continues to impress everyone as he is the go to guy offensively for Duke. Career high for the wing guard with 23 points. Paulus was showing a lot of passion, and every time he hit a three pointer, he was pumping his fist, and banging his chest. However, he had six turnovers, and his defense was lackluster. Paulus made mistakes that he needs to improve on if this team is going to compete with UNC. Looking on, I felt that Jon Scheyer had an off night. However, looking at the box score he had twelve points. However, his shot did look a little off.
The rotation was not as deep tonight, with the five starters of Nelson, McRoberts, Paulus, Scheyer, and Thomas getting most of the minutes. Henderson didn't take a shot, and McClure played 15, and grabbed 5 boards.
Sloppy play, and terrible defense gave the Blue Devils a scare in the second half. The back door cuts were show obvious as I was sitting behind the Falcons basket in the second half. I could watch one player look to cut, and BAM. Two points. This defense has got to improve. A faster team like Marquette could "cut" them up if they are not careful.
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
This game has two players of the game. DeMarcus Nelson for a career high night, and Lance Thomas for his aggressive play down in the paint.
All in all, a great game to watch. If you are a Duke fan and have never seen them play live. YOU MUST GO!!!
Duke will play against Marquette tonight in the finals of the CBE Classic. They will have to play forty minutes of solid basketball to pull this one out.
*Pics from my experience will be forthcoming.
posted by Tim at 10:07 AM
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