My all time favorite Bond quote well sums up Duke's end of game performance last night vs. UNC. They blew a 17 point lead, falling behind by two with about 4 minutes left.
Was it time?
The Landlord had been contained all game, the result of several ludicrous (but karmically justified) foul calls on his myriad blocks defensively, and the fact that, offensively, he was moving in the post like a drunkard on rollerskates.
Redick's range was off all night- he looked really tired in the first half, which doesn't bode well for the rest of the year. They were in the game simply due to three factors:
1) McRoberts played the monster game of his young life (thanks Heat). He's won me over as a star prospect. I'd still like to see a bit more arc on his shot, but hey, it works for Chris Webber (not that a college player emulating Webber is necessarily the best thing).
Time out!
2) Dockery always plays his best when Redick is struggling. His deep ball was money all night, which happens about as often as Jeff drinks malt liquor, but with prettier results.
3) UNC sucks. Just kidding- I think they're decent, just young. Turnover Machine. This team will get upset early in the NCAA tourney, but could beat anyone in the nation on the right night.
Anyway, Redick pulled it together for winning time, raining in 3 treys in about 40 seconds to ice the victory. After one of them (a sweet quick release while fading right), he ran down the court, flashing dual shockers.
Yep. The shocker, all over ESPN. They even used the shot for their game-closing slo-mo image.
And the teaser for the upcoming Sportscenter ran the heading "Shocker in Detroit", (referring to the Atlanta/Detroit upset) all of which proves that at least there's an intern at ESPN who's got a real sense of humor.
Fantastic.
One beer to anyone who can find and email me a photo of this moment.
Was it time?
The Landlord had been contained all game, the result of several ludicrous (but karmically justified) foul calls on his myriad blocks defensively, and the fact that, offensively, he was moving in the post like a drunkard on rollerskates.
Redick's range was off all night- he looked really tired in the first half, which doesn't bode well for the rest of the year. They were in the game simply due to three factors:
1) McRoberts played the monster game of his young life (thanks Heat). He's won me over as a star prospect. I'd still like to see a bit more arc on his shot, but hey, it works for Chris Webber (not that a college player emulating Webber is necessarily the best thing).
Time out!
2) Dockery always plays his best when Redick is struggling. His deep ball was money all night, which happens about as often as Jeff drinks malt liquor, but with prettier results.
3) UNC sucks. Just kidding- I think they're decent, just young. Turnover Machine. This team will get upset early in the NCAA tourney, but could beat anyone in the nation on the right night.
Anyway, Redick pulled it together for winning time, raining in 3 treys in about 40 seconds to ice the victory. After one of them (a sweet quick release while fading right), he ran down the court, flashing dual shockers.
Yep. The shocker, all over ESPN. They even used the shot for their game-closing slo-mo image.
And the teaser for the upcoming Sportscenter ran the heading "Shocker in Detroit", (referring to the Atlanta/Detroit upset) all of which proves that at least there's an intern at ESPN who's got a real sense of humor.
Fantastic.
One beer to anyone who can find and email me a photo of this moment.
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