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Could this year's Duke team win the Missouri Valley Conference??? Conventional wisdom would say, "yes...it's Duke!" But I steal a line from Lee Corso and say, "Not so fast my friend!" Duke is already 0-2 in the ACC and has a HOME loss to Virginia Tech...a team that Southern Illinois beat on a NUETRAL floor in Florida. What players at Duke this season jump out at you as superstars like the Grant Hill's of the past??? None. This Duke team is pedestrian compared to the Duke teams of the early 90's...yet before their loss at Georgia Tech last night...they were still ranked #11 in the country. Why?
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"10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens." -
Why?? The front of that jersey still says "DUKE" and the floor they play on still says "COACH K COURT"... -
OK...but could they win the Valley this season?"10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."Comment
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They certainly seem a lot less like superhumans and a lot more like mere mortals this year. This is not a great Duke teams. I dont know if they wouldnt win the Valley, but they would certainly take their lumps.Sincerely,
The Future AD of the University of Northern IowaComment
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Duke is terrible this year. I have seen several of their games (they all seem to be on ESPN, no matter who they play) and they have looked very average against below average opponents. They have not won a single road game this year. Their most respectable win was a neutral court win against Air Force. They are fortunate to have so many home games since they have the best home court advantage in college hoops. I would not be suprised if they end up with a double digit seed in the NCAAs this year, and a likely first round exit.Comment
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Duke on name alone will avoid a double digit seed. The first round exit is likely with the way they are currently playing (by March it may be a different story though).Originally posted by ceaser150 View PostIf computers ruled college basketball the way they do football, we'd have skipped all this March Madness monotony and just waited a month for the Kansas-Kentucky title game. And watched Northern Iowa play Cornell in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl. ~ Dwight Perry The Seattle Times
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How cool would it be to get paired up with Duke in the first round and knock them off?Sincerely,
The Future AD of the University of Northern IowaComment
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Dickie V would cry himself to sleep every night for a week!Originally posted by joecooll6 View Post"They keep saying that what really matters is not whether you win or lose, but how you played the game. The trouble is that the best way to determine how you played the game is by whether you won or lost." - AnonymousComment
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ahh dickie v- ive always thought that dick vitale and gary rima would be by far the best announcing crew everComment
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A Valley team could actually be matched up with Duke in the first round this year in a 7-10 / 6-11 matchup. Duke would of course be the higher seed although the MVC team would be the better team.Originally posted by joecooll6 View Post
As for us playing Duke ... bring 'em on!!Comment
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duke as a 6 or 7 seed...that would never happen!Career (3 sport) Coaching Record: 50-3
the Future coach of the Depaul Blue DemonsComment
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i dont think I've ever seen the dukies lower than a 3 seedCareer (3 sport) Coaching Record: 50-3
the Future coach of the Depaul Blue DemonsComment
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Think back to the mid-90's and I'm pretty sure they've been lower than a 3 seed. I think they lost in the first round in the 1995-1996 season and they were an 8 or a 9 seed."10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."Comment
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In the 1996 NCAA's, Duke was an 8 seed and lost by 15 to 9 seed Eastern Michigan in the First Round. This is also the year that Princeton beat defending National Champion UCLA 43-41 in the first round. Kentucky beat Syracuse in the National Championship game 76-67."10% of life is what happens to you, 90% is how you react to what happens."Comment
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