Welcome to the Hardcore Husky Forums. Folks who are well-known in Cyberland and not that dumb.

Duke-Mercer

RoadDawg55
RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,148
Great game. Tied at 63 with 2 minutes left. Anyone else watching this?

Comments

  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,102
    Yep - Mercer has not looked out of place the entire game.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,148
    Every time Duke gets up 5 and you think they might pull away, Mercer hits a big shot.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,148
    Parker and Hood are playing really bad today.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,148
    Mercer's gonna do it.
  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.
  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
    Good fuck Duke.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,148

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,840

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    His brother is a student manager at UW. Jabari's a lock to be a Husky.

    WOOF!

  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499
    Romar almost has Parker, Gordon, and Bird package deal. I say give him at least 3 more years, hard to recover when you almost land 3 elite guys.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,840
    Just lost the first team from my Elite 8. Thanks Duke!
  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
  • phineas
    phineas Member Posts: 4,732
    just lost my national champions thanks duke!
  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    phineas said:

    just lost my national champions thanks duke!

    My bracket is still perfect.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,148

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
    You read my mind. I was thinking of the same player for a comparison.

  • CuntWaffle
    CuntWaffle Member Posts: 22,499

    phineas said:

    just lost my national champions thanks duke!

    My bracket is still perfect.
    How big of a check will you cut @DerekJohnson when you win the billion?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453

    phineas said:

    just lost my national champions thanks duke!

    My bracket is still perfect.
    How big of a check will you cut @DerekJohnson when you win the billion?
    Sven's $20
  • d2d
    d2d Member Posts: 3,109
    edited March 2014
    Mercer? I just lost my Billion!

    image
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,840
    d2d said:

    Mercer? I just lost my Billion!

    image

    Crimea River

  • SteveInShelton
    SteveInShelton Member Posts: 1,611
    Always the weakness of a jump shot based offense, when they go cold they have nothing to fall back on for scoring. Of course when they are on they look like the best team in the country.

    FS coaching by Duke in this one. They shot over 30 3's, against Mercer. Instead of driving at will, Parker just took contested 3 after contested 3.
  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771

    Always the weakness of a jump shot based offense, when they go cold they have nothing to fall back on for scoring. Of course when they are on they look like the best team in the country.

    FS coaching by Duke in this one. They shot over 30 3's, against Mercer. Instead of driving at will, Parker just took contested 3 after contested 3.

    Have you ever coached an NCAA tournament game? Didn't think so.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,148

    Always the weakness of a jump shot based offense, when they go cold they have nothing to fall back on for scoring. Of course when they are on they look like the best team in the country.

    FS coaching by Duke in this one. They shot over 30 3's, against Mercer. Instead of driving at will, Parker just took contested 3 after contested 3.

    Getting hot can sometimes make you fall into a trap. Way too many 3's.

  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,840

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
    Resident Duke homer here but I disagree with the comparison. For one thing, Parker has been significantly better at every stage of his career so far than Williams was. And I think Williams had more vertical explosion than Parker does. Neither one has the lateral quickness to be a great defender, but I think Parker is a better ballhandler than Williams and more likely to succeed as an NBA 3. He's also a more complete scorer - Williams was a great finisher and three point shooter, but he couldn't create his own shot or hit a midrange jumper like Parker can.

    How many frosh average 19+ PPG and 8+ boards for a good team in a major conference and don't do anything in the pros? I think Parker will be a defensive liability, but he'll be more of an offensive weapon at the next level than Williams, IMO.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453

    Always the weakness of a jump shot based offense, when they go cold they have nothing to fall back on for scoring. Of course when they are on they look like the best team in the country.

    FS coaching by Duke in this one. They shot over 30 3's, against Mercer. Instead of driving at will, Parker just took contested 3 after contested 3.

    If you think you are so fucking good why don't you put in your resume?! ROFL
  • allpurpleallgold
    allpurpleallgold Member Posts: 8,771
    edited March 2014
    dnc said:

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
    Resident Duke homer here but I disagree with the comparison. For one thing, Parker has been significantly better at every stage of his career so far than Williams was. And I think Williams had more vertical explosion than Parker does. Neither one has the lateral quickness to be a great defender, but I think Parker is a better ballhandler than Williams and more likely to succeed as an NBA 3. He's also a more complete scorer - Williams was a great finisher and three point shooter, but he couldn't create his own shot or hit a midrange jumper like Parker can.

    How many frosh average 19+ PPG and 8+ boards for a good team in a major conference and don't do anything in the pros? I think Parker will be a defensive liability, but he'll be more of an offensive weapon at the next level than Williams, IMO.
    Psycho T.

    I didn't watch much of him this season and realize he had a bad game. He's going to have to be at least be a decent 3 point shooter though. 36% in college is pretty ho hum. Some guys get better and some get worse. If you can't guard anyone and you can't shoot 3s you can't play on the perimeter in the NBA.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,840

    dnc said:

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
    Resident Duke homer here but I disagree with the comparison. For one thing, Parker has been significantly better at every stage of his career so far than Williams was. And I think Williams had more vertical explosion than Parker does. Neither one has the lateral quickness to be a great defender, but I think Parker is a better ballhandler than Williams and more likely to succeed as an NBA 3. He's also a more complete scorer - Williams was a great finisher and three point shooter, but he couldn't create his own shot or hit a midrange jumper like Parker can.

    How many frosh average 19+ PPG and 8+ boards for a good team in a major conference and don't do anything in the pros? I think Parker will be a defensive liability, but he'll be more of an offensive weapon at the next level than Williams, IMO.
    Psycho T.

    I didn't watch much of him this season and realize he had a bad game. He's going to have to be at least be a decent 3 point shooter though. 36% in college is pretty ho hum. Some guys get better and some get worse. If you can't guard anyone and you can't shoot 3s you can't play on the perimeter in the NBA.
    Fair poont. I agree. If he can't hit at least 40% by his second or third year in the league he's not going to last long.

    I do think he'll be able to add enough strength to defend most power forwards. Heck, half the 4s in the league are stretch 4's now anyway.

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
    dnc said:

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
    Resident Duke homer here but I disagree with the comparison. For one thing, Parker has been significantly better at every stage of his career so far than Williams was. And I think Williams had more vertical explosion than Parker does. Neither one has the lateral quickness to be a great defender, but I think Parker is a better ballhandler than Williams and more likely to succeed as an NBA 3. He's also a more complete scorer - Williams was a great finisher and three point shooter, but he couldn't create his own shot or hit a midrange jumper like Parker can.

    How many frosh average 19+ PPG and 8+ boards for a good team in a major conference and don't do anything in the pros? I think Parker will be a defensive liability, but he'll be more of an offensive weapon at the next level than Williams, IMO.
    You described Rudy Gay there. I can see Parker being a guy who racks up stats on a shit tier team as he plays no defense.

    The guy can score so he won't flame out or ride the pine. However I can see him being a Rudy Gay like player.
  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,840

    dnc said:

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
    Resident Duke homer here but I disagree with the comparison. For one thing, Parker has been significantly better at every stage of his career so far than Williams was. And I think Williams had more vertical explosion than Parker does. Neither one has the lateral quickness to be a great defender, but I think Parker is a better ballhandler than Williams and more likely to succeed as an NBA 3. He's also a more complete scorer - Williams was a great finisher and three point shooter, but he couldn't create his own shot or hit a midrange jumper like Parker can.

    How many frosh average 19+ PPG and 8+ boards for a good team in a major conference and don't do anything in the pros? I think Parker will be a defensive liability, but he'll be more of an offensive weapon at the next level than Williams, IMO.
    You described Rudy Gay there. I can see Parker being a guy who racks up stats on a shit tier team as he plays no defense.

    The guy can score so he won't flame out or ride the pine. However I can see him being a Rudy Gay like player.
    I'm not a big Gay guy.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
    dnc said:

    dnc said:

    Parker basically was benched defensively down the stretch. The announcers said it was because of foul trouble but you don't take your best player off the court with less than three minutes left because he has three fouls.

    Something about his body type makes me think he will be a role player in the NBA. I like Wiggins a lot better. He's kind of slow footed and bulky. He needs to lose weight if he wants to be a 3, or he will be an undersized 4.

    He kind of reminds me of Derrick Williams. That's not a good thing.
    Resident Duke homer here but I disagree with the comparison. For one thing, Parker has been significantly better at every stage of his career so far than Williams was. And I think Williams had more vertical explosion than Parker does. Neither one has the lateral quickness to be a great defender, but I think Parker is a better ballhandler than Williams and more likely to succeed as an NBA 3. He's also a more complete scorer - Williams was a great finisher and three point shooter, but he couldn't create his own shot or hit a midrange jumper like Parker can.

    How many frosh average 19+ PPG and 8+ boards for a good team in a major conference and don't do anything in the pros? I think Parker will be a defensive liability, but he'll be more of an offensive weapon at the next level than Williams, IMO.
    You described Rudy Gay there. I can see Parker being a guy who racks up stats on a shit tier team as he plays no defense.

    The guy can score so he won't flame out or ride the pine. However I can see him being a Rudy Gay like player.
    I'm not a big Gay guy.
    Huh?

    image
  • mobey
    mobey Member Posts: 3,254
    Not a Duke fan but classy move by coach K to go to the winning locker room with congrats.
  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    If Duke was a REAL basketball school, they would have fired Coach K at midcourt after the handshakes.

    Simple fact.