After losing a couple of games back to back, I was having a tough time dealing with the Dukies in the losing column. I could relate to Pat Summit, the Tennessee Vols ladies coach. In an interview after she had coached her 1000th winning game, she responded to a reporter asking how she felt when she lost a game. She said she just gets physically sick when the team loses. Well, I am not quite that bad, but I do feel much better when the Dukies are winning than when they are losing!
Just to recap, the Blue Devils lost to the North Carolina Tarheels at home, 87 -101. It was hard to believe the Dukies scored 87 points and still lost the game. Duke followed their loss to UNC with a close game against Boston College. Even though they were tied and/or ahead with about 30 seconds to go, Duke still lost the game, 74 - 80. It seems the ACC teams always play their BEST game against Duke. So I am feeling much better now after the Dukies beat St Johns 76-69 at Madison Square Gardens last Thursday and then put Wake Forest in their place this weekend. (101-91) Now the Blue Devils are playing like a final four team again. Gerald Henderson and Jon Scheyer were both outstanding in the game Sunday night. Henderson scored a season high 35 points and Scheyer was hitting his 3-point shot again. Even Coach K was showing some emotion for a change! Now, we need to make it through the next two weeks without losing to Maryland (Weds. - 2/25) Virginia Tech (Sat 2/28) Florida State (Tues 3/03) and the final regular season game and rematch against the NC Tarheels ( Sun 3/08 ).
March Madness is already here !
Click to read QUOTES after the game against Wake Forest
Click to read "Lineup change paying off for Duke" at ESPN
Click to read the game recap
Click view photos of Duke-WF game
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