re: Virginia Tech @ (3)Duke (Senior Night at Cameron)

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Really. You just come off as a petulent child whining about "facts" because not everyone is in on the "refs cheat for duke" low hanging fruit

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OK. You know NOTHING about College basket ball.... OH this is why...... You are an AU FAN............

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Only a Heel would bitch as much about Duke as you do

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Not at all. NC gets away with just as much as PUKE does. Let me tell you something about that shite college in Durham......... My daughter is a straight "A" student and DUKE could offer a million dollars and a free education and I would tell them frick YOU. She WOULD NOT be allowed to be associated with SNOBS like that.

Im still convinced Roy and Coach K were the ones to kidnap your daughter.

I know plenty and watch more. As you pointed out I am an auburn fan so liking basketball forces me (assuming I would like to see good basketball) to watch outside of one team and conference. But you're on a roll with your logical fallacies so don't let me get in the way of you repeatedly showing your arse.

And calling them puke? This has to be a schtick because no one is this childish. Well done.

Wasn't a very good first 30 minutes or so for Duke outside of the shooting from downtown. That worked all day, but the team needs to play better than this if they want to go past the Sweet 16.

As for the officiating, Gaines got 2 very soft fouls called against him. Thought Curry got away with a steal that was really a foul, but also the refs got 2 calls wrong against Hairston. Not a well officiated game necessarily but it was okay.

As for Peej, I don't think he is a UNC fan at all. Actually I can't figure out if he likes any team besides LSU a little. But he will always complain about the calls, no matter what. I will never forget one time Nolan made a hard cut, his defender fell down because he tried to follow him as well, and Peej complained at Nolan pushed off. Of course, his hands were nowhere near the defender. No one else would have argued that with a straight face. But that is Peej in a nutshell. The boy who cried wolf 1,241 times. In the past year.

Mason has really faded down the stretch. And what is really annoying is how he is so timid on D. He tries to block 2-3 shots a game. At this point, Kelly is a better defender.

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Mason has really faded down the stretch. And what is really annoying is how he is so timid on D. He tries to block 2-3 shots a game. At this point, Kelly is a better defender.

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To be fair, Duke really isolates him down in the low post in their sets, so the defense has an easier time neutralizing him. I'm more concerned with his lack of tenacity, especially on rebounding. While his height and athleticism give him advantages, over the last several games, he hasn't been hustling and has been ball watching over and over again. Duke's guards, particularly Curry and Cook, go after lose balls with far more determination. As a result, Duke's been giving up a TON of offensive rebounds lately, and not getting any of their own. As we learned in 2010, offensive rebounding can help win championships. Mason needs to step up BIG time if Duke has a chance at the final four