I like Cayden. I just think Rippey would find his groove if he got in right out the gate and got steady minutes throughout the game. With the motor he’s got, I wanna see him get warm early and stay warm.
NEW: Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert has signed a long-term contract extension with the Demon Deacons, the school announced.
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Steph Curry calls out Nick Young, Gilbert Arenas, and everyone else talking about Ayesha Curry, telling them to keep his wife’s name out of their mouths 😳
“Kind of speaks to a bigger conversation on how you view women in this world and what they’re allowed and what they’re not allowed to do.”
Miami lost Malachi Toney during Wednesday’s practice.
The team travelled to South Bend Thursday.
Had one “practice” to replace arguably the best player in the country.
Were inches and/or a half a second of “possession” away from forcing OT against Notre Dame.
No. 7 is crazy.
I liked Michigan State +6.5 today. Thought it was simply too many points.
Ultimately, I stayed away because too many people whose opinions I respect were on Duke.
But I’m starting to realize that the public perception of this Duke team is drastically different from how I view them.
I do not believe Duke is a top-three team in the country.
They might have tremendous depth, but they don’t have THE guy. The player you can turn to with the game on the line and trust to go win it for you. I also question whether they have a true leader in that locker room.
I just don’t see what everyone else seems to see with this team.
Honestly think this will be good for Duke going forward. Lots of hype around this team and taking a punch like this shows them it won’t be easy.
Schedule doesn’t get any easier so plenty of chances to prove what they’re capable of.
Think there is a reason Scheyer doesn’t run the bigs on the block. The nba isn’t a post up league anymore. Centers have to play the perimeter. And duke is a stepping stone to the nba. I hate it, but could be true, cares more about nba prep than winning in college.
1 loss and this is the reaction. Crazy it’s to a coach that HAD to win last night. What’s Izzo vs Duke? Not a excuse but MSU played like it was do or die
Not gate-keeping at all, but some of y’all need to be better about putting things into perspective.
Some of the takes are absolutely absurd right now about Duke. I didn’t even recognize that team last night, and I’m not worried. Shit happens. You have bad days. Learn from it.
My official Duke toughness report from last night:
🍦 Caleb Foster — Soft Serve Ice Cream: Melted the second things got heated.
🫧 JBB — A Wet Cotton Ball: Somehow softer than Charmin Ultra Soft. A light breeze could knock him out of the paint.
🛏️ John Blackwell — Memory Foam: Showed some resistance, but eventually folded under pressure.
🛋️ Cayden Boozer — Decorative Pillow: Looks great on the couch, absolutely terrible for sleeping.
🪑 Derron Rippey — Firm Couch Cushion: Held his shape. At least somebody had some support.
🧻 Dame Sarr — Charmin Ultra Soft: 2-ply, dermatologist tested, zero resistance.
🏊 Sebastian Wilkins — Pool Noodle: Six feet of foam getting tossed around in the shallow end.
🫘 Big Pat — Beanbag Chair: Big body, but somehow everybody sinks right through him.
🧱 Drew Scharnowski — Cinder Block: Only thing on the roster you could build a foundation with.
🍌 Jon Scheyer — Overripe Banana:
Really thought games like these were going to be where John Blackwell earned his money
Figured the senior guard with years of being a top scoring option would be asserting himself as the veteran leader and steady the ship when it gets sloppy. He's been very uninvolved so far