Official 2008 College Basketball Thread

[mkbf2]

since 1999

i was in 8th grade and i remember duke lost to Connecticut man time flies, it was like yesterday that we were watching the game and went out for some bball after the game

i remember one of my best friends was Kentucky fan and they lost to michigan state in elite eight


btw do you recall wat happened in 2001 LOL

buddy you dont wanna open this can of worms, duke got L-U-C-K-Y in 2001 and got their asses handed to them when we won the NCAA in 02

on another note, u got to come to MD one day, i always have tix to the the MD-Duke game b/c of student loyalty points, come and watch ur team get raped by us

[persianbruin]

Ghormeh sabzi,

I was in Kelar dasht (shomal) when that game was going on. I went to a telephone khoneh and called my trojan uncle to ask the score!!!

[Türküm]

never knew u were a Duke fan Gormeh Sabzi,

Which years did you attend?

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

never knew u were a Duke fan Gormeh Sabzi,

Which years did you attend?

oh yeah. since 1999 lol

zero my friend

[persianbruin]

oh yeah. since 1999 lol
zero my friend

whats up with the sherwin imitation!!!??? j/k

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

whats up with the sherwin imitation!!!??? j/k

i wonder wat that guy is up to lol



i just can't wait till sat. DUKE V.S MARYLAND

get ready mkbf2

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

soooo umm mkbf2 wat happened bro?? chi shod man
DUKE ran all over maryland.. only 15 points in the first half

wat a great game.. my boy Gerald Henderson wat a game by him


seems like only one guy showed up for maryland was Milbourne

[persianbruin]

soooo umm mkbf2 wat happened bro?? chi shod man
DUKE ran all over maryland.. only 15 points in the first half
wat a great game.. my boy Gerald Henderson wat a game by him
seems like only one guy showed up for maryland was Milbourne

damn eip brotha, you got rappppped!!!!!

but the success of duke proves what I always say in college basketball. I want really good players (kyle singler out of oregon) who are really good for the college game but not good enough right away for the NBA. This way you get to keep them and build your program. Players like Kevin Love (also out of oregon and kyle's rival) they give you one good year and then after they leave for the NBA, you are wondering what to do next!!!!

[mkbf2]

soooo umm mkbf2 wat happened bro?? chi shod man
DUKE ran all over maryland.. only 15 points in the first half
wat a great game.. my boy Gerald Henderson wat a game by him
seems like only one guy showed up for maryland was Milbourne

its what I've been thinking all season, he cant recruit ppl from our own small state; carmelo, durant, ty lawson, michael beasley, jack mcclinton to name a few.

its time to FIRE GARY WILLIAMS

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

No. 2 Duke hands Maryland worst loss since '63

DURHAM, N.C. -- Jon Scheyer was a freshman on the Duke team that lost four straight games to end the season and fell out of the Top 25. So he can't help but feel a little bit of excitement about the possibility of being No. 1 -- even if he's quick to say rankings don't matter much.

"Watching Duke when I was in high school, it did seem like they were No. 1 a lot," the junior said. "I feel like this is where we belong."

Gerald Henderson scored 17 points to help the second-ranked Blue Devils rout Maryland 85-44 on Saturday, a victory that could propel the Blue Devils to the No. 1 ranking next week.

Scheyer scored 12 points for Duke (18-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), which dominated from the opening tip and led 40-15 at halftime. From there, the lead only grew, including a couple of dazzling transition scores that pushed the Blue Devils to a 60-20 lead less than 4 minutes into the second half.

Duke led by as many as 44 points, handing the Terrapins (13-6, 2-3) their worst loss under coach Gary Williams. It was the fourth-largest margin of defeat in school history.

The Blue Devils haven't been ranked No. 1 since the final poll of 2005-06, but that could change after Wake Forest's home loss to Virginia Tech on Wednesday. Duke had been ranked No. 1 at least once every season from 1998-2004 under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, but had not reached the top spot in the past two seasons.

Fittingly, the Blue Devils' next game is at Wake Forest on Wednesday night.

"It'll be a big deal for our guys and it's a big deal for us because it means we're playing really well," Krzyzewski said of a No. 1 ranking. "We talked about it last week that, just don't worry about anything, let's just play. It's the same thing we're going to tell them going into this next week.

"It's an honor and it says you're playing real well. You don't get anything from it except a really big headline when you lose."

Duke shot just 43 percent, but hit 12 of 25 3-point attempts and finished with a 56-38 edge in rebounds. More importantly, the Blue Devils completely shut down Maryland's offense early to take the big lead and didn't let the Terrapins have much room to operate after that.

Maryland shot 28 percent, including 2-for-12 from 3-point range.

"I wouldn't use (the word), 'Surprised," Henderson said of the lopsided result. "I know how good this team can be when we're playing together and playing defense like we did the entire game. We can be pretty spectacular and explosive. I feel like we should play like that all the time."

It was Maryland's worst defeat since a 39-point loss to Wake Forest in 1963. It was also the Terps' worst ACC loss ever.

Landon Milbourne scored 19 points to lead Maryland, but the rest of the team shot 9-for-48 (19 percent) for the game.

"It wasn't how good they are defensively. What makes them good is their intensity," said Greivis Vasquez, who managed four points on 2-for-10 shooting. "If you don't play as hard as they do, you're not going to win games in here. You've got to play hard. If you don't, you're going to lose by 40."

The frustration was evident early when Dave Neal of Maryland flung his arms into the air in and cursed in disgust after Duke's 7-footer Brian Zoubek beat several Terps to the ball for the second offensive rebound of the possession before drawing a foul.

Things didn't get any better in the second half, which opened with a stretch in which Duke seemed more like it was putting together a highlight reel than playing an ACC opponent.

First came a 3-pointer from Nolan Smith, followed by another 3 from Henderson. Then, after a missed shot, Henderson threw an underhanded alley-oop pass in transition to Kyle Singler for a dunk.

Finally, after another Maryland turnover, Scheyer saved a ball from going out of bounds near midcourt in transition, leading to a perfect touch pass from Smith to Henderson for another score that capped a 14-0 run and pushed the lead to 40 points with 15:28 to play.

"The start of the second half, for about 4 or 5 minutes there, that was as good a basketball as can be played," Krzyzewski said. "It was lights-out basketball for about 5 minutes. I was proud of my team because with a lead, you can have a tendency to let down. And they didn't."

Before the game, there was a moment of silence to honor longtime North Carolina State women's coach Kay Yow -- who died Saturday morning after a two-decade fight with cancer -- and Bill Werber, who was the oldest living ex-major leaguer and Duke's first All-America basketball player. Werber died Thursday.

[MoJo23]

its what I've been thinking all season, he cant recruit ppl from our own small state; carmelo, durant, ty lawson, michael beasley, jack mcclinton to name a few.
its time to FIRE GARY WILLIAMS

Your posts and my replies from December:

Wow Mojo you got some balls struttin your maize and blue around seeing as how UMD dominates the likes of unc and duke yr after yr and oh yea we dominated all of michigan too

1. Wait until you get smacked by Duke and then talk.

LOL and I really mean Laugh Out Loud at your comment. Feb 25th you'll find me in College Park watchin a top 5 Duke getting blasted by us again

Dadash, you were saying?!?!
Not only did you guys get beat by Duke, they almost doubled the # of points you guys scored!

One question for you:
GUESS WHO DUKE'S ONLY LOSS IS TO?

[mkbf2]

Your posts and my replies from December:
Dadash, you were saying?!?!
Not only did you guys get beat by Duke, they almost doubled the # of points you guys scored!
One question for you:
GUESS WHO DUKE'S ONLY LOSS IS TO?

thats ok cause we beat u guys so it'll help our tourney repretoire but at this point Murland doesnt deserve to be in the tourney or the NIT!!! aghhhh im so friggin upset at them

we lost to morgan state a couple of weeks ago badly it just tells u how bad we are this year and now we have UNC twice and wake twice comin up

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

all i gotta say is

Gerald Henderson

[mkbf2]

From the Baltimore Sun forums:

Down 40 points...UMD looks like a damn JV team. Unbelievable.

This is it! Gary Williams must go. I have been a Terp Student/ alum, fan since 1971. Today is the most embarassing display of basketball I've ever seen. Bob Wade's teams never looked like this. So outclassed.

What is it going to take for the MAryland Admin to get rid of Gary? This team is worthless, Gary cannot recruit, he is continually out coached and his time has passed him by. Pls Pls Pls get him outta here. Now.

This team is simply horrible. UMD needs a new coach and fresh start. Hard to believe they won a title in 02. Sad.

[Ghormeh Sabzi]

i can't wait for tomorrow nights game #1 THE GREATEST DUKE V.S. #4 WAKE FOREST
aah its gonna be great