100% I'm saying we came out with more intensity... If you think that was all because of Roy, then fine... I just think it might have to do with us having seniors... We cut a 9 point lead to a 4 point lead at the end of the first half and played our best defensive 2 minutes of the game going into the locker room. So we were playing really well and Duke was already teetering some.
This is the first time most of Duke's players have experienced a game like this. That's the great variable. And they fell and almost got knocked out after one huge haymaker. That's a sign of a young team. Our seniors did what seniors should do in that environment.
And ok, let's do the math.
6 minutes: UNC 21-2
34 minutes: Duke 76-61
It isn't exactly a questionable opinion that Duke was better aside from our great run.
Look, if people want to give Roy the credit tonight, then that's fine. There's absolutely evidence to support it. But I think Duke being really young played a huge factor into it too.
Each coach had glaring substitution errors so I'll disagree that a coach won or lost the game. Coach K called a timeout (something we constantly beg for Roy to do), but his players didn't respond for another couple minutes.
I primarily grade coaches based on substitution patterns because in the end, that's the only thing a coach has 100% control over. Also, in college, you can tell a team's system and how much it changes over time. Those are the 2 things I grade college coaches on (recruiting aside). For substitutions, I think both coaches were pretty horrendous.
