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UNC vs Duke game thread----Thursday 9 February 2017

IDUNK4HEELS

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Never to early to start a Game thread when it comes to Duke and Carolina. As other people have mentioned it is all going to come down to matchups.Can Jackson hold Kennard and can Kennard hold down Jackson. Tatum who is playing for the NBA scouts in attendance has game but so does Hicks and I like the senior expierence here. Giles is just starting to show what he can do but neither he or Jefferson can hold down Meeks in the blocks and on the boards. Allen can take over games all by himself but he can also hurt his team when he turns into a one man team. Williams and Pinson will have their hands full but they better look out not only on his drives but his expierence in tripping players from the other team. Jackson can shoot the three ball but he will have nightmares trying to slow down Berry. Carolina may have to play small a bunch because Duke plays 4 on the perimeter but if Pinson can go the perimeter stretching out won't be so bad. Just hoping no one on either team sustains a injury and that the game is called fairly both ways.
 
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I think Ball fakes down in the box could be big for Carolina tonight because Tatum and Giles will be jacked-up to block a few shots for the NBA scouts in the stands, so a little head or ball fake may just be what is needed to get those Dookie younguns in foul trouble tonight in their first taste of the the Duke/Carolina rivalry?
 
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Maye will start at the 4 so he will have to play his best game to slow down Tatum

Well...a few around here think Luke is a top 5 draft pick this year whereas Tatum has slipped to 5-10 range. Probably a match up advantage for us tonight.
 
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Like the intensity on the offensive end. Jackson can't jack up off balance, fade away 3's though. And the dookies are in full on JJ mode in that they're running Kennard and Allen off of 2 dozen screens every play.
 
Bradley a layup 19-14. Allen taking way too many shots because Kennard is not seeing the ball for some reason. 12 minutes left in the half
 
Dumb foul on Maye to pick up his 2nd when we are short handed already.
 
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