Carry on, Suzie.

I think that the team would be better if they shot open shots more.

I also hope Harrison Smith gets more PT. He is a good scorer.

Duke is my other alma mater (UT JD) so I was bummed to see that second round match up.

Texas is going to need Damien James to have a big game and/or AJ to get hot again, each of which can happen. This Duke team is a deceptively good rebounding team compared to past incarnations, and people are underrating Zoubek on the defensive end. He’s a stiff on offense but has been very capable on defense – and if he gets 8-10 minutes, that’s not good for UT.

I think the x factor is D. James. If he plays well, Duke doesn’t really have an answer for his style of play. Duke will keep AJ down at the beginning of the game, but if they have to start double teaming Dexter or Damian, AJ might free up.

And for those salivating at a shot at Greg Paulus, he played like 15 minutes the whole ACC tourney. He is out of the rotation. Eliot Williams has become a great on the ball defender, and with Nolan back, UT’s guards we’ll have a hell of a time on the offensive end.

All that said, we saw against KU how good this UT can be, and Dexter is coming into his own. Duke should win, but UT is more than capable.

good write up trips. i’m thinking K would be slow to back off m2m guard pressure. who was it we killed when they refused to back off our guards? maybe for a half? KU? Duke’s brand of D is our best hope to beat them.

I’m conflicted though at the thought of Dex showing on screens 30 feet from the basket against them. and or help D (see DaMo, GJ and more recently Connor) has been average at best. this is another part of CA’s game that has regressed this year. with the 2-3 last year, he was really good. it is about 50% good this year with him.

“Necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine?”–is probably my favorite