Duke Game Thread

[NGPittCali]

#12 on Duke just pushed X down on the inbound. Ridiculous. No call. He did a 2 hander.

 

[docpanther26]

Matthew Hurt’s shot is smooth

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Win or Lose - Pitt Basketball is fun to watch again. Love the toughness and fight in these guys.

 

[Millerton24]

I haven't seen much of collier play this year but I think he has got to get some time in place of Brown. When Coulibaly is resting or in foul trouble, go with Collier. Brown is a livability. Losing Hughley is huge

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

I haven't seen much of collier play this year but I think he has got to get some time in place of Brown. When Coulibaly is resting or in foul trouble, go with Collier. Brown is a livability. Losing Hughley is huge

If you saw Collier in the Syracuse game you probably wouldn't think that.

 

[HailToPitt725]

Champ gets a double-double with 3:19 left in the first half.

 

[Pittisit4me]

Penny playing like he wants the Wooden award!

 

[pittbb80]

Force by X took away some momentum but really good half overall. High compete level and they act like they know they can win

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

If you saw Collier in the Syracuse game you probably wouldn't think that.

Exactly - Collier isn’t ready for ACC play.

 

[PittPanther44]

Great half. I’ll be picky and say that we should have slowed it down on that last steal. Could have held for last shot instead of giving up a 3

 

[joeydavid]

Champ gets a double-double with 3:19 left in the first half.

Toney close to one also

 

[BLH2P]

Good half but that five point swing was a downer. Could’ve been 45-31

 

[docpanther26]

Win or lose, this team looks like they finally have figured out what Capel is teaching. Let’s go Pitt!

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Force by X took away some momentum but really good half overall. High compete level and they act like they know they can win

Agreed - wish they would have held for the last shot.

 

[pittbb80]

This team has some of the secret sauce Jamie’s teams had. GRIT.

love it

 

[Protes]

Great end to the 1st half. Hope X's TO doesn't come back to haunt us. Bad decision there led to a Duke 3. Champagnie is just unreal at this point and Toney has been great, too. Let's get this one!

 

[pittbb80]

Tony epitomizes the GRIT that we used to have with guys like Chevy

 

[Tonyt66]

X is starting to play a little bit like he played last year I just think he needs to slow himself down and stop forcing

 

[pittzap]

X has to be smarter ending the half. We could be up 12-15 right now.

 

[NGPittCali]

X has a ton of flaws but playing hard and for the entire game has never been one of them. Love that guy for his effort. I'll skip my old man (I'm not that old) nit pick list.

 

[Pitt_Boss]

Yeah, that end of half sequence was a bummer. But regardless, we are in position now. Need to start 2nd half strong and at least maintain the lead for a while. Make Duke expend a lot of effort just to get it even again.

 

[Pittisit4me]

Suddenly we can score the basketball. Penny deserves most of the credit. X has been pretty good too. Toney has been fierce on the offensive glass. We will probably need a couple threes from Horton to hold on to this lead. Think about our last two halves of basketball tho. 64 in 2nd against Cuse and 43 in 1st half against Duke. That is just fantastic!

 

[BPKY]

I hate the term, but Pitt is developing spurtability.

 

[HailToPitt725]

Stat I LOVE to see: Pitt is 5th in DI basketball in rebounding. I believe it!

 

[HailToPitt725]

Bringing up the Pinkertons during a Pittsburgh basketball game... too soon!

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Good start to the 2nd Half

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Coulibaly, 0 points, 2 rebounds in the first half, 5 points, 3 rebounds in the first four minutes of the second half.

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

Sloppy passing getting duke momentum

 

[Pitt_Boss]

Make use of the media timeout here. Reset and calm down. Come out and grind out a good possession after the Duke free throws. Really need a score on our next possession to maintain control of the game.

 

[Millerton24]

Our guys need to get rests. Up 15 perfect opportunity to do that. They look winded. Nike and Odukale need to be in.

 

[Pittisit4me]

We better keep scoring! Our defense hasn't been great tonight.

 

[HopeandChangeforAntoons]

Brown is a livability.

Well he’s playing for the right team... in one of America’s most livable cities.

 

[pittbb80]

gut check time

 

[Pitt_Boss]

pooched that last possession, good d tho, need a bucket

 

[Protes]

Need to stop this run...

 

[docpanther26]

Duke has amped their D up, we need to adjust and be smart here.

 

[Protes]

Duke has amped their D up, we need to adjust and be smart here.

Struggling against what looks like a 3-2 zone.

 

[JD1976]

Fantastic ball movement and extra passing to get JC to the line at the under 12 TO.

 

[SoufOaklin4Life]

Duke has amped their D up, we need to adjust and be smart here.

Trapping out front in their zone
Need to adjust
The weave is playing right into their hand d

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Struggling against what looks like a 3-2 zone.

They are playing that top three so high that if we get the ball into the foul line area it's easy buckets. Put Champagnie there and get him the ball.