affected by the Rape Scandal/Trial,
Is this possibly why Duke has lost 4 in a row in Men's BB and possibly 5 in a row after BC beats tonight or do they just Suck??
2007-02-14 13:50:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
the basketball program is unaffected by the rape stuff going on. duke is just in a rebuilding year, no more vets, no more shelden williams and no more jj redick. its just paulus and mcroberts and mcroberts will probably leave after this year. duke hasnt recruited great players, theyre all going to ohio state, texas, north carolina. paulus is overrated and this duke team just isnt any good.
2007-02-14 14:12:17 · answer #1 · answered by what? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think The Duke basketball team's losing 4 in a row has anything to do with the Rape trial. I think that Duke Men's basketball has been wining just about everything in the last 10 to 15 years. People expect Duke to WIN. A team cant win 20 games year after year for 10 years and keep on doing it. Injuries, players turn pro, recruiting, scheduling, early graduation all are reasons a team might suffer a let down. DUKE is rebuilding this year wait until next year. The teams in the ACC and other Division 1 teams have gotten better this year. Every team needs to reload or rebuild there program. Duke is rebuilding this year.
2007-02-14 14:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by uoptiger_79 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have anything to do with the Lacrosse scandal.
It's all about Duke basketball. They have finally been hit with the 'go pro' disease that hits every other team when they have a winning season. Duke has now felt the sting of losing players that were expected to be there 4 years but left and in doing so left a big hole in the team makeup. Players weren't recruited to replace possible early NBA drafts. There is no one to replace them until a couple of recruitment seasons have passed. By then, of course, some others leave early.
When experience leaves unexpectedly every team suffers from it. Duke is learning that lesson now.
Being a UNC fan, I'm not crying about it, but I do know what they are going through.
2007-02-14 14:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by momwithabat 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Nope. Not possible. If it is their excuse, its a bad one. Can't say for other sports, but Duke's basketball squad gets anywhere from 3-5 games a season at the hands of the officials not calling fouls on them and imagining them on their opponents at key times in the game.
2007-02-14 14:54:34 · answer #4 · answered by Bama Grad 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Duke is overrated and people have seen that and there recur ting system is going down now, personally I just don't like Duke
2007-02-14 13:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by Andrew T 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The ACC is tough and they have a young inexperienced team.
2007-02-14 14:00:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
HAHAHAHA...WRONG DUKE ACTUALLY DOMINATED AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE....AND UM AS FAR AS DUKE SUCKIN THAT WOULD BE A NEGATIVE...JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TEAM WE ARE YOUNG A VERY YOUNG TEAM..THIS IS OUR REBUILDING YEAR...DUKE CANT BE GOOD EVERY YEAR OK
2007-02-15 01:34:23 · answer #7 · answered by DukeGyrl4 1 · 2⤊ 3⤋
stung by other sports
2007-02-14 13:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋