Player Alex O'Connell

[torontoduke]

Has a lot more grit in his game than I ever imagined

 

[DurhamSon]

I wasn't sure he would get 29 minutes combined against high major competition all year, so 29 minutes in a game is a pretty good surprise. Must be my prejudice against white people.

 

[rome8180]

I legit thought he was gonna get that tip in and be the hero Duke needs.

 

[torontoduke]

I wasn't sure he would get 29 minutes combined against high major competition all year, so 29 minutes in a game is a pretty good surprise. Must be my prejudice against white people.

He probably was the only one other than Javin who made hustle plays tonight.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

I was hyped about this kid from post 1 in this thread. Glad to see him prove you all wrong.

 

[2001Dukechamps]

His vertical jump reverberates every time he's on the court.

I didn't expect his leaping ability and body control in his HS highlights to translate to next level, for some weird prejudice reason.

 

[Thain]

I didn't expect his leaping ability

That one rebound he went up and got was insane!

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Seriously, have to think he would've been top 25 out of HS if he weren't the whitest recruit out there. Duke got a steal.

 

[bdotling]

I can’t enjoy him. I watched all of Texas guards blow by him on defense again and again and again.

 

[Slap the Floor]

Hopefully he will save the season when the inevitable Grayson mental meltdown happens again.

 

[ChibCU]

I legit thought he was gonna get that tip in and be the hero Duke needs.

I 100% thought it was going in from the camera angle.

Edit: and Wendell got fouled on his follow up attempt. One guy pushed him and the other hacked his arm. I understand it’s rare to get that call at that stage of the game.

 

[physicsfactor]

K and Scheyer both let the ref know about it, Chib. I didn't see it live, but I watched for something on the replay after seeing the coaches' reactions.

 

[rome8180]

The refs also made our comeback harder with some really terrible calls.

 

[torontoduke]

I legit thought he was gonna get that tip in and be the hero Duke needs.

I 100% thought it was going in from the camera angle.

Edit: and Wendell got fouled on his follow up attempt. One guy pushed him and the other hacked his arm. I understand it’s rare to get that call at that stage of the game.

Reminded me of Boozer in the 2002 Indiana game

 

[aiw]

Bruce Benedict

 

[childress22]

I can’t enjoy him. I watched all of Texas guards blow by him on defense again and again and again.

Yep. He's as fast as any of their guards, but just needs to not overjump on the fakes. Just chill out a little bit.

 

[physicsfactor]

The refs also made our comeback harder with some really terrible calls.

There were some shitty charging calls on Duke, but I've come to expect several missed block/charge calls a game from college refs. And Duke benefits from those missed calls, too. College refs love to call charges.

 

[rome8180]

The non and-one after Duval's steal frustrated me. Was called on the floor instead and we ended up getting nothing out of it.

 

[aiw]

The refs also made our comeback harder with some really terrible calls.

There were some shitty charging calls on Duke, but I've come to expect several missed block/charge calls a game from college refs. And Duke benefits from those missed calls, too. College refs love to call charges.

If they didn't call a charge, they couldn't hop up and down on one foot 5 times. Charges are essential for ref health.

 

[bdotling]

Goddamnit Alex