DWHOOPS on Duke vs DePaul

[Wbbfan1]

Great Read. http://www.dwhoops.com/1314/1403241-ncaa-depaul-74-duke-65.php

 

[Sonny44]

"Coach McCallie made some curious decisions. "

 

[ChicagoGG]

"Coach McCallie made some curious decisions. "

She did indeed....

 

[semper]

Wonder if she was still using numbers in the presser. Man, the most annoying thing ever.

 

[HGN]

Long time since both men and women Duke teams been home this early during the NCAA.

 

[EricLA]

Say what you will about Duke - they lost their starting backcourt this season. Imagine UCONN at the moment without Moriah and Bria. then toss in a loss of Banks (Kiana Holland left the team). That's essentially what Duke is dealing with this season. I know fans love to pile on McCallie for her sometimes odd comments, but they were decimated by injuries more than any other top team in the nation...

 

[Sonny44]

Yeh Eric, we still have some rough edges to polish up.

 

[sarals24]

I thought McCallie was a terrible coach even before all the injuries. They don't bother to show up when they play UConn (ever) and she wins based on talent alone. They run that stupid zone that leaves shooters open all over the court (how on earth do you let a just-back-from-injury-step-slow-KML hit SEVEN threes against you) and Elizabeth Williams hasn't been developed at all in three years. Liston has gotten better, but that might be a result of playing USA basketball in the summer, who knows. I certainly don't think JPM is good at player development, game preparation or in-game adjustments. I guess she's good at recruiting, but how hard is it to recruit to Duke?

 

[UConnCat]

For Duke, this game really had disaster written all over it. Duke's match-up zone gives up open shots and Duke's defenders don't close out very well. DePaul likes to spread the floor and has good shooters. Duke's lack of foot-speed limited what it could do defensively, though I'd be curious if McCallie made any adjustments.