Siva's play has been key during this run. Russ and Dieng played well during the year, but Siva lagged behind. He's finally clicked and has the machine running perfectly. He's actually getting to the hole and making good decisions! Good luck to the Cards.

 

His one down moment was picking up two early fouls against Oregon. The second one was particularly foolish. He went out five minutes into the first half. Kevin Ware ended up playing the other 15 minutes of that first half. Ware's injury has me extremely concerned from a practical standpoint for this reason. He was absolutely the star against Oregon and we won't have him this weekend. Siva HAS to stay out of foul trouble.

Duke has always been more finesse than physical. I am not sure I am a fan of it, but it certainly has worked as a whole. On a game by game basis? They have to hit shots to beat a physical team, and they didn't do that last night. The better team won, and that's a good thing. Kevin Ware's leg, made the whole experience miserable for me, as a Duke/Louisville fan. But hey, I'm headed to Atlanta, and now a bunch of people from my town will be there.