I think Duke will play with a huge weight on them and come out struggling.   The pressure of Coach K playing North Carolina will be a problem for the Blue Devils.   I really like the way the Heels are playing and look for both Bacot and Manek to have monster games.

13 hours ago, cincyswords said:

I think Duke will play with a huge weight on them and come out struggling.   The pressure of Coach K playing North Carolina will be a problem for the Blue Devils.   I really like the way the Heels are playing and look for both Bacot and Manek to have monster games.

I could see this and the game overall being sloppier than anticipated. Getting back to my post about UK/UL squaring off in the 2012 Final Four, UK was playing with the weight on their shoulders and UL had nothing to lose. That game was a battle before UK clamped down the final 7 minutes or so. Duke will have even more of a weight. I actually think it helps they lost at Cameron three weeks ago.

2 minutes ago, bugatti said:

I could see this and the game overall being sloppier than anticipated. Getting back to my post about UK/UL squaring off in the 2012 Final Four, UK was playing with the weight on their shoulders and UL had nothing to lose. That game was a battle before UK clamped down the final 7 minutes or so. Duke will have even more of a weight. I actually think it helps they lost at Cameron three weeks ago.

As a UofL fan, I had zero anxiety about that game. I didn't even expect them to be there, and UK was a basic lock to win it all. The fact that it was competitive was a surprise to me. 

1 hour ago, bugatti said:

I could see this and the game overall being sloppier than anticipated. Getting back to my post about UK/UL squaring off in the 2012 Final Four, UK was playing with the weight on their shoulders and UL had nothing to lose. That game was a battle before UK clamped down the final 7 minutes or so. Duke will have even more of a weight. I actually think it helps they lost at Cameron three weeks ago.

I do agree that the loss at Cameron may help Duke with the current game.  They can't overlook Carolina and don't have beating them twice already in their minds.

1 hour ago, TheDeuce said:

As a UofL fan, I had zero anxiety about that game. I didn't even expect them to be there, and UK was a basic lock to win it all. The fact that it was competitive was a surprise to me. 

As a UK fan, it was probably the most un-enjoyable game I've ever attended. It was more so just a relief it was over. The national title game nobody was remotely worried, but the UL game... pins and needles. And there was never a point I thought UL would win, but it was big time stressful.

25 minutes ago, bugatti said:

As a UK fan, it was probably the most un-enjoyable game I've ever attended. It was more so just a relief it was over. The national title game nobody was remotely worried, but the UL game... pins and needles. And there was never a point I thought UL would win, but it was big time stressful.

I would have hated it for you if Louisville had won. ?

19 minutes ago, TheDeuce said:

I would have hated it for you if Louisville had won. ?

I would no longer be on BGP.

1 hour ago, bugatti said:

I would no longer be on BGP.

Same.  I'd be in prison for assassinating Deuce.

Man if I were as soft as y'all I would have been gone from here a decade ago. ?

It’s tough to beat a good team twice in a row. Duke has been kind of up and down this year, but they still have a really good team.

I’ll go with Duke by 5.

Duke 76

UNC 71

Getting close to Blue Blood Final Four!!!

On 3/29/2022 at 10:53 AM, bugatti said:

As a UK fan, it was probably the most un-enjoyable game I've ever attended. It was more so just a relief it was over. The national title game nobody was remotely worried, but the UL game... pins and needles. And there was never a point I thought UL would win, but it was big time stressful.

Same for me!

Both teams look a little tight to start the Tar Heels lead 4-3 at the first media timeout.

Pour one out for me and PP92. We arent gonna survive win or loss. 

Carolina leads Duke 14-13 at the under 12 media timeout.