The Official 2025 March Madness Discussion Thread

[orangemadam]

Duke would’ve murdered Vols

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Flagg has great handles for a big man.

 

[orangemadam]

We’re about to find out if the young guns of Duke can hold up against this vaunted Houston defense. Dukies are about to face a team full of grown ass men.

Hmmm. Duke having no problem with the menfolk

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Hmmm. Duke having no problem with the menfolk

I'd even say they have some grown @ss men of their own.

 

[SGMVols]

Threes helping Houston stay in the game.

 

[hUTch2002]

Houston’s poor shot selection is helping Duke start fast breaks. Transition scoring negates the effectiveness of that stout defense.

Just like our poor shot selection helped Houston.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Flagg has great handles for a big man.

Flagg may not be White Chocolate but there's definitely a little swirl in that vanilla.

 

[fear]

only down 6 feels like a miracle if you’re a houston fan hopefully we get a good one in the 2nd

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

only down 6 feels like a miracle if you’re a houston fan hopefully we get a good one in the 2nd

For sure, very fortunate not to be down by a dozen. Had we hit al least some of our 3's against Houston that 2nd half probably would have been a lot more interesting.

Even if we beat Houston though, this Duke team would have cooked us like a Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings.

 

[aWhiteLoftonChism]

Carbon copy of us . . . But more physical and shot it well against us. This is danger time for Houston.

Very similar defensively but not really close offensively. They throw it in to post players for them to actually try to score. We didn’t have that luxury without JP this year.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Duke size looks to be bothering Houston especially when they are able to take advantage of desires match-ups.

 

[Voljayton]

Flagg is a matchup nightmare. He can do it all

 

[Volnut]

Houston has found some offense, but they still can't defend Duke.

 

[SGMVols]

Houston is shooting very well this half but just can’t get a stop. Unusual to say about this defense.

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Dang man, to say these refs are letting them play is an understatement.

 

[vavolfan6]

Tuggler for Houston looks and plays bigger than his 6'8 listed height..

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Wow....Flagg is a gamer!

 

[BatteredVol44]

Whoever drafts Flagg is getting a full package of a player. Goodness gracious he's good

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

Whoever drafts Flagg is getting a full package of a player. Goodness gracious he's good

He really is. I hate Dook but I can't deny his overall game. Their fans must feel like we did last year with Knecht. When he has the ball you just got that feeling you going to be ok. He's not too bad on D, either.
Dude is a just a 18-year old freshman, too!
Scary thing is he only going to get better.

 

[BatteredVol44]

He really is. I hate Dook but I can't deny his overall game. Their fans must feel like we did last year with Knecht. When he has the ball you just got that feeling you going to be ok. He's not too bad on D, either.
Dude is a just a 18-year old freshman, too!
Scary thing is he only going to get better.

The fact that he's only 18 is the craziest part. Dude is a generational talent and people are going to find that out in the NBA

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

 

[Anti-shunshinepumper]

The fact that he's only 18 is the craziest part. Dude is a generational talent and people are going to find that out in the NBA

Yeah man, I've watched basketball a long time which I sure you have too, but anyone that has watched a lot of basketball ought to know how special of a player he is.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Whoever drafts Flagg is getting a full package of a player. Goodness gracious he's good

Andrei Kirilenko with a better offensive game

 

[The Dog]

Sharp is a player

 

[BatteredVol44]

Yeah man, I've watched basketball a long time which I sure you have too, but anyone that has watched a lot of basketball ought to know how special of a player he is.

For sure. I'm not trying to be a Cooper Flagg glazer either considering how much I hate Duke, but I honestly feel like he's not even getting all the hype he deserves. There's definitely been lots of talk about him, but not even as much as I would expect.