Too bad. Duke got blown out by Villanova last night and their season is over. It was a really fun season for us, getting to see almost all of their games now that we have a tv. And of course, every team but one ends their season with a loss once you make the NCAA Tournament. It's still rough, though, to see your team lose. It would have been better if both teams had played a good game and Duke still lost. I give Villanova's defense credit, but at the same time, we just played terribly. We only shot 27% from the field. Ouch.
But like I said, it was a fun year and this team did a lot of great things. We won 30 games and an ACC Championship. Duke has won more games this decade than any other college team ever has in a decade. Kyle Singler announced he'll be coming back next year. Hopefully Gerald Henderson will do the same. Perhaps the silver lining in last night's debacle is that G's horrible game (1 for 14 shooting) might encourage him to not want to end his college career on that note. If he comes back, we'll be really good next year.
So now, as is the case with every Duke fan, we now root for "whoever is playing UNC." That team now is Gonzaga. Go Zags!
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That's a rooting strategy I can get behind. As soon as the Eagles get knocked out of contention for the Superbowl, I always start rooting against whoever is playing the Steelers (it would be the Giants, but they're always out of contention so early it doesn't matter).
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