****OFFICIAL BAMA 64 V DUKE 74 IN THE GAME THREAD****

[pmull]

This was a winnable game. We played a bad first half. Duke turned up the "D" and we had trouble with it. CAG made good halftime adjustments and we played well in the second half but we could not dig out of the hole we put ourselves in with the poor offensive first half. Duke is better than I thought.

The difference in the game was their three point shooting. They shot 40%. They also shot 83% from the FT line. Rebounds were even. We had 34 to their 35. We had more offensive rebounds. We turned the ball over 16 (11 in 1st half) times to Duke's 19. We both shot about 40% from the field.

This is not a bad loss as long as we learn from it. It makes the game against Drexel very important. We do not need to leave NYC with 2 losses.

[pmull]

One more thought:  Jabari Parker of Duke is an outstanding player and only a freshman.

[Catch Prothro]

One more thought:  Jabari Parker of Duke is an outstanding player and only a freshman.

Jabari Parker currently is projected to go number 3 in the 2014 NBA Draft.  Click here for link

And he definitely was the difference maker in this game.

Still, I think Bama had a chance if Releford played a better game, kept out of foul trouble, didn't try those inopportune, long 3-point shots.  Even without Releford on his A-game, Bama outplayed Duke in the second half.

[Jamos]

This game was a measuring stick for Bama and I think they left this game knowing there a lot of things are possible for this team. For Bama to win this game they had to play at their best and that didn't happen but they did play hard for 60 minutes. Bama has had two big games so far this season and in both of them Releford was on the bench for a big portion of the game in foul trouble and I think it was a difference in the game last night.

This team will get better as the season progresses.

[ricky023]

Well I didn't get to see the game but from what you all describe, we played a lot better than most thought. You are probably looking at a contender for the National Title and we played with in 10 points. This is not a win per se but it is a giant step in the right direction. We should be ready for the SEC schedule we have this year. RTR!

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