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Duke's Heartbreaking Loss and Future Prospects in NCAA
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4/7/2025
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Yeah, let's hear from the Duke head coach, of course epic meltdown by the Blue Devils here Shire. I mean, it's been a
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special ride
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That ended in a heartbreaking way and frankly the game
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We did what we wanted to do. You know, I thought our guys did it follow the game plan controlled the game
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We had the lead for 35 minutes
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we're winning by six with a minute 15 to go and
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And
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They made plays and you got to give them a ton of credit
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we didn't make those plays and you go from some of the most special moments in the tournament to
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The most heartbreaking loss and I'm not about to feel sorry for one second
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These guys have done an incredible job. It's heartbreaking. It's incredibly disappointing
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There's a lot of pain that comes with this
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It's just the worst. I mean look I
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care
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That Duke lost
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Because I've never liked him. I've never been a Duke fan in my life. I've hated him my whole life. It's real simple
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I'm an Indiana fan. It's this very simple clear and cut like steak. Okay, there's no
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Mincing I'm not rooting for them ever, but I really do like watching Cooper flag play
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so I can't wait to watch him in the NBA and not be on Duke to be honest with you and what is amazing to
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me Mike is the numbers of
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Duke superstars that have played there since 2015 and 16 and they haven't won a single title
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Listen to this list of guys. You sent me this since 15 16 0 titles
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In fact, they haven't made a title game. They've made final fours, but not the championship game on Monday night
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Brandon Ingram Luke canard Jason Tate and Marvin Bagley Gary Trent jr
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Wendell Carter jr. Zion Williamson RJ Barrett cam reddish Vernon carry Paolo Bankaro
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Mark Williams Jared McCain Cooper flag and then of course the rest of these guys that they had here this whole
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NBA title play to do
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That's amazing to me and not only that they haven't been in the final
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That is more amazing to me than them losing to Houston. Listen, let's stop with all this nonsense
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Houston's a great team. They got 34 wins. They mean business
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They have literally how many times did we say last week or the whole three weeks?
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They they are the best defensive team in America would do the two of them and I just couldn't believe
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I always said to you that Duke will just score more that they score more than everybody
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They're gonna figure it out and they didn't
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well
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And look and I think and and Samson talked about this after the game a huge point that I think got a little overlooked
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Was in the past few years
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Houston's had great teams. They've had one seeds all this and I haven't gotten it done
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they've been a really bad free throw shooting team the last few years and
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Samson said they made it a point this year that all these guys were gonna be ready for pressure situations
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From the free throw line and they weren't gonna lose a tournament game by missing free throws and when that kid I forget which kid
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It was who was 63% that went up there for that one and one towards the end of that game
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And he banged both of them down. I mean, that's just that that's where it is right there
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Those are the things end of game situation having guys who've been around senior leadership
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And and working on it. They did all the right things
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In the last few moments of that game, and that's why they're playing tonight and they'll be playing
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Florida Gators who beat Auburn
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79
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73 remember this Mike real quick that you're gonna get the Boozer twins are going there
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So they're gonna be right back where they were. They're gonna be playing in the NCAA tournament in Carolina
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They're gonna make it through the first weekend
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they're gonna be in the regional semis and regional final and then they're gonna either win it and go to the final four again or
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They won't but they are gonna be more loaded
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next year
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Then they just were Duke's gonna be even better. I mean these two kids coming in there
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That's like having two Cooper flags the two boozers
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It's true they're gonna have a great team again, they're Duke, I mean they have a great team
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Literally right now I would say right now today
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Automatic final four Duke next year with the Boozer twins
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