The Debacle That Was Duke vs UNC

Before I begin this post, I would just like to inform all readers that I did not watch the entire Duke-UNC game last night. I watched the first half, which seems to have been indicative of the entire game. After one half, I felt like I could be watching other things more worthy of my time. Like Baylor and Iowa State. Or Doctor Who. Or even whatever is on Disney Channel at seven o'clock on a Saturday night. You get the idea.

Anyway, the night was just awful for Duke. I've said it before, coincidentally enough during the first Duke-UNC game, and I'll say it again-Austin Rivers has too much confidence. Time after time we've seen him throw up guarded shots from three feet behind the three point line. Luckily for him, they sometimes go in. Case in point, the last second shot that won them the last Duke-UNC game. But this time around, nobody's threes were falling, least of all Rivers'. He shot 1 for 6 from behind the arc, a dismal 17%. In fact, his entire night was below average-38 minutes, 15 points off 6 for 18 shooting, one rebound, three assists, and four turnovers. The rest of his team didn't help him. Free throws, especially, were Duke's weak point, shooting 57% from the line. This loss could be put down to just a bad shooting night on Duke's part, but I would argue that a better team came into Cameron Indoor and beat the Blue Devils last night. 88-70 speaks volumes for these two teams and their seedings when it comes to the NCAA tournament.