The game was actually alot closer than the score shows. The Devils started to falter down the stretch and I started having flashbacks of last year. Singler hit a big three which really kicked it into ‘overdrive’ for Duke on a dish from Scheyer. Nelson came through on some free throws late in the game and the rest is history.
Unfortunately, things started turning ugly near the end as well. Apparently Reid from FSU isn’t too much of a Paulus fan. Paulus hit the deck on the offensive end after getting a bit of a shove from Reid, then on the defensive end Reid took a “swipe” at Paulus as he was lying on the hardwood. Reid was T’d up and the Devils padded their lead at that point. The fans didn’t appreciate what was going on as debree hit the floor after the free throws and at the end when Coach K shook hands with Hamilton at the end. Both visible on tv but the commentators mentioned nothing about it. As they probably shouldn’t.
Scheyer had a great night and hopefully he’ll earn a starting spot versus Clemson coming up. Jon finished with 21 points with the majority of those coming in the first half. One thing you won’t see much out of college basketball is trying to get the rock to a hot player. Gone are the days of creating plays specifically for the JJ Redicks in the world. Maybe that will change as Singler molds into the player we expect him to be.
