Count me among the many who feel the referees cheat to help Duke basketball win games. It all stems from the 1991 NCAA basketball semifinal between Duke and UNLV in which UNLV got called for everything and Duke got away with everything. The talk will surely heat up again as the Blue Devils head to the NCAA tournament, and fuel is certainly added to the fire by a couple videos from this season that show Duke players taking as many as 12 steps without dribbling and not being called for travel. Not even Michael Jordan got away with 12 steps! What the refs do really well over and over again with Duke is give them the call when it matters most. Sure, you can point to times when Duke got bad calls. Halfway through the first half. When they’re winning by 25. But when the game is close and it’s the final 10 minutes, the refs work their magic. It’s sad, but the video evidence is indisputable.
I don't think they're as despised at much as they used to be since they haven't been quite as successful the last few years, but most of us who are old enough to put up with the stacked teams in the past still don't care too much for Duke....
Not so much universal hate, just no middle ground. You are a dukie or you despise them, no in between. They are so easy to hate imo
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It was the bash 4 years ago, i guess it was, when the whole Indiana contingent was there....Indysports, IndianaMike, TheGeneral, Seeker, and a couple others......everyone in the sportsbook betting horses, having fun, and Indysports goes off to the bathroom......
He comes back fuming, we ask what happened...
He says "Coach K was in the bathroom, and was coming out when Tim recognizes him and says hey coach......Coach K gives him a mild nod, Tim says something about Duke having a good team this coming year, and jokingly says "sure wish you would recruit more in Indiana"...now of course, Coach K got his learning from the greatest basketball coach of our time, Bobby Knight, and so he knows the area well and should understand....instead he gives Tim a mean smirk and says "I think i'm fucking doing ok as it is" and storms off.....
LOL...what a prick...
