[DSRfan]

Well....
since you haven't been a member for more than a month...
I'll let this slide.

But believe me...
if you take the time to read the basketball forums you will understand that the Dukies are few and far in between.
My avatar is up only to piss people off lol
However, I respect the program at Duke and I believe Coach K is the best coach in the country.
Do I think Duke is the best team in the country after tonight? No
Do I think Duke is top 5? Nope
Do I think Duke is top 10? Probably
Do I think they are a borderline top 20 team? I don't think anyone with sense on here would say that. I wouldn't think anyone who keeps up with college basketball(meaning not just one team) would say that.

Here are your borderline top 20 teams right now.
19. Gonzaga
20. Vandy
21. Miss. State
22. Memphis

Duke would wipe the floor with all of them...
except for Gonzaga

Sorry, but yesterday in diuscussions, I had a few people
express both their undying hatred of Duke, yet their firm assertion
that they were righfully a top 5 team.

As I tried to explain in another post on this thread, PERSONALLY
none of my posts on the subject were related in any way to
my dislike of Duke. I freely admit to hating their program.
but when they actually ARE as good as their incessant hype,
I DO acknowledge it. But based upon ON COURT performance
this season so far(and without any hypothetical suppostion
on what they might do against their "beastly" schedule yet
to come) there's just NO basis for making the case for
them as a top 10 team.

And when they played a REAL top 10 team last night,
they got smacked around. Right now it's difficult to
see them beating any top 10 teams on neutral floors.
They'll be competitive with most top 11-20 teams
because they're disciplined and won't stop playing hard.
But most of those teams would likely beat them with
a focused effort. And anyone who REALLY keeps up with more
than one team, and WATCHES come other games, not
just catch ESPN's hype machine highlights of Duke
should fairly easily SEE THIS.