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UCLA would give Duke fits imo as well, they would play hellacious defense and Kevin Love would have a field day inside.

I agree they would! But just like I said they could beat any and I mean any team in the country and i mean that!

Maryland could beat any team in the country and they are 13-8. College Basketball is like the NFL without the Patriots, anybody can beat anybody.

Stanford and Cal would be a tough matchup for Duke as well. Both of those teams have huge lineups. The Lopez twins, Hardin, and Ryan Anderson are all great players and HUGE. Anderson is one of the toughest matchup problems in the country being a 6'10 guy with the type of range he has.

to beat Duke you're gonna have to have some bigs who can score like has been said in this thread, but you're also gonna have to have 3 athletic guards so that someone quick can get matched up on Paulus...he has trouble defending people who are quicker and change pace a lot...Memphis would be a nightmare for Paulus and Duke, they like to space it out and penetrate and kick, Dorsey finishes very well around the bucket and is very athletic

Duke would be a good matchup against a team that isnt disciplined or doesnt have multiple guys who can handle the ball...even if Zoubek gets back I'm not sure how much that helps b/c it takes away from their overall athleticism...Elliot Williams with Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler will be a very solid team without many weaknesses, more like the Duke teams of the 90's

for right now, while he plays smart (most of the time) Paulus just isn't an optimal defensive match-up for Duke, especially in March