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# Posts about duke

## [The Unpredictability of the 2019-20 College Basketball Season](https://www.noahbasketball.com/blog/the-unpredictability-of-the-2019-20-college-basketball-season)

If the rest of the season is going to be as unpredictable as non-conference play has been, college basketball fans are in for a ride. 

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## [Do Free Throws Really Win Games?](https://www.noahbasketball.com/blog/do-free-throws-really-win-games)

Free throws are supposed to be the easiest shot in basketball. It’s the highest percentage shot, most teams averaging above 70 percent. It’s an uncontested shot, giving the fouled player a chance to earn the points that were potentially taken from...

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## [How the New 3-point Line is Affecting Early NCAA Performances](https://www.noahbasketball.com/blog/how-the-new-3-point-line-is-affecting-early-ncaa-performances)

College basketball has been a whirlwind in the first three weeks of the season and it’s not expected to slow down. The reason? There aren’t any clear leaders thus far, especially when it comes to 3-point shooting. Last year, the national D1 average...

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## [NCAA Preseason Preview](https://www.noahbasketball.com/blog/ncaa-preseason-preview)

NBC Sports recently released a top 25 NCAAMB preseason ranking, just for fun. It may be too early to predict much, but practice has officially started so we’re going to break down the top ten teams.

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## [2019 NCAA Tournament Recap: Noah Basketball Team Virginia Claims 'Turnaround Title'](https://www.noahbasketball.com/blog/2019-ncaa-tournament-recap-noah-basketball-team-virginia-claims-turnaround-title)

On Monday, the Virginia Cavaliers claimed the "Turnaround Title" after defeating Texas Tech in the [2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/). [The 2018 loss to UMBC](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/ncaa-stunner-no-16-seed-umbc-makes-history-by-knocking-out-no-1-virginia/2018/03/16/35d91dee-2954-11e8-874b-d517e912f125_story.html?noredirect=on) prompted motivational speeches throughout the year from Coach Tony Bennett, who told...

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## [2019 March Madness: Recapping the Tournament as the Final Four is Set with Two Noah Teams](https://www.noahbasketball.com/blog/2019-march-madness-recapping-the-tournament-as-the-final-four-is-set-with-two-noah-teams)

The [2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament](https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d1) started off unlike any other in history. Every year, March Madness consists of unpredictable upsets, late game thrillers, and, of course, the nation’s favorite “Cinderella” team prevailing against the odds. [...](https://www.ncaa.com/final-four)

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