Goldwire

WHEN ZION RETURNS AND HAS 31 FREAKING POINTS IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT, VRANK AND GOLDWIRE SPARKPLUG THE TEAM, AND WE HAVE A TRIP TO THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP AND MAY HAVE JUST EARNED A 1 SEED.

Goldwire man... I’m writing my apology... you’ll get in the mail Monday... he’s been our BEST player off the bench the past two days... he should be playing A LOT in March

Can we get some Jordan Goldwire love! @j_gold11 2-2 - 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. He stepped up!!!

It wasn't just a game of the star though. Zion Williamson absolutely carried Duke down to the final offensive rebound for the final points. But it was the game of the role player too. Duke doesn't win without Jordan Goldwire. Duke doesn't win without Antonio Vrankovic.

This Jones/Goldwire backcourt tandem is becoming scary on defense 🔵😈

Vrankovic to Goldwire as God intended

JORDAN GOLDWIRE

JORDAN GOLDWIRE RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME

Jordan Goldwire played lockdown D on Cam Johnson for the final portion of that half. Johnson didn't make a single field goal when guarded by Goldwire, even with a 6 inch height advantage. Huge contribution from J-Gold.

Anyone wanna y’all about Cam Johnson being held to *zero FGs* once Jordan Goldwire came in and put them clamps on him???

Coach K had high praise for Jordan Goldwire, saying he fanned out on defense allowing them to slow the UNC break. He mentioned @A11Vrankovic as well and spoke of how the bench helped give his team energy.

Coach K watching Goldwire “If he dies he dies”

Zion was Zion but Goldwire deserves a lot of credit for this win.

The game this rivalry was destined to deliver this season finally happened. While Zion Williamson was the headliner, supporting performances by Jordan Goldwire and Antonio Vrankovic helped Duke finally beat UNC https://t.co/5WbaLIHI8i

Cam johnson shut down in 2nd half by goldwire 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 #GTHC

Along with that, both Jordan Goldwire and Antonio Vrankovic played big minutes off the bench as the two backups brought the defensive stability and offensive structure to keep the team in it for plenty of the game. #Duke

Jordan Goldwire, the 47th ranked point guard in his class, is playing the best and most important game of his life in the ACC Tournament semifinals against a gaggle of future NBA guys. What a night.

Life changed instantly when @j_gold11 got a call from Nate James. Now, he's giving Duke an instant boost off the bench with his energy and defense. On Jordan Goldwire's career night in the #ACCTourney: https://t.co/WuS4xbjHZV

Goldwire did some pretty good things last night, even a crucial rebound and putback. Nice to give others PT. Vrank was on too! Kudos fellas

-1 point will send ya ass home.... WILLIAMSON BACK #GOLDWIRE

Zion Williamson playing like he has in back to back games is stunning. Jordan Goldwire has been HUGE in our last couple of games. We need to be better tomorrow, although I believe UNC was the hardest matchup of the ACC tournament, we need to be better. We can be better. #Duke

Nice Job J Gold @ Jordan goldwire https://t.co/k7gbD5OWKs

@Ewwatson2000 @DukeNBA Lol ok man. Watch again to see how much he scored with goldwire defending him. 5 of his 7 pts second half came from fast break, not goldwire defending him. Move on

I LOVE JORDAN GOLDWIRE https://t.co/cjPkcTzKFs

@DukeFansZone As great of a shooter as cam Johnson is, goldwire exposed his weakness when it comes to nba level. He’s more of a spot shooter than shot creator.

@DwightRodwell @Dukeblogger Goldwire is going to "break out" next season. Moves so well laterally and doesn't make mistakes. Needs to develop a 3 point shot but I like him going forward.

Loved the energy from Goldwire and Vrank tonight🙌🏼 let’s get it tomorrow🔥😈 https://t.co/5rnp8QeoWs

@Ewwatson2000 @DukeNBA Dude read what he put. He had 16 the first 9 min. Then goldwire got put on him and then only 7 pts rest of game. Watch the game don’t just check box score

@Ewwatson2000 @ATastyBLT @DukeNBA All right I give up man. Goldwire shut cam down. Period. Have a good one

Then 2) not even 20 seconds later, Goldwire is at the other end of the court. Luke Maye misses and Goldwire gets the defensive rebound. Duke possession. It’s literal life support.

The most pivotal set of plays for me was 1) when RJ lost the ball. It was rolling UNDERNEATH a UNC player and Goldwire quickly picked it up. EASY LAYUP. This was at 1:46 left in the second half and Duke was down by one.

@kenondraft Goldwire stepped up. The fact Zion was that great and beat UNC by 1. UNC shot 4/27 from 3. Better team lost

@stevewisemanNC Just as we all knew. The keys to the game were slowing down Goldwire and Vrankovic. How could Roy have not game planned for those two. And he’s a Hall of Fame coach!

Mvp's of the game goes to Jordan goldwire, and vrank and that Zion guy.

@ldjordanjr @ChrisWoods98 @echavis @CalMacL024 @iget_buckets35 Man that lucky loose ball layup that goldwire got keeps playing in my head

@jwill182 @fac_fred @DickieV @DukeMBB @ZionW32 @ZagMBB @theACC @SEC @SEC_Craig Cam Johnson pushed in the back before jump ball. Jones and goldwire slap constantly. Jack white pushes with his upper body almost every play. Not mentioning onl 3 fouls for 15 minutes of the second half

@Ewwatson2000 @ATastyBLT @DukeNBA If he defended RJ for a substantial time then you can make that point. This all started cuz you ignored the original point of his tweet. Cam didn’t do much with goldwire defending him. It’s a fact. You can say he still had 23 but no one is saying otherwise cuz it’s not the point

@ATastyBLT @Ewwatson2000 @DukeNBA Lol reading comprehension is hard I guess. Cam scored maybe 6 pts or so with goldwire on him. 3 of the 7 pts i mentioned above were from a 3 pt play when reddish fouled him

So you need someone else to step up. Fill some of the holes. (Obviously it’s not this simple, but just play along.) Sometimes it’s Jack. Sometimes it’s Marques. Tonight it was Jordan Goldwire. Goldwire put Duke over the edge.

@jhardy575 Duke stinks without him. Duke won bc of Zion and Goldwire

*Duke has one timeout left * Goldwire: Coach I’m cramping Coach K: CRAAAAMP????

Where can I buy a Goldwire jersey?

@corespoon @13appels @UNCBarstool Surely that had nothing to do with how many late shot clock contested heaves the Heels has to take because of Duke’s great defense in the second half. Goldwire gave Johnson zero (0) clean looks. I could play the what-if game with plenty of things too buddy. Good try though.

Got to give a lot of credit to coach K. He has only 2 options to score baskets- Zion and RJ. So why not get best defensive players on the court? Goldwire has been fantastic on D and is a good passer. And he brings energy. What a late season renaissance he’s been. @WNCN

I’m starting to like goldwire

What. A. Game. Duke beats North Carolina in the ACC Tournament Semifinals. Zion was spectacular again. Jordan Goldwire and Antonio Vrankovic stepped up from the bench. On to Florida State… https://t.co/kkSRlkbhKs

@Stitesey88 Jordan Goldwire is lockdown on defense👍

@SportsCenter What a surprise Goldwire and Vrankovic don't get even the slightest mention by any major media outlet

And you still lost to Vrank and goldwire, but what about Sebastian telfair Oj mayo Cotton Wagner Brown List goes on and on 😂😂😂 https://t.co/PVQRc1nn6p

@TarPit_Heels @ComeToUNC Luke 2-star when Zion guards him can’t do S******** RJ - Cam FAM. Cam Johnson can’t even score on Jordan Goldwire

I know it may not look like it (only 6 points), but they were efficient (3 for 5 shooting). Goldwire and Vrankovic gave some great minutes defensively and really held the fort down while DeLaurier and Reddish were in foul trouble (and the refs were screwing us). The X Factors!

@KallMeKelzz @Mondkeyboy06 Roy should have pounded inside tho and let Cam destroy goldwire

@RyanGWillie @DukeNBA I watched the game and he dropped 14 first 9 minutes and when he was given the ball with Goldwire on him he scored on him I mean Goldwire played good defense too but he didn’t shut him down I’m a diehard UNC fan I’m not gonna miss a UNC/Duke game I don’t just “check box scores”

@Proudbrotha09 @DukeNBA Zion had plenty of help from the bench. Without Goldwire playing defense the way he did, y’all would have lost. And you gotta admit, at least one or two of those three fouls on Brooks late was wrong. Him going out screwed us over because he was playing well against Zion.

@iMakeIt_LukEasy @MikeGrav_ Goldwire n Jones played great defense cam was quiet after the first 5 mins

Also Roy got worked pretty bad by K tonight. K switched Goldwire and Jones onto Cam Johnson and they were allowed to get handsy with him, but that should have been fine cause he's got a major height advantage...ISO on the block, turnaround jumper, splash. They ran that once.

Roy out coached K last game, But K sure out coached Roy tonight. Putting Goldwire in for big minutes to shut down Cam Johnson was huge.