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“No one is going to be perfect,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski told the media before Duke’s regular season finale against North Carolina. “You just try to play to your strengths.”
GREENSBORO, N.C.—The ACC tournament title game didn't start the way Duke wanted—North Carolina led Duke 16-10 with 12:41 left in the first half. But the Blue Devils went on an 11-0 run and never trailed the rest of the way, taking home the ACC tournament title.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Duke got off to a hot start and never looked back.
More than two feet of snow fell in Boston Friday night into Saturday morning—delaying Duke's journey north until Sunday morning—but the weather won’t stop Duke and Boston College from tipping off at Conte Forum Sunday at 6 p.m.
From even before the opening tip, the whole building could tell No. 4 Duke showed up ready to avenge last month’s loss as the team played host to N.C. State at Cameron Indoor Stadium Thursday night.
With Ryan Kelly on the shelf indefinitely each player knew he had to step up to keep the team afloat during a tough ACC schedule. Tonight, the freshmen shined in the victory.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—Things haven’t been easy for Seth Curry this season, even if he made it look that way in Duke’s 90-67 victory against Temple.
When beating top-five opponents Kentucky, Louisville and Ohio State, the Blue Devils were essentially deploying only seven men, including senior guard Seth Curry, who is still at well below 100 percent while dealing with a lower-leg injury throughout the preseason. With Curry unable to go Saturday against Delaware at Cameron Indoor Stadium due to a left ankle injury, the Duke bench received a little extra time and performed quite admirably.
ATLANTA—Sometimes “good” just is not good enough. Although the Blue Devils showed signs of improvement against Georgia Tech, the team was defenseless against the Yellow Jackets’ triple-option attack.
Kendall Marshall had almost as many assists per game as the entire Duke basketball team last season. The North Carolina alumnus and current Phoenix Sun doled out 9.8 assists per game while the entirety of the Duke roster managed just 12.4.
Redshirt junior Ross Cockrell had a game to remember Saturday against N.C. Central. Monday, the ACC acknowledged his skills by naming him the ACC Defensive Back of the Week.
Before every football game this year, The Blue Zone is going to sit down with a football writer from the opposing school’s student newspaper to get the scoop on their team and season.
Before every football game this year, The Blue Zone is going to sit down with a football writer from the opposing school's student newspaper to get the scoop on their team and season.
North Carolina won’t factor into the bowl discussion in 2012 due to sanctions handed down by the NCAA earlier this year, but that won’t stop the Tar Heels from possessing one of the ACC’s most potent offenses.