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After Duke completed the demolition of Wake Forest Wednesday night, topping the Demon Deacons 94-51, seniors Quinn Cook and Sean Kelly addressed the crowd one final time on their home floor. Here is what each had to say.
Grayson Allen scored a career-high 27 points.
We read it, we said it, and we lost sleep over it: Who is going to score off the Duke bench now that Rasheed Sulaimon is gone? How can you replace a 6-foot-5 Texan with a solid 3-point stroke and good defensive chops?
No. 4 Duke is halfway through its ACC slate and has already had plenty of ups and downs to this point. The Chronicle's beat writers break down some of the most pressing questions as the Blue Devils get set to host No. 10 Notre Dame Saturday.
There are plenty of positives to take away from Saturday’s feel-good win against previously undefeated No. 3 Virginia. Justise Winslow looked to be his old self for the first time in an eternity. Mike Krzyzewski adjusted beautifully mid-game to unveil a 3-2 zone. Matt Jones and Grayson Allen adequately replaced Rasheed Sulaimon’s production.
With Rasheed Sulaimon being dismissed from the team, three of The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers come together to answer the pressing on-court questions that now face the Blue Devils.
NEW YORK—Even after the final buzzer sounded on No. 5 Duke’s 77-68 win against St. John’s; even after the congratulations message shined up on GardenVision at the World’s Most Famous Arena; even after the entire team donned “1K” shirts and hats; Sunday afternoon’s game was still not about Mike Krzyzewski.
The aura and importance of Madison Square Garden has already been covered, and after No. 5 Duke’s 77-68 victory against St. John’s, the Mecca of Basketball was on everybody’s minds. Here’s what Quinn Cook and Mike Krzyzewski had to say about The World’s Most Famous Arena:
“WELCOME TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA!”
In what head coach Mike Krzyzewski called the biggest game of the season, it was the smallest player on the roster who rose to the occasion, leading No. 5 Duke to a 79-65 win against Pittsburgh at Cameron Indoor Stadium Monday night.
After a loss it is reasonable for fans to be calling for lineup changes. After all, Mike Krzyzewski changed his own lineup after a close call at Wake Forest last week, replacing Amile Jefferson with Matt Jones for Sunday's loss against the Wolfpack.
Ahead of the Blue Devils' ACC opener Saturday against Boston College, The Chronicle's beat writers take a look at the season thus far and offer their predictions for the rest of the season.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—A long break, a hostile environment and a storied program are not the best ingredients for a win against the reigning NCAA champs. Yet the Blue Devils faced exactly that gauntlet as they executed a 66-56 win Thursday night against Connecticut at the IZOD Center.
The Duke team that defeated No. 2 Wisconsin 80-70 Wednesday night was not the Blue Devil basketball team we have become accustomed to through the season's first seven games.
NEW YORK—Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, Tyus Jones.
NEW YORK—For the first time this season No. 4 Duke had significant problems scoring the basketball, but that wasn't enough to derail the Blue Devils as they bested Temple 74-54 in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn Friday night.
NEW YORK—It was a sloppy first half for both teams Friday night at the Barclays Center, but the Blue Devils' persistence on the boards allowed No. 4 Duke to take a 36-26 lead into the locker room.
It didn't take long for the Blue Devils to make everyone forget about last season's disappointing finish against Mercer.
Leading up to Duke basketball’s first game of the season Nov. 14 against Presbyterian, The Blue Zone will preview an expected contributor on this 2014-2015 squad each day, continuing today with sophomore Matt Jones.
Duke has seen many sides of point guard Quinn Cook through the years, from fiery freshmen to dejected junior. But this year, the Blue Devils will rely on a new mentality from the team’s lone senior: Captain Cook.
