Duke basketball 2014-15 player review: Matt Jones
(04/13/15 1:20am)
Matt Jones
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Matt Jones
For the Blue Devils, confidence will be crucial in their final stretch of ACC competition.
Winning the draw and handling adversity on the road will be crucial for the Blue Devils in their most important ACC tilt to date.
Seeking their third title of the season, the Blue Devils head south this weekend.
The Blue Devils will continue to dance Friday night, when they confront fifth-seeded Utah in the squad’s 22nd Sweet 16 appearance during head coach Mike Krzyzewski's tenure. The contest will commence Friday at 9:45 p.m. at NRG Stadium in Houston, with the victor advancing to the Elite Eight for a matchup against the winner of the game between 11th-seeded UCLA and second-seeded Gonzaga. Prior to each game this season, the Blue Zone will break down a player from each team who could be the key to success.
Perfection will be on the line once again for the Blue Devils this weekend.
With Winter Storm Remus delivering 3-5 inches of snow to the Triangle, the snow has not stopped the Blue Devils from practicing hard in preparation for a busy week ahead.
The road has been tough for the Blue Devils.
A year ago, Duke was set to play No. 2 UCLA in the ITA National Team Indoors. But with Winter Storm Pax producing six inches of snow, the Blue Devils were stuck in the Triangle and missed their opportunity to knock off the undefeated Bruins.
The highly anticipated day has come for the Blue Devils.
Immanuel Kerr-Brown gets to go home a week before finals end.
As Duke heads into its last home weekend of the season, it will have to play the underdog, a role it is not used to playing against ACC competition.
Although they haven’t competed in two weeks, the Blue Devils should be able to pick up right where they left off at ITA Regionals.
Playing North Carolina is always a battle, and Sunday's setback against the Tar Heels was especially tough, as it ended the Blue Devils' 10-game winning streak.
Duke has a packed schedule ahead of them, sending players to compete in both Winston Salem and San Francisco this weekend.
After a jam-packed weekend on the west coast with three games in 24 hours, the Blue Devils have a much needed break to rejuvenate and hone in on the skills needed to prepare them for a big weekend at Cameron.
Off to their best start in the last seven seasons, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils will look to add to their perfect record this weekend.
Duke head coach Jolene Nagel has lofty goals for her Blue Devils this year: winning a second consecutive ACC championship, making the Final Four and going undefeated at home.
With LDOC, finals and moving out all taking place in a two week span, the end of the year can be exhausting.
With the ACC tournament just one week away, the final two conference matches will be crucial in order for Duke to extend its reign of the ACC for the sixth week in a row and to secure a top seeding going into the tournament.