Duke men's basketball in desperate need of identity and leadership after loss to Illinois
(12/09/20 4:47pm)
These are confusing times for the Duke men’s basketball program.
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These are confusing times for the Duke men’s basketball program.
Things got off to a roaring start for No. 6 Illinois as it opened up a sizable lead in the early minutes against the Blue Devils. Trailing 43-29 at the break, Duke will have to turn things around to maintain its eight-game winning streak in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
No. 10 Duke takes on No. 6 Illinois Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, with the Blue Devils going in as a four-point favorite. Our beat writers make their predictions for the highly-anticipated matchup.
After a humbling loss to Michigan State last week, the Blue Devils bounced back with an interesting win over Bellarmine Friday. With one of Duke's biggest tests of the year looming against No. 6 Illinois, one of Mike Krzyzewski's tallest tasks is how to handle playing time between Matthew Hurt, Jalen Johnson, Mark Williams and Jaemyn Brakefield. Hosts Derek Saul and Shane Smith are back to discuss the Blue Devils' latest victory and how the rotation looks moving forward.
Over the last two seasons, Duke football weathered the storm amidst torrential rains to hand Miami a couple of losses. However, on a clear Saturday night in Durham this time around, it was the Hurricanes who provided the storm.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ matchup with No. 9 Miami, which pits the Hurricanes as a 15-point favorite.
ATLANTA, GA—In a season that has been anything but normal, you couldn’t really expect much different when creating a primetime matchup with a pair of two win conference foes. Though extraordinary may not be enough to describe this game.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ trip to Georgia Tech, which pits Duke as a one-point favorite.
With the Blue Devils' 2020-21 season beginning in less than a week, our senior beat writers break down their predictions for the upcoming campaign. How do you think Duke will fare?
It took a while, but the 2020 NBA Draft is finally here, airing Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ESPN. With this likely being the first year since 2013 that Duke won't have a player go in the top-3, it'll surely be a different draft than usual for Blue Devil fans, with projections swinging all over the place for Tre Jones, Cassius Stanley and Vernon Carey Jr.
Over the course of a five-year span beginning in 2014, the current state of the Duke men’s basketball program was firmly established.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ rivalry matchup with North Carolina, which pits the Tar Heels as a 12-point favorite.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ matchup with Charlotte, which pits Duke as a 10-point favorite.
With Duke now past its halfway point of the 2020 season, The Chronicle's football beat writers Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Shane Smith, Evan Kolin and Cam Polo break down the Blue Devils’ performance so far and make some predictions for the rest of the campaign.
RALEIGH, N.C.—Duke football has now crossed the halfway point of its 2020 season and the narrative hasn't changed. To say its offense is struggling to score would be an understatement.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ road matchup at N.C. State, which pits the Wolfpack as a five-point favorite.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ road trip to Syracuse, which pits Duke as a one-point favorite.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ home matchup against Virginia Tech, which has the Hokies as a 13-point favorite.
I’m not going to lie—I had high expectations for Duke’s offense under quarterback Chase Brice in 2020.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ trip to Virginia Saturday, which has the Cavaliers as a 4.5-point favorite.