Your Pocket Guide to Duke-Boston College
(01/14/10 2:52am)
No. 8 Duke (13-2) is set to face Boston College (10-6) at Cameron Indoor Stadium tonight at 7 p.m. Here are three things to watch out for:
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No. 8 Duke (13-2) is set to face Boston College (10-6) at Cameron Indoor Stadium tonight at 7 p.m. Here are three things to watch out for:
In a 71-67 loss to No. 20 Georgia Tech Saturday, Kyle Singler didn't look like the player he has earned the reputation for being in his first two NCAA seasons. The junior went just 2-for-13 from the field, turned the ball over a team high four times and never seemed to get into a rhythm on the offensive end. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski noted that while Singler didn't play his best, the loss shouldn't be blamed on him—it sure didn't help Duke's chances, though:
Starting late this afternoon, the Blue Devils will have their own recurring web series, hosted and largely created by Duke's men's basketball players. "Duke Hoop"—which will give fans a behind-the-secenes look at the program—will be about seven to eight minutes per episode and available exclusively on the internet.
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Three observations on this week’s Associated Press Top 25:
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The No. 7 Blue Devils (11-1) kick off ACC conference play tonight against No. 21 Clemson (12-2) at 7:45 p.m. Here are three things to know before watching tonight's game:
As Duke Basketball Report pointed out earlier today, ESPN had quite a number of positive things to say about future Blue Devil Kyrie Irving in a recent piece by Joel Francisco. Irving, a Elizabeth, New Jersey native, is the No. 5 player in the Class of 2010 according to Scout.com and committed to Duke on Oct. 22 after a lengthy and intense recruiting battle.
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If you missed any of The Chronicle Sports Blog's All-Decade Teams (and lists), check out the links below:
Over the last two weeks, we've had our say at The Chronicle naming Duke's All-Decade Teams. We started with an overall men's basketball team and went everywhere from naming the Top Villans, Top Individual Seasons, All-NBA Team, All-Disappointment Team, Duke Stories of the Decade (Part I, Part II), Top Clutch Performances, All-Shooters Team, All-Defensive Team, to the Best and Worst Hires of the Decade.
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In the Blue Devils' 84-63 defeat of Long Beach State last night, senior Jon Scheyer had seven assists and zero turnovers in 38 minutes of play. The Blue Devils' point guard now has 66 assists and just ten turnovers this season—that's good for a 6.6 assist-to-turnover ratio. Here's head coach Mike Krzyzewski's take on Scheyer from after the game:
Three observations on this week’s Associated Press Top 25:
In the words of SlamOnline writer Chris Deaton, the rivalry between the Blue Devils and the Tar Heels is not only a "high-stakes battle for posturing and pride", but the best rivalry in all of college basketball:
Nolan Smith tweeted it on Christmas Eve: He's planning on playing basketball in April.