Jabari Parker had a career night against Boston College. Not only is he getting better, but he’s also getting close to a special place in Duke history, and that’s nothing to take lightly.
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Saturday Notes – February 1, 2014
Saturday was a busy day of college basketball with a number of great games. There’s one many will be talking about for a while, but that was hardly alone.
Saturday notes – January 11, 2014
Another Saturday full of early conference games is in the books. A couple of surprising notes come in the ACC, but there’s much more and we have it right here.
Duke-Temple: Points of emphasis
A look at some important points coming out of Duke’s 90-67 blowout of Temple at the Izod Center in New Jersey, from the way Duke is playing right now to the highly partisan crowd that was on hand.
Not the best time to be around college basketball
College basketball has been beset with bad news lately. There are always players declared academically ineligible around this time of the year, which is never good news, but there’s more than that going on and that’s why this has been a difficult stretch.
2011-12 ACC Post-Mortem
A look back at the 2011-12 season in the ACC, one with good but not great results and a few teams that had unexpected finishes in the NCAA Tournament.
Duke just finds ways to win
Duke doesn’t have a team like some of their past powerhouse teams, but this incarnation of the Blue Devils just finds ways to win games. That’s the biggest explanation for their success thus far.
Miles Plumlee beasts his way, Duke past the Terrapins
Duke needed every ounce of energy Wednesday night in Chapel Hill to eke out a thrilling victory over North Carolina that might propel the Blue Devils to an ACC regular-season title. But would they have enough left in the tank to beat back upset-minded Maryland? Miles Plumlee had that covered. […]
Round 233: UNC vs. Duke tips off with more than pride at stake
The first of two regular-season meetings between two of the most hate-filled rivals in American sports goes down tonight when Duke makes the short trip to the Dean Dome to visit North Carolina. As is usually the case in recent years, this game has significant importance in the standings, with […]
Duke’s exposed defense must adapt quickly
Duke has the firepower of an elite team. Duke has the talent of an elite team. Duke has the most successful coach in Division I history. But Duke doesn’t have a chance of going much further than the first couple rounds of the NCAA Tournament unless the Blue Devils figure […]
