Fast-paced offense defines new-look Duke
By Dan Ahrens | November 5, 2010At first glance, Duke’s offense last season may not have seemed elite. The Blue Devils frequently employed a slow, sluggish style that rarely made for flashy play.
At first glance, Duke’s offense last season may not have seemed elite. The Blue Devils frequently employed a slow, sluggish style that rarely made for flashy play.
Though the schedule says that Duke will play Army Saturday, the Blue Devils will really battle two opponents. In addition to the Black Knights, Duke’s players will face the challenge of overcoming...
When defensive linemen Vince Oghobaase and Ayanga Okpokowuruk graduated this past May, Duke’s traditional 4-3 defensive alignment went out the door with them.
When the Blue Devils take the field Saturday against FCS opponent Elon, they will look to take the first step toward meeting the raised expectations of a program that used to be an afterthought in...
One of the two streaks had to end. North Carolina entered Wednesday’s match against Duke undefeated in ACC play. The Blue Devils, meanwhile, had not lost at Ambler Stadium in 29 matches. In a...
The top-ranked Cavaliers seemed to be just one shot better than Duke (11-6, 4-1 in the ACC) all day, scraping past the Blue Devils 4-3 Sunday at Ambler Tennis Stadium.
Often in college basketball, the box score garners far too much attention. Scoring and rebounding totals are tossed around as measures of players’ effectiveness when frequently they don’t tell the...
Thankfully for Duke, it finally appears as though the Blue Devils have found a successful alternate option on off-nights from the outside. The Blue Devils notched 46 points in the paint, and the...
Before Saturday’s contest against St. John’s, head coach Mike Krzyzewski stopped on his way from the locker room to the bench and waved his arms, yelling at fans on both sides of the court and...
From the way things started Sunday against Wake Forest, Duke seemed poised to score another upset in the NCAA tournament.