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Mental toughness is the key for these Blue Devils
There was a sense of relief for all involved with Duke Basketball after the team dismantled a big and physical Maryland team on Saturday. The Blue Devils are unaccustomed to dealing with bad losses on the whole, so getting back on the court was the only thing that would cure the blues that enveloped the team [...]
Preview: Duke vs. Wake Forest
The ACC’s oldest series resumes on Wednesday night at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum as Duke and Wake Forest meet for a 239th time since the two inaugural games in 1905-06, both won by Wake as they held the Devils to a combined 15 points. Total. For the whole two games. Safe to say, things have [...]
Sulaimon is the man of the match – post game video
The man of the match for Duke today was freshman guard Rasheed Sulaimon, who scored a career-high 25 points, helping the Blue Devils past a big and physical Maryland team. The 84-64 victory pushed the Blue Devils’ record to 17-2 overall and 4-2 in the ACC.
Duke thumps Maryland behind Sulaimon’s career-high 25 points
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke Blue Devils rebounded nicely after a blowout loss at Miami by taking out Maryland 84-64 on Saturday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils committed just four turnovers in the game — none in the second half — as Duke outscored the Terps 41-29 to pull away, and in [...]
Big Losses Through The Years: How Many, and What Do They Mean?
With the 27 point beatdown at the hands of Miami still fresh in everyone’s mind, many Duke fans are worrying about the Blue Devils’ ability to bounce back. Some seem to think that it’s just an aberration and that of course Duke will get off the mat and resume their stellar season. Others believe it’s [...]
Duke Fans: Perspective, Please
It’s understandable for Blue Devil fans to be worried after last night’s performance against Miami. But some perspective is in order as well. Calm and reasoned analysis will soothe the nerves much more so than will flying off the handle or reacting with anger or other irrational emotions. When I put on my fan cap, [...]