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Well no sense in beating around the bush, Duke once again got what it deserved, an butt-kicking. There was nothing good to say about Duke on offense or defense. A team that did not compete, woefully unprepared, slow, unemotional…there aren’t many positive attributes you can say except maybe that the bench got some floor time. Duke will have to rebound and rebound in a big way from this lo...

Look for Dre to get some PT today, spelling Scheyer, Smith and or Singler depending on how G-town defend the perimeter. Looks like Dawkins is ready to shake off the rust… Georgetown favored against Duke in Washington… Look for the Prez. at the game today… AKPC_IDS += "542,";...

What Florida State brings to the table in the ACC is a very long and athletic team. They are by no means an offensive juggernaut but they generally make up for that lack of flash with extra opportunities from offensive rebounds, and a stingy defense. First and foremost this team is relentless on the boards, Duke did not help the rebounding situation any by continually not boxing out and putting b...

Kyrie ready to lead. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/news/story?id=4861175 AKPC_IDS += "535,";

http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/dukes http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=4858570 So Coach K has been giving less and less face time to other players aside from the starters, more specifically Singler, Scheyer and Smith. It’s a story that isn’t going to go away until Duke has legs come March, that hasn’t been the case in a very long time...

This is a much talked about topic every year in Duke basketball. The Duke bench this year has been inconsistent, but has also stepped up at times. I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about the bench. I mean, I can understand why people are worried about the core group tiring out, weak legs in March and all that. This is concern for Scheyer, and Singler especially. We have to wonder if the sh...